The document summarizes career opportunities for students majoring or minoring in Computer Information Systems (CIS) at Bentley University. It outlines the CIS major and minor programs, popular career paths for graduates such as consulting, IT, and finance, and high starting salaries. It encourages students to consider the CIS field due to growing job demand, competitive pay, and ability to work globally in a variety of sectors.

1. Preparing for Careers in Business-IT: CIS Major and CIS Minor @ Bentley University http://cis.bentley.edu

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

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

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

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

6. Bentley Facts Bentley’s Class of 2009 CIS majors average starting salary of $53,500 81% employed at time of graduation Bentley’s Class of 2009 Overall average starting salary of $50,800 47% employed at time of graduation CIS and IT are back! … Signing bonuses are back (75% of those employed had signing bonuses)!

7. Bentley CIS graduates in 2009 Entered jobs in world-class companies: Boston Scientific, Deloitte Consulting Becton-Dickinson, Wellington Management Liberty Mutual, PricewaterhouseCoopers Fox News Channel, Verizon Wireless Endeca Technologies, … See “Careers in Computer Information Systems” from Career Services for more or contact Janet Ehl at [email_address] in Career Services

8. Some Bentley CIS jobs, 2005-2009 Great programs and positions: Leadership Development Program Technology Development Program IT Development Program, Performance IT Systems Analyst, Business Analyst Business Technology Analyst Software Engineer, IT Risk Consultant, … See “Careers in Computer Information Systems” from Career Services for more or contact Janet Ehl at [email_address] in Career Services

9. Business-IT Programs at Bentley 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

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

11. Additional Courses in CIS Major Two more required Data management: CS350 Systems analysis & design: CS360 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 Internship: CS421

12. Business-IT Programs at Bentley 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

13. The Minor Has These Courses CS150 Introduction to Data and Information Management (A&S elective) CS213 World Wide Web (A&S elective) Plus two CS electives Flexibility to create your own IT minor – CS180, CS240, CS350, CS360 and others can be taken as electives

14. Welcome to CIS! It builds a great foundation for a long-term business career It will help you understand the core of modern business The jobs pay well It’s fun, interesting, and exciting! David Yates (dyates@bentley.edu) http:// cis.bentley.edu http://cis.bentley.edu/dyates/Talks/CareersInCIS.pdf

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16. Ten Best Jobs in America Software Engineer College Professor Financial Adviser Human Resource Manager Physician Assistant Market Research Analyst Computer IT Analyst Real Estate Appraiser Pharmacist Psychologist Source: Money Magazine and Salary.com

17. An Interesting Fact 7 out of 10 fastest growing professions in 2004-14 (according to the U.S. Department of Labor) are in IT

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

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