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Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa [email protected] (515) 271-2265 D I G I T A L R E A D Y [ ] You. Talent Pipeline Par tnership The Digital Ready Talent Pipeline is specifically designed to create value for your organization. Mission: Deliver the learning outcomes that align with recognized business needs for future employees. Specifically, Digital Ready will produce graduates that are technically proficient, adept at navigating disruption and change, ready to lead and innovate to help an organization evolve, and comfortable collaborating across functional units to solve problems. The Pipeline consists of three elements: 1.Students master both deep domain knowledge within their Major, as well as the broad communication, collaboration, and critical-thinking skills rooted in the liberal arts. 2.Employer partners, Drake faculty and students, collaborate from the beginning of the student?s academic career, through graduation and employment. 3.Faculty and employers collaborate to create professional pathways that ensure students are exposed to increasing challenges and opportunities while working for the employer. Building a High-Value Talent Pipeline by Par tnering w ith Drake University You need team members who help your organization thrive on Day One. Drake University's new ?Digital Ready? model pairs our prestigious education with key employers to thoroughly position graduates as entrepreneurial leaders within their professions. Par tnerships that M atter D I G I T A L R E A D Y [ ] Talent Pipeline Par tnership D I G I T A L R E A D Y [ ] Collaboration and Evolution For a M eaningful and M easured Path to Success, Experience is Key The Drake Digital Ready program for Computer Science, Data Analytics, and Information Systems consists of four structured employer/student engagement cycles that align with the students? academic progression. Each Spring Semester, students will take a Digital Ready course, that occurs onsite with the employer. Students will also work for the employer in a paid internship for the two summers prior to their graduation. Fall SemesterSpring SemesterSummer First YearRegular course schedule15 credits plus 1 credit Job Shadow course (unpaid) Second YearRegular course schedule 1 credit job shadow course (unpaid) 13 credits plus Corporate/Independent Study on Technology Tools (unpaid) Paid internship Third YearRegular course schedule13 credits plus CS 140 Cooperative Education course (paid and course credit) Paid internship Fourth YearRegular course schedule13 credits plus CS 140 Cooperative Education course (paid and course credit) Interview for Employment Talent Pipeline Par tnership Targeted Solutions D I G I T A L R E A D Y [ ] First year students will spend five hours per week on-site, attending large-group and team meetings, observing how the business operates, and facilitating operations. The Job Shadow course will extend into the Fall of the second semester to accommodate lateral movement into the cohort (see below) and sustain engagement with the company. -Key learning outcomes: The student will get to know corporate culture, norms of professional engagement, and the basic business operations that structure a particular unit. The student will also develop skills in discussing the opportunities and challenges presented by particular technologies as they currently interface with business processes. -Academic and business deliverables: The student will develop a short reflection paper on his/her professional goals and how those align with the curriculum in Computer Science, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Information Systems, and the strategic goals of the business. In addition, the paper needs to focus on identifying a project or problem area that will inform the work to be done in the spring semester of year 2. -Student evaluation: Drake faculty will assess the observations that the student shares in the reflection paper and provide feedback to the student on how effectively the student learned from the job shadow. The partner business will provide a practical (but experientially-appropriate) assessment of the student?s engagement and participation during the course. Year On e: Job Shadow Cour se Strategic Mentorship from the Start The goal of these shadowing experiences is to give a future employee a comprehensive understanding of how the corporation functions, and to analyze how they could best contribute to the organization. From the start, Digital Ready prepares students to be ready to contribute immediately when they are hired. Talent Pipeline Par tnership D I G I T A L R E A D Y 1 C R E D I T / 5 W O RK H O U RS PER WEEK D I G I T A L R E A D Y [ ] The partner will work with the faculty mentors to define learning outcomes and practicum deliverables that are appropriate to the expected skill