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How to Successfully Develop a Blueprint for a Career in MIS

How to Successfully Develop a Blueprint for a Career in MIS. Fall 2009 MIS Orientation. Agenda. Demand for IS majors Career management How to get ahead MIS offerings & electives Class expectations ConocoPhillips Speaker. Find yourself in IS!. Demand for IS Majors. Demand for IS Majors.

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How to Successfully Develop a Blueprint for a Career in MIS

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  1. How to Successfully Develop a Blueprint for a Career in MIS Fall 2009 MIS Orientation

  2. Agenda • Demand for IS majors • Career management • How to get ahead • MIS offerings & electives • Class expectations • ConocoPhillips Speaker Find yourself in IS!

  3. Demand for IS Majors

  4. Demand for IS Majors • More than 40% of the technology workforce will reach retirement age by 2010 • On average, universities are producing only 30% of the IT graduates that they did in 2001 • Obama administration plans to develop over 200,000 IT jobs in healthcare

  5. Career Management

  6. Career Management • Enhance your résumé with Career Services • Register with Hire A Bear • https://myinterfase.com/baylor/student • Attend the Career Fair • Fall ‘09 Fair – September 29th from 12:30-4:30 at Ferrell Center • Sign up for on-campus interviews • Be proactive with your career!

  7. How To Get Ahead

  8. AITP • Association of Information Technology Professionals • Events • Fall 2009 Orientation • 2010 IS Summit • Fall/Winter/Spring Premieres • End of semester party • Contact our officers or visit our website • http://aitp.baylor.edu

  9. Internships • Normally taken summer between junior and senior year • A high percentage of interns take fulltime positions • Option of receiving course credit (BUS 4395) • See Professor Roland Eichelberger regarding internships for credit

  10. Special Opportunities • Leadership Class • Applications • Criteria • Upper level business elective (3 hours) • IS Scripting Challenge • Cash prizes! • ConocoPhillips Leadership Awards

  11. MIS Offerings and Electives

  12. MIS Offerings • A meaningful student organization (AITP) • Many opportunities to get involved • A great career • Relationships with prominent businesses

  13. MIS Electives • Information Systems • MIS-4343 Advanced Database Management • MIS-4344 Data Mining • Preferred non-IS electives • MGT-4320 Negotiating and Conflict Resolution • MGT-4335 Management Consulting • MGT-4310 Team Development and Management • ENT-4330 Initiating and Sustaining Innovation  • MKT-3310 Professional Selling and Communication

  14. Class Expectations

  15. Class Expectations • A balance of technical and conceptual courses • Programming, database, networking, cyber-security • Analysis & design, project management • Focus on relevance • Experienced, caring faculty

  16. Concluding Remarks • We want you to be successful • Great opportunities lie ahead • Strength of IT ob market • Wide range of job types in IS – technical to managerial • Opportunity for upper management career path • Opportunity for entrepreneurship • Make the most of your opportunity • Maintain your focus – stick to the vision of what you want to achieve • We stand ready to help you achieve your goals!

  17. Contact Information • Dr. Timothy KayworthOffice: 254-710-4751 Email: Timothy_Kayworth@baylor.edu

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