Professional Development Series

The ITAP Professional Development Series was created to: provide students with an enhanced awareness of information technology’s impact in the context of society, education, and business; develop the skills needed to apply technology in real-world situations; and contribute to the community of information technology scholars and professionals.

To aid in the development of ITAP students as well-rounded students and professionals, lectures and workshops from three main categories, including Information Technology and Society, Skills Development, and Leadership will be offered throughout the year. Examples of possible lecture/workshop topics include: how information technology has changed education (IT & Society), globalization and information technology (IT & Society), Google Earth training (Skills Development), and leadership training (Leadership).

Students must participate in at least three approved events per semester. Students may participate in multiple skills workshops, but only one will count toward the Professional Development Series requirement. Please note that sessions requiring registration are open only to DPU students in ITAP. Other sessions maybe open to other DPU students, staff, and faculty but may require permission from the speaker unless indicated open to the public.

Students attending applicable lectures/workshops not included in the Professional Development Series may petition the ITAP administration at least one week prior to the event to receive Professional Development Series credit. In the petition, students must explain how the event accomplishes at least one of the objectives of the Professional Development Series. Approval of all events is made at the discretion of the ITAP administration.

Fall 2009 Series Opportunities-all ITAP students including graduating seniors must attend and verify via a survey tool their attendance at three sessions each semester

