CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE
Computer
Information Systems
Leslie Asher
Instructor
Continuation Page
This page is a continuation of the page at http://www.ContraCosta.edu/CIS/LAsher.html
In the fall 2009 semester, Leslie Asher will teach two evening courses at Diablo Valley College. For more information, please refer to http://www.DVC.edu/org/bios/LAsher
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E-mail: Type LAsher "at" symbol DVC.edu
Typing either upper- or lower-case letters should work. The actual address does not appear here as a link to minimize the chance of attracting unsolicited commercial e-mail messages to the college's e-mail server.
Postal Mail: Leslie Asher
Computer
Instructor
Diablo Valley College
321 Golf Club Rd.
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Phone: (none on campus)
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Around the year 2001, in the aftermath of the so-called "dot-com bust," the number of computer-related jobs in the United States began declining. A few years later, the number of technology jobs began rebounding. Government studies project a growth in jobs for many (but not all) categories of technology.
Below are links to government papers and news articles about jobs related to computers and information technology (IT). Computer courses at Contra Costa College may help, in part, to prepare students for some such jobs.
Government papers (from U.S.
Department of Labor)
Computer and Information and Systems Managers
Computer Scientists and Database Administrators
Computer Support Specialists and Systems Administrators
Data Entry and Information Processing Workers
News articles (from newspapers, industry magazines and/or web sites)
Stimulus Could Boost IT Job Prospects
Gates to Students: Consider IT Careers
Starting Salaries for Most IT Pros Will Climb in 2008
Why Should Women Want to be in IT?
In Growing Job Market, IT Pros Get More for the Soft Skills
Desparately Seeking Business Skills
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Here’s a brief bit of biographical information about the instructor.
In 2008, Leslie Asher is returning to the Contra Costa Community College District as a part-time instructor. In the past, he had taught full- or part-time at Contra Costa College, at San Francisco State University, at College of Marin, and at Truckee Meadows Community College.
Mr. Asher has an M.S. degree in business /
information systems from S.F. State, a B.A. in math from Cal State Los Angeles,
and a teaching credential from the California Community Colleges.
He currently works as the technology director
for a labor union, where he supports a computer network and develops database applications. In the past, he had owned a computer
consulting business, and had worked as a programmer/analyst and technical
trainer for several corporations in northern and southern California.
Mr. Asher is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Administrator (MCSA). He is also a Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) Network+ and A+ Certified Professional. In the past, he had become a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), and a Novell Certified NetWare Engineer (CNE).
After several years away, Mr. Asher is pleased to be returning to the Contra Costa Community College District.
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Below are links to several other pages on the college web site.
College − Contra Costa College home page
Department − Computer Information Systems Department web page
Instructor − Leslie Asher (initial instructor page)
Continuation − Leslie Asher (this continuation page)
This page: This is an unofficial web page and the views expressed here are those of the author, who is solely responsible for the content. The opinions expressed on this page do not necessarily represent the views of Contra Costa College.
Web links: Though web links in this document were accurate at the time they were typed, web links may change without notice. Students should use initiative to seek addresses that work, and may inform the instructor of those that do not.
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