Outsourcing? Offshore? Students Need to Know Dr. Antonio M. Lopez, Jr. Department of Computer Sciences and Computer Engineering Xavier University of Louisiana One Drexel Drive, Campus Box 50 New Orleans, LA Voice: Fax: WebPages:

Media Hype High-End Technology Work Not Immune to Outsourcing -- New York Times, June 16, 2004 If the heart and soul of computing is programming and it is being auctioned off to the lowest bidder offshore, what is the future for me?

Computing disciplines: What’s in a name? Computer Science Computer Engineering Software Engineering Information Systems Information Sciences Information Technology Computer Information Systems Computer Information Sciences Management Information Systems

Outsourcing and Offshore Outsourcing means that an organization has contracted with an outside service provider for the performance of some specific function. IT outsourcing is outsourcing where the contracting is for various information systems functions such as managing of data centers, help desk, hardware support, software maintenance, network maintenance, etc. IT outsourcing offshore is IT outsourcing that employs non-U.S. citizens on non-U.S. soil.

What is a career field? career ( ka rer′ ) n., v., adj. - n 1. An occupation or profession followed as one’s life work 2. A person’s general course of action through some or all of life: a short career as a soldier field ( feld ) n., v., adj. - n 3. A sphere or branch of activity or interest: the field of teaching 4. The area drawn on or serviced by a business or profession career field ( ka rer′ feld ) n. - n An area of personal interest where one is willing to devote a lifetime of work.

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Industry “Lenses” Computer Industry Hardware Software Non-computer Industry Small Businesses  Product Focus  Customer Friendly U. S. Government

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