IBM Academic
Initiative, System z
© 2007 IBM Corporation
IBM Systems
The need for IT professionals is greater than ever
 Newly declared computer-science majors down 32%
 The number of job openings for IT professionals
nationwide has increased by 47.6% from 2004 to 2006.
 Approximately 70 million Baby Boomers will exit the
workforce during the next 15 years, with only 40 million
workers coming in
* SkillProff,Watson Wyatt, Monster.com; U.S. Department of Labor; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Information Technology Association of America
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We know those mainframe workers want to
retire and go surfing!
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IBM Academic Initiative
What is the IBM Academic Initiative?
 Membership in the IBM Academic Initiative is free
and open to individual faculty members.
Apply at www.ibm.com/university
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Worldwide program
Supports many IBM Brands and technologies
Encourages open standards, open source
Provides easy access to hardware, software, courses,
textbooks, and resources
IBM Academic Initiative
IBM Academic Initiative for System z
Goal: Set in 2004 to help create a pipeline of 20,000 MF educated students in the marketplace by 2010
Growing Academic Initiative
47,000
Schools in Program
Over half of schools outside of
US
420
Students Taught
294
213
70
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YE2003
YE2004
27,000
10,000
YE2005
YE2006
3Q2007
 Academic Initiative by the numbers:
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Participation – 420+ schools registered, over 47,000 students attended mainframe Ed
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Courses – 25 Courses (more under development) & Mastery Exam Certification
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zCommunity – Running local roundtables with Client / School / ISV
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Resources – Access to Mainframes world wide for teaching (6 Univ hubs)
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Student MF Contests – 9 contests with 8,180 students, 1,011 schools…more coming WW
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IBM Help – zSkills Help Desk (zskills@us.ibm.com) + over 300 IBM MF ambassadors
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Assist Professors – Education seminars, Faculty awards, education coupons
 Web site - www.ibm.com/university/systemz
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IBM Academic Initiative
IBM Academic Initiative for System z
Growing Academic Initiative
47,000
Schools in Program
438
Students Taught
294
213
70
24
YE2003
YE2004
27,000
10,000
YE2005
YE2006
3Q2007
 Educators from over 430+ schools
worldwide are currently investigating
or teaching mainframe technologies
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What schools are teaching Mainframe technologies?
www.ibm.com/university/systemz - “Participating schools” tab
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IBM Academic Initiative
What schools are teaching Mainframe technologies?
www.ibm.com/university/systemz - “Participating schools” tab
 Educators from over 420+ schools worldwide are currently investigating or
teaching mainframe technologies
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Academic Initiatives at a glance
 Course materials and textbooks
 Remote Mainframe access
 Curriculum assistance
(Examples of majors,
concentrations, and certificate
programs)
 Faculty Seminars and
Workshops
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 Roundtable events
 Entry level for z/OS System
Programmer Mastery Test
 Student Opportunity System
 Student mainframe contests
IBM Academic Initiative
How educators get started
 Educators join the initiative at: ibm.com/university/systemz
Download Course Materials
Request mainframe access
407
Schools
25 courses
Attend faculty education
6 hubs for
remote access
Professor seminars,
Education coupons
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IBM Academic Initiative
IBM System z courses
Foundational principles
Intro to the Mainframe: z/OS Basics
Intro to the Mainframe: Networking
Intro to the Mainframe: Security
Intro to the Mainframe: Large Scale
Commercial Computing
Operating systems
Linux on System z
Introduction to z/VM®
UNIX® System Services (Module)
User interfaces
ISPF: z/OS Basic Interfaces
Tivoli security, systems, network,
and storage management courses
Information, data and transaction
management
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager for
z/OS 4.2 Implementation
IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS 3.1
Introduction and Operations
IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS 3.1
Implementation and Administration
IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler 8.2 for zOS
Scheduler's Workshop
Enterprise Server Data Management
DB2 Family Fundamentals (Cross
VSAM
DB2 SQL Workshop (Cross product)
DB2 for z/OS Database Admin Workshop
– Part 1
DB2 for z/OS Database Admin Workshop
– Part 2
Application development
WebSphere Application Server for z/OS
Intro to IBM WebSphere Developer for z
(Web based)
WebSphere MQ for z/OS System
Administration
Storage management
product)
DB2 Programming Workshop for z/OS
An Introduction to IMS (Textbook
reference)
Transaction Management
Programming languages
Assembler
JCL
eLearning resources:
Flash Demo for professors and students:
Learn about your future in Large Systems
Interactive e-Learning module: Careers in
Mainframes
Interactive e-Learning Module: z/OS
Basics
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How do schools implement our courses?
