Choosing ISAcademic Choices andCareer Opportunities:

Putting the Pieces Together

Choosing ISAcademic Choices andCareer Opportunities:

Putting the Pieces Together

Agenda

Why IS?Academic Choices

CurriculumMajorsMinors

Career Opportunities

Why IS?

1. According to the U.S Bureau of Labor, total employment among computing professionals has exceeded 5.8 million.

2. The U.S Bureau of Labor also estimates a 53% increase in computing application engineers over the next 10 years.

3. Nearly half of Fortune Magazine’s Fastest-Growing Professional Jobs are computing and information technology positions.

Why IS?

Technology Salaries $75,500 annual average wage 86% more than the average U.S. private sector

wage.

Fastest Growing Occupation 10 Year Forecast. 36% + Computer Engineers 36% + MIS/CIS/Info Science 35% + Technical Support Specialist 20% + Computer Programmer

Why IS?

• Information Technology is pervasive in society, its impact is only going to increase.

• There are few businesses that utilize no Information Technology

• Women took on slightly more than half of U.S. jobs created in the first part of the decade and made gains in securing the most lucrative openings.

• Increase in females faculty and postdoctoral students across the nation.

Business Administration Program Requirements

Program Length – 120 hoursGeneral Education – 60 to 72 hoursBusiness Core – 30 hoursBusiness Electives – 18 to 30 hours

Program Choices in IS

B.S. in Information SystemsBA 28005 Core Courses2 Electives

Minor in Information SystemsBA 2800 (Core Course)4 Electives

IS Major Highlights

BA 2800BA 2800

Java 2Java 2

Java Track 2 Courses

Java Track 2 Courses

Database Management

Database Management

Systems AnalysisSystems Analysis

Systems DesignSystems Design

One Programming CourseOne Programming Course

+ Two IS Electives+ Two IS Electives

IS Minor Highlights

BA 2800BA 2800

4 IS Electives:Legacy Systems (Cobol)

Java ProgrammingSystems Analysis

Enterprise Information SystemsTelecommunications

Decision Support Systems.Net Programming (VB/C#)

Databasee-CommerceWeb Design

Security and ISSystems Design

Accounting/Finance and ISMarketing and the Internet

4 IS Electives:Legacy Systems (Cobol)

Java ProgrammingSystems Analysis

Enterprise Information SystemsTelecommunications

Decision Support Systems.Net Programming (VB/C#)

Databasee-CommerceWeb Design

Security and ISSystems Design

Accounting/Finance and ISMarketing and the Internet

IS Area Highlights

IS Mentoring ClubIS Programming ClubWeb Development CorpsIS LabList ServeFaculty involved in

practitioner - based research

Systems Analysis and Design

“Real World” application of classroom knowledge

Real clients with real business needs

Great experience Differentiation from other majors

during interviews

Sample Analysis and Design Projects

Careers in Information Systems

Programmer / Software Engineer

Systems or Business Analyst

Project Manager Quality Assurance

and Testing Data Administration Database

Administration / Data Modeling

Systems Administration

Systems Operator Technical Writer Implementation

Coordination Governance

(Technical Spend Decisions)

Customer Support Logistics and others…..

Where do UMSL MIS Majors Work?

MasterCard International110

SBC 85

Boeing Company 60

Edward Jones 48

Accenture 25

A.G. Edwards 18

Anheuser-Busch Companies 17

CitiMortgage, Inc. 16

University of Missouri-St. Louis 15

Nestle Purina PetCare 12

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company 11

Monsanto Company 11

IBM Corporation 10

GenAmerica Financial Corporation 9

Amdocs, Inc. 8

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri 8

US Bank 8

Maritz, Inc. 7

Union Pacific Corporation 7

Brown Group, Inc. 6

CAP Gemini Ernst & Young 6

Electronic Data Systems Corporation 6

Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis 6

Solutia, Inc. 6

United Parcel Service 5

Ameren Corporation 4

BJC Healthcare 4

ITT Corporation 4

Scottrade 4

What is the difference between IS and CS?

IS teaches you how to exploit information technologies to solve business problems and gain competitive advantage.

CS teaches you how to write code and concentrates on the how of programming, not the why.

The MIS Profession

The Business UsersSupply Chain

Business Processes

Information Systems &

Information Technology

The IS Professional

Bridges The Gap

And Creates Value

Conclusion

http://www.umsl.edu/divisions/business/mis/index.htmlArea Coordinator: Ashok Subramanian (314) 516-

6279subramaniana@umsl.edu