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- Christian Brothers University
- School of Business
- Information Technology Management Department
- www.cbu.edu/business/itm/
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- Competition for degreed jobs is going to get even tougher !
- [Nearly 1/3 of the 2002 colleges graduates (1.2 million) remain
jobless]
- You must choose your field of study very carefully:
- Something you enjoy doing
- Something you do well
- A field that is going to grow strongly !
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- 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)
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- The US Commerce Department estimates 1.3 million new IT jobs will be
created through the year 2006, up from earlier estimates of 1 million
- That would bring IT up to 8% of our economy; that’s more people than
build cars and trucks at the US Big 3
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- Incredible worldwide IT shortage today
- Over 500,000 unfilled IT jobs in the United States today
- 10% of available positions !
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- Only 24,000 undergraduate IT degrees awarded in 1994, compared with
42,000 in 1986
- IT & CS graduates dropped by 30% in the 3 years 2000 – 2003; and
dropped 70% between 2000 - 2004
- The technical graduate shortage has been developing for a long time
- It will take a long time before supply and demand are back in sync
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- “Although they took some knocks last year, software workers have the
strongest prospects in the economy !”
- Business Magazine, March 2003
- “Software Engineers top list of best jobs with average pay of $80,500.
- Money Magazine 2006 (Salary.com survey)
- In April 2006, more Americans were employed in IT than at any other time
in the nation’s history !
- Information Week - April 18,
2006
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- Just because you get a degree in a field, and you land a job, does not mean that you will be working
directly or initially in that area !
- You need an education that prepares you not only for what you want to
do, but one that also prepares you for what you may have to do along the
way !
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- Companies using IT as primary customer interface (sales, customer
support, logistics support)
- Electronic Commerce between companies (EDI)
- Globalization (International business)
- Internet - a redefinition of ways of doing business
- Re-engineering corporate mainframe system and client/server systems to
web based applications
- IT Security Issues
- Decision Support – information an a primary asset
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- In today’s world, information systems play a key role and an increasing
role in the overall process of producing/delivering products or
providing services
- For a growing number of CEO’s, IT is the “critical factor” for success
- Information Week Magazine - June
1998
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- “A competitive advantage comes only with superior IT”
- Aetna Healthcare - Chairman/CEO
(Huber)
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- It took the telephone 40 years to reach 50 million users
- It took radio 38 years to reach 50 million users
- It took cable TV 10 years to reach 50 million users
- It only took the Internet 5 years to reach 50 million users !!!
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- Computer Languages (Java, PHP, C++, C)
- Web Development (HTML, JavaScript, PHP, Cold Fusion, ASP)
- Database (MySql, Access, SQL
Server, Oracle, DB2)
- Operating Systems ( Linux, Unix, Windows)
- Networking (TCP/IP) & Internetworking
- Enterprise Applications & ERP
- Project Management
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- It used to be that software designers and programmers worked alone,
which led to the perception that their technical skills we more
important than their people skills
- Now with flatter management structures and the use of “teams” for rapid response to global
opportunities, IT staff also need strong communication, business, and
project management skills
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- “Business technologists – masters of both technology and business
strategy – are becoming increasing critical to organizations”
- “Creating or finding employees skilled in both business and technology
is a tall order”
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- Most business leaders are forecasting an increase in hiring for
information technology workers in 2004 and beyond
- The surge in new IT hiring will demand a cross between sophisticated
technical skills and business intelligence
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- Focus:
- Current, Practical and Relevant Skills
- Integration of:
- Computer Science (Programming, Algorithms, and Database)
- Systems Analysis and Design
- Telecommunications & Operating Systems
- Business Core Disciplines (Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Economics,
Management, Business Law, Marketing, and Ethics)
- Solving Business Problems using Information Technology
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- Understand project management
- Manage for results
- Speak the language of business
- Improvise with grace and harmony
- Understand IT processes and business processes
- Make informed business decisions quickly
- Know how and when to measure performance
- Cultivate an environment of risk tolerance
- Communicate clearly, appropriately, and relentlessly
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- Introduction to Computers and Business Applications of Computers (153)
- Introduction to Programming and Algorithms (251)
- Computational Logic and Discrete Math (252)
- Telecommunications (29x)
- Java Programming Language (320)
- Systems Analysis and Design (351)
- Operating Systems and Networks (385)
- Database Management (451)
- Visual Basic and .Net Programming (458)
- Internet Programming (470)
- Decision Support (480)
- Information Systems Management (455)
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- A minor in Information Technology Management consists of the following
24 hours:
- ITM 251, 252, 351, 451, 455
- And three courses selected from ITM
29x, 320, 385, 458, 470, 480.
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Notes
