College of Technology Newsletter February 19, 2014 | the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The certificates Message from the Dean – are in the Computer and Network Security Program (CNS). Please see our website and Facebook page for additional Spring 2014 information. January 29, 2014 4:35 pm What else is happening with Cyber Security? Check out the club activities of our “Cyber Wildcats”…the club provides not only opportunities to compete in cyber competitions, but to network, meet with faculty to learn new techniques and participate in “hands on” cyber activities. Media Design Program Chair Susan Gregg, worked with faculty last year to add interactive technology into the Media Design curriculum, which started during the fall. The updated courses are DSN 121 Digital Publishing and DSN 401 Publication Design and include Adobe InDesign with both classes incorporating interactive design for the iPad and tablets. This addition facilitated keeping the program current with the industry and better prepare design students for the workforce. CoT students roll up the snow as they prepare for spring. What is a BCS course? Basically all students must have BCS 206 Welcome back as we start the second half of the academic year!! or its equivalent. Business Computer Systems (BCS) provides And welcome to the new year of 2014. The fall was exciting and instruction in MS Office Suite, file management, and more but this spring will provide us with even more. There are new importantly, assures you are prepared as a student to use the programs and courses that reflect the changes in technology. technology to facilitate your education. This year, our labs have Below, please find a brief synopsis of what has been happening in been upgraded to Microsoft Office 2013. One of the additions to our programs: the classes will be a review of the University’s Acceptable Use A new certificate in Web Applications through our Web Policy, including what is plagiarism and what is unacceptable as Information Systems (WIS) Program started in the fall. The far as postings and correspondence. Please don’t take this as certificate can be earned by students who are not WIS majors, by a negative, as it is intended to provide guidance on what is completing five existing WIS courses. Plus, new courses in acceptable both within the institution and society. JavaScript and Mobile App Development were created. Program While on the topic of the BCS Program, the College of Chair Nancy McDonald, also coordinated the program review Technology welcomed Dr. Doreen Palucci as the new Chair of the process which occurs every five years and involves Program starting the first week of January. Dr. Palucci takes the a comprehensive look at the program. Her efforts were place of Mr. Mickey Turnbo who retired after over 28 years of successful in completing the review which included service to the university in December…Congratulations Mickey!! recommended changes to move the program forward and enhance the curriculum for our students. Although Game Design and Development is one of our newer programs, two students in the program were hired last year, by Program Chair Scott Shaw coordinated a retooling of the Studio a Baltimore area media company. They completed their degrees Production Program to migrate to Video and Motion Graphics, while working in their new careers. Students in the program with a track encompassing Visual Special Effects. The learn skills that can be applied not just to the recreational recommendation was reviewed and approved with the VFX Track application of games and their development, but to the classes starting in Spring, 2013. The full program was started in education, training, and simulation use of game technique, the fall of 2013. Please check our website and Facebook page for strategy and application. In addition, seven students have been additional information. placed through our Cooperative Learning Program into Cyber Security Education Director Mark Hufe has coordinated a company to work on a game design project. the development of two new certificates in Digital Forensics (one Our Masters of Information Systems Management Program for the “field recovery and security of digital evidence and one has also been undergoing changes with additions of new for the examination and security of evidence in the lab) with certificates and courses. The changes were the result of student classes fully implemented in the fall. The certificates are the input, recommendations from industry and the Advisory result of collaboration between the College of Technology and Committee. The new certificates are: 1 nature for our area and will be held May 2–4, 2014. Please look Game-Based Learning – Five courses…three Game Design for more details soon on our College website. courses and two courses from the College of Education As a member of the College of Technology, your input is involving learning strategies and instructional design. important to us. If you have questions or suggestions, please Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) – contact