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ANNUAL REPORT of the TWO-YEAR COLLEGE EDUCATION COMMITTEE for the period July 1, 2002 - June 30, 2003
Submitted By: Robert D. Campbell
1. BASIC INFORMATION
1.1 MEMBERSHIP:
Name	Committee Position	Term of Office	Title	Affiliation	Email Address
Robert D. Campbell	Chair	Through June 2005	Vice-President of IT	Rock Valley College	b.campbell@rvc.cc.il.us
C. Fay Cover	Member	Through June 2004	eLearning Prog. Mgr	Sun Microsytems	fay.cover@sun.com
Karl J. Klee	Member	Through June 2004	Professor	Alfred State College	kleekj@alfredstate.edu
Elizabeth K. Hawthorne	Member	Through June 2005	Associate Professor	Union County College	ehawthorne@acm.org
1.2 PURPOSE:
The Two-Year College (TYC) Education Committee is a standing committee (since October, 1991) of the ACM Education Board. The Committee is concerned with all education issues that affect computing at two-year colleges and in two-year degree programs. The primary purpose of the Committee is to provide curriculum recommendations in all areas of computing for such degree programs. The Committee may also make recommendations on other educational matters affecting such programs.
1.3 SUBUNITS:
The Committee has no subcommittees or subunits.
1.4 COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
Dates			Primary Topic
October 2002, March 2003, May 2003			TYC IS
July 2002, August 2002, October 2002, November 2002			TYC CS
May 2003			TYC SE
April 2003			TYC Cybersecurity
2. PROJECT SUMMARY
Project Title	Project Description		Starting Date	Current Status
TYC SE	Curriculum guidelines for TYCs in the area of software engineering		Spring 2003	Active: report provided to SE task force; awaiting action
TYC IS	Curriculum guidelines for TYCs in the area of information systems		Fall 2002	Active: Workshop in Spring 2003 produced draft report now out for preliminary review
TYC Cybersecurity workshop	Dissemination efforts in conjunction with (and funded by) AACC		Fall 2002	Active: Due to conclude in Spring 2004
TYC Cybersecurity	Curriculum guidelines for TYCs in the area of cybersecurity		Fall 2002	Active: proposal pending NSF review
TYC CS	Curriculum guidelines for TYCs in the area of computer science		Fall 2001	Active: Report now being distributed
TYC CE	Curriculum guidelines for TYCs in the area of computer engineering		Fall 2003	Future: Joint effort with IEEE-CS TYC committee
Note: While detailed budget information is not available, the Committee’s fiscal year budget of $20,000 was nearly fully expended. It is important to note that the Committee engaged in some collaborative efforts with the AACC, the IEEE-CS, and the IEEE-CS TYC Committee, which provided supplemental funding support.
3. PLANS
3.1 Projects that will be completed or terminated in the coming year:
TYC CS final report is being printed and distributed nationally. Dissemination efforts will be ongoing. TYC Cybersecurity workshop dissemination efforts (funded by AACC) are due to conclude in the coming year.
3.2 Milestones in active projects during the coming year:
TYC CS report is currently being mailed to all two-year colleges. TYC IS report final draft will be distributed to reviewers in Fall 2003; final report expected in Spring 2004. TYC SE report is a component in SE Task Force report; draft out for review Summer 2003
3.3 New projects or programs which are proposed or contemplated:
TYC Cybersecurity curriculum proposal has been submitted to NSF for review. TYC CE report will be a joint effort with the IEEE-CS TYC committee.
4. COMMENTS
We appreciate the ongoing funding support from the ACM Ed Board and we are pleased that we have been able to supplement funding through collaborative ventures. The Committee’s website can be found at www.acmtyc.org.