LEVEL I FORM (4/15) Please attach/ submit additional documents as needed to fully complete each section of the form. See information about Level I Proposals. I. DEPARTMENT / PROGRAM Applied
Computing Engineering Technology / IT - Network Administration and Security AAS Degree
II. SUMMARY (1)
Retitle name of AAS degree option: Information Technology - Network Management Option to
Information Technology - Network Administration and Security Option.
Revise program requirements: Add a Security Elective.
(2)
///. ENDORSEMENTS
AND APPROVALS 9/21/15
Thomas Gallagher
Requestor: Signature _______________________ Date____________ xxxPhone/ Email: Steven Shen
Program Chair: Signature _______________________ Date____________ *Other Affected Programs: Signature _______________________ Date____________ Signature _______________________ Date____________ Signature _______________________ Date____________ Dean: Signature _______________________ Date____________ Provost’s Office: Signature _______________________ Date____________ * Are affected because of: (a) required courses including prerequisites or corequisites, (b) perceived overlap in content areas, or (c) cross‐listing of coursework. After the Faculty Senate approves the proposal on a consent agenda the Provost’s Office forwards the item for Board of Regents approval at the next possible meeting. /V. TYPE OF LEVEL I PROPOSAL ✔
Retitling existing majors, minors, options, or certificates Eliminating existing majors, minors, or options. (submit with BOR program termination checklist) Adding new minors or certificates where there is a major or an option in a major* Campus Certificates: Adding, retitling, terminating or revising a certificate of 29 or fewer credits ✔
Revising a program* (for minor modifications use the program modification form) Distance or online delivery of previously authorized degree or certificate program Consolidating existing programs and/or degrees * Placing a program into moratorium Withdrawing a program from moratorium Adding BAS/AA/AS Area of Study *Must submit with BOR Curriculum Proposal Form V. CATALOG LANGUAGE Attach the current or proposed catalog language with any changes clearly identified. V/. JUSTIFICATION We
continue to see a strong demand for Information Technology professionals in local, regional, and
national workforce. Our program advisory committee recently affirmed the need for individuals educated in
networking technologies and system administration in the Western Montana region.
The prevalence of information system security breaches continues to occur at alarmingly high rates. As
these
attacks are publicized, it is critical to identify academic programs of study focused on securing
information technologies.
Therefore our first request is to rename the Network Management option of the Information Technology
degree
to Network Administration and Security: (1) to more accurately portray the curriculum of the
program and its emphasis on security topics, and (2) as update in terminology reflective of job descriptions
commonly
identified with the program's educational outcomes. This option name has existed for nearly 20
years. It has never been updated or revised.
Our second request to revise the program requirements to include a "Security Elective" in place of ITS 255
Telephony. The outcomes of ITS 255 have been absorbed into other courses of the program of study.
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Students must choose one course from the list: ITS 271, ITS 273, ITS 275, or ITS 277 The security
elective
is responsive to the heightened demand for cybersecurity education.
VI SUBMISSION Submit the complete Level I proposal to the Provost’s Office for initial review. After all signatures have been obtained, submit original, and an electronic file to the Faculty Senate Office, UH 221, camie.foos@mso.umt.edu Level
I proposals also require Board of Regents approval. The appropriate BOR forms must be submitted with this
proposal.