Association of Information Technology Professionals

CIS / AITP Help Network

In keeping with the AITP Mission Statement, we are now accepting volunteers for a help network of AITP members to foster the success of Computer Information Systems majors here at Missouri State.

Below you may read of some of the benefits of use and participation, as well as some of the constraints of the network.

• Goal
  
  The goal is to provide a network of volunteers that consists of AITP members that may be called upon to help students succeed in the CIS curriculum.
  

• Benefits
  
  The benefit to the students who use the network will be the availability of peers on an as needed basis for courses in the CIS curriculum.  The result will be the success of students in their classes.
  
  The benefits to those who volunteer to join the network are the improved ability to communicate programming, design and analysis, and other information system concepts, as well as keep the concepts "fresh in their mind".  An additional benefit will be the ability to list participation in the network on the volunteer's resume, showing that they not only participated, but that they also care about the success of others. All volunteers must be a member of AITP.
  
  The benefit to the department will be the production of high quality graduates which will reflect favorably upon the CIS program at Missouri State.
  

• Constraints
  
  It is not the purpose of the network to provide a physical location.  Face-to-face meetings will be the prerogative of the volunteer. The reason for this is in order to be as successful as possible, a person wishing to use the network must be able to find someone that has taken the specific class with which they need help.  This simply cannot be provided with a high success rate by a person sitting in a room waiting for students to come to them with questions.
  
  It is not the purpose of the network to provide a "simple solution" for problems using a particular software.  The aim is to aid students in learning concepts and more complex problems addressed in their classes (ie. programming structures and concepts, debugging techniques, systems analysis and design problems).
  

• Disclaimer
  
  AITP is merely the provider of contact information that has been submitted by those who have volunteered to provide their assistance to CIS majors.  The help you may receive is obviously provided at no cost and the quality of the help you receive is not under the control of AITP.  Feedback can be sent to aitp@missouristate.edu or you may fill out the feedback form.  If sufficient evidence is provided to warrant such action, a volunteer may be removed from the list.
  

• Precautions
  
  All students that use the network or volunteer to be a participant should fully understand the Missouri State Academic Integrity Policies and Procedures.