Review of Public Administration and Management

Derek E. Baird

Publications

• Research Article
  Utilizing Career Pathways, Digital Tools and Social Technologies for Transforming Student Advising, Enrollment, Retention and Job Placement
  Author(s): Mercedes Fisher and Derek E. BairdMercedes Fisher and Derek E. Baird
  
  Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) was tasked with the development of career path information for our students. The IT faculty team, under the direction and leadership of the Associate Dean, created the Information Technology Pathways model. The Associate Dean invested significantly in infrastructure and planning to ensure cross-team knowledge exchange. We also wanted to enhance awareness and increase student engagement via social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and MeetUp. This study was designed to create pathways and curriculum that other programs could replicate; other departments can now benefit from the template and design strategies developed to enhance the IT curriculum and pathways. These pathways and the dialogues have led to increased training requests and pooled training. Our MATC case study is a good example that identifies and shares pathw.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2315-7844.1000146

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