The Information Systems Concentration Prof. Ken Griggs or Prof. Barry Floyd Alicia Perdue & Ronald Wong (IS students & ISA Officers)

Agenda What the Information Systems Concentration is Who we are What skills will you develop What you will experience What classes you will take Dual concentration opportunities Excellent Senior Project opportunities What do you do when you graduate Who hires you For more information

Information Systems (IS) A combination of technology and business  Key traits for the successful IS professional: Likes to solve problems (both business and technical) Desire to work with people Interested in variety in the workplace Likes to learn new things Entrepreneurial in spirit Excellent job opportunities … ~100% placement!

Who we are … 6 IS Faculty  Barry Floyd, Ken Griggs, Rosemary Wild, Kevin Lertwachara, Jim Sena, Patricia McQuaid 75 IS students  Information Systems Association Weekly meetings with industry, ski trips, industry visits, parties, end-of-year banquet, fun times, strong friendships. Award winning web site:

Clicker Question: Is Information Systems (IS) just for Geeks? (yes/no)

The reality: Skills you will develop Problem solving skills  Computer programming, business analysis, data analysis Design skills  Web design, database design, interface design, process design Team and interpersonal skills  Significant team work, learn to work with others effectively Presentation skills  Many opportunities for making presentations Project Management skills  Project initiation, task layout, time allocation, Among others …

Clicker Question: Is Information Systems (IS) just for males? (yes/no)

Reality Roughly 35% of IS students are female.

Clicker Question: How old was the founder of Facebook when the company became successful? a. 23 b. 25 c. 28 d. 35 e. 45 Clicker Question: How old was the founder of Facebook when the company became successful? a. 23 b. 25 c. 28 d. 35 e. 45

Mark Zuckerberg & Bill Gates were both 23 years old when their companies became successful

Bill Gates Mug Shot: Arrested for speeding in his Porsche in 1977

Executives at Facebook xecbios

Young people are needed and welcome in the information systems field.

High level of retirements will mean more opportunities for young people.

What you will experience … Friendship and comradery with a close group of other information systems students Easy access to a caring faculty who support your education and career choices Opportunities for leadership in the Information Systems Association Interaction with industry partners who offer both internships, full-time jobs, and senior project opportunities Excellent careers Wide variety of opportunities from strongly technical to a strong focus on business skills

What classes you will take … Need to first take BUS 391, required of all Business students. Spring (sophomore or junior year)  BUS 391 – Introduction to Information Systems  BUS 290 – Introduction to Business Programming Fall (junior or senior year)  BUS 390 – Data Structures for Business  BUS 393 – Database Management Systems for Business Winter (junior or senior year)  BUS 394 – Business Systems Analysis and Design Spring (junior or senior year)  BUS 395 – Business Systems Implementation PLUS TWO Information Systems elective classes and a Senior Project Spring BUS 391 BUS 290 Fall BUS 390 BUS 393 Winter BUS 394 Spring BUS 395

Dual concentration opportunities The Information Systems Program has been setup to allow interested students to double concentrate in Accounting or Finance.  Students in Finance or accounting take the normal set of courses to earn their degree  To earn a second concentration in IS, students are required to only take the five core IS classes (BUS 290, BUS 390, BUS 393, BUS 394 and BUS 395)

Excellent Senior Projects Amgen – web development Hyperion – digital dashboard, presented at Convergence conference A study of digital signatures An exploration of web-based collaboration software The creation of a web-based document tracking system using bar codes The development of a testing process for a new system at CalPoly A mobile computing application for Lawrence Livermore Labs A study of IS video training aids

Clicker Question: If I were to concentrate in IS, which of the following sounds like it would most interest me- a. web developer/designer b. business analyst c. database administrator d. information security specialist e. information systems consultant

What do you do when you graduate? Business Systems Analyst Web Designer Database Designer Information Systems Audit Computer Programming Network Administrator Business process engineering And many others …

Clicker Question: When you graduate do you want to return home and live with your parents? (yes/no)

We’re in a recession! It could last a long time. It’s important to have skills that will make you marketable! IS skills will give you a competitive advantage in a declining job market.

Who hires you … Currently graduating students are getting job offers ranging from the $55K to $72K plus signing bonuses General industry  Amgen, The GAP, Chevron, LLNL, Tech industry  IBM, Google, HP, Agilent, Microsoft, Oracle, Consulting  KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst and Young, Deloitte, Small businesses  Computer Networks, Web Associates, …

For more information … Dr. Barry Floyd Building 3 - Room 338 Screenname: barrydfloyd facebook

Or, Dr. Ken Griggs Building 3 - Room 443

Or, Go to the ISA web site… This presentation can be downloaded at-