InformationInformation Systems Systems

Common questions about ISCommon questions about IS

What is IS? What courses are offered in this major? What types of jobs are out there for this

major? What skills are needed for a job in this major? What is the entry level salary most people

make in this major?

What is Information What is Information Systems?Systems?

Information Systems is the discipline concerned with the development, use, application and influence of information systems.

An information system is a technologically

implemented medium, such as a computer for recording, storing, and distribute linguistic expressions, as well as for drawing conclusions from such expressions.

Courses offered for an Courses offered for an Informational Systems majorInformational Systems major

Web site design and management Principles of information technology System design methods Spreadsheet analysis LAN management Programming

Structured COBOL Web COBOL Visual Basic

Available CareersAvailable Careers

Systems Analyst Database

Administrator Network

Administrator

… and many more.

Tech Support IS Security

Specialist

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Required Skills for Job MarketRequired Skills for Job Market

Basic programming skills.Basic programming skills. Knowledge of operating systems. Knowledge of operating systems. Networking skills. Networking skills. Database analysis and maintenance.Database analysis and maintenance. Good interpersonal communication Good interpersonal communication

skills.skills. Knowledge of business processes. Knowledge of business processes.

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Skills in High DemandSkills in High Demand

ProgrammingProgramming 88%88%

Information securityInformation security 74%74%

Project managementProject management 67%67%

Help desk/technical supportHelp desk/technical support 60%60%

Data center/databases Data center/databases 52%52%

Networking Networking 50%50%

Telecommunications Telecommunications 13%13%

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POSSIBLE SALARYPOSSIBLE SALARY Earnings for computer and information

systems managers vary by specialty and level of responsibility.

2005 national average for offered starting salaries in information science was $43,902.

2006 National average for offered starting salaries in information science is $51,305

(http://www.career.fsu.edu/cps/salarydata/PlacementSalarySurvey.htm)

Possible Salary (cont.)Possible Salary (cont.)

The middle 50 percent earned between $71,650 and $118,330.

Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of computer and information systems managers in May 2004 were as follows:

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