your faculty member, program chair or my office. Have Five courses…SCADA is crucial to the operation and a great semester and welcome to the New Year! security of industrial technology. This certificate concentrates on the security of SCADA systems. For more information, visit our website at http://www.wilmu.edu/technology/index.aspx Information Systems Management Chair, Nancy McDonald Dr. Ed Guthrie continues to constantly enhance the ISM program. I had the opportunity to attend one of the recent capstone classes, which Dean, College of Technology was the culminating class where senior students in ISM 455, Strategic Application of Information Technology (IT), present on their final projects. I am always impressed with the creativity, New Courses – Summer preparation and research put into the projects. The topics ranged 2014! from IT to enhance the capabilities of a family cleaning business, a barcode system for a small grocery store, electronic filing January 29, 2014 4:32 pm system for a chiropractic office to an IT strategy for “virtual music lessons”. Guest evaluators from industry and the Advisory GMD311 Publishing for Indie Developers – This course Committee rated the student presentations with the event focuses on deploying your game, simulation, or application for coordinated by Assistant Professor and Chair McDonald. the Apple App Store and Google play. Common pitfalls and best Congratulations to those students completing the capstone practices for publishing your project will also be covered. course and the program. Obtaining and creating provisioning profiles, developer accounts, discovering resources and pre-flight inspections will be covered. As far as College activities, the 44 students were inducted into Students should have taken GMD 110 and GMD 210. This the Epsilon Pi Tau Honor Society in November. The honor society course is offered as a modular in June – GMD311 M2N01 – is for students in technology programs. The mission of Epsilon Pi and will meet June 6–8 and June 20–22. The section will meet Tau, “encourages academic excellence of students in fields Friday from 5:30–10:30pm and on Saturday and Sunday from devoted to the general study of technology and the preparation 10am to 3pm. of practitioners for the technology professions.” It recognizes and provides services to students in degree and certificate GMD 150 2D Game Programming and Development- programs in accredited higher education institutions offering A further study on the use of 2D game engines for development from associate through doctoral degree programs.” For more of that genre of game style furthering the combat systems, level information, contact Program Chair Susan Gregg or Program design, and health systems from previous course work. Chair Nancy McDonald. Concentrating on the more advanced programming techniques, data objects, recycling assets, and compact scripting practices. Also during November, Cyber Security Education Director, Mark Students should be prepared to create at least 2 games from Hufe, worked with faculty and alumni to present the third annual scratch using the chosen game engine of choice. Prerequisite(s): B-sides cyber security conference. The conference included over Students should be familiar with programming their own games 150 attendees and a number of contemporary topics from the and must have taken GMD 100 and GMD 110. This course is cyber security field. offered Summer 2014 Semester. th What’s next? On March 14 , we will host our annual Open ZBrush is here! House and Art Show which will highlight student work from the Media Design and Video and Motion Graphics Program. In May, VMG 327 Introduction to 3D Digital Sculpting – Students we will also host our annual College of Technology Awards will be introduced to the creative world of digital sculpting in 3D Ceremony. space with programs like zBrush and Cinema4D. An overview of the software used and integration into other 3D software Also for May, Game Design and Development and Video and packages will be discussed. Projects will range from character Motion Graphics Chair Scott Shaw is coordinating the first “East creation techniques to other uses like Organics and Vehicles. Coast ReBoot” an event in which the College of Technology will Students will need to be familiar with the 3D workspace and be hosting a weekend long competition for almost all of the areas have completed VMG 321 Intro to 3D and VMG 323 Modeling for which we offer courses. It is for current students of Techniques. Prerequisites: (VMG321 or DSN301) AND (VMG323 Wilmington University, surrounding colleges and universities, or DSN303). This course is offered Summer 2014 Block 1. technical and traditional high schools. Photoshop Design Battles, 48hr Film Races, Game Jams, and Hacking contests are just VMG 326 Dynamics and Particles for 3D – Students will a few of the competitions to be included. There will also be explore the complex world of using dynamics and particles for resume and portfolio review from related professionals and simulation of realistic animations and function systems.