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Careers and Certification

Discuss the importance of computer literacy in today’s job market.

Describe traditional information technology (IT) career paths and how these paths are changing.

Describe two settings in which most IT workers find employment and list at least three typical job titles.

Compare and contrast computer science (CS) and management information systems (MIS) curricula in colleges and universities.

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Objectives

Identify the business skills that information system (IS) managers want in new IT workers.

List the technical skills currently in high demand.

Discuss both the positive and negative aspects of certification.

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Objectives

The Importance ofComputer Literacy


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Computer literacy Ability to understand how to use a computer effectively Skills include:

Ability to create, format, save, open, and print documents Familiarity with e-mail programs. Understand the use of spreadsheet Understand the use of databases, and the basics of a

table, query, report, and form Familiarity with presentation software Ability to conduct Web searches Basic photo-editing skills Ability to create or edit a basic Web page



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• Computer literacy in job searching Career assessments Salary surveys Job postings E-mail resumes and other requested documents Popular Internet IT job search sites include:

• Dice.com• CareerBuilder.com• Code-jobs.com• ComputerJobs.com• ComputerWork.com



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Web interviews Conducted via Web cams and the Internet Benefits include:

Savings in time and money Ability to tape the interview for other

screeners Accommodates different time zones or

accessibility


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IT professionals Individual working with all forms of IT and functions Demand for skilled IT professionals will continue to

grow Previous declines in the IT field blamed on:

Outsourcing—where one company contracts with another company to have services performed that could have been done by employees

Labor dumping—flooding the labor market with foreign workers


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Traditional Information Technology Career Paths



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Predicted to show the most growth Software engineering Network systems analysis Data communication

Other IT jobs for the future Computer support System administration System analysis Database administration Security support

• IT Jobs



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Information Systems (IS) Department Functional area within a company or university

responsible for managing information technology and systems

Vendor Software development firm


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• Corporate IS department job titles and responsibilities


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• Software development firm job titles and responsibilities

Offshoring Transfer of labor from workers in one

country to workers in another Job categories affected—call centers and

computer programming Some U.S. companies question cost saving

because of communication and cultural inconsistencies


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Education Computer science (CS) Management information systems (MIS) Systems and software engineering Electrical engineering (EE)


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Computer science (CS) Study of storage, change, and transfer of

information Programs focus on programming languages

and mathematics Requires theoretical and analytical skills


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Management information systems (MIS) Focuses on practical applications of information

systems and technology Important knowledge areas

Finance Marketing

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System engineering Uses interdisciplinary approach

People Organization Technologies

Requires strong project management skills


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Software engineering Involves upgrading, managing, and

modifying computer programs Requires strong:

Interpersonal skills Programming skills Business skills System analysis skills


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Electrical engineering (EE) Focuses on cutting-edge communication and

digital circuit design Key areas of interest—hardware design

Robotics Solid-state, mobile, and embedded

technology Integrated circuits Computer chips


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• Continuing education Training seminars Web conferences Webinars Online workshops Computer magazines, newspapers, journals Computer career-related Web sites Conferences and trade shows Professional organizations/professional

associations


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IT careers constantly change Changes in technology Changes in business

Employers want employees with Business skills—hard and soft Technical knowledge


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Alternative Information Technology Career Paths

Soft business skills People related

Communication Analytical/research Teamwork Project management Business acumen


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Personal values and attributes Honesty/integrity/morality Dedicated/hard working/tenacious Dependable/reliable/professional Self-confident/self-motivated

Hard business skills Process related

Networking Web development

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• Technical skillso Networkingo Microsoft productso Linuxo TCP/IPo Oracleo Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERP

systems)

Jobs in Web technologies


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Web Technologies,Related Jobs

Telemedicine Combines computers and medical

expertise to simulate a long-distance house call

Telehealth Expansion of telemedicine that extends

services to the preventive side of medicine


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Web Technologies,Related Jobs

Certification Skills and knowledge assessment process Organized by computer industry vendors and

professional associations Benefits

Provides benchmark to assess skills May lead to higher salary offers Helps match applicant’s skill set with

employer job requirements


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Certification


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Certification

Certification risks Employee

Narrow scope of information may be emphasized

Much time and work dedicated to vendor-specific technology that may change or may be less valuable in the future

Employers Employee may have narrow training Knowledge in only one area29

Certification

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