The Northwest Network for Application Development and Technology Connections (AppConnect NW)

西北应用开发和技术连接网络(AppConnect NW)项目是一个由教职员工领导的跨五所学院的协调网络。AppConnect NW将与信息技术(IT)行业领导者、地区雇主以及当地高中教师和顾问接触，开发和支持从软件开发副学士学位到应用科学(BAS)学士学位的技术人员途径。通过AppConnect NW活动产生的数据将通知正在创建软件开发新BAS学位的州和社区大学。最佳实践将通过ATE网络在全国范围内传播，包括符合行业期望的大学联盟合作战略，为缺乏服务的学生培养技术和软技能以在竞争激烈、快速变化的行业中取得成功的课程发展战略，以及成功支持将缺乏服务的学生带入软件开发项目的招聘战略。AppConnect NW通过培养多样化的软件开发BAS学生群体，为学生做好毕业后取得成功的准备，以及扩大对新兴应用学位的地区认可，为国家利益服务。该项目将教育和吸引地区雇主认识到应用科学(BAS)学位和BAS毕业生的价值，以满足大西雅图地区对软件开发、编程和网络开发劳动力的高需求。AppConnect NW将创建一个专业网络，将BAS软件开发教师和行业聚集在一起，开发、增强和验证与行业相关的BAS技术培训课程和标准，其根深蒂固的理念是，智力和才华是可以培养以获得成功的特质，而不是遗传和静态的特质。这种方法有可能使非传统学生了解IT文化并在行业内茁壮成长。最后，该项目将教育和吸引当地高中教职员工和辅导员，鼓励学生以比传统计算机科学学士学位课程更低的成本获得软件开发学士学位，并在较小的教室环境中受益。这个项目网络将使利益相关者参与从K12到高等教育和行业的管道，以支持学生在软件开发方面的成功。

The Northwest Network for Application Development and Technology Connections (AppConnect NW) project is a faculty-led coordination network across five colleges. AppConnect NW will engage with information technology (IT) industry leaders, regional employers and local high school teachers and counselors to develop and support a technician pathway from an associate's degree to a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree in Software Development. Data produced through AppConnect NW activities will inform states and community colleges that are creating new BAS degrees in software development. Best practices will be disseminated nationwide through the ATE network including college consortium collaboration strategies that meet industry expectations, curriculum development strategies that prepare under-served students with technical and soft skills to succeed in a competitive, fast-changing industry, and recruitment strategies that successfully support bringing under-served students into software development programs.AppConnect NW serves the national interests by growing a diverse software development BAS student body, preparing the students to succeed upon graduation, and expanding regional recognition of an emerging applied degree. The project will educate and engage regional employers on the value of Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degrees and BAS graduates to meet high-demand software development, programming and web development workforce needs in the greater Seattle area. AppConnect NW will create a professional network that brings together BAS software development faculty members and industry to develop, enhance and validate industry-relevant BAS technical training curriculum and standards ingrained with the philosophy that intelligence and talent are traits that can be fostered to achieve success rather than being inherited and static traits. This approach has the potential to enable non-traditional students to understand IT culture and thrive within the industry. Finally, the project will educate and engage local high school faculty and counselors to encourage students who would benefit from earning a bachelor's degree in software development at lower cost than a traditional computer science baccalaureate program and in a smaller-classroom setting. This project network will engage stakeholders in the pipeline from K12 through post-secondary education and industry to support student success in software development.