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The wide world of information systems. Steven Follis Microsoft. Who is this Steven Follis guy?. Baylor graduate BBA in MIS - May 2010 MS in Information Systems - May 2011 4 year Yell Leader ( Sic’em !) Two time fraternity All University Sing Chair Microsoft consultant
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The wide world of information systems Steven Follis Microsoft
Who is this Steven Follis guy? Baylor graduate BBA in MIS - May 2010 MS in Information Systems - May 2011 4 year Yell Leader (Sic’em!) Two time fraternity All University Sing Chair Microsoft consultant Living in Charlotte, NC for a year & counting Specializing in SharePoint & front end dev Loving the company! (especially the people)
Information systems is the application of technology to solve business problems. It’s about people.
OK, but what do they do? IT Auditor Project Management Programmer Database Administrator Business Analyst Startups Technology Sales Business Intelligence Web Designer Consultant
The tech world is awesome BIG DATA
39% Percentage of Hankamergraduates that had jobs upon graduation 57% Percentage of HankamerMISmajors gainfully employed upon graduation Source: August 2011 – May 2012
It pays to major in MIS @ BU Mechanical Engineering $58,500 Electrical Engineering /Computer Science $58,100 MIS $53,858 Business Fellows $53,460 DMT $52,625 Accounting $50,300 Management $47,950 Entrepreneurship $47,909 Finance $46,155 Nursing $46,149 2010-2011 Baylor Hiring Statistics