-+Discussion+notes,+December+12,+2011

December 12, 2011

Recording from meeting: @http://unoconnect.adobeconnect.com/p9mcuq436vq/

1. General progress and updates

(a) Administration of students.

- Refer to IT Administration - Student Guide that Peter has developed. At bottom are steps for student to enroll.

- For now, we have an alternate process for spring. Send names and contact info to Peter for students who want to take George's course in spring 2012 and we will hand-manage the process at UNO. Latest deadline could even be after semester has started, but please do as soon as possible. Note that UNO has holiday closedown from 26 Dec. through 1 Jan. and nothing happens during that time.

In Agder we will register the students. There is a form for exchange students, called ERAS, we`ll send you this

Link for UNO students to register at UiA: https://eras.uia.no/reg.php?id=328. Final deadline to sign up for course is 1 Febr, but we urge them to be ready to start from beginning.

SPRING 2012 offerings: IS 203 and IS 204 will be offered at UiA ISQA 4380 will be offered at UNO

(b) Status of courses Refer to Student Guide and links to individual courses

We are still working on the Security Administration courses, as they are in transition and syllabi are being updated. Will make information available as soon as they are done. CIST 4350, Technical Systems Administration, is offered in fall -- it's turning into Linux. Counterpart course with Windows is following Spring.

[Post meeting note: Steve has updated the course description for [|CIST 4370 Host System Security Using Windows].]

Note the alternative paths through the certificate in the chart.

Please - everyone teaching a course - - check how your course is described and enhance as needed.

When advising students, you can provide links to the courses for the description.

2. Experiences with online courses

(a) George - ISQA 4380, Distributed Systems and Technologies (refer to slides)

Overall approach - provided weekly content, email announcements about it, keeping students engaged on weekly basis, to have an activity every week.

Weekly problems worked very well, with positive feedback from students.

Stayed in contact with students through variety of channels - Adobe Connect, gmail, skype, in-person office hours on campus.

Exams - proctored exams.

Class had 11 students. What is a good maximum, to maintain the interaction and activity? Ilze noted that 20 was considered an optimum maximum by some with experience (evidence from recent conference presentation).

This idea of weekly, mandatory activities might be an example of the "recognizable elements" that we have been talking about, that would be consistent across classes.

(b) IS 203 - Calle

Peter will be offering in Spring 2012. Lectures are available on net. Weekly synchronous meeting via Adobe Connect.

Peter hopes for some UNO students to be able to form international teams in the class

(c) IS 204 - Calle

Arne is ready to provide the course. Normal schedule is fall but will be offering online for both UNO and UiA students in spring 2012. Will also be offered fall 2012 per normal schedule, then decide later what will happen following year.

Open question yet is running virtual machine. Recommend we involve George, Steve, or other staff in Information Assurance area. We can make virtual machine available over break - need some specifications.

At UiA, they have used 2003 server, Win XP, and linux. George has experience with linux and open source tools. Amazon hosts just about anything.

Action items going forward: 1. Have detailed conversation on running virtual machine. 2. Ivan, please send email to Peter with elaboration on your needs. Peter and George can look at it and offer guidance. Peter will set up synchronous comm as needed with appropriate people. 3. Get word out to students about the courses offered and provide links to individual courses.

Ivan will be sending a mail concerning these issues tomorrow

THANKS all. Good holidays to all and great new year!