Majoring in MIS

1. Majoring in MIS

2. 2008 Job Outlook for New Grads • Accountants and Auditors - EXPECTED OPENINGS: 486,000MEDIAN INCOME: $50,770 • Computer Applications Software Engineers -EXPECTED OPENINGS: 268,000, MEDIAN INCOME: $74,980 • Elementary School Teachers - EXPECTED OPENINGS: 587,000MEDIAN INCOME: $43,160 • Secondary School Teachers - Math, science, etc. -EXPECTED OPENINGS: 436,000MEDIAN INCOME: $45,650 • Postsecondary Teachers – Masters Degree • EXPECTED OPENINGS: 892,000MEDIAN INCOME: $51,800

3. Information systems Careers • According to the December 2005 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Report, Information Systems careers represent three of the ten fastest growing occuptations.

4. A Degree in Business Administration with option in MIS • Our graduates starting at salaries up to $50,000 • In a chart headed "What Your Next Job Could Be," Newsweek listed the following: • Chief information officer $100,000 – 200,000 • Wireless engineer 80,000 – 120,000 • Software-development manager 60,000 – 100,000 • Database manager 60,000 – 80,000 • Director of e-commerce 50,000 – 80,000 • Webmaster 50,000 – 70,000

5. Business Administration Degree w/option in MIS • Management Information Systems (MIS) requires a minimum of 18 units. Students may choose one of the following tracks within the option: • Applications Development • Business Telecommunications • Electronic Commerce • Decision Technologies

6. Minor in Management Information System • The I.S. Department also offers a minor in Management Information Systems. Requirements for the minor are: 18 units including IS 300 and 15 units chosen from our IS basket.

7. MIS Option with a track in: Applications Development • This track prepares graduates for careers as business systems analysts, applications programmers, support specialists, software trainers, database designers and administrators to name just a few. A minimum of 18 units.

8. MIS Option with a track in: Business Telecommunications • The telecommunications emphasis allows majors to serve the industry demand for telecommunications and computer network specialists and administrators. A minimum of 18 units.

9. MIS Option with a track in: Electronic Commerce • This area offers many career openings for web page designers and webmasters - but also for e-commerce careers whose job descriptions are only now being written. A minimum of 18 units.

10. MIS Option with a track in: Decision Technologies • This track prepares graduates for careers as business analysts, system support managers, and consultants that use analytical and quantitative methods to understand and improve business processes. A minimum of 18 units.

11. Upon graduation graduates find jobs in: • Systems Analysts and Designers • Database Designers and Managers • Application Programmers • Computer Marketers • Computer Network Specialists • Software Builders • Software Testers • Web Page Designers • Software Trainers

12. Information Systems Student Association (ISSA) • Students interested in information systems careers make up the thriving organization called Information Systems Students Association (ISSA). An active, involved, committed group of students, ISSA slates, among its activities, programs that bring students into contact with MIS professionals and employers. Their calendar holds guest lecturers, company tours, and meet-the-industry events. ISSA coordinates workshops to strengthen the credentials of its student members and other workshops to help beginners and nonmajors learn higher-level computer skills. ISSA is affiliated with the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) • ISSA sponsors an annual Industry Night at a hotel banquet room. Here, students can network with industry professionals – some of them successful alumni of CSULB's Information Systems Department. The organization provides a book of students' resumes to employers attending.

13. Abraham (Avi) Asher Omer Benli Robert Chi Assistant ProfessorPh.D., Claremont Graduate School, CaliforniaCBA 441(562) 985-7795 Professor and ChairPh.D., University of Texas, AustinCBA 424(562) 985-4238 ProfessorPh.D., Syracuse University, New YorkCBA 431(562) 985-5918 H. Michael Chung Deborah Gaut James R. Coari ProfessorPh.D., University of California, Los AngelesCBA 423(562) 985-7691 Assistant ProfessorPh.D., University of Oklahoma, NormanCBA 437(562) 985-2509 LecturerMS Journalism, Northwestern University, Evanston, IllinoisCBA 439(562) 985-8994 Sophie Lee Shannon Jager Melody Kiang ProfessorPh.D., University of Texas CBA 428(562) 985-1940 LecturerMLS, San Jose State UniversityMA Linguistics, California State University, Long BeachCBA 443(562) 985-4554 ProfessorPh.D., University of Texas, AustinCBA 425(562) 985-8944 Khosrow Moshirvaziri Ying Liu Debbie McElroy ProfessorPh.D., University of California, Los AngelesCBA 430(562) 985-7965moshir@csulb.edu Assistant ProfessorPh.D., University of Arizona CBA 443 (562) 985-4554 LecturerMBA, California State University, Long BeachCBA 440(562) 985-4272 IS Faculty

14. D. Bruce Sun Asela Thomason Thang Nguyen Lecturer and IS advisorMBA, California State University, Long Beach CBA 435(562) 985-2399 Associate ProfessorPh.D., George Mason University, VirginiaCBA 436(562) 985-8995 Professor (On Leave)Ph.D., University of Texas, AustinCBA 438(562) 985-5612 Richard Wollmer Yu-Ming Wang Mike Walter ProfessorPh.D., University of California, BerkeleyCBA 429(562) 985-5436 ProfessorPh.D., New York UniversityCBA 432(562) 985-7861 ProfessorPh.D., University of IowaCBA 427(562) 985-4553 IS Faculty

15. Presentation is available on: • www.csulb.edu/~athomaso