Event	Date/Time/Location	Category	Requirements/Description
"Is Google Making Us Stoopid?" and "Get Smarter" Bruce Sanders Open to campus	Thursday, Sept. 10 11:30 am -12:30 pm Julian 151	Society/culture	Discussion of these two articles. Please read both before the session.
Visual Basic Intro I Peter Schamber ITAP students only: click here to register	Thursday, Sept. 10 4:00-5:30 pm Julian 278	Skills	Sign-up deadline 2 days before event. Seating limited to 15. Introduction to programming via Visual Basic. This session only for those with no previous programming experience.
Digital Audio Editing Basics Veronica Pejril and Aaron Urbanski ITAP students only: click here to register	Tuesday, Sept. 15 4:00-5:30 pm mitc Lab (within GCPA Music Library)	Skills	Sign-up deadline 2 days before event. Seating limited to 18. Attendees will learn how to record, capture and edit sound using their own laptop computers, for web delivery, podcasting and CD publication. Using the open-source application Audacity, attendees will gain practical hand-on experience with sound in the digital realm. Please bring your laptop to this session. If your computer does not have Audacity installed on it yet, you may download it here: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/.
Web 2.0 Overview Michael Gough ITAP students only: click here to register	Tuesday, Sept. 22 11:30 am-12:30 pm Julian 109	Skills	Sign-up deadline 2 days before event. Seating limited to 20. Chances are, you are a regular user of Web 2.0 applications already. Applications such as facebook, flickr, and youtube are popular sites with significant entertainment value. However, one should not overlook the potential these applications have for increasing productivity, collaboration, and communication. In this workshop, participants will help define what web 2.0 really means, learn new useful web tools, and discuss which tools are best used for which purposes.
Videography Doug Fellegy ITAP students only: click here to register	Wed., Sept. 23 4:30-5:30 pm ITAP DV Lab, central basement of PCCM	Skills	Sign-up deadline 2 days before event. Seating limited to 5. Prerequisite: basic knowledge/experience shooting with photo or video cameras. The session will briefly cover the fundamental elements of camera operation. Shot definitions, proper framing, and lighting will all be discussed. After this session, students should have the basic knowledge to create higher quality footage for many different types of projects. Students need only to bring their laptops to this session.
The FITS Faculty Summer Workshop Lois Aryee, Austin De La Rosa, and Nasheed Moiz	Thurs., Sept. 24 4:00-5:00 pm Julian 147	Leadership	Come hear the adventures of three ITAP students working during the annual FITS Faculty Summer Workshop.
Media Convergence and Film-Game Franchises Harry Brown Open to campus	Thurs., Oct. 1 7:00-8:00 pm Julian 147	Society/culture	In 1982, the adaptation of the blockbuster film E. T. to the Atari 2600 video game console cost Warner Communications $500 million and nearly wrecked the fledgling video game industry. In 2005, George Lucas reconfigured his $15 billion-dollarempire in order to maximize the potential for film-game franchising. What happened in the intervening two decades? This talk will consider the influence of media convergence and film-game franchising on the way artists create films and video games, the way audiences consume them, and the way scholars interpret them.
Being the Company Hero: Proactive Steps for Helping Management Understand the Legal and Business Risks of Emerging Technology Toby Butler '04 Open to Campus	Friday, Oct. 2 11:30 am-12:30 pm Julian 157	Leadership	Traditionally, conversations between the various arms of management and IT management have been seldom. However, as technologies, especially social technologies, are evolving and allowing customers, employees and the general public greater access to consuming and distributing information, a company’s risks and opportunities in using these technologies effectively also increase. Whether one pursues a career in management, marketing, human resources, legal or technology management, these issues are becoming more central to all aspects of effectively running a business. Having an eye toward these issues can prove an important and unique skill. This discussion will help prepare students to take an active role in fostering and promoting conversations with company management about IT needs, risks and opportunities. More specifically, this talk will cover: -The role of IT professionals and management in a company (including what it typically is and could be); -Major areas of legal risks and concerns with emerging technologies; -Integrating business knowledge and savvy into IT management and development; -Tips on getting onto management’s radar (without being annoying or aggressive)
Curriculum Designs Tom Dickinson Open to campus	Tuesday, Oct. 6 11:30 am-12:30 pm Julian 147	Society/culture	Curriculum design is the foundation for any teaching-learning activity. We will examine four major curriculum designs--disciplinary, multi-disciplinary, interdisciplinary and integrative--and the instructional implications of each.
A Stimulating Internship: Economic Recovery at a Local Level Pamela Selle Open to campus	Wed., Oct. 7 11:30 am-12:30 pm Julian 147	Society/culture	Pamela will speak on her experiences as a summer intern in the Louisville Metro Government where she assisted in analysis and implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the stimulus plan.
Music Instructional Technology Center Open House Veronica Pejril and Matthew Champagne Open to campus	Tues., Oct. 13 3:00-5:00 pm (session runs 3:30-5:00 pm) mitc Lab (inside the GCPA Music Library)	Skills	This session will introduce the mitc Lab and the Audio Recording Studio. Come learn about these audio resources available for use by anyone on campus for music and many other types of audio.
Cyber Security and Society Khadija Stewart Open to campus	Monday, Oct. 26 4:30-5:30 pm Julian 147	Society/culture	Almost every person in this world is reliant on technology at some level. They use technology to connect to other people, retrieve information, share information, perform computations etc… The global system of interconnected computers (the Internet) has arguably been the single most impressive invention of the 20th century. It has improved several aspects of everyday life and has brought the world to everyone’s fingertips. However, with this giant positive impact on our social wellbeing comes a big threat. This presentation will define cyber security, explain how the Internet is being secured and the vulnerabilities of the current security measures. In addition, the presentation will go over some of the major security breaches that have occurred in the last few years and how they have affected our everyday lives.
Angie Hicks ‘95 Founder & Chief Marketing Officer Angie's List McDermond Honorary Lecture Register through Management Fellows	Tuesday, October 27 11:30 a.m. Union Building, Ballroom	Leadership	Founder & Chief Marketing Officer Angie's List McDermond Honorary Lecture
