SIGITE has allowed me to meet educators in the IT community. Because of SIGITE, I was able to start an IT program from scratch and get it accredited in a 4 year span because of wealth of knowledge of its members and their willingness to help. It is also a great venue for my IT faculty to publish and present their accomplishments.
ACM Special Interest Group on Cybersecurity & Information Technology Education
Accreditation
SIGITE is highly involved in IT accreditation activities. It’s members serve as program evaluators and the members sit on the accreditation boards.
A significant amount of the SIGITE membership is comprised from the faculty of accredited IT programs. IT programs are accredited by ABET and CSAB.
Apply to become an evaluator
If your organization is interested in going through an accreditation process or you would like to become an IT Program Evaluator, this opportunity might be of interest to youAccredited IT Programs
As of February 2017, universities with accredited IT programs include:
- Abilene Christian University, TX, United States
- Brigham Young University, UT, United States
- Capella University, MN, United States
- Drexel University, PA, United States
- East Tennessee State University, TN, United States
- Excelsior College, NY, United States
- George Mason University, VA, United States
- Georgia Southern University, GA, United States
- Illinois Institute of Technology, IL, United States
- Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, United States
- Kennesaw State University, GA, United States
- Middle Georgia State University, GA, United States
- New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, United States
- Oakland University, MI, United States
- Purdue University at West Lafayette, IN, United States
- Purdue University Calumet, IN, United States
- Slippery Rock University, PA, United States
- Southeastern Louisiana University, LA, United States
- The University of Kansas, KS, United States
- The University of Toledo, OH, United States
- United States Military Academy, NY, United States
- United States Naval Academy, MD, United States
- University of Central Florida, FL, United States
- University of Cincinnati, OH, United States
- University of Missouri-Kansas City, MO, United States
- University of New Hampshire, NH, United States
- University of North Florida, FL, United States
- University of North Texas, TX, United States
- University of South Alabama, AL, United States
- University of South Carolina, SC, United States
- Utah Valley University, UT, United States
- Walden University, MN, United States
- Winston-Salem State University, MN, United States
ABET, Inc., is the recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology. Among the most respected accreditation organizations in the U.S., ABET has provided leadership and quality assurance in higher education for over 75 years. Criteria for IT program ABET accreditation can be downloaded here. Accreditation activities for IT are conducted by the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET.
CSAB is the lead society within ABET for accreditation of programs in computer science, information systems, software engineering, and information technology, and is a cooperating society for accreditation of computer engineering, biological engineering, and information engineering technology. In this capacity, CSAB has a responsibility for the development of accreditation criteria and for the selection and training of program evaluators. Persons interested in becoming program evaluators can fill out an application. Faculty with the rank of Associate Professor or Professor and IT professionals within industry are encouraged to apply.
SIGITE has created a summary of accreditation criteria and can be found Accreditation_Summary.
The full criteria for ABET accreditation of information technology programs can be found here. Programs need to meet requirements specified in both the Accreditation Policies and Procedures Manual and the Criteria for Accrediting Computing Programs documents.
Network
The SIGITE Conference for IT Education is a great place to network with those deeply involved with IT accreditation.
There are often papers presented and workshops held on accreditation at the conference.
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Testimonials
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Associate Professor, DePaul University
This past weekend I attended and presented at the SIGITE Conference located in Midland, Michigan. It was the second weekend in a row that I was going to be gone, and all of that in the middle of the quarter, so I wasn’t as enthusiastic going into it as I normally am about conferences. As it turns out it was the best conference experience I’ve had in a long time!
The sessions at the conference are scheduled so that each talk has a 45-minute slot, with 30 minutes for the presentation and 15 minutes for questions. In most of the sessions I attended, including my own, the questions were in fact intermixed with the presentation. And what a difference it makes to have more time and a more interactive environment. I got excellent feedback on my work and was able to provide a lot more background information than was on my slides because of the questions. The questions themselves were also terrific. I was impressed by the insight that the audience members had into the work. I also got good questions and offers for collaborations after the talk, but it was the interactive presentations that really had me hooked.
On top of that, I met friendly, intelligent, and insightful people during the breaks, meals, and the reception. I had some of the best conference conversations ever, and I’m hoping that I’ll get a chance to stay in touch with the people I met. So overall, I highly recommend SIGITE as a conference. Next year it will be at West Point in New York, and they’ve promised private tours of things that even tourists don’t get to see. That combined with the lively and friendly experience make it don’t miss opportunity.Assistant Professor Institute of Technology University of Washington Tacoma
I attended SIGITE’10 held in midland, MI. I really enjoy every session I attended! The conference presenters at SIGITE’10 provide valuable information about the IT program, curricula, courses, and accreditation. Everything about IT education! In particular, I appreciate the opportunity to network IT educators from around the US, and learn many new ideas for laboratories, and other elements of teaching and pedagogy, at all levels of IT instruction in the areas of cyber security and information networking.
I’m certainly looking forward to SIGITE’11.
Undergraduate Student Mount Royal University, Calgary
I am really glad that my paper was accepted and I was able to present at SIGITE 2010 as it gave me a peak into the process of IT education. Often students sometimes think that courses topics and curriculum are picked out of a hat, but the topic I chose exposed me to the same tough problems that the IT community has been dealing with for years.
Synergies in Sync | iWE Project Pepperdine University
SIGITE’s growing community of ACM faculty, alumni and students provided me with a strong resource of experts and enthusiasts who champion IT education. What I loved most about SIGITE is that the community and its officers are welcoming and keen on both national, as well as global issues regarding IT education.
Associate Research Professor of Technology Director, Information and Innovation University of Maine
Having been a long-time member of ACM, I was curious about SIGITE, so I attended the conference in Midland, Michigan this fall. It was a wonderful experience in three aspects. First, and foremost, the quality of presentations and the professional camaraderie among presenters and members was excellent.
Secondly, the keynote speaker, CIO of Dow Chemical, was exceptionally informative, particularly as regards the way Dow recruits and situates its IT new-hires. And finally, I felt quite welcome and quickly accepted as new member of SIGITE, and look forward to becoming more involved in this dynamic and high-quality SIG.
About SIGCITE
SIGCITE is the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Cybersecurity & Information Technology Education (formerly, SIGITE). Our members include cybersecurity and information technology faculty (teachers and researchers), students, and industry professionals.
With over 400 members worldwide, SIGCITE drives the creation and dissemination of the computing discipline of information technology, including cybersecurity. The organization has created a model undergraduate curriculum and helped create accreditation guidelines for IT programs, and is now defining and promoting IT and Security research.
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