 Teach a mainframe course “as is” – most
courses are a full semester
(classroom or online)
 Develop an enterprise computing
undergraduate major, specialization track
in the graduate program, or certificate program
 Teach a course as a special topic or elective
 Integrate modules, chapters, labs into existing curricula
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IBM Academic Initiative
Samples of Enterprise Systems majors,
concentrations, and certificate programs
Illinois State University
Enterprise Computing
Undergraduate Specialization
University of Arkansas
- Undergraduate courses
- Linux on z, z/OS, SAP,DB2
- Enterprise transactions
Stevens Institute, NJ
Enterprise Computing
Graduate Certificate
Northeastern
University
Graduate certificate in
Mainframe Technologies and
Programming
Marist College
On-Demand with
Enterprise Systems
Certificate program
Houston Community College
Enterprise Mainframe System Certificate
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Worldwide Mainframe hub systems
Locations:
 Marist College, New York
 University of Arkansas
 Brazil
 Montpellier, France:
IBM site “ZEUS”
 China: 5 systems, serving 8 schools
 IBM Innovation Center
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Faculty education offerings
Educator coupons
System z Mainframe
Technology Road
show
Modern Mainframe at
the Heart of Your
Business
Fundamental System Skills in z/OS
Securing z/OS for On Demand Business
DB2 Workshops
Technology sessions are grouped into eight tracks defined by topic and job
responsibility (The Modern Mainframe, Application Development, DB2 Technology
update, Application integration, System z IT Operations, CICS Application, IMS
Technology Update, Business Integration
www.ibm.com/software/os/zseries/roadshows/
Learn how to Increase programmer productivity using new development technology
(WebSphere, Linux and data warehouse workloads, CICS, SOA capabilities, zIIP,
zAAP and IFL processors, and manage labor costs with the mainframe economies of
scale) www.ibm.com/software/zseries/seminar/mainframe/
z/OS Basics
Workshops
Learn about: z/OS Navigation, Operation Configuration, WebSphere Application
Server, WebSphere MQSeries, DB2, CICS and IMS
Faculty Seminars and
Workshops
z/OS Basics
Networking Basics
Security Basics
Linux workshop
For a complete list, see
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/university/scholars/products/zseries/learn.html
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Building mainframe skills for the community
Student Mainframe Contests
z/OS Mastery Exam
zNextGen & SHARE
Academic Initiatives
to generate interest
to validate z knowledge
to extend the community
Z Skills Help Desk
to assist the community
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Roundtables on Campus
to get industry input
IBM Academic Initiative
IBM System z entry level for z/OS System
Programmer Mastery Test
 Measure and validate mainframe z/OS knowledge
► Introduction
to the Mainframe: z/OS Basics
 Panel of subject matter experts
► IBM
► College and university faculty
► Mainframe customers
 Worldwide proctored exam
 Results recorded in IBM certification database
► Goal:
Increase the chances for success within an organization's mainframe
community
► Qualifies students to submit their resumes to the Student Opportunity
System Database (Accessible by customers)
► Leverage the value and importance of System z courses in academia
ibm.com/certify/mastery_tests/ovrZ01.shtml
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IBM Student Opportunity System: Connecting
customers with students
To participate in this opportunity, students must either have an IBM Professional Certification or
have completed classes, labs, workshops or projects, or participated in contests that utilize IBM
or open source technologies.
www.ibm.com/university/sos
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Student Mainframe Contests
 2005, 2006, 2007
Students
Schools
Brazil
2011
390
BeNeLux
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Nordics
147
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Hands-on remote mainframe contest
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No experience necessary
Thailand
960
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Three levels of challenges
UK
1401
99
North
America
3585
587
Totals
8,180
1,136
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Location
Prizes: T- shirts, iPods, Laptops, X-Box,
Wii, trips
IBM Academic Initiative
Large Systems Thinking
Roundtables on Campus
 Introduce Large Systems Thinking –
Why teach mainframes and Enterprise
Computing
 Validate the demand for students educated
in Large Systems Thinking
 Show faculty how to leverage the IBM
Academic Initiative
 Provide industry input for Large Systems
education programs
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Building Skills for the Mainframe community – How
can the mainframe community get involved?
 Identify a school and a contact at the school
 Contact the Academic Initiative team (zskills@us.ibm.com)
 Sponsor or attend and Academic / Industry roundtable
 Provide assistance
- Offer internships and jobs to students
- Offer scholarships
- Be a guest lecturer
- Be an adjunct professor
- Host a student day
- Attend campus career day events
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Important Web sites and contacts
 System z Community
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ibm.com/systems/z/about/charter/community.html
 Academic Initiative for the Mainframe
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ibm.com/university/systemz
 z/OS Entry Level Mastery Exam & DB
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ibm.com/certify/mastery_tests/azprogprot_mt.shtml
 zNextGen
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znextgen.org
 Enhanced skills portal
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ibm.com/systems/z/about/charter/skills.html
Program Manager,
Academic Initiative for the Mainframe:
Kathy Pfeiffer, pfeiff@us.ibm.com
External skill leader, System z
Don Resnik, resnik@us.ibm.com
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