MIS Experience

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MIS Experience

• Fall 2007300 600 PM
• November 30, 2007

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Agenda
Welcome (All faculty to the front by
300pm) 300-310 M. Roldan Thoughts Regarding
Employment 310-320 J Gaines Key Note eBay
Alumni (eBay) 320-400 J. King MIS Program
Requirements 400-425 S. Dhar MIS
Honors 425-435 J. Sawyer Break 435-445 F
ormer Student Panel 450-520 R.
Burkhard Employer (Financial Navigator)
Opportunities 520-530 T. Ow Career
Center 530-545 S. Rockwell MIS
Association 545-550 TBD Wrap-up (Yahoo
Group) 550-600 J. Gaines
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MIS Faculty
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MIS Faculty Continued.
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Great News for Tech!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Best States For Tech Jobs
Source The Best States For Tech Jobs--And The
Worst by Brian Wingfield, 04.24.07,
www.forbes.com
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And the News Gets Better for Our Grads
Highest in the College of Business for
Undergraduates
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Skills Employers Want You to Have

• Nine Non-techie Skills Employers Wish You Had
  (and How to get them)
• Go to www.computerworld.com
• Search using the title above

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• Our Guest Speaker
• Jeremy King
• - V.P., Software Development (eBay)
• - SJSU MIS Graduate
• - jking_at_ebay.com

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• SJSUs
• Management
• Information
• Systems
• Program

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The SJSU MIS Program

• Our program brings together an experienced group
  of academics and practitioners, teaching
  specifically designed courses to develop students
  that can bridge the gap between business and
  technology to create value for organizations

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How MIS develops Business and Technology Skills
MIS Core Courses
Core Business Courses

• Required Courses (22 Units)
• Bus Computer Productivity Tools (91L)
• Intro to Business Programming (92)
• Fundamentals of MIS (110A)
• Intro to Systems Analysis and Design (110B)
• Intro to Telecommunications (111)
• Intro to Database Mgt Sys (112)
• Practicum in Technology (119A) or Honors
  Practicum (119H)
• Business Strategy and Info Sys (119B)
• Elective Courses any two (6 Units)
• Advanced Bus Programming (113)
• Advanced Bus Programming Java (113J)
• Advanced Sys Analysis Design (114)
• Advanced Networks Data Comm. (115)
• Advanced Database Management (116)
• Special Topics (118x) examples
• Network Design, Web Computing, Knowledge Mgt,
• Honors Project, Mobility Computing, Security,
  etc.

• Required Lower Division (15 Units)
• Discovering Business (10)
• Financial Accounting (20)
• Managerial Accounting (21)
• Business Law (80)
• Business Statistics (90)
• Required Upper Division (18 Units)
• Fundamentals of Operations Mgt (140)
• Fundamentals of Management and Organizational
  Behavior (160)
• Fundamentals of Finance (170)
• Global Dimensions of Business (187)
• Strategic Management (189)
• Quantitative Business Analysis (190)

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The Details MIS Program Courses
Fundamentals Of MIS
Networking Data Comm.
E 1
E 2
111
110A
Computer Tools for Business
Intro. to Business Programming
Second MIS Elective
First MIS Elective
92
91L
Systems Analysis Design
Database Mgmt. Systems
Requires Senior Status
119Aor119H
119B
112
110B
Business Strategy Information Systems
Practicum In MIS
MIS Requirement
100W
Business Requirement
Business Comm.
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BUS 92 Intro to Business Programming

• Fundamental programming as applied to a business
  environment
• Programming using a common business language
  VISUAL BASIC
• Understanding common hardware software
  terminology
• Understanding data structure concepts
• Designing, writing, documenting, and debugging a
  program to perform a business process.

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BUS 110A Fundamentals of MIS

• The fundamental concepts of MIS including the
• Role of IT in todays business environment
• Primary components of the IT infrastructure
• Strategic, organizational, and managerial issues
  in systems development and operation
• Approaches to systems design, development and
  implementation (including MIS program approach)
• Introduction to business application programming
  using Java

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BUS 110B - Systems Analysis and Design

• Fundamentals of Systems Analysis and Design
• Understanding and applying the System Development
  Life Cycle (SDLC) approach
• Using various techniques (e.g., physical DFDs,
  program structure charts, data models, dialog
  flow diagrams and UML (Unified Modelling
  Language) to design system programs, database,
  and interfaces.
• Plan construction, testing, and installation
  activities and discuss issues for a systems
  development project.

