Business Information Systems Major

(formerly E-Business)

Problem: High Job Demand & Low Employee Supply

Business Information Systems -

Enhancing organizational performance through information systems

How aggressively should your organization be using IT?

IDC 2005

“Behind every great company is a great information system.”

Few who lived through the dot-com bust in 2001 would have predicted that the technology sector could come back in four short years. But that's what happened. The United States Department of Labor says technology is one of the country's fastest-growing industries, with an average starting salary of $67,900 and some 600,000 new jobs expected by 2012.

Salaries of 2008 TCU E-Business Graduates

Averaging >$57,000

The most sought-after corporate IT workers in 2010 may be those with no deep-seated technical skills at all. The nuts-and-bolts programming and easy-to-document support jobs will have all gone to third-party providers in the U.S. or abroad. Instead, IT departments will be populated with "versatilists" -- those with a technology background who also know the business sector inside and out, can architect and carry out IT plans that will add business value, and can cultivate relationships both inside and outside the company.

Hot Skills, Cold SkillsThe IT worker of 2010 won't be a technology guru but rather a 'versatilist.'Stacy Collett, July 17, 2006

A recent IBM survey of more than 400 CEOs worldwide found that nearly 75 percent cited deficits in their employees’ job skills as the biggest barrier to growth and innovation. Due to the lack of qualified IT skills in the marketplace, employers nationwide are being faced with increasing difficulties filling technology jobs.

12th Aug 2006

IBM Press Release

Worldwide IT spending

IDC 2004

Billions

Business Information Systems workforce trends

Most IS departments are adding staff NOW and will continue doing so

The IS skill mix is shifting from technical to project management and business skills

A technical foundation is still important for entry-level IS workers

Business Information Systems Major

Computer Programming in Business

Planning

Data Management

Development

Professional Internship

Consulting

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Summer Jr-Sr YearSpring SemesterFall Semester Fall Semester

Technical foundation

Business skills

Tech/Business skills

TCU Internship Companies Fidelity Investments BNSF Railway Mary Kay Corning Cable RadioShack Alcon Labs Lockheed Martin Textron Bell-Helicopter Igus, Germany TTI Pier 1 And Others!

Companies Hiring TCU E-Business Graduates…. Accenture Sabre BNSF Textron Mary Kay RadioShack Deloitte KPMG Lockheed Martin

TTIRassai InteractiveNeiman MarcusFirst CommandTexas Health ResourcesFrost BankPier 1Alcon LabsMany others

Key facts

High demand & low supply

Starting salaries average > $57,000

Customer facing jobs in the US

An international option

The world is getting more technical

Business Information Systems-Solving organizational

problems through the use of technology

For More Information About The Business Information Systems Major …. insc.tcu.edu for more info j.mackay@tcu.edu or Dr. Mackay in

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