MIS Undergraduate Program
Delvin Grant
Associate Professor
Dr. Grant, DePaul University
Outline
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What is MIS
How does MIS Differ from CS or IT
Why MIS Grads are So Attractive
Career Paths
Courses
• Recent Salary & Recruiting Stats
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Companies Hiring MIS
Skills and Traits Required to Succeed
Future Plans for the MIS Program
Why choose MIS at DePaul
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What is MIS
• It is the process of analyzing, designing,
developing, and maintaining the computer
information systems of the organization
with the sole intent of satisfying its
information processing and decision making
needs
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How does MIS Differ from CS or IT
• The primary difference between MIS and
CS or IT is the word Management
• MIS professionals understand the business
because they have taken business courses
that aid their understanding of the business
• MIS professionals have a good blend of
technical courses and business courses
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How does MIS Differ from CS or IT
• The CS or IT professionals are unfamiliar
with the business and the language of
business because they lack the business
knowledge
• The MIS professional acts as the liaison
between users and the CS or IT professional
• The role of the CS or IT professional is
usually one of technical support
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Why MIS Grads are So Attractive
• Companies find MIS grads more attractive
than CS or IT grads MIS grads have the
technical knowledge and understands the
business case
• CS or IT grads often lack the business
knowledge and must undergo a steep
learning curve to understand the business
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Career Paths
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Programmer
Systems Analyst or Business Analyst
Systems or Network Administrator
Web Developer
Web Content Manager
Database Administrator
Database Designer/Developer
Software Testing
Project Manager
Consultant
CIO
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7 Required Courses
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Programming In Java 1 (Recent change)
Database Technologies
Systems Analysis OR System Analysis & Design
Basic Communications Systems OR Principles of
Data Communications
• IS Project Management OR Foundations of
Software Project Management
• Knowledge Management OR Internet Technologies
in Business OR Introduction to Large Systems
Implementation
• 1 Advanced Elective in MIS
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Courses
• Knowledge Management
– building the company knowledge architecture
• Internet Technologies in Business
– using the Internet to meet the strategic
objectives of the business
• Programming in Java 1
– Intro to Java programming
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Courses
• Analysis and Design
– focus on methods, techniques and tools for
doing analysis and design
• Server Side Web Application Development
– deals with online database transactions
• Database Technologies
• Principles of Data Communications
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Courses
• IS Project Management
– use of case studies to discuss the issues, role,
scope, & responsibilities of project leaders
• Software Project Development and
Management
– development and implementation of traditional
and e-commerce projects
• Large Systems Implementation
– ERP, SCM, CRM
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One Possible Courses Sequence
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Programming in Java 1
Systems Analysis OR System Analysis & Design
Database Technologies
Basic Communications Systems OR Principles of
Data Communications
• Knowledge Management OR Internet Technologies
in Business OR Introduction to Large Systems
Implementation
• 1 Advanced Elective in MIS
• IS Project Management OR Foundations of
Software Project Management
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Recent Salary & Recruiting Stats
• Range Mid 40’s to High 50’s
• 175 companies participated in oncampus recruiting
• 320 companies participated in job fairs
• 40,000 jobs were posted through
JobTrak and the Career Center
• For more career info see Career Center
Staff
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Companies Hiring MIS Grads
• Pharmaceuticals
• Tech
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Intel
Xerox
IBM
Microsoft
• Kodak
• West Publishing
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Companies Hiring MIS Grads
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Hewitt Associates
Ameritech
EDS
Coke
AMS
Insurance
– Travelers
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Skills & Traits Required to Succeed
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Communication
Problem Solving
Work in Groups
Learn on Your Own
Self Disciplined
Self-Motivated
Be able to Manage
Coordinate Resources and People
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Future Plans for the MIS Program
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Industry Advisory Board
Student Club
Speaker Series
Some Potential Benefits Include:
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full-time & part-time jobs
networking
student interactions with industry leaders
relationship with industry
leadership opportunities for students
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Why Choose MIS at DePaul
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National Reputation
Excellent IT facilities and Infrastructure
Good faculty
Lots of financial aid to undergraduates
– over 90 % of all undergraduate students receive
some sort of financial assistance
• links to industry
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MIS Home page
• Http://accountancy.depaul.edu/undergradmis
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Q&A
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