The primary worker of the information economy will be a knowledge worker one that takes information and adds value through analysis, interpretation, summarization, coordinating, manipulating, screening, selecting, etc. New skill sets are required, different attributes will be rewarded. Labs are quickly outdated. Educational bureaucracies will be challenged Some faculty will become technologically obsolete. Knowledgeable IT faculty are frequently tempted by higher paying private sector opportunities.
Foundation courses are hard.
Most jobs of the Information Age will be based on math and science. These are not preferred classes for many. It is too early to tell, however, several programs are having a measurable impact. Collectively, these initiatives will help fill the technology pipeline, which will serve the student and their future employers well. Institute AIM is a non-profit corporation created by a unique consortium of business, academic, and government entities in the Omaha and Greater Nebraska community.