Re: SAGE, certification, and you

[(John Sechrest) <sechrest@peak.org>]

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William LeFebvre <wnl@groupsys.com> writes:

 % Roll the clock back about 20 years....  Sound familiar?  It does to
 % me.  Except the topic was "computer science" and not "systems
 % administration".

	Yes, it does sound familiar. And on many campuses, 
	computer science is still a step-child. 
	
	So that says to me that system administration as a 
	university certified process will not be quick in 
	coming. 
	
	And will not move at all unless there is economic
	muscle behind it. 


 % > 	So.. Under what circumstances could you see 
 % > 		a) A minor in System administration
 % > 		b) A department of System administration
 % > 		c) A faculty chair in System administration

 % Are you saying that these are not reasonable goals?

	No, I am not saying that are unreasonable. 
	
	I am asking you to outline some scenarios where would
	would move from the current state to a state where
	we had any of the above.
	
	At this point, I estimate that there are exactly
	0 system administration minors, exactly 0 departments
	of system administration and exactly 0 faculty chairs
	of system administration.
	
	The closest we get on most campuses is the MIS courses
	in business. 
	
	I am wondering, under what circumstances would you see it 
	possible to create a minor in system administration. 
 
 % I'm not sure that a separate department would be necessary or viable,
 % but certainly as a corner of computer science or computer engineering
 % it is more than appropriate.

	Could you suggest 3-5 Universities where the idea of 
	system administration as a minor would be open for 
	discussion?
	
	
	

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