1st Day: MIS 320: Principles of MIS

[MIS 320]: Principles of MIS [lecture]: Mondays and Wednesdays [lab]: Thursdays or Fridays (check your schedule) [times]: 8:30am to 9:50am [lecture prof]: Chris Califf (pronounced KAY-LIFF) [email]: christopher.califf@wwu.edu [office]: Parks Hall 039 [phone]: 360-650-4817 [office hours]: Monday and Wednesday, 10am to 11:30am; 2pm to 2:30pm email me if that doesn’t work for you and we can set something up

[lab, uploads, and grades]: Canvas (check often please) [course website]: mis320spring2019.weebly.com [lab, uploads, and grades]: Canvas (check often please)

[GOOD NEWS FOR MIS PEEPS]: http://isjobindex.com/ MIS “A survey found that MIS majors were among the most satisfied with their career path since graduation when compared to other majors.” – Wall Street Journal's Paths to Professions project “IS employment in the United States is projected to grow by about 1 million jobs.” – Ken Laudon, NYU “The median annual salary for computer and information systems managers, which includes MIS directors, was $113,720.” – Bureau of Labor Statistics “MIS undergraduates earned higher starting salaries than the next-closest business-school graduates, with averages of $57,817 for undergraduates, and $67,632 for graduate students.” – IS Job Index “IS graduates are satisfied [with their jobs] with 85% agreeing that jobs had good work-life balance and 86% are satisfied with their offer.” - IS Job Index “Overall job placement levels in the IT industry are "healthy," with an overall job placement level of 78% for those with a college degree.” - AIS and Temple University Study

[Activity: 7 Things in Common]: Get in Groups of 3-4 people. Do not get in a group with someone you already know. That means MOVE AROUND. Introduce Yourselves. Find 7 Things in Common. These things CANNOT BE basic things like hair color, gender, the fact that you are a student, etc. For example, your favorite movie might be The Notebook. Talk to one another. Exchange email addresses.

Now, Please Share with the Class a few Interesting Thing in Common

This is the beginning of your careers. Be busy being born. Bob Dylan – “It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)” on Bringing It All Back Home (1965) This is the beginning of your careers. Be busy being born.