APPROPRIATE OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE
FOR OCCUPATIONAL INSTRUCTORS IN THE
WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM

Instructional Area: 107 Computer Information Systems

Program: 10-107-2 CIS - Operations

Consultant: Mike Tokheim

Date Prepared: September 2000

District(s): Madison

I. WORKING TITLES WHICH PROVIDE THE OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO FUNCTION AS AN INSTRUCTOR.

Computer Operator

Data Processing Operations Technician

Data Center Manager

Lead Computer Operator

Shift Supervisor - Computer Operations

Data Communications Operator

Data Communications Technical Support

Computer Operations Training Manager

Technical Support Person/System Programmer

II. JOB DUTIES WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL SHOULD HAVE PERFORMED IF THEY ARE TO FUNCTION AS AN INSTRUCTOR.

Operate I/O peripherals, especially printers, tape drives, and consoles.

Operate/monitor master consoles.

Monitor/control the data communications network.

Interact with the MVS, JESZ, or JES3, CICS, VTAM, /OS/400, AS/400.

Interact with other operating system software, e.g., JCL, CCL

Train other operators.

III. WORKING TITLES WHICH DO NOT NORMALLY PROVIDE THE OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO FUNCTION AS AN INSTRUCTOR AND WHICH MIGHT CAUSE CONFUSION IN THIS AREA.

Programmer (any; unless they have an operations background)

Telecommunications Technician (unless they have operations experience)

Systems Analyst

Data Entry Operator

Data Control Clerk

Management Information Technician

Systems Programmer

IV. REQUIREMENTS FROM OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, ASSOCIATIONS, OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT GROUPS.

None