Academic Affairs Information Technology Task Force
Questions for Faculty and Staff Academic Programs

1. Identify the programs in your department, program or academic unit that currently have as a goal to teach students about one of the three IT components: developing IT, managing IT, or using IT.

2. How well prepared are your graduates to meet the IT demands for the entry-level positions they assume upon graduation?

3. Please give examples of baseline IT related competencies that graduates working in your discipline should possess upon graduation from JMU.

4. In what classroom/laboratory activities do you employ IT? Briefly describe the role of IT in each of these activities.

User Level and Professional Development

1. Please give examples of IT related competencies or capabilities that would enhance your teaching, research, and professional development.

Resources

1. What resources (human resources, professional development, or facilities and equipment) would allow you to make greater use of IT in your teaching and research?

In addition to these meetings, the members of the task force have developed an analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOTs) related to information technology at James Madison University. These will be included in the task force report.