Why Choose Mesa State College

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Why Choose Mesa State College?
Quality Education! Quality Lifestyle!
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MSCs Smaller Class Size

• Fall 2004 Enrollment
• Mesa State College 6,200 enrolled
• (Small classes allow faculty to focus on you)
• Colorado Univ. Boulder 29,000 enrolled
• Colorado State Univ. 24,700 enrolled
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MSCs Lower Tuition Cost

• Mesa State College 1,361.00/Semester
• (_at_ 2004-05 rates)
• Colorado Univ. Boulder 2,225.00/Semester
• (40 higher than MSC)
• Colorado State Univ. 3,744.00/Semester
• (64 higher than MSC)
• Colorado College (private)14,322.00/Semester
• (90 higher than MSC)

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Other Advantages of MSC

• Great student to faculty ratio 191
• Friendly and available faculty
• Extensive free computer labs networks
• Centers available for assistance
• Financial aid
• Employment search center
• Academic support
• Disability services
• Community service
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Outrageous Outdoor Recreation

• With nearly 300 days of sunshine, you cant beat
  Grand Junction, Colorado!
• Winter Snowboarding, Skiing Ice Climbing
• Summer Rafting, Hiking, Mt. Biking, Rock
  Climbing,
• Golfing, Fishing Camping
• Any Time State National Parks, The Grand Mesa,
  
• Scenic Byways, Monuments
  Wineries
• Mesa States Outdoor Program is packed with
  activities year round!!
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• Why Computer
• Information Systems?

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Increased Job Opportunity

• Employment in the information super sector is
  expected to increase by 18.5 percent, adding
  632,000 jobs by 2012.
• Dept. of Labors Bureau of Labor Statistics
• 2004-2005 Occupational Outlook Handbook

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CIS Growth through 2008

• Computer Engineer 108
• Computer Support Specialist 102
• Systems Analyst 94
• Database Administrator 77
• Desktop Publishing Specialist 73
• US Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Five Fastest Growing Occupations

• 1 Network / Data Communication Analyst
• 2 Physician Assistants
• 3 Computer Application Software Engineers
• 4 Computer Software Engineers
• 5 Database Administrators
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U.S. Department of Labor
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High Expected Salary

• Computer Support Specialists 25,500 -
  73,600
• Database Administrators 32,500 -
  90,000
• Computer Specialists 36,400
  - 93,600
• Systems Administrators 39,900 -
  92,200
• Network Systems Analysts 40,600 -
  89,000
• Computer Systems Analysts 44,300 -
  92,200
• Information Systems Managers 55,000
  -144,700
• Average for all IT Professions 39,171 -
  95,900
• The skys the limit
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Other CIS Career Issues

• Less glass ceiling for women minorities
• CIS/CS courses valuable for any major to boost
  resume employers want CIS skills
• Great undergraduate degree to move on to graduate
  school MS, MBA, PhD
• Plenty of practical internships available
• Opportunities for professionalism and
  certification
• Teaching/training computer topics in high demand
  free lance or training center
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What is CIS?
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Computing Disciplines
Basic concepts, such as systems analysis and
design, plus advanced topics of data com,
database, nets, webs, multimedia, e-commerce
State-of-the-art fields algorithms data
structures, automata, artificial intelligence and
other theories.
Intro to the disciplines networking
fundamentals includes specialty programs, like
Cisco.
Expensive, graduate-level programs -- not offered
at MSC.
Comp. Engin- eering
Major Minor Assoc.
Major Minor Assoc.
Assoc.
Computer Science (in Math Dept at MSC )
TECI (at UTEC)
Computer Information Systems
(in Business Dept at MSC)
Mathematics-Based, Theoretical, Experimental
-- Software Engineering
Elec-tricity Elec-tronics

System Engineering -- Oriented Toward Solving
Organizations Problems
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General Recommendations

• Choose Computer Science if
• You prefer a math intensive environment
• You think programming is fun
• You are not as people oriented
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• Choose Computer Information Systems if
• You are good at problem solving
• You have good writing and speaking skills
• You like working with people and computers
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CIS Major is ideal for students to get practical
business skills

• Emphasis on role of systems, how to solve
  organizational problems. (33 cr hrs)
• Faculty for IS continually revise courses to
  include new, advancing technology.
• Fundamentals of business. (27 cr hrs)
• Real-world cooperative education.
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Curriculum Matches National Standard

• CSCI 110 Beginning Programming
• TECI 260 Info Tech Hardware System Software
• CISB 205 Advanced Business Software
• CISB 210 Fundamentals of Information Systems
• CISB 331 Advanced Business Programming
• CISB 392 Information Systems Theory Practice
• CISB 400 Data Communications Network Mgmt.
• CISB 442 Systems Analysis Design
• CISB 451 Database Administration
• CISB 460 Electronic Commerce Systems
• CISB 471 Advanced Information Systems
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More about CIS jobs!
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System Analyst

• Oversees development of information systems
• Looks at organizational goals and resources
• Within a large firm
• As an independent consultant
• For an outsource service provider
• High demand occupation
• Pay range 30,000-55,000 or more
• Need business background people skills
• Typically need degree in CIS (sometimes in CS)
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System Analysis Related Jobs

• Database administrator
• Network administrator
• Project team leader
• Web developer or webmaster
• Multimedia specialist
• User support specialist
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• IT Manager / Chief Information Officer
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Computer Programmer

• Choice for a minority of CIS majors
• Write programs for
• Software manufacturers
• Large organizations
• As a consultant
• For outsource service providers
• Strong math skills/background
• High demand
• Pay range 25,000-45,000
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Help Desk Specialist

• Help people with computer hardware and software
  problems
• Within an organization
• As part of an outsource service provider
• Good communication/interpersonal skills
• Good computer knowledge and skills
• High school or college education
• Pay range hourly wage to 30,000 salary
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Technical Writer

• CIS combined with English major/minor
• Good writing skills and technical knowledge
• Create
• Documentation
• Instructions manuals
• Write RFPs and RFIs
• Textbooks/supplements
• Starting pay 20,000-35,000 annually
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Summary

• MSCs CIS Program
• Develop CIS skills and knowledge to become
  competitive in today's market in a wide variety
  of career choices with potential to earn a higher
  than average wage.
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• Mesa State College
• Low cost, small class size, great education,
  awesome scenery and outdoor programs.
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Computer Information Systems at Mesa State College
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