Careers in MIS

Prof S Lubbe

(HOD Buss Management)

Mr F Nel

(Lecturer MIS)

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Our guest!

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John Browning:

“Information Technology is no longer a business resource; it has become the

business environment”

The Economist, 1990

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What we want to Achieve?

What is your passion? Curriculum Where do MIS fit in? Careers CV’s

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Revision:

Who was Monday 10 years old? What smartphone app is developed in CT? And laptop? Interview:

Explain to us MIS?

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Where do you see yourself in 3 years……. 5 years?

Dragging your hind-legs Inspired by ‘gangsters’ story PE The German Shepard Don’t get stuck in mediocrity or ..poverty…

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Curriculum

1st Year: B.Comm:

Economics, Business Management, Accounting MIS:

Based on the IS 2002 Model Curriculum and Guidelines for undergraduate degree programs in information systems (ISWorld, 2007). These standards are well summarized in an article by Prof S Wang of the University of Massachusetts: An Examination of the Introductory MIS Course, Journal of Information Technology Education Volume 6, 2007

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YEAR 2

Semester 1 Semester 2

Maths & Stats: SSTT121 Stats: SSTT122

Commercial Law : CLAW101 Commercial Law: CLAW102

Introductory Computing: SCPS111 Database : SCPS232

Computer Comm & NW: SCPS231 VB: SCPS242

YEAR 3

Semester 1 Semester 2

Accounting IS: CMIS301OO Analysis & Design1.1;CMIS311Computer Architecture: SCPS221Database: SCPS331

OO Analysis & Design1.2;CMIS302Managerial Acc: CMIS312/CFMC..Client Server Comp: SCPS332Project; SCPS322

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Where does MIS fit in?

What is MIS?

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Careers: Does MIS stand the test of providing jobs?

Programmer/Analyst/System Developer Business/System Analyst Business Consultant Database Administrator Network Administrator Web Master/Developer Chief Information/technology Officer Procurement/Management Support Forensics??

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Your CV:

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Globalization: Globalization 1.0: Columbus discovered the

world is round and the world shrank from large to MEDIUM

Globalization 2.0: around 1800, with the industrial revolution, the world went from medium to SMALL, and international companies dominated

Globalization 3.0: Early 2000, distance is removed from the business equation, and the world went from small to TINY.

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Globalization 3.0

In this era, people of all colors from the four corners of the world dominate business.

Farmers in remote villages in Nepal carry an iPhone to access the world’s knowledge at, say, Wikipedia or the stock market closing prices at Bloomberg. Boeing 777: Using the Internet to build a world

class airplane

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The World is Flat: T Friedman

Columbus proved in 1492 that the world is round Sailors maneuvered the seas discovering lands,

people, languages as nations began trading goods around the world

The world has become flat due to technological advances connecting people in China, India and the US as if we were all next door neighbors.

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Examples:

Physicians in India are reading X-rays for US hospitals

JetBlue Airways ticket agents take plane reservations for the company from the comfort of their Utah homes

Technology has eliminated some of the economic and cultural advantages developed countries enjoy, making the world a level playing field for all participants.

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“You are the architect of your own future”