1. Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower... Steve Jobs, CEO Apple

2. A Case Study in Envisioning the Future. Developing a GIS program for workforce development at Foothill College Christopher DiLeonardo, Ph.D. Earth & Space Sciences De Anza College

3. The Potential of GIS A Case Study in Envisioning the Future

4. The Potential of GIS A Case Study in Envisioning the Future

5. Evolution of a Program NSF Funded CCITT Project links 12 Community Colleges across the country affiliated with NASA Research Sites. Project focused on the integration of image processing and GIS technology in 2-year-college curriculum. Partners included Colleges, NASA Research Centers and industry partners including ESRI. Grant from Foothill-De Anza Vocational Education Office to explore the Need for GIS Program at Foothill. Presentation by DiLeonardo and ESRI to Foothill Administration. Fall 2000 Alison Lenkeit Meezon, M.S. hired to develop a GIS program within the Geography Department at Foothill College. Certificate Programs approved at Foothill College. A Case Study in Envisioning the Future

6. Certificate Programs Certificate of Achievement for Geographic Information Systems Analyst (36units) Career Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (21 units) A Case Study in Envisioning the Future

7. Certificate of Achievement for Geographic Information Systems Analyst (36units) About this Certificate This certificate prepares you for a career as a GIS technician. This certificate will prepare you to apply for entry level jobs in GIS. Required Courses (25 units) GEOG12 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4 units) GEOG52 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems (4 units) GEOG54A&B - Seminar in Specalized Applicatons of Geographic Information Systems (4 units) GEOG58 - Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing (3 units) GEOG 59 - Cartography, Map Presentation and Design (2 units) GEOG 36Y - GIS Internship(3 units) CIS52B - Introduction to Oracle SQL (5 units) A Case Study in Envisioning the Future

8. Certificate of Achievement for Geographic Information Systems Analyst (36units) About this Certificate This certificate prepares you for a career as a GIS technician. This certificate will prepare you to apply for entry level jobs in GIS. Support Courses (5 units) One of the following courses: COIN61 - Publishing on the Web Using HTML/XHTML (5 units) CIS27A - Computer Science I: Java (5 units) CIS12A - Introduction to Visual Basic (5 units) A Case Study in Envisioning the Future

9. Certificate of Achievement for Geographic Information Systems Analyst (36units) About this Certificate This certificate prepares you for a career as a GIS technician. This certificate will prepare you to apply for entry level jobs in GIS. Focus Area Courses (6 units) Each student should select a focus area in which he/she will specalize in the applications of GIS. Six (6) units of course work in this area are required. Students may petition to have a Focus Area not listed below. Each focus area below links to Focus Area courses offered at Foothill. Agriculture/Ornamental Horticulture, Anthropology, Biology, Business, Economics, Geography, Geology (De Anza), History, Political Science, Psychology, Real Estate, Sociology A Case Study in Envisioning the Future

10. Career Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (21 units) About this Certificate This certificate prepares you to use GIS as a supporting tool in your discipline. This certificate can be scaled up to a Certificate of Achievement for GIS Analyst with the addition of 15 units (see below). Required Courses (15 units) GEOG12 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4 units) GEOG52 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems (4 units) GEOG54A - Seminar in Specalized Applicatons of Geographic Information Systems (2 units) GEOG58 - Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing (3 units) GEOG 59 - Cartography, Map Presentation and Design (2 units) A Case Study in Envisioning the Future

11. Career Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (21 units) About this Certificate This certificate prepares you to use GIS as a supporting tool in your discipline. This certificate can be scaled up to a Certificate of Achievement for GIS Analyst with the addition of 15 units (see below). Focus Area Courses (6 units) Each student should select a focus area in which he/she will specalize in the applications of GIS. Six (6) units of course work in this area are required. Students may petition to have a Focus Area not listed below. Each focus area below links to Focus Area courses offered at Foothill. Agriculture/Ornamental Horticulture, Anthropology, Biology, Business, Economics, Geography, Geology (De Anza), History, Political Science, Psychology, Real Estate, Sociology A Case Study in Envisioning the Future

12. Certificate Programs Certificate of Achievement for Geographic Information Systems Analyst (36units) Career Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (21 units) -beginning Summer 2011 GeoTechnology Certificate (8 units) Web Mapping Certificate (9 units) A Case Study in Envisioning the Future

13. A Case Study in Envisioning the Future. Developing a GIS program for workforce development at Foothill College Christopher DiLeonardo, Ph.D. Earth & Space Sciences De Anza College