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[Appendix A]A Parallel Postsecondary Universe: The Certification System in Information Technology - October 2000
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9. For an example of required and elective tests, see Novell Education CNE Progress Chart, the most recently updated version of which should be found at education.novell.com
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10. Barbett, S. and Lin. A., Directory of Postsecondary Institutions, 2 vols. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics, 1998.
11.1 Information Technology Association of America.and Virginia Polytechnic and State University. Help Wanted 1998: a Call for Collaborative Action for the New Millennium Arlington and Blacksburg, Va.: Authors, 1998.
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Adelman, C. Leading, Concurrent, or Lagging?: the Knowledge Content of Computer Science in Higher Education and the Labor Market. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute for Science Education, 1997. Available from the National Institute for Science Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1025 W. Johnson St., Madison, Wisc. 53703.
11.3 Adelman, C. "Crosscurrents and Riptides: Asking About the Capacity of the Higher Education System." Change, vol.31, no.1 (Jan/Feb, 1999), pp. 21-27.
12.1 Behr, P. "By the Numbers: First in War, Peace, and High Tech; Area Survey Finds 12,183 Technology Firms." The Washington Post, Dec. 27, 1999, p. F7. See also "Data Basics: Silicon Valley and the Also-Rans," The Washington Post, July 22, 1999, p. E08.
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16. Nelson, B.J and Barley, S.R. Toward an Emic Understanding of Professionalism Among Technical Workers. Philadelphia: National Center on the Educational Quality of the Workforce, 1994, p.22.
17. 3com.com/support/mns/main/overview.html Received: 2/3/00
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Christianson, J. S. and Fajen, A. Computer and Network Professional's Certification Guide. San Francisco: Network Press, 1999, p. 318.
cramsession.brainbuzz.com/certifications/list.asp Received: 7/11/00
gocertify.earthweb.com/news/certnews.html Received: 7/11/00
19. comptia.org/certification/certification.htm Received: 2/3/00
microsoft.com/mcp/certstep/mcsefaq.htm Received: 1/26/00
research.web.aol.com/index.adp?sym=LTRE&item=5 Received: 3/24/00
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20. iccp2200@iccp.org e-mail Received: 7/13/00
comptia.org/certification/aplus/aplus.asp Received: 2/13/00
tinako@microsoft.com e-mail Received: 2/15/00
mcpmag.com Received: 7/15/00
ciscotraining@cisco.com e-mail Received: 2/15/00
webteam@us.oracle.com e-mail Received: 2/17/00
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bkile@nacse.com e-mail Received: 2/17/00
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28. Taylor, K. "Tech Ed: Forty-Three Places to Get Certified." The Washington Post Magazine, Nov. 14, 1999, pp. 21-27.
29. Examples include AJ Institute (Vienna, Va.), Gestalt Systems (Vienna, Va.), NetCert Education Centers (Springfield, Va.), Productivity Point International (Washington, DC), Stratford College (Falls Church, Va.), and The Training Warehouse (Springfield, VA).
29.1 suned.sun.com/usa_admin.new_student.html Received: 1/25/00
suned.sun.com/usa_admin/survey.html Received: 1/25/00
29.2 MSNBC Wire Service, "Agreement adds 25 New'Authorized Java(SM) Centers for Training'" August 10, 1998
newhorizons.com/locations/centers/authcenters . . . Received: 7/10/00
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29.3 chauncey.com/ctt.html Received: 1/30/00
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29.4 ciwcertified.com/certifications/foundations.htm Received: 1/30/00
prosofttraining.com/certification/ciwcertification.htm Received: 1/30/00
prosofftraining.com/certification/iwa.asp Received: 1/30/00
comptia.org/certification/certification.htm Received: 2/3/00
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31. Center for Information Technology: National Institutes of Health. Computer Training, Fall 1999. Bethesda, Md.: Author, 1999.
Interviews: Leslie Barden, Center for Information Technology, National Institutes of Health, December, 1999
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Interviews: Robert Brown, U.S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School, December, 1999.
33. sun.com.cn/services/education.html Received: 1/25/00
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sunservice.sun.fr/certifications/index.html Received: 1/25/00
suned.sun.com/enroll.index.html Received: 1/25/00
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suned.sun.com/catalog/courses/index.html Received: 1/25/00
35. training.cit.nih.gov/fastrac/courses.htm Received: 12/21/99
Interviews: Leslie Barden, Center for Information Technology, NIH, December, 1999
36. smartforce.com/corp/marketing/power/E_029.elt.htm Received: 1/30/00
smartforce.com/corp/marketing/corporate/content/Solutions Received: 1/23/00
37. Learning Tree International. Certification. Reston, VA: Author, 1999.
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38. go.eol.com/education/cert_tracks.htm Received: 1/31/00
go.eol.com/education/course_desc.htm Received: 1/31/00
Martinez, 1999, pp. 439-441
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39. new_website.openmarket.com/service/edu/schedule.cfm Received: 1/30/00
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41. The catalogs used were those for 1999-2000 from George Washington University, George Mason University, Strayer College, the Catholic University of America, Montgomery College (Md.), and Northern Virginia Community College.
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suned.sun.com/catalog/courses/JTL-SL275-2.html Received: 1/25/00
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43. smartplanet.com/search.asp?search_type=course&search=&starting=221 Received: 1/23/00
smartforce.com/corp/marketing/power/E_02a_elt.htm [link to]curriculum.jsp&BV_SessionID= . . . . . . Received: 1/30/00
Learning Tree International, Hands-On Training for IT Professionals: Course Schedule, March-August, 2000, pp. 146-151, 175.
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46. "CAT Global Testing Network," downloaded from Received: 2/19/00
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48. comptia.org/certification/cdia/fees.asp Received: 2/3/00
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comptia.org/certification/networkplus/fees.asp Received: 7/10/00
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