and experience levels of the students. These will be used to scope the work undertaken by the students during the courses and measure student progress. Examples of technology tools include .NET programming, C#, JavaScript, Node, RShiny, RapidMiner, etc. As the project could extend to the summer internship opportunity, the scope of the project could range between 4 and 6 months. -Key learning outcomes: The student will develop some depth of expertise in the application of a particular technical tool or analytical approach to solving operational challenges of the partner. The student will begin to demonstrate informal leadership and project management skills as they relate to business process improvement, implementing a new technology to solve a problem, or using data to address challenges a business is facing. -Academic and business deliverables: At the completion of the course and summer internship, the student will demonstrate the functionality of the product and produce a ?users guide? to provide documentation on how the technology can be used by other employees at the company. -Student evaluation: Drake faculty will assess the functionality of the technology developed as well as the clarity and usefulness of the user guide and provide appropriate feedback. The business partner will help in the assessment in describing the usefulness and context of the research outcomes and the user guide as well as an overall assessment of the progress the student made over the development life cycle. Building M aturity & Capability Year Tw o: Corporate Independent Study on Technology Tools Under the mentorship of a Drake professor and corporate partner, second-year students will identify a technology tool to study on their own, and in collaboration with company?s independent development priorities. Talent Pipeline Par tnership 3 C R E D I T S / 15 W O RK H O U RS PER WEEK D I G I T A L R E A D Y [ ] -Key learning outcomes: The student will assume individual responsibility and accountability for collaborative initiatives. The student will demonstrate entrepreneurial thinking and an ability to collaborate across operational units to achieve outcomes. Students develop a mastery of technological tools and/or approaches to data structures and analyses that allow the business to advance strategic initiatives into the future.Students in year 4 serve as peer-mentors over the students in years 1 and 2 of the program, and facilitate their integration into the corporate culture of the company. -Academic and business deliverables: At the end of the experience, students will submit a white paper report that articulates what they accomplished on the project, future work, and complete documentation. In addition, the student will deliver a presentation to the company?s team leads that will outline the problem/issue that was identified for solution, the methods used, the opportunities and challenges encountered during project management, the lessons learned that can be incorporated into future design thinking, improvement of customer experience, or onboarding ergonomic digital solutions for business process improvement. -Student evaluation: At this stage, the student should be functioning as a fully productive member of the organization and should be assessed using similar measures that are used within the company. The business partner will be in the best position to articulate how the student is meeting job performance requirements, and suggest the appropriate grade based on the performance. The faculty member will assess the white paper that was produced and, with the partnership of the organizational leaders, assign the appropriate grade. Year s Thr ee & Four : Cooper at i ve Educat i on Cour se Immersion & Mastery The skills developed in years 3 & 4 will extend student mastery of the essential skills. The student will work with the faculty mentors to define learning outcomes and practicum deliverables that are appropriate to the expected skill and experience levels. These will be used to scope the work undertaken by the students during the courses and measure student progress. Talent Pipeline Par tnership D I G I T A L R E A D Y 3 C R E D I T S / 15 W O RK H O U RS PER WEEK Invested & Committed D I G I T A L R E A D Y [ ] Over view Talent Pipeline Par tnership YearDrake ActivitiesPartner ActivitiesFall SemesterSpring SemesterSummer Prep Drake and partner define program structure, goals, and processes. Drake recruits students to participate in partnership from partner's local area Drake and partner define program structure, goals, and processes. Partner procures necessary approval, legal review, contract review, marketing materials, and other pre-partnership components 1 Drake identifies candidate pool as defined by partner and forwards resumes to partner for review. Recruits for next year's cohort Partner selects participants and reviews