Careers in IT

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Careers in IT

• Farrokh Alemi, Ph.D.

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Credit
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New Computer Jobs
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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

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IT Profession Nature of Work

• Implementation and maintenance of technology
• Writing a business plan
• Monitor network security

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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

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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?
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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

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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

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Duties of IT Executives - CTO

• Evaluate innovative technologies
• Report to the organizations Chief Information
  Officer
• Manage technical standards
• Tends to the daily information technology issues
• Decide the strategy on how new technology will be
  implemented

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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

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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

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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
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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)

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Professional Roles and Titles for Health IT

• Health Information Manager
• Organization wide
• Clinical Data Specialist
• Several applications
• Patient Information Coordinator

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Health IT Professional Roles and Titles

• Data Quality Manager
• Data Resource Administrator
• Data repositories and warehouses
• Decision Support Analyst
• Security Officer

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IT Work Environment

• 40 hours per week
• projects deadline
• Pressure
• short deadlines
• limited budget

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IT Work Environment

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

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IT Work Environment

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

Isolation?
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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?

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Training for IT Managers

• Experienced workers
• Technical expertise
• Understanding of business and management
  principles
• Strong educational background

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Training for IT Managers - Education

• A Bachelors 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 bachelors or masters degree
  while working

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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

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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

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Training for IT Managers Certifications

• Not necessarily required
• wide variety of certifications
• Often product-specific

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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
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Training for IT Managers Advancements
Progression
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Job Outlook for Health IT Manager - Goal

• All American hospitals will have electronic
  health records by 2014.
• Trained professionals

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Job Outlook for Health IT Career Current Demand

• The Northern Virginia Health Force Initiative
• 11 vacancy rate among medical record technicians

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Job Outlook for Health IT Career Current Demand

• The American Medical Informatics Association
• 10,000 new professionals

From http//www.amia.org/10x10/
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Job Outlook for Health IT Career Federal Govt
Effort
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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.

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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

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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

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Job Outlook for IT Managers - Employment

• Will continue to evolve
• Web applications and Internet technologies

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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

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Job Outlook for IT Managers Earnings
Source U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of
Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook
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Take Home Lesson

• Diverse Career Opportunities
• High Demand