computers are your future twelfth edition chapter 10: careers and certification copyright © 2012...

Computers Are Your FutureComputers Are Your FutureTwelfth EditionTwelfth Edition

Chapter 10: Careers and Certification

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Careers and CertificationCareers and Certification


Objectives Objectives • Discuss the importance of

computer literacy in today’s job market.

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


Objectives Objectives • 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.


Objectives 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.


The Importance ofThe Importance ofComputer LiteracyComputer Literacy

• Computer literacyo Ability to understand how to use a computer effectivelyo Skills include:

• Ability to create, format, save, open, and print documents• Familiarity with e-mail programs.• Ability to keep track of petty cash or phone logs in a

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



• Computer literacy in job searchingo Career assessmentso Salary surveyso Job postingso E-mail resumes and other requested documentso Popular Internet IT job search sites include:

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



• Web interviewso Conducted via Web cams and the Interneto Benefits include:

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

screeners• Accommodates different time zones or

accessibility


Traditional Information Traditional Information Technology Career PathsTechnology Career Paths

• IT professionalso Individual working with all forms of IT and

functionso Demand for skilled IT professionals will continue to

growo 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



• IT Jobs


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

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



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

responsible for managing information technology and systems

• Vendoro Software development firm


• Corporate IS department job titles and responsibilities



• Software development firm job titles and responsibilities



• Offshoringo Transfer of labor from workers in one

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

computer programmingo Some U.S. companies question cost saving

because of communication and cultural inconsistencies



• Educationo Computer science (CS)o Management information systems (MIS)o Systems and software engineering o Electrical engineering (EE)



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

informationo Programs focus on programming languages

and mathematicso Requires theoretical and analytical skills



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

systems and technologyo Important knowledge areas

• Finance• Marketing

o Requires good communication and interpersonal skills



• System engineering o Uses interdisciplinary approach

• People• Organization• Technologies

o Requires strong project management skills



• Software engineering o Involves upgrading, managing, and

modifying computer programso Requires strong:

• Interpersonal skills• Programming skills• Business skills• System analysis skills



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

digital circuit designo Key areas of interest—hardware design

• Robotics• Solid-state, mobile, and embedded

technology• Integrated circuits• Computer chips



• Continuing educationo Training seminarso Web conferenceso Webinarso Online workshopso Computer magazines, newspapers, journalso Computer career-related Web siteso Conferences and trade showso Professional organizations/professional

associations


Alternative Information Alternative Information Technology Career PathsTechnology Career Paths

• IT careers constantly changeo Changes in technologyo Changes in business

• Employers want employees witho Business skills—hard and soft o Technical knowledge



• Soft business skillso People related

• Communication• Analytical/research • Teamwork• Project management• Business acumen



• Personal values and attributeso Honesty/integrity/moralityo Dedicated/hard working/tenaciouso Dependable/reliable/professionalo Self-confident/self-motivated

• Hard business skillso Process related

• Networking• Web development



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

systems)


Web Technologies,Web Technologies,Related JobsRelated Jobs

• Jobs in Web technologies


Web Technologies,Web Technologies,Related JobsRelated Jobs

• Telemedicineo Combines computers and medical

expertise to simulate a long-distance house call

• Telehealtho Expansion of telemedicine that extends

services to the preventive side of medicine


CertificationCertification• Certification

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

professional associationso Benefits

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

employer job requirements


CertificationCertification


CertificationCertification• Certification risks

o 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

o Employers• Employee may have narrow training• Knowledge in only one area


SummarySummary

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

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


SummarySummary

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

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


SummarySummary

• Identify the business skills that information systems (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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