with Drake. Partner identifies mentors for Spring course. Partner and Drake define learning outcomes for IS 198 No partnership course in fall semester. Student takes regular courses Participants take IS 198, a 1 credit class with identified mentor inside partner institution. (See IS 198 Syllabus) Potential paid internship with partner 2 Drake works with partner to select refined cohort that will continue in program, and review first-year lessons learned. Drake recruits for next cohort Partner selects refined cohort to continue into year Partner identifies topics for spring independent study Regular course schedule plus 1 credit mentor course (continued) Participants take regular course schedule plus independent study on identified topics (unpaid) Potential paid internship with partner 3 Drake works with partner to select refined cohort that will continue in program, and review first-year lessons learned. Drake recruits for next cohort Partner selects refined cohort to continue into year Partner identifies work areas for each continuing student for part-time employment Regular course schedule plus part-time employment at partner organization (20 hrs/wk or less) Participants take reduced course schedule (12-13 credits) plus CS 140 Cooperative Education course plus part-time employment Paid internship - full-time employment 4 Drake recruits for next cohortPartner realigns work areas as needed Regular course schedule plus part-time employment at partner organization (20 hrs/wk or less) Participants take reduced course schedule (12-13 credits) plus CS 140 Cooperative Education course plus part-time employment (20 hrs/wk or less Partner makes long-term hiring decision (either competitive or non-competitive) Flexible structure D I G I T A L R E A D Y [ ] Roles & Responsibilities Talent Pipeline Par tnership TaskDrake PartnerDrake FacultyPartner MentorPartner Super.StudentOther Pre-partnership Prepare partnership agreement/MOUA/RR Define structure, goals, processes, roles, responsibilities, and outcomesA/RA/R Procure approvalsA/RA/R Prepare marketing materials as needed/desiredCA/R Determine internship opportunities in summer 1CA/RC Year 1 Identify first-year cohortACRC Review and approve first-year cohortCA/RC) Refine IS 198 syllabusACR Identify mentors for cohortIA/RICI Develop mentoring schedule incl. location, frequency, duration, and topicsCA/RCII Monitor mentoring-studentsICACC Monitor mentoring-mentorsIRCCC Grade and record student coursework (Pass/Fail is generally preferred)IRCI Provide mentor feedbackA/RIIC? Define summer internship experience, including supervisors and projectsIA/RCI Select summer internsIA/RCI Oversee summer internsIAIRC Identify summer internship opportunities and place students in themIA/RC?CC D I G I T A L R E A D Y [ ] Roles & Responsibilities cont. Talent Pipeline Par tnership TaskDrake PartnerDrake FacultyPartner MentorPartner Super.StudentOther Year 2 Identify year 2 cohortIA/RCI Identify topics for Independent Study for each cohort memberIA/RICC Monitor mentoring-students (Fall)ICACC Monitor mentoring-mentors (Fall)IRCCC Grade and record student coursework (Fall)IRCI Provide mentor feedback (Fall)A/RIIC? Assign students to topicsICA/RCI Monitor student work on independent study topicsIIAR?R?C Grade and record student coursework (Pass/Fail is generally preferred)IIA/RC?C?I Provide student feedback on progressIACC?I Identify summer internship opportunities and place students in themIA/RC?CC Year 3 Identify year 3 cohortIA/RCI Identify work areas for each studentIA/RCCC Year 4 Identify year 3 cohortIA/RCI Identify work areas for each studentIA/RCCC Definitions of roles: R - Responsible - Who performs the task. There must be one R specified for each task or deliverable.Can be multiple R's. A - Accountable - Who must sign off (Approve) on work that R provides. Only one A can be assigned. S - Supportive - Can provide resources or can play a supporting role in implementation. C - Consulted - With whom there is two-way communication. Consulted prior to final decision or action being taken. I - Informed - Must be notified of results and kept up-to-date after a decision or action is taken. Definitions of roles: R - Responsible - Who performs the task. There must be one R specified for each task or deliverable.Can be multiple R's. A - Accountable - Who must sign off (Approve) on work that R provides. Only one A can be assigned. S - Supportive - Can provide resources or can play a supporting role in implementation. C - Consulted - With whom there is two-way communication. Consulted prior to final decision or action being taken. I - Informed - Must be notified of results and kept up-to-date after a decision or action is taken. Continued on next page ... Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa [email protected] (515) 271-2265 You. D I G I T A L R E A D Y [ ] Talent Pipeline Par tnership