The Information Systems Concentration

1. The Information SystemsConcentration Prof. Ken Griggs or Prof. Barry Floyd kgriggs@calpoly.edu bfloyd@calpoly.edu Alicia Perdue & Ronald Wong (IS students & ISA Officers)

2. 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

3. 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!

4. 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: http://isa.calpoly.edu

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

6. 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 …

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

8. Reality Roughly 35% of IS students are female.

9. Clicker Question: How old was the founder of Facebook when the company became successful? Clicker Question: How old was the founder of Facebook when the company became successful? • 23 • 25 • 28 • 35 • 45 • 23 • 25 • 28 • 35 • 45

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

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

12. Executives at Facebook • http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?execbios

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

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

15. 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

16. What classes you will take … Spring BUS 391 BUS 290 Fall BUS 390BUS 393 Winter BUS 394 Spring BUS 395 • 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

17. 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)

18. 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 email system at CalPoly • A mobile computing application for Lawrence Livermore Labs • A study of IS video training aids

19. 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

20. 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 …

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

22. 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.

23. Who hires you … • Currently graduating students are getting 3 - 4 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, …

24. For more information … • Dr. Barry Floyd • 805.756.6551 • bfloyd@calpoly.edu • Building 3 - Room 338 • Screenname: barrydfloyd • facebook

25. Or, • Dr. Ken Griggs • 805.756.2731 • kgriggs@calpoly.edu • Building 3 - Room 443

26. Or, Go to the ISA web site… http://isa.cob.calpoly.edu/ This presentation can be downloaded at- http://management.cob.calpoly.edu/