Transcript Lesson 10 Digital Advertising

Management
Information Systems
A Career Perspective
MIS Graduates …
Are considered Information Technology
Professionals
 Unique combination
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 Understanding
of Business
 Understanding of Information Technology
 Able to combine these to gain competitive
advantage for the organization
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MIS Graduates
Develop and maintain information systems
as solutions to business problems
 Work with other IT professionals in a team
environment
 Often serve team/project leadership roles
 Come from a accredited business program
(AACSB)
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MIS Courses Stress Real World
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Students learn cutting-edge technologies and
practice their understanding
Project assignments reflect actual work
assignments
Teams often work with campus and community
organizations to develop information systems
“My job is my MIS 420 course” – MIS graduate
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MIS Career Tracks
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Based on solid feedback from industry via
corporate advisory board
Employers expect MIS grads to have solid
communication, analytical, and managerial skills
Generally pursue applied problem-solving
Prepare for future project leadership/managerial
roles within the firm
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Entry Level MIS Career Tracks
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Systems Analyst ~premier position for MIS
 Investigates
business processes: key is
understanding the business needs
 Determine user needs related to informationbased problems
 Output is a detailed set of system
specifications for a new or improved system
 Often works in team environment
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Entry Level MIS Career Tracks
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Programmer
 Write
business computer programs according
to specifications prepared by systems analyst
 May work individually or in teams
 Web development has become popular
especially in e-commerce environment
 Most companies plan to train the new hire in
their programming environment
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Entry Level MIS Career Tracks
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Programmer/Analyst
 Combines
systems analysis and programming
Serves first as systems analyst to determine needs
 Then modifies programs as needed
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 Communication
skills are crucial: must work
with user base and with IT
 This has been the most frequent 1st job area
for ISU grads
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Entry Level MIS Career Tracks
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Database Administrator
 Responsible
for designing, implementing, and
maintain database systems
 Establish policies and procedures for security,
management, and maintenance
 Works with end users and with IS
programmers and system administrators
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Entry Level MIS Career Tracks
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Network/LAN Administrator
 Designs
network architecture
 Wires network ports
 Installs and configures file/web servers
 Maintains user names and passwords,
permissions
 Troubleshoots networking problems
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Entry Level MIS Career Tracks
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Consultant/Business Analyst
 Combines
highest business understanding
with technical expertise to solve problems
 May work for a consulting company and be
assigned to different client companies
 Frequently serve as trainers, user support
specialists, technical support specialists, or
project group experts
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MIS Curriculum
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Business Core (44 credit hours)
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Economics I/II, Accounting I/II, Statistics
I/II, BLaw
 Jr/Sr: Management, Marketing, MIS, Finance,
Operations, Business Report Writing
 Sr: Business Strategy
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Every business major takes same core
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MIS Major Curriculum (Present)
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Required MIS Courses (21 hours)
 310:
COBOL I
 376: Business Computer Systems (Project)
 300: Systems Analysis (Project)
 430: Data Communications/Networking (Project)
 420: Database Management (Project)
 476: Management of Information Systems
 Additional communications course (215 or 305)
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MIS Major Curriculum (Present)
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Electives (pick any 9 hours)
 COBOL II (employers want same* language)
 E-Commerce Programming (Project)
 Business Web Development
 Advanced Web Development
 Managing LANs I (Windows 2000 Hands-on)
 Decision Support Systems/Oracle (Project)
 C++ Programming (CS 256 or MIS 355)
 MIS Internship (MIS 339)
 Accounting
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MIS Minor Curriculum
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Required Courses (9 hours)
 MIS
310: COBOL I
 MIS 376: Business Computer Systems
 MIS 300: Systems Analysis
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Electives (pick 6 hours from MIS courses)
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MIS Curriculum (Proposed)
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Business Core (44 hours)
MIS Required (18 hours)
 Intro
to Programming Concepts, Systems Analysis,
COBOL I, Knowledge Management, Project
Management, MIS Capstone
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MIS Electives (3 or 6 hours)
 Pick
from existing list
 We recommend that students take more electives
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MIS Facilities
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School of Business Computer Labs
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403 Software Lab
 SB 304 Server Lab (students build Windows
2000 servers)
 SB 807 Production Servers (Windows NT,
Windows 2000, Linux)
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Microsoft Academic Alliance member: free
latest systems software for staff/students
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Student Organizations - Key
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MISA – Management Information Systems
Association
 Active
membership with biweekly meetings
 Guest speakers, field trips and tours
 Networking opportunities, service learning,
fun
 http://misnt.indstate.edu/misa
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Student Organizations - Key
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AIM – Alpha Iota Mu
 National
MIS honor society
 Founded at ISU as the Alpha chapter
 Selected based on academic record and
character
 http://misnt.indstate.edu/aim.
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Corporate Advisory Board
More than a dozen companies to provide
advice, sponsor internships, hire students,
support the MIS program at ISU
 Meets on campus twice a year
 Most of the companies are our primary
partners for recruiting: win-win-win!
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MIS Faculty
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Dr. Jeff Harper – PhD Auburn; program coord.
Dr. Ayman Abuhamdieh – PhD Rutgers
Dr. Dennis Bialaszewski – PhD SUNY
Dr. Jim Buffington – PhD Nebraska
Dr. Joe Harder – PhD Southern Illinois
Dr. Billy Moates – PhD Alabama
Dr. Bruce McLaren – PhD Purdue; dept chair
Andy Cooper – MS
Mike Frame – MS
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For More Information …
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School of Business Web Site
www.indstate.edu/schbus
MIS Web Site http://misnt.indstate.edu/mis
Program Coordinator: Jeff Harper
 237-2279
 [email protected]
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This file http://misnt.indstate.edu/bjm/careers.ppt
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