Talk to University of Dundee School of computing students. based on Roger Marshall's talk as BCS President 2013-14, with customisation for BCS Tayside & Fife

1. UoD School of Computing - 23 Oct 2013
Kiran Oza, Chair, BCS Tayside & Fife
kiran.oza@bcs.org
Follow the branch on Twitter @BCS_Tayside

2. Topics
 Strategic priorities and plans
 Presidential theme
 Personal Development Plan
 Tayside & Fife branch

3. Our strategy (the five pillars)
Mission
To enable the
information
society
Vision
To be a worldclass organisation
for IT
Bridging the gap
between
education,
practice and
research
Give practitioners
the professional
development and
career support
they need
Informing public
policy on how IT
can contribute to
society
Ensuring
everyone benefits
from IT
Championing
the global
IT profession

4. Strategic Plan 2013 - 2016
Bridging the gap
between
education,
practice and
research
– For young people to be educated with
21st Century computing skills and
motivated into further study and/or
careers in IT
– Driving the school curriculum changes
– Training teachers through the Teaching
Network of Excellence
– Running the Computer Science
Teaching Scholarships scheme for DfE
– Support the Computing at School (CAS)
movement

5. Strategic Plan 2013 - 2016
Give practitioners
the professional
development and
career support
they need
– Promotion of the value of IT professionalism
– Established career path for people entering the
profession, new level 3 (and 7) qualifications
– Encourage the use of Continual Professional
Development
– Increase membership significantly
– World class communications, cohesion and
engagement between BCS and its stakeholders
– Improved level of engagement with students and
young professionals
– Member groups as a key channel for promoting
professionalism

6. Strategic Plan 2013 - 2016
Informing public
policy on how IT
can contribute to
society
– The Institute should be perceived by key
stakeholders as an authoritative source
on matters relating to computing and IT
– Develop use of the Policy Hub based on
the input of expert members
– Appoint working groups and
spokespersons
– Increased profile and political presence

7. Strategic Plan 2013 - 2016
Ensuring
everyone benefits
from IT
– Work to address the gender balance in
IT (and the BCS)
– Unconscious bias training to address
inclusion and diversity in BCS
– Actions on disability in IT
– The business of IT is as important as the
development and use of IT
– Improve recognition in the digital
community, entrepreneurs and SMEs
– Drive activity and membership in those
sectors

8. Strategic Plan 2013 - 2016
Championing
the global
IT profession
– To strengthen our international reach
– Increase business in growing markets
– To establish CITP as the international
benchmark of the IT professional
– Ultimately the requirement for a licence
to work in the IT profession

9. Presidential theme
• “Engagement with students and young professionals”
• Working party on student engagement last year
• Set up student chapters in universities (subject to the results
of a pilot)
• Doing more for younger members, such as new CPD portal,
mentoring and CVs, support for entrepreneurs
• Encouraging young people to enter the profession
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10. Personal Development Plan

11. Tayside & Fife branch
• Covers Angus, Dundee, Fife, Perth & Kinross
• 25 Student members (branch total 286)
• 4 female student members (branch total 51)
• 24 YPG student members (branch total 65)
• Branch strategic plan 2013/14
– Encourage young people’s involvement with computing
– Social inclusion, partnership and applied computing
– Partner with BCS Women, BCS Health Scotland and others
– Sponsor top computing student prizes and Strathmore Trophy

12. Ideas for student engagement
• Student chapter for Tayside & Fife?
• Student-focused events, organised by students
• Student speakers at branch events, Pecha-kucha style?
• Student members on branch committee
• Student ownership of social media profiles and website
– Twitter
– FaceBook
– Google+
– LinkedIn

13. UoD School of Computing - 23 Oct 2013
Questions and discussion
Kiran Oza, Chair, BCS Tayside & Fife 2008 – 2013
kiran.oza@bcs.org
Follow the branch on Twitter @BCS_Tayside
[Slide design and BCS strategy courtesy of BCS President, Roger Marshall]