Positive Identity Management Veronica Pejril and Michael Gough Open to campus	Wed., Oct. 28 11:30 am-12:30 pm Julian 147	Skills	As more students make use of social tools inside and outside the classroom, they should consider the social boundaries that exist between professional and personal online content. This session will explore these boundaries, suggest options to safely establish and maintain positive digital identities and personal brands, and discuss the ethics, benefits, and pitfalls, surrounding student use of social sites like Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Free Online Backup and Storage Solutions - Dropbox and MediaFire Sumeru Chatterjee Francis Kusi Fordjour Elise Henricks Gregory Screws ITAP students only: click here to register	Thurs., Oct. 29th 2:30-3:30 pm Julian 152	Skills	Sign-up deadline 2 days before event. Seating limited to 15. Ever lose a USB flash drive? Is your P:/ full? Come and learn how you can back up your important data online using either Dropbox or MediaFire. In this presentation you will learn how to set up an account in each web application and start backing up your important files so you can access them anywhere you have an internet connection. Files can be shared, made private, or open to the web based on your preferences.
Advanced Final Cut Pro Doug Fellegy ITAP students only: click here to register	Tues., Nov. 3 4:30-5:30 pm ITAP DV Lab, central basement of PCCM	Skills	Sign-up deadline 2 days before event. Seating limited to 5. Prerequisite: basic knowledge of FCP and/or having taken the video rotation. Topics covered will include multicam editing, color correcting, methods of timeline management, keyframing, and advanced compression settings for the web.
Videography Doug Fellegy ITAP students only: click here to register	Wed., Nov. 4 4:30-5:30 pm ITAP DV Lab, central basement of PCCM	Skills	Sign-up deadline 2 days before event. Seating limited to 5. Prerequisite: basic knowledge/experience shooting with photo or video cameras. The session will briefly cover the fundamental elements of camera operation. Shot definitions, proper framing, and lighting will all be discussed. After this session, students should have the basic knowledge to create higher quality footage for many different types of projects. Students need only to bring their laptops to this session.
Got Computing? Increasing the Number of Women in Computing Gloria Townsend Open to Campus	Friday, Nov. 6 11:30 am-12:30pm Julian 147	Society/culture	Despite the fact that extremely well-paying and interesting jobs in computing fields abound, students (and especially female students) do not choose to major in computer science. We will examine the statistics that lie behind each of the claims in the first sentence and then uncover causes for the statistics. We will also investigate solutions for increasing women's participation in computing. Along the way, a senior female computer science major and her friend (who did not enroll in computer science classes) will discuss their real-life perceptions of computing. Finally, the audience will contribute ideas for attracting more women to computing, in order to fill the 1 million plus technical jobs that are predicted for 2014
Social Media: Creating and Editing Collaboratively On The Web Veronica Pejril and Jin Kim ITAP students only: click here to register	Tues., Nov. 10 4:00-5:00 pm Julian 109 Please note day/time and title changes!	Skills	Sign-up deadline 2 days before event. Seating limited to 15. Participants will need to bring a laptop or they cannot participate. The Social Media PDS will introduce you to web-based tools for creating, editing and sharing video, audio and graphics. We will take a variety of media sources and remix them to create your own edited mashup from the content.
Imagining the Unseeable: Visualization in Biochemistry Dan Gurnon Open to campus	Wed., Nov. 11 4:00-5:00 pm Julian 147	Society/culture	Life at the molecular level is immensely complicated and ridiculously small. Measuring much less than a wavelength of visible light, the molecules that make life possible are impossible to see. To help us understand life at the tiniest level, we come up with representations of biomolecules like proteins and DNA. This talk will introduce some of the ways computer graphics, including software originally developed for animated films, can help us make sense of the molecular world.
Women in Computer Science: Midwest Women in Computing Danielle Jaegers RSVP here by noon on Nov. 11	Thurs., Nov. 12 11:30 am-12:30 pm Julian 111	Society/Culture Leadership	Several women will discuss their recent trip to Chicago for the Midwest Women in Computing conference and then share a part of that conference with you! At the conference, several DePauw women gave Lightning Talks - 5 minute presentations - about relevant technological and interdisciplinary issues in Computer Science, and a couple of these women are going to revive their presentations for the luncheon. There will be some time for discussion afterwards, along with promotion of the Indiana Women in Computing conference. Women interested in Computer Science and supporters of women in Computer Science are both welcome. Food will be made available for those who RSVP to daniellejaegers_2010@depauw.edu by Wednesday at noon.
Project Management Lynda LaRoche ITAP students only: click here to register	Thurs., Nov. 12 4:00-5:00 pm Julian 109	Skills	Sign-up deadline 2 days before event. Seating limited to 16. Have you ever found it overwhelming to plan out a project? Do you struggle with meeting deadlines? Have you understood what the end result of a job should be, but did not know how to get there? In this session, we will explore ways of using project management to assist you in becoming an invaluable team member at DePauw and beyond!
Visual Basic for Programmers Peter Schamber ITAP students only: click here to register Please see Nov. 18 if you have not had any programming experience.	Tues., Nov. 17 4:00-5:30 pm Julian 278	Skills	Sign-up deadline 2 days before event. Seating limited to 15. In this session students will learn about more complicated programming techniques. The language for this course will be Visual Basic. Some experience with programming is required (e.g. VB Rotation, CS1, independent study).
Geographic Information Systems Day Beth Wilkerson Open to campus	Wed., Nov. 18 3:00-5:00 pm Julian Atrium	Society/culture	Celebrate world wide GIS Day by completing the scavenger hunt of GIS info while seeing what projects DPU faculty and students have created.
Introduction to Programming Peter Schamber ITAP students only: click here to register Please see Nov. 17 if you have had any programming experience.	Wed., Nov. 18 7:00-8:30 pm Julian 278	Skills	Sign-up deadline 2 days before event. Seating limited to 15. In this session students will learn one of the fundamental logic structures in programming: if-statements. This serves as an introduction to the concepts of programming, giving students a glimpse into the world of programming. The program in this session will be Visual Basic. This course is not recommended for those who have had previous programming experience--though it does need to be in Visual Basic itself.
Google Docs Veronica Pejril and Dave Diedrich ITAP students only: click here to register. Please sign up for a Google account well beforehand here.	Tues., Dec. 8 4:00-5:30 pm Julian 109	Skills	Sign-up deadline 2 days before event. Seating limited to 30. Google's suite of web-based productivity tools offers all the capabilities of an integrated office software suite, with the added benefits of making your documents social and collaborative
ITAP Leadership Development: Finding Your Direction Kevin Bunge and other members of the Leadership Development Program ITAP students only: click here to register.	Tues., Dec. 8 7:00-8:00 pm Julian 147	Skills	In this session we will help you discover your leadership style, and discuss the aspects of your kind of leadership. We will also discuss ways your style of leadership can be used to successfully collaborate with others.

Last updated November 7, 2009