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Faculty Expertise

The faculty serving on Instructional Councils are best positioned to provide consistent, expert evaluation of faculty coursework and credentials so as to determine relevance within a specific teaching field. Therefore, Human Resources, Department/Division Chairs, Deans, VPAAs, and other stakeholders must coordinate with the relevant Instructional Councils to determine if the established minimum qualifications are met by candidates for Faculty (Residential, Adjunct, or Dual Enrollment) positions.

Occupational
Instructional Council (IC)
Computer Information Systems
Faculty Service Area (FSA)
Computer Information Systems
Subjects
BPC, CIS, CLD, CNT, ITS, MST
Description

For occupational disciplines, a combination of education and/or experience is required to qualify. A faculty may qualify with any of the following:

  • Five years of occupational experience in the field to be taught OR
  • Three years of occupational experience in the field to be taught and a Bachelor’s degree or higher OR
  • A Master’s degree or higher in the teaching field OR
  • A Master’s degree or higher in any field with 18 graduate credits in the teaching field OR
  • A Master’s degree or higher in any field with a combination of 24 upper division and/or graduate credits in the teaching field

 

Rationale

 This provides specific documentation of skills and expertise to teach in the discipline.

Occupational Experience

Industry certifications: CompTIA, Microsoft, Certifport, CISCO 

OR Documentation of significant professional development, training or continuing education completed in the area to be taught 

OR Industry recognized subject matter expert in area to be taught as documented through portfolio, recognition from institution where certificate or license was issued 

OR Documentation from current or prior supervisor or employer detailing years of experience in the field 

OR Portfolios, projects, or examples of prior work in the areas to be taught.

Accepted Disciplines/Subfields

Coursework in computer-related fields and industries, e.g. Computer Information Systems, Computer Programming, Technical Help Desk/Support, Microsoft Office (MOU), Microsoft Technology, Server, Network, Database Operations, Cyber, Security, Cloud Computing, Hardware Specialist, Software Specialist, Linux, Red Hat, Ethical Hacking, Web Designer, Web Developer, Data Analyst qualify someone to teach in this discipline. This is not an all-inclusive list. If a subfield is in question it will go to the CIS Instructional Council for a decision.

Course Subjects

Computer Information System, Computer Programming, CISCO, Microsoft Technology, Information Security, Cybersecurity, Microsoft Office, Cloud, Office Automation Systems, Database Development, Web Design, Web Development, Data Analytics

Course Titles and Keywords

Microsoft, CISCO, Linux, RedHat, Security, Cyber, Cybersecurity, Cloud, CompTIA, Adobe Certified