Information Systems are utilized in every area of modern business and life. There appears to be no immediate end in sight for the demand for IS graduates. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, IS majors will hold three of the top eight growth jobs over the next eight years. At the bachelor’s level, six of the top 10 growing occupations are in information systems. IS majors also have leading edge tools and techniques in their grasp and will enter careers with strong salaries according to www.computerworld.com.
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The use of computerized systems is widespread in every phase of modern business. A major or a minor in IS is designed to provide business professionals majoring in a business discipline with the skills necessary to understand and to use computerized business systems effectively and efficiently. Listed below are three concentration areas that IS majors sometimes follow. Your advisor can help you select courses that best match the area you are most interested in pursuing.
Systems analysts use their knowledge and skills to solve information problems and enable information technology to meet the individual and collective needs of an organization. They study business, scientific, or engineering problems and opportunities and design improved solutions using information technology. This process may include planning and developing new computer systems or devising ways to apply existing systems' resources to additional operations. Systems analysts may design entirely new systems, including both hardware and software, add a single new software application to harness more of the computer's power or participate in the implementation of a comprehensive integrated application.
Electronic commerce is a way to manage and conduct business online using computers and networks (in particular the Internet and World Wide Web). It offers new ways of doing business and provides a competitive advantage to participants by reducing costs and saving time. The use of electronic commerce is expected to increase dramatically during the next several years.
Computer programmers write, test, and maintain the detailed instructions--called programs or software - that list in a logical order the steps computers must execute to perform their functions. Many technical innovations in programming-advanced computing technologies and sophisticated new languages and programming tools-have redefined the role of a programmer and elevated much of the programming work done today.
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