CPSC 203 ITBL CPSC 203 ITBL ProjectProject

Fall 2005-Fall 2006Fall 2005-Fall 2006Working with Haskayne Working with Haskayne School of BusinessSchool of Business

Enhance and redesignEnhance and redesign

GoalsGoals– provide a course that is relevant to provide a course that is relevant to

the programsthe programs– allow flexibility for students allow flexibility for students

to take advantage of previous to take advantage of previous experienceexperience

to choose assignment topics to choose assignment topics

Our IdeasOur Ideas

Get information fromGet information from– programsprograms– instructorsinstructors– studentsstudents

Try online tutorials for flexibilityTry online tutorials for flexibility

203 Instructors 203 Instructors

Want to knowWant to know– what do the programs want?what do the programs want?– why do students take the course?why do students take the course?– what are their expectations?what are their expectations?– what resources are available to help what resources are available to help

us teach and assess software skills?us teach and assess software skills?

Who takes 203?Who takes 203?

enrolment data from OIA for enrolment data from OIA for 2003-20052003-2005

Interviews with program unit Interviews with program unit representativesrepresentatives

Enrolment by Faculty

Haskayne Enrolment

Required course and prerequisite for MGIS 317 and MGST 391

Communication and Culture Enrolment

Most programs in the faculty require a “demonstration of computer competence”. CPSC 203 satisfies that. Many (30-40%) of the studentsare waiting to get into high-demand programs like management and biology.

Management Management RequirementsRequirements Graduates need computer literacyGraduates need computer literacy Prerequisite skills in Excel and AccessPrerequisite skills in Excel and Access

– MGIS 317 – do large Access projectMGIS 317 – do large Access project– MGST 391 Research and Analysis for MGST 391 Research and Analysis for

Decision MakingDecision Making Most important topics: software, Most important topics: software,

Internet, information literacy, Internet, information literacy, securitysecurity

Some group workSome group work

C&C RequirementsC&C Requirements

Graduates need Graduates need – Computer literacyComputer literacy– To understand how computers are usedTo understand how computers are used– Long-term retention of conceptsLong-term retention of concepts– Less concerned about skillsLess concerned about skills

Most important concepts: Internet, Most important concepts: Internet, information literacy, computer information literacy, computer program developmentprogram development

Most important skills: Blackboard, web Most important skills: Blackboard, web search, Wordsearch, Word

Survey of Current Survey of Current StudentsStudents some datasome data

– 80% agreed: “this course is 80% agreed: “this course is valuable”valuable”

– preference for talking about preference for talking about concepts to reading aboutconcepts to reading about

– preference for instruction rather preference for instruction rather than learning on ownthan learning on own

– prefer practical projectsprefer practical projects

Survey of Past Survey of Past StudentsStudents Ranked most important topicsRanked most important topics

– software and operating systemssoftware and operating systems– InternetInternet– networking and communicationsnetworking and communications

Least importantLeast important– hardwarehardware– computer program developmentcomputer program development

Past studentsPast students

wantwant– a very practical coursea very practical course

Pilot of Online lessonsPilot of Online lessons

for Microsoft PowerPoint tutorials for Microsoft PowerPoint tutorials and assignment used online and assignment used online lessons and performance-based lessons and performance-based assessmentassessment

two systems usedtwo systems used

Student ExperienceStudent Experience

The majority of students agreed thatThe majority of students agreed that– The online lessons explained new concepts The online lessons explained new concepts

well.well.– The online lessons allowed me to tailor my The online lessons allowed me to tailor my

learning to my prior knowledge.learning to my prior knowledge.– Overall, I prefer the online lessons to the Overall, I prefer the online lessons to the

workbook.workbook.– Assessment in this course should combine Assessment in this course should combine

short online quizzes to test fundamental short online quizzes to test fundamental software skills with larger integrative software skills with larger integrative assignments to test application.assignments to test application.

Student ExperienceStudent Experience

The majority of students The majority of students disagreed with the statementdisagreed with the statement– Assessment in this course should only use Assessment in this course should only use

larger integrative assignments.larger integrative assignments.

Instructors Discussed Instructors Discussed DataData Agreed to use BlackboardAgreed to use Blackboard Try to make course topics and Try to make course topics and

delivery more student friendlydelivery more student friendly

Course topics Course topics

CoreCore

75%75%Internet: includes web, e-commerce Internet: includes web, e-commerce and information literacyand information literacy

Networks and communicationsNetworks and communications

SecuritySecurity

SoftwareSoftware

Less Less emphasisemphasis

Data representationData representation

HardwareHardware

System DevelopmentSystem Development

OptionalOptional GraphicsGraphics

Artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence

Lecture HoursLecture Hours

Use the lecture hours less for lecturing Use the lecture hours less for lecturing and more for student centered and more for student centered activities. activities.

We would like students to read We would like students to read material before lecture and discuss material before lecture and discuss during lecture time. during lecture time.

We will spend more time discussing We will spend more time discussing case studies and facilitating student case studies and facilitating student projects and assignments.projects and assignments.

Tutorial HoursTutorial Hours

Want to use online lessons and Want to use online lessons and assessment to teach the basic assessment to teach the basic Microsoft Office skills. Microsoft Office skills.

Will use 50% of the tutorial time Will use 50% of the tutorial time to facilitate the online lessons to facilitate the online lessons

remaining 50% of the time to remaining 50% of the time to work on case studies and work on case studies and assignments.assignments.

Fall 2006Fall 2006

A textbook more compatible with A textbook more compatible with the core topics has been chosenthe core topics has been chosen

Online lessons and assessment Online lessons and assessment will be used to teach Microsoft will be used to teach Microsoft Office skillsOffice skills

Assignments are designed around Assignments are designed around a case studya case study

THANKS!THANKS!