MIS (Management Information Systems)

Concentration

Christian Brothers UniversitySchool of Business

http://www2.cbu.edu/cbu/Academics/SchoolofBusiness/ITM/index.htm

IT’s TRUE• 5 out of 10 fastest growing

professions in 2004-14 (according to the U.S. Department of Labor) are in IT/MIS

Fastest Growth Rates Thru 2014[2006 - US Bureau of Labor Statistics]

• Computer System Software Engineer ($81,140)• Computer Application Software Engineer ($76,310)• Biomedical Engineer ($70,520)• Physician Assistant ($69,250)• Environmental Engineer ($67,620)• Computer Systems Analyst ($67,520)• Database Administrator ($61,950)• Physical Therapist ($61,560• Network Analyst ($61,250)• Hydrologist ($60,880)

Professional IT Jobs vs All Jobs

NACE August 2008[National Association of Colleges and Employers]

• In 2008, MIS graduates saw healthier increases in their average salaries that any other field (8.2%) with an average of $50,888 – 71% of offers were over $50,000

• Average salary for IT, MIS, and computer science graduates were higher that any other field

Types of Positions for MIS Students • Business Analyst• Systems Analyst• Database Designer/Administrator• Applications Designer, Developer, Programmer• Security Officer• Webmaster• Network Administrator• IT Consultant• IT Project Manager• Ultimately IT Director and CIO!

“Demand for IT Jobs Will Soar Thru 2016”

• Five IT specialties are among the 25 fastest-growing jobs anticipated by 2016, according to a new forecast from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• Positions in network systems and data communications analysis will increase 53 percent between 2006 and 2016, the highest rate of growth of any occupation.

• Computer software application engineers will see the fourth-highest growth, with an increase of 44 percent.

• Computer systems analysts (29%), database administrators (29%) and computer systems software engineers (28%) also rank in the top 25 jobs in terms of job growth.

• Other IT occupations expected to see increase growth include network and computer systems administrators, computer and information research scientists, computer information systems managers and computer support specialists.

IT “Most Lucrative”

2007 Graduates

Degrees vs Job Openings

U.S. Tech Employment Hits Its Highest Point In Seven Years [Information Week, July 2007]

• The unemployment rate for IT occupations fell to 2%, and total IT employment has reached nearly 3.6 million, better than it has been the past seven years, according to the most recent household employment survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics

• The results paint a much better picture for the health of the IT profession than during the recession of 2003 and 2004, when the IT unemployment rate hit 5.3%.

• But a shift in the type of work U.S. tech workers do also is continuing. The biggest job gains the past year come for software engineers, IT managers, and network systems analysts. Programmers and support specialists continue to lose jobs.

• Total IT employment of 3.58 million and the size of the available IT workforce -- 3.65 million working or unemployed -- are at their highest levels since the BLS started using these eight computer-related job categories in 2000.

• At 2%, the tech unemployment rate matches that of the larger management and professional class measured by BLS. Employers added about 93,000 computer-related jobs from a year ago.

Ten Best Jobs in America[Money Magazine and Salary.com, 2007]

• 1. Software Engineer• 2. College Professor• 3. Financial Adviser• 4. Human Resource Manager• 5. Physician Assistant• 6. Market Research Analyst• 7. Computer IT Analyst• 8. Real Estate Appraiser• 9. Pharmacist• 10. Psychologist

Copyright - D. Brandon, Ph.D., PMP - Christian Brothers University

US IT Jobs: Going vs Staying[The MIS curriculum focuses on the “staying”]• Going (being outsourced):– Highly defined, non-collaborative programming– Commodity help desk– Legacy maintenance

• Staying:– Collaborative, creative programming– Project Management– Requirements Analysis– Design– Business process consulting– Processes requiring ultra high service levels– Security risk processes

“10 Skills Employers Can’t Resist”[ComputerWorld, November 5, 2007]

• Machine Learning – especially data mining and security related• Mobile Applications• Wireless Networking• Human Computer Interfaces – especially web• Project Management• General Networking• Network Convergence – “technology management”• Open Source Programming• Business Intelligence• Skills in a wide range of application languages (php, java, c++, .net, XML,

etc.)

Copyright – Dan Brandon

Skill Set You Need Most from New Hires[CIO Magazine, 2006]

Skill % of RespondentsProject Management 54

Application Development 51

Business Process Management 39

Security 37

Database Management 36

Networking 33

Help Desk & User Support 33

Architecture Development 31

Web Services 27

Business Specific Knowledge 27

Infrastructure Management 27

Website Development 22

Emerging Technologies 19

CBU MIS Specialization

• Four courses plus internship course

• All MIS courses conducted in versatile “hybrid” mode – part online part in person

• 16 week format• Personal face to face contact

with MIS instructors at times compatible with both day and evening students

CBU MIS Specialization Courses[all have MIS 153 and MIS 231 as Prereq’s]

• MIS 295 DataComm, Networks, and Security• MIS 351 Systems Design and Analysis• MIS 470 Application and Web Development • MIS 471 Database Design, Data Mining, and Business

Intelligence• MIS 455 MIS Practicum and Project Management

MIS 295Data Communication, Networks, and Security

• Systems Software• Data Communication Fundamentals• Networks

– Wired networks– Wireless networks

• Cyber Security– Operating Systems– Networks– Client Devices– Risk Management– Business Continuity

MIS 351 Systems Design and Analysis

• System Context• System Requirements Discovery and Analysis• Object Oriented Analysis and Design

– Use Case Analysis– Unified Modeling Language (UML)– Class Diagramming– Event Diagramming

• Rational Unified Process (RUP)• User Interface Design• Prototyping• System Proposals

MIS 470 Application and Web Development

• Computational Logic• Modern Programming Principles– Structured Programming–Object Oriented Programming

• Application Design• Web Human Computer Interface• Web Programming (HTML, XML, JavaScript, PHP)

MIS 471 Database Design, Data Mining, and Business Intelligence

• Data Management• Relational Database Model & Normalization• Entity Relationship Modeling• Structure Query Language (SQL)• Open Source and Proprietary Databases• Database Configuration and Operation• Data Warehousing• Business Intelligence• On Line Analytical Processing (OLAP)• Data Mining

MIS 455 MIS Practicum and Project Management

• Project Initiation• Project Planning• Project Execution• Project Control• Project Close Out• Team Project Practicum

So what is the going pay rate for IT/MIS professionals today?

• According to the US Department of Labor, the median annual earnings of IT/MIS managers was $92,570 while the middle 50 percent earned between $71,650 and $118,330!

• Here are examples of salaries that typical IT/MIS professionals receive, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics:• Network systems and data communications analyst; Average salary: $60,600• Computer software engineer, applications; Average salary: $79,930• Computer software engineer, systems software; Average salary: $76,910• Database administrator; Average salary: $60,650• Network and computer systems administrator; Average salary: $40,430

Got Job, Want Job ?• If not, then you have come to the

right place• MIS may be the “ticket” for you !• Check out the Sloan Career Center

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