Applied Internet Technology: Curriculum and Careers

该项目满足了行业对具有应用互联网技术专业学位的信息技术技术人员的需求，并满足了从高中到社区学院再到大学的综合信息技术课程的需求。通过扩大全衔接的概念，包括双招生的选择，高等教育服务最少的学生有机会在这个高要求的职业中接受培训，同时还在上高中。该项目为高中教师提供这一新领域的深入培训，以便他们反过来能够为高中学生提供适当的培训。此外，该项目还提供了旨在增加高中生信息技术职业知识和所需培训的活动。该项目的受益者是进入大学的学生、高中教师和高中生，其中大多数是少数民族成员。活动包括课程编制、指南和手册的编制和出版、双轨制课程的编制、对高中教师的培训、增加高中学生对信息技术职业的知识以及评价和传播该项目。项目成果包括：(1)应用互联网技术新A.A.S.学位的九门课程，(2)双招生课程，附带教师指南和学生实验手册，两者都有交互式光盘，(3)技术课程开发和使用技术的课程交付研讨会，以及(4)A.A.S.学位与伊利诺伊州公立大学的对接。

This project addresses the industry need for information technology technicians with a specialized degree in applied Internet technologies and answers the need for an integrated information technology curriculum that is articulated from high school through the community college to the university level. By expanding the full articulation concept to include an option for dual enrollment, students least-served by higher education have the opportunity to train in this high demand occupation while still attending high school. The project provides in-depth training for high school teachers in this new field so that they, in turn, will be able to provide high school students with appropriate training. In addition, this project provides activities designed to increase high school students' knowledge of information technology careers and training required. The beneficiaries of the project are entering college students, high school teachers, and high school students, the majority of whom are members of minority groups. Activities include curriculum development, development and publication of the guide and manual, development of a dual enrollment course, training for high school teachers, increased knowledge about information technology careers for high school students and evaluation and dissemination of the project.Project outcomes include: (I) a series of nine courses for a new A.A.S. degree in Applied Internet Technology, (2) a dual enrollment course with accompanying Instructor's Guide and Student Lab Manual, both with interactive CD-ROM, (3) workshops in technology curriculum development and curriculum delivery using technology, and (4) articulation of the A.A.S. degree to Illinois public universities.