Harding, T., & Mertz, T. E., & Genereux, W. E., & Guzek, S. A., & Bower, T. (2017, June), Reinventing a Computer Technology Curriculum to Meet the Needs of Students and Future Employers  Paper presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio. 10.18260/1-2--28790

\bibitem{asee_peer_28790}
  Harding, T., \& Mertz, T. E., \& Genereux, W. E., \& Guzek, S. A., \& Bower, T. (2017, June), \emph{Reinventing a Computer Technology Curriculum to Meet the Needs of Students and Future Employers}
  Paper presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Columbus, Ohio.
  10.18260/1-2--28790

Troy Harding, Thomas E. Mertz, William E. Genereux, Sue A. Guzek, and Timothy Bower.  "Reinventing a Computer Technology Curriculum to Meet the Needs of Students and Future Employers".  2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, 2017, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2017.  https://strategy.asee.org/28790 Internet.  09 Jun, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_28790}
  Troy Harding, Thomas E. Mertz, William E. Genereux, Sue A. Guzek, and Timothy Bower.
  "Reinventing a Computer Technology Curriculum to Meet the Needs of Students and Future Employers".
  \emph{2017 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, 2017, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2017.
  https://strategy.asee.org/28790 Internet.  09 Jun, 2024

@INPROCEEDINGS{asee_peer_28790
author = "Troy Harding, Thomas E. Mertz, William E. Genereux, Sue A. Guzek, and Timothy Bower"
title = "Reinventing a Computer Technology Curriculum to Meet the Needs of Students and Future Employers"
booktitle = "2017 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition"
year = "2017"
month = "June"
address = "Columbus, Ohio"
publisher = "ASEE Conferences"
note = {https://strategy.asee.org/28790}
number = {10.18260/1-2--28790}
}

TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Through the years we have observed that students are often unable to see a broader perspective of why they are studying various topics and required classes. Students seem to be less able to make the connections that they need to make between the different classes and disciplines. This paper discusses a computer technology curriculum and its weaknesses, subsequent changes that were implemented with a program overhaul, and an assessment plan that was devised to determine if those changes were effective towards meeting the learning goals.

The changing expectations of both students and their future employers motivated us to reexamine and overhaul the way we teach computer technology. We revised our student learning outcomes to better reflect industry needs and to make assessment more efficiently used as a tool for curricular decision making. 

Central to the overhaul is the student portfolio. Every computer course in the new curriculum utilizes the portfolio for recording and reflecting on the experiential learning that occurred in the class projects. Not only does the portfolio provide data for assessment, but it demonstrates student abilities to potential employers.

Another key component of the new curriculum is the studio. Borrowing from a tradition in art and architectural programs, we included six credit hour studios for third and fourth year students. This allows us to introduce a variety of topics that can be applied to relevant projects and help students to make connections, giving them a broader perspective. First and second year students also take a one credit hour studio to help connect topics from their various required classes.

We are currently in the first year of a four-year longitudinal study of this new curriculum. The paper also presents survey data on the perceptions of students enrolled in the past curriculum, as well as those now beginning in the new curriculum.

AU  - Troy Harding
AU  - Thomas E. Mertz
AU  - William E. Genereux
AU  - Sue A. Guzek
AU  - Timothy Bower
CY  - Columbus, Ohio
DA  - 2017/06/24
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Reinventing a Computer Technology Curriculum to Meet the Needs of Students and Future Employers
UR  - https://strategy.asee.org/28790
DO  - 10.18260/1-2--28790
ER  -