We have had well over 100 students take Online IST 110 via the World Campus from literally all over the World in the last year and expect large enrollments for the other three courses in the certificate. These opportunities are perfect for adult learners who can't get to campus, for students trying to get caught up in the IST program, or people seeking solid professional development opportunities. One thing to keep in mind, the Certificate in IST is not available for our Associate or Baccalaureate students; only those students who are World Campus students can receive the certificate.

Fibre Channel SAN Foundation introduces Fibre Channel and SAN fundamentals from a vendor-neutral perspective. It provides a practical overview of the industry and technologies, ranging from terminology and concepts to components and topologies. Participants are exposed to the capabilities and limitations of a wide range of Fibre Channel and SAN technologies and techniques, as well as alternative and emerging technologies.

This course, which has been designed as a 15 hour, self-study course can be used to enhance many of the courses currently offered in the IST curriculum. For more information and the ability to log into the Course Content Interface for SAN 100, follow the link below.

It is critical to note that this course cannot be offered via local Continuing Education offices. The terms of the agreement with Infintity I/O are for curricular integration only. Please help us make sure this course is not used beyond the scope of the partnership. If there are audiences outside the resident education population who are interested, please direct them to the Penn State World Campus.

In addition to Net DB2, IST instructors can utilize DB2 database space provided by Academic Services and Emerging Technologies (ASET) to create data-driven web pages. Supported programming languages include CGI, PHP, ASP, and PERL. Instructors can apply online for accounts at http://aset.psu.edu/accounts/db2.html Users can work with the DB2 space using a DB2 client or command line prompt. Both are available for download from the Penn State PASS server.

A quick reminder, in Fall 2002 a new lab, as well as a new Problem have become part of Online IST 210. The new lab deals with maintaining data integrity by implementing constraints, and the new Parks and Recreation Problem deals with implementing database constraints and preparing a database for Online implementation. If you'd like to take a look at the new lab, visit the Labs Library and download 210.05 PDF. If you want to take a look at the new Problem, visit the Problems Library and download the Parks and Recreation PDF.

To view any of the problem documents, you must have the Adobe Acrobat plug-in (available for download at http://www.adobe.com) If you have any questions about the problems, or how to integrate them in your section of Online IST, please contact our eLearning Coordinator at elearning@ist.psu.edu. Please visit the site today by going to http://solutions.ist.psu.edu/exchange/online_ist/problems/index.html.