MIS171

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MIS171

• Introduction to Business Programming

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What motivated the changes to our curriculum?

• International Curricular Guidelines
• ACM (Association of Computer Machinery)
• AIS (Association of Information System)
• Feedback from companies that recruit here
• Feedback from Information Systems Advisory Board
• Safeco, Microsoft, Weyerhaeuser, Accenture,
  Protiviti, Deloitte Consulting, Boeing, Ernst
  Young, IBM, Washington Mutual, KPMG, etc.

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MIS250 Intro to MIS
MIS171 Web Technologies and Innovation
MIS271 Intermediate Business Programming
M MIS322 Systems Analysis and Design
MIS375 Global E-Commerce
MIS374 Information Technology Infrastructure
MIS325 Enterprise Business Programming
M MIS372 Data Management
MIS448 Global IS Project Management
MIS424 Business Intelligence
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So, what did we do to this course?

• Given
• Advisory board feedback
• The fact that this course is the first course in
  our curriculum (which is also open to non MIS
  majors),
• What we see as the continuing evolution of
  development environments
• Weve gone from
• A course which introduces application
  development from a more traditional development
  environment (e.g. Microsoft Visual Studio and
  VB.NET)
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• A course that addressed application development
  using a new generation of pre-packaged
  development environments for web-based
  applications, primarily focused on collaboration.
  In addition, we now address how such systems
  change organizational processes, why they are so
  important, and how they can be used to support
  new types of business activities.
• Technologies include.

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So, what did we do to this course?

• Given
• Advisory board feedback
• The fact that this course is the first course in
  our curriculum (which is also open to non MIS
  majors),
• What we see as the continuing evolution of
  development environments
• Weve gone from
• A course which introduces application
  development from a more traditional development
  environment (e.g. Microsoft Visual Studio and
  VB.NET)
• To
• A course that addressed application development
  using a new generation of pre-packaged
  development environments for web-based
  applications, primary focused on collaboration.
  In addition, we now address how such systems
  change organizational processes, why they are so
  important, and how they can be used to support
  new types of business activities.
• These Web 2.0 Technologies include.

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Opportunities for Internships

• Over the last few years, the trends have been
  for many companies to offer internships to
  students earlier in studies (freshman,
  sophomores) in addition to the traditional
  juniors.
• This has required us to reach out to students
  prior to certification in the business school.

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As a result, the Department of Information
Systemsnow sponsors activities for Pre-MIS
Students (or for students considering potentially
majoring in MIS) who are interested in career
opportunities.
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• Seattle Professional Development Event
• Held at Safeco Field in Seattle
• Corporate Tours Transportation
• Professional Networking Opportunities

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These events facilitate new opportunities! Recent
email (Sept 6, 2006)
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Who can participate?What are these companies
looking for?

• Students
• With great people skills!
• With an interest in technology, and considering
  MIS as a major or minor
• With an interest in how to make organizations,
  and the people in them, function more effectively
  and efficiently
• The great misconception!
• Many of our graduates dont sit behind a computer
  all day! (in fact, we may do this less than other
  fields such as accounting, etc.). Our graduates
  interact with people, to determine their
  information needs, and then help design systems
  to meet those needs. Were a people and business
  focused discipline.

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What Companies Participate?

• Looking for future
• Consultants / Business Analysts
• Systems Analysts
• Programmer Analysts
• Database Analysts/Developers/Administrators
• Marketing/Management Analysts
• Technology and Security Risk Assurance (IS
  Auditing)
• Network and System Administrators
• IS Project Management
• Computer Training and Support
• Analyst
• Enterprise Risk Services Consultant
• Information Risk Management Analyst
• Software Engineer

• Firms
• Consulting Firms
• Deloitte Consulting, Accenture, Protiviti
• Public Accounting Firms
• Deloitte Touche, Ernst Young, KPMG
• IT Firms
• Intel, Microsoft, IBM
• Large Firms with Internal IT Groups
• Boeing, Safeco, Chevron Texaco, Weyerhaeuser,
  FBI, Schweitzer