CIW CURRICULUM When you see this symbol, take notes in your spiral notebook When you see this symbol, this is a class activity you must complete

 Definition: the management and processing of information using computers and computer networks.  Most businesses have an IT department that deal with computer, telecommunications, networks and other technologies  Fastest growing career field in the world today  CIW Video – What is IT? partners.com/modules/product_item /view.asp?product_id=781&product_i tem_id=30426– partners.com/modules/product_item /view.asp?product_id=781&product_i tem_id=30426

 Information Technology (IT)  Google  Facebook  Twitter  Web Site Designer  Smartphone  Tablet  Web Application Developer  Web Architect  Mobile Application Developer  Web Site Analyst  Dead Link  Web Site Manager  Database Administrator  Scalable  Replication  Server Administrator  Cloud Computing  Network Engineer  Security Manager  Security Analyst/Consultant  Search Engine Optimization  SEO Analyst  Web Marketing Manager  PC Repair Technician  Mobile Device Repair Technician  Help Desk Technician Use the text to define the following terms.

 Web Site Designers  Web Application Developers and Web Architects  Mobile Application Developers  Web Site Analysts  Web Site Managers  Database Administrators and Database Specialists  Server Administrators  Network Engineers  Security Managers and Security Analysts / Consultants  SEO Analysts  Web Marketing Managers  PC and Mobile Device Repair Technicians  Help Desk Technicians  Directions: 1. pair up into teams of two 2. Your team will randomly pick one IT Job out of a basket (see Mrs. Jordan for this) 3. Use the CIW Text and the internet to research the job you have selected 4. Create a PPT presentation to show to the class that covers the following areas: 1. Responsibilities / tasks 2. knowledge / skills

 Participate in on-campus interviews (college students)  Search newspaper classified ads for jobs  Visit employment agencies and employment placement services  Attend job or career fairs  Volunteer for positions related to your career interests  Seek part-time work through temporary employment agencies or internships  Network and gather employment information from friends, co-workers, and families  Work with an executive search firm  Mail out cover letters and resumes to targeted organizations  Apply in person directly to targeted employers  Enter resumes into online placement services or websites  Use internet technology to conduct job searches

 Traditional methods of finding jobs (classified ads, job fairs) are the most common but least effective ways if finding employment (especially if you don’t combine them with any other methods)  You are better off combining a couple of different methods in your job search  Using Internet technology is the most effective way of getting information about different job opportunities

 Use the Internet to get information about career opportunities in the IT Industry  By entering keywords and narrowing your search you can find many job listings related to your personal career goals.  The following sites provide information about careers and have thousands of job listings:

 The Internet provides a great opportunity for you to create and build professional networks that may lead to job opportunities.  Some sites are already set up for you to build a professional profile. You can create a resume, list current and past jobs, skills and education.  Once you become a member of these sites you can create links (“friend”) with people that you have worked or associated with.  Users can also write and post professional recommendations for one another.  These sites are:

 Follow the directions in the class text to do Lab 1-2 (pg 1-21)

 You can use various text formats to create your resume  Your choice depends on the way you deliver your resume to potential employers  You can create a hard copy (print) or electronic format  Printed Resumes should be created on a word processing program (SM Office, Google Docs, OpenOffice)  Electronic Resumes should be created in plaintext, RTF, PDF, or HTML

 Follow the directions in the text to do Lab 1-3 (pg 1-23)  To use the sample_resume_text.txt document go to Edmodo and download it from the CIW Lesson 1 class folder.

 You can demonstrate a level of competence in specific IT fields by getting professional certificates (CIW, A+, Network+, or Security+)  Video:  As an IT Professional you will have to translate highly technical concepts into information for a non-technical audience so your communication skills are very important  If you are a Help Desk Technician you have to troubleshoot problems and explain the solution to end users that may not understand  Think about people you know that have very few computer skills. How would you guide them through a technical problem?

 As an IT Professional you must keep in mind the Return on Investment (ROI) and its impact on IT decisions and how they effect your company’s bottom line. Are the benefits worth the expense?  EXAMPLE: as Lakeview Middle School students we are convinced that purchasing and assigning MacBook Air laptops to every student in our school would benefit student engagement and increase student learning. We create a proposal with all kinds of data and pricing for our Principal. We even get a petition going with thousands of parent and student signatures. But our idea gets turned down. Why?

 Paradigm Shift – a change from one way of thinking to another. Revolutionary change. A paradigm shift can happen when new technology is introduced that radically alters the production process of a product. For example, the assembly line created a major paradigm shift not only in the auto industry, but in all other areas of manufacturing as well. Smart Phones created a paradigm shift in the way we communicate, research, and socialize.  Moore’s Law – the number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits will double every 2 years.  Video  Video  Technology Adoption Life Cycle – the rate which people adopt new products or technologies: Innovators, Early Adopters, Early Majority, Late Majority, Laggards  Video - and-laggards.htmlhttp://study.com/academy/lesson/classes-of-adopters-innovators-early-late- and-laggards.html

 When discussing computer science and Web technology, ontology is the study of how a particular part of a company, called a domain, is organized.  Ontology describes how individual elements of a domain relate to each other  The relationship is hierarchical  It helps programmers and designers tailor their systems to the needs of a business  They can successfully map out solutions for businesses and organizations  EXAMPLE: OCPS IT Department can design a system for users to login to the network based on their role within the organization.  Tech Coordinator has more rights on the computer than students because of the job they must do to provide, fix, and monitor technology on campus  Web Ontology Language (OWL) – various languages exist for defining ontological relationships. The Web Ontology Language is the most current.

 Determines the requirements that a database must fulfill in order to function properly for an organization  When creating a data model you first create a conceptual model, which documents the data and information within an organization and how its used  The implementation of a conceptual model is called a logical model  When engaging in data modeling, you take the following steps:  Planning and analysis – identify business requirements  Conceptual design – creating the model as a pure concept  Logical design – encoding the concept into SLQ programming  Physical design – determining exactly where the data will be stored  Implementation – applying the design to an actual database application, such as MySQL or Oracle  VIDEO -

 National standards from 157 countries  The ISO develops technical specifications for intellectual, scientific, technological, and economic activities  ISO comes from the Greek word isos (which means equal)  Website:  VIDEO:

 Creates Web standards and guidelines  Created by Tim Berners-Lee and others  Mandates that the most fundamental Web technologies be compatible with one another and any hardware and software used to access the web must be able to work together (Web Interoperability)  Published more than 110 standards (W3C recommendations)  W3C doesn’t force manufacturer compliance as a result recommendations can be partially implemented  VIDEO:

 Open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the internet architecture and smooth operation of the internet  Develops and promotes standards for the TCP/IP and Internet protocol suites  Work closely with W3C and other standards organizations like ISO and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)  VIDEO:

 Documents published by the IETF  Describe methods, behaviors, research or innovations for the Internet  They include detailed information about standardized Internet protocols (TCP/IP)  And they also include informational documents regarding protocol standards assigned numbers, host requirements, and router requirements

 Creates standards relating to various technologies, including those used on the Internet  Ethernet  Wireless Ethernet  They also publish industry journals  Communications Magazine  Information Theory  Computer Graphics and Applications  Power and Energy Magazine  Wireless Communication

 Responsible for creating various standards including:  TIA/EIA 568-B: cabling standards that include the RJ-45 jacks and plugs used throughout the world to connect computers. This standard also includes the RJ-11 plugs and jacks used in many countries for regular telephone use  TIA/EIS-598: fiber-optic standards that ensure quality high-speed networks across the world

 Answer the Lesson 1 Review questions  Use your notes and the text for your answers