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Nine Hot Topics in the First IS/IT Course: Increasing our Student Employability
Hossein Bidgoli, Ph.D.• Professor of MIS at California State University• Helped set up the first PC lab in the U.S. and
served as its first director• Author of 45 textbooks, 27 lab manuals, and
dozens of technical articles• Editor-in-Chief of five major encyclopedia and
handbook series• Numerous national awards and accolades for
many of these Encyclopedias and Journals• 2001-2002 Professor of the Year
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Traditional IT Jobs
• Operations and help desk• Programming• Systems design• Web design and Web hosting• Network design and maintenance• Database design and maintenance
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New IT Jobs
• App Developer• Social Media Architect• Telework Manager• Data Scientist• Cloud Architect• Robotics Engineer
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Goals and Objectives of this Presentation
• Link the IS/IT Course to Current and Upcoming Job Market
• Encourage Students to pay Closer Attention to these Hot IS/IT Fields
• Encourage Students to Choose Major or Minor in These Fields
• Assist Undecided Students to go into these Fields• Increase Overall Employability of our Students
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Topic # 1: Business Analytics
What is BA?
BA uses
Data
and
Statistical methods
to gain insight into the data …
Descriptive, Predictive , and Prescriptive 2015 Cengage Learning Computing Conference6
Business Analytics in Action
• Match.com
• eHarmony
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield System (BCBS)
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Topic # 2: Big Data Analytics
What is Big Data? • Big data is data so voluminous that …
The 3 Vs
• Volume
• Variety
• Velocity
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Who Benefits from Big Data?
• Retail—Customer relationship management, …
• Financial services—Risk analysis,…
• Advertising and public relations—Targeted advertising, …
• Government—National security,…
• Manufacturing—Product research, …
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Topic # 3: Telecommuting
• Reduced costs of doing business• Reduced employee turnover and absenteeism
• Able to find and hire people with special skills• Technology support is available for both
employees and employers
• There are some challenges
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Examples of Job Candidates for Telecommuting
• Computer programming
• Data entry
• Accountant
• Advertising executive
• Bookkeeper
• CAD/CAM engineer
• Civil engineer
• Financial analyst
• Graphic artist
• Journalist
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Topic # 4: Business Applications of Social Media
• Facebook- Create a Fan Page
• Twitter- Connect with customers in real time
• Pinterest- Showcase product offerings
• LinkedIn Groups – Seek business expertise
• YouTube- Create video content and “how-to” videos2015 Cengage Learning Computing Conference12
Location-Based Social Media Tools
• Yelp, FourSquare, and Level Up are great for brick and mortar businesses
• A business should register on these sites to claim
a location spot• A business should offer incentives such as check-
in rewards or special discounts• Customer reviews on these sites are very helpful
for attracting new customers
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Topic # 5: Mobile Computing
• Mobile computing and mobile apps• An app is designed to perform a specific task …
• Today, there is an app available for just about any task …
• Many of the apps are free; some must be purchased
• Security and privacy challenges2015 Cengage Learning Computing Conference14
Here are some examples of popular apps in use
• EPOCRATES —Gives doctors basic information about drugs, harmful interactions,…
• ALIVECOR —Produces electrocardiograms when patients place their fingers over the monitor's sensors
• Google Shopper—Provides information such as prices, reviews, and videos for millions of products
• RBS —Performs all sorts of online banking tasks
• Spotify—Streams millions of songs from the Internet
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Topic # 6: Electronic Health Records "eHealth"
Advantages• Improve quality and convenience of patient
care• Increase patient participation in their care• Improve accuracy of diagnoses and health
outcomes• Improve care coordination• Increase practice efficiencies and cost
savings
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EHSs the Foundation for Collaborative Patient Care
• Kaiser Permanente successful implementation
• There are more than 17,000 medical apps to choose from
• Mobile health apps allow doctors to monitor patients in real time, regardless of where they both are
• The patients create and transmit their own data using portable ECG machines, blood pressure monitors, and weight scales
• EHRs and mobile apps are creating a true collaborative environment between doctors and patients
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Topic # 7: Cloud Computing
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, says, “You don’t generate your own electricity. Why generate your own computing?”
What is Cloud Computing?Cloud Computing incorporates, under one platform, many recent
technologies, including the SaaS model, Web 2.0, grid computing, and utility computing …
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Types of Cloud Computing
• Public, Private, Hybrid, Community • Which one to choose?• Cloud computing includes components in the form
of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
• Common examples: Google Drive, Dropbox, and Office 365
• Advantages and Disadvantage2015 Cengage Learning Computing Conference19
Topic # 8: IoE / IoT
• The Internet of Everything (IOE) processes, data, and
things are interconnected….
• The Internet of Things (IoT) physical objects that are connected to …
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Who benefit from IoE and IoT
Manufacturing industry is a major beneficiary through:
• Connected and smart factories• Integrated supply chains• In-context collaboration and work flows for global
design teams• Sensor-driven decision analytics• Smart homes
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Topic # 9: Applied AI
• Expert Systems• Robotics• Case-Based Reasoning• Intelligent Agents • Fuzzy Logic • Artificial Neural Networks• Genetic Algorithms • Natural-Language Processing • Contextual Computing
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Robotics
• Their applications are on the rise: Why?
• According to Gartner by 2025, One in three jobs will be taken by software or robots
• They do not fall in love with coworkers, get insulted, or call in sick
• They are consistent
• They can be used in environments that are hazardous to humans, such as working with radioactive materials
• They do not spy for competitors, ask for a raise, or lobby for longer breaks
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Intelligent Agents in Action
• SFR, which is a division of Vodafone, uses an IA to facilitate 750,000 conversations a month
• eBay uses an IA named Louise to assist in over 200,000 customer conversations a day
• Apple Siri as IA
• IBM Watson as IA
• Microsoft's Cortana an IA is able to set reminders, recognize natural voice, and answer questions...
• Viv is an IA enable to answer a number of queries for the users and becomes smarter as it is being used...
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Please contact me with any questions or comments:
Hossein Bidgoli
https://www.csub.edu/~hbidgoli/
661-654-2331
Thank you!
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