Careers in CIS and IT

Slide 1: Preparing for Careers in Business-IT: CIS Major and IT Minor CIS Presents Tamara Babaian, Monica Garfield, Wendy Lucas, Doug Robertson, and David Yates CIS Department Thursday, April 3, 2008

Slide 2: As a CIS professional, You can work anywhere in the world For any kind of an organization, In a variety of sectors, such as • Consulting • Public accounting • Information technology • Aerospace • Insurance • Energy • Security • Finance

Slide 3: Impact of IT is everywhere Cheap, Ubiquitous Computing is Changing Lives Motomen in Cambodia

Slide 4: Impact of IT is everywhere Cheap, Ubiquitous Computing is Improving Lives E-Choupal in India

Slide 5: What Corporations are Saying … s Leonard Morrison, Executive Director of Corporate Relations at Bentley says: “CIS majors are among the most highly sought after students in this market”

Slide 6: Bentley Fact s In 2007, CIS majors received starting salaries between $52,500 and $102,000 s CIS and IT are back! … Signing bonuses are back!

Slide 7: Bentley CIS graduates in 2007 Entered jobs in world-class companies: • Cantata Technology Inc. • Commonwealth Financial Network • Deloitte Consulting • IBM • KPMG • Liberty Mutual • PricewaterhouseCoopers • St. Paul Travelers • UBS Financial Services

Slide 8: Some Bentley CIS jobs, 2005-2008 Great programs and positions: • Leadership Development Program • Technology Development Program • IT Development Program • Performance IT • Systems Analyst • Business Technology Analyst • Software Engineer • ERS Consultant • IT Risk Consultant

Slide 9: Business-IT Programs at Bentley s CIS Major • This major prepares you for a successful business career as a technology expert • Allows you to provide immediate value for your employer by integrating business and technology into business solutions • Focuses on application development, IT infrastructure, data management, and modeling with the intent to create high-value adding business solutions • Forms an excellent foundation for a versatile long-term business career

Slide 10: Start the CIS Major With: s CS150 Introduction to Data and Information Management s CS180 Programming Fundamentals s CS240 Business Processing and Communications Infrastructure Take these as early as possible – CS150 and one of the others can be used toward the minor The entire major consists of eight courses

Slide 11: Additional Courses in CIS Major s Two more required • Data management: CS350 • Systems analysis & design: CS360 s Plus three electives from • Object-oriented systems development: CS280 • Software development for the Web: CS380 • IT infrastructure: CS440 • Software project management: CS460 • Infrastructure management/Linux: CS420

Slide 12: Business-IT Programs at Bentley s CIS Minor (formerly IT Minor) • An excellent combination with any major • Strengthens your value for prospective employers in any profession • Improves your skills in data and systems analysis and business problem solving • Helps you understand how technology can be used in your area(s) of expertise

Slide 13: The Minor Has These Courses s CS150 Introduction to Data and Information Management (A&S elective) s CS213 World Wide Web (A&S elective) s CS359 Business Information Systems Analysis & Design (or substitute) s CS476 E-Business Infrastructure and Policy (or substitute) Flexibility to create your own CIS minor – CS180, CS350, and others can substitute for some or all of the above

Slide 14: Welcome to CIS! s It builds a great foundation for a long-term business career s It will help you understand the core of modern business s The jobs pay well s It’s fun, interesting, and exciting!

Slide 15: CIS Major CS240 CS Elective CS350 IT101 CS150 CS Elective CS360 CS180 CS Elective Five required courses and three electives

Slide 16: Ten Best Jobs in America 1. Software Engineer 2. College Professor 3. Financial Adviser 4. Human Resource Manager 5. Physician Assistant 6. Market Research Analyst 7. Computer IT Analyst 8. Real Estate Appraiser 9. Pharmacist 10. Psychologist Source: Money Magazine and Salary.com

Slide 17: An Interesting Fact s7 out of 10 fastest growing professions in 2004-14 (according to the U.S. Department of Labor) are in IT

Slide 18: And the Jobs are Paying Well… 2004 median pay Computer systems analysts $66,640 Computer and information systems $92,570 managers Computer software engineers, $74,980 applications Database administrators $60,650 Network systems and data $60,600 communications analyst

Slide 19: Number of Computing Jobs Is Going Up Quickly 2004 2014 % change Computer systems analysts 487 640 31.4% Computer and information 280 353 25.9% systems managers Computer software engineers, 460 682 48.4% applications Network systems and data 231 357 54.6% communications analyst Total, all professional-level IT 3,403 4,440 30.5% occupations Total, all occupations 145,612 164,540 13.0%