Careers in IT

1. Careers in IT Farrokh Alemi, Ph.D.

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4. Career Outlook • Increase at a more rapid pace than other occupations through 2016 • Managers working in information technology jobs • Technology aware • Business skills • Communication skills

5. IT Profession – Nature of Work • Implementation and maintenance of technology • Writing a business plan • Monitor network security

6. IT Profession – Nature of Work • Coordinate and direct research • Facilitate the computer-related activities of firms. • Conduit between the technical and business sectors • Must have a strong understanding of both technology and business practice

7. IT Profession – Nature of Work • Coordinate and direct research • Facilitate the computer-related activities of firms. • Conduit between the technical and business sectors • Must have a strong understanding of both technology and business practice How do employees see IT workers?

8. IT Profession – Nature of Work • Direct the work • Systems • business analysts • computer programmers • support specialists • IT workers. • Planners and coordinators of activities • software and hardware installation • upgrades • programming and system design • computer network development • implementation of Internet and intranet sites

9. IT Profession – Nature of Work • Maintenance • Security of networks • Operational and strategic perspective • Immediate and long-range requirements • Review the work of subordinates • Stay abreast of the latest technology

10. Duties of IT Executives - CTO • Evaluate innovative technologies • Report to the organization’s Chief Information Officer • Manage technical standards • Tends to the daily information technology issues • Decide the strategy on how new technology will be implemented

11. Duties of IT Executives – MIS and IT Directors • Manage computer resources • Direct the work of information technology employees. • Ensure the continuity and security of data • Oversee a variety of user services • Make hardware and software upgrade recommendations

12. Duties of IT Executives –IT Project Managers • Develop system requirements, budgets, schedules for projects • Coordinate projects • Working with internal and external clients, vendors, consultants, and computer specialists • Implement information security

13. Role of Health Information Management Professionals • Improve quality • Manage data and information • Plan • Collect • Aggregate • Analyze • Report • Individual patient • Aggregate clinical data From: “Health Information Management: Professional Definition”

14. Informatics Domains for Health IT • Data Modeling • Process and Work-Flow Modeling • Data Capture and Display Design • Data Dictionary Maintenance • Access Control • Data Quality Management • Nosology (Analyze and interpret disease)

15. Professional Roles and Titles for Health IT • Health Information Manager • Organization wide • Clinical Data Specialist • Several applications • Patient Information Coordinator

16. Health IT Professional Roles and Titles • Data Quality Manager • Data Resource Administrator • Data repositories and warehouses • Decision Support Analyst • Security Officer

17. IT Work Environment • 40 hours per week • project’s deadline • Pressure • short deadlines • limited budget

18. IT Work Environment • Use the internet to communicate and collaborate • Work remotely • Eyestrain • Back discomfort • Carpal tunnel syndrome.

19. IT Work Environment • Use the internet to communicate and collaborate • Work remotely • Eyestrain • Back discomfort • Carpal tunnel syndrome. Isolation? http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/for0391l.jpg

20. Discussion • Is management of computer professionals different from management of clinicians? • Are computer professionals like other professionals? • Do they have a different culture of work? Does work culture matter?

21. Training for IT Managers • Experienced workers • Technical expertise • Understanding of business and management principles • Strong educational background

22. Training for IT Managers - Education • A Bachelor’s degree • prefer a graduate degree. • Degrees in management information systems • Technical subjects • Business • Accounting • Communications courses • Associate or trade school degree, with substantial job experience • Eventually earn a bachelor’s or master’s degree while working

23. Training for IT Managers – Knowledge & Experience • Broad range of experience • Keen understanding of people, management processes, and customers’ needs • Experience in a particular software or technology • Experience in either consulting or business management

24. Training for IT Managers – Knowledge & Experience • Advanced knowledge of technology • Communicate with both technical and non-technical colleagues • Work experience • Systems analyst • Computer support specialist • Programmer • Information technology positions

25. Training for IT Managers – Certifications • Not necessarily required • wide variety of certifications • Often product-specific

26. Training for IT Managers – General Skills • Aware of business practices and functions • Strong interpersonal, communication • Leadership skills • Work in groups • Not purely technical fields Key

27. Training for IT Managers – Advancements Progression

28. Job Outlook for Health IT Manager - Goal • All American hospitals will have electronic health records by 2014. • Trained professionals

29. Job Outlook for Health IT Career – Current Demand • The Northern Virginia Health Force Initiative: • 11% vacancy rate among medical record technicians

30. Job Outlook for Health IT Career – Current Demand • The American Medical Informatics Association: • 10,000 new professionals From: http://www.amia.org/10x10/

31. Job Outlook for Health IT Career – Federal Gov’t Effort

32. Employment for IT Managers • 264,000 jobs in 2006. • About 1 in 4 computer managers worked in service • Custom computer programming services • Computer systems integration design services • Computer facilities management services • Data-processing facilities support services • Disaster recovery services • Software installation. • Employers include insurance and financial firms, government agencies, and manufacturers.

33. Job Outlook for IT Managers - Employment • Grow 16 percent over the 2006-16 decade • Faster than average for all occupations • New applications will continue to drive demand for workers

34. Job Outlook for IT Managers - Employment • The outlook remains strong • Security will continue to be an important • Firms will increasingly hire security experts to fill key leadership roles • High demand for managers proficient in computer security issues

35. Job Outlook for IT Managers - Employment • Will continue to evolve • Web applications and Internet technologies

36. Job Outlook for IT Managers – Job Prospects • Excellent • Fast-paced growth • Limited supply of technical workers • Wealth of opportunities • Demand continues to rise. • Specialized technical knowledge and strong communications skills • Understanding of business practices and principles

37. Job Outlook for IT Managers – Earnings Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook

38. Take Home Lesson Diverse Career Opportunities High Demand