Alabama State University’s College of Business Administration (COBA) and the Oracle Academy are partnering to host an Open Forum Day on Oct. 27 at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of the Ralph D. Abernathy College of Education Building.
The forum’s topic is “Are You Ready for Graduation?” Oracle representatives will discuss transforming existing assignments into a technology portfolio that impresses, discovering general skills that technology leaders such as Oracle tend to look for when hiring and writing an effective resume cover letter.
The forum targets students studying computer science/engineering, information management, or management information systems and who want to ready themselves for eventual employment in these fields. The forum is not just for seniors and juniors, in fact, first and second-year students are strongly encouraged to attend.
“The aptitudes, attitudes, expectations, and learning styles of students (the Net Generation) puts pressure on universities to offer courses that incorporate the state-of-the-art technologies and are practical in nature. Employers now require our graduates to seamlessly transition to the workforce with little or no ‘on-the-job’ training,” said Dr. Le-Quita Booth, dean of the College of Business Administration.
Booth said ASU and COBA are actively seeking new teaching tools for the classroom. “The Oracle Academy has provided COBA students with a special opportunity to learn state-of-art IT skills that are in great demand in the workplace. We are working toward extending the offerings of Oracle based courses in the college through a new certificate program. We are also helping the IT academy at Lee High School implement a course on database using Oracle in their curriculum.”
This year, ASU students will be participating in Oracles’ international competition called ThinkQuest, a competition that challenges students to solve problems using technology.
“Oracle is committed to using its technology and resources to advance education and prepare young students for 21st-century careers,” Booth said.
Oracle is the second largest software company in the world. Its products are used by most of the Fortune 500 companies, the Department of Defense and by federal and state governments.
The tentative agenda is as follows:
9 - 9:30 a.m. Registration
9 - 10 a.m. Exhibition Booth
10 - 10:15 a.m. Welcome and Greeting
10:15 - 10:25 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Denise Hobbs, Regional Director, Oracle Academy
10:25 - 11:10 a.m. Oracle Academy Presentation
Denise Hobbs, Regional Director, Oracle Academy
11:10 – 11:25 a.m. Questions and Answers
11:25 - 11:30 a.m. Closing Remarks
Dr. Le-Quita Booth, Dean, College of Business Administration
11:30 - 12:30 p.m. Lunch
Fred Shuttlesworth Dining hall
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Tour of Campus and / or Oracle Hands-On
Computer Lab, Life Sciences Building
Dr. Kamal Hingorani, Chair, Department of CIS
For more information, contact Janel Bell-Haynes, acting chair, Department of Business Administration at 334-229-4142.
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