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BUS 111 Networking Data Communications

• Understanding various forms of communications
  technology in business
• Fundamental concepts of networking principles
  based on layered network models such as OSI
• Introduction to Network Management issues
  including network security
• Researching and writing a concise report
  discussing how to apply specific communication
  technologies to a specific business situation

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BUS 112 Database Management Systems

• Understanding the DBMS environment from
  stand-alone systems to client/server architecture
  to distributed database systems.
• Creating Entity-Relational (E-R) models from a
  given set of business objectives
• Developing a Relational Database from both an E-R
  diagram and a set of business documentation.
• Constructing and retrieving data from a
  relational database utilizing both SQL and Query
  by example
• Implementing a relational database in Microsoft
  Access with Visual Basic

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BUS 119A Practicum in MIS orBUS 119H Honors
Practicum in MIS

• Learning the fundamental concepts of project
  management by developing and maintaining project
  plans for a real-world project
• Developing organizational skills through
  constructing teams and delegating tasks to
  satisfy the required skill sets and time frames
  required
• Managing a real client relationship through all
  steps of the collaboration process to design,
  develop and deliver the IT project
• Discussing state-of-the-art technical topics
  relevant to MIS and business organizations

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BUS 119B Business Strategy Information Systems

• Articulating the multiple roles of information
  systems within an enterprise, both conceptually
  and in terms of specific company examples
• Conducting a systematic, structured analysis of
  the factors in utilizing information systems
  successfully for organizational benefit
• Discussing information systems management issues,
  such as organization and personnel, user
  relationships, financial justification,
  integration of IS and business strategies, and
  the role of information systems in reengineering
  and TQM

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MIS Program - Electives

• Advanced Business Programming (113)
• Advanced Business Programming in Java (113J)
• Advanced Systems Analysis Design (114)
• Advanced Networking Data Comm. (115)
• Advanced Database Management Systems (116)
• Topics in MIS Network Design Mgmt. (118A)
• Executive Support Expert Systems (118B)
• Topics in MIS Systems Security Operating
  Systems (118C)
• Special Topics in MIS Data Knowledge Mgmt.,
  Mobility Computing Strategy and Honors Seminar
  (118S)
• Web-based Computing (118W)

Two Electives- Requires Senior Status
113J
113
115
114
118x
116
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MIS Program Course Sequence
Year 3
Year 4
Year 1
Year 2
E 1
E 2
111
110A
Computer Tools for Business
Intro. to Business Programming
Second MIS Elective
First MIS Elective
Fundamentals Of MIS
Networking Data Comm.
92
91L
Systems Analysis Design
Database Mgmt. Systems
Requires Senior Status
112
110B
119Aor119H
119B
Business Strategy Information Systems
Practicum In MIS
100W
MIS Requirement
Business Comm.
Business Requirement
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MIS Program Career Tracks and Electives

• Consulting/Project Management
• Advanced Systems Analysis Design (114)
• Application Development
• Advanced Business Programming (113x)
• Database Management
• Advanced Database Mgmt. Systems (116)
• Networking/Computing Specialist
• Advanced Network Data Communication (115)

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MIS Program - Community Service Learning

• Designed to give practical experience
• Benefits the community
• Strengthens university-community ties
• Builds your network
• Allows you to demonstrate valuable
  extracurricular activities to employers

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• MIS Honors
• - Jeanne Sawyer

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Alumni Panel

• - Carla Rounds (UC Santa Cruz)
• cjrounds_at_gmail.com
• - Joel Perlas (HP)
• joel.perlas_at_hp.com
• - Gou Yang (Demandtec)
• yanggou_at_hotmail.com
• - Michael Villareal (Network Applicance) michael_at_
  mjvillareal.net
• - Chris Mathews (eBay)
• cmatthews_at_gmail.com

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Our Guest Employer
Toby Ow - MIS Honors Student - SJSU MIS
Graduate tobyow_at_finnav.com
This Company is the sponsor of our Outstanding
MIS Student Award
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MIS Yahoo Group
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important information about Education
Opportunities Training Opportunities Employment,
Internships Club, Organization, and User
Groups And much more All you need to do is to
join our group! To join the email list, got to
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