Angelo
also if you're just starting is it a good field to get into?
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The major you mentioned is probably called CIS for Computer Information Systems.
To give you the background â There are a number of viable IT majors and I will cover the 4 main ones. There are several main Computer majors and their associated career categories and you need to know these just to get the lay of the land. These degree titles are often found in Associates, Bachelors and Masterâs degree programs. Generally most IT employers are looking for a 4 year Bachelorâs degree in an IT related major as a minimum requirement.
Now some of the titles colleges use may consist of different course curriculums. As an example one school may have more programming classes in the same major while another school has fewer. Schools may call their general IT program Computer Information Technology, Computer Information Systems or Computer Information Science. To really tell what the major is about you should look at the courses that a particular school offers in that major. Here are the majors and some associated jobs:
Computer Science (CS) - A technical degree which usually has a Programming emphasis - people with this major usually are developing application software, web development, embedded code and robotics. Sometimes depending on the college the degree may cover some more general topics as listed under CIS below. CS is a difficult major and may include a number of advanced math courses. Many CS students find themselves not enjoying programming, not being gifted at it or not having the math and logic skills to be good at programming and they will switch out into CIS. CS majors that are able to graduate can also qualify for jobs listed below under CIS.
Computer Information Systems (CIS) - This may also be called a variety of other names like Information Technology (IT), Information Systems (IS), Computer Applications (CA), etc. This is a general technical degree and is the degree that I have. Holders of these degree work in a variety of technical jobs like these:
Computer Technician, Service Center Coordinator, Help Desk Staff, Storage Administrator, Network Administrator, Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer, Enterprise Administrator, Active Directory Administrator, Exchange and Messaging Administrator, Backup Administrator, Disaster Recovery Specialist, Database Administrator, Computing Security Specialist, Ethical Hacker, Corporate IT Acquisition Specialist and Data Center Administrator, just to name a few.
Computer Engineering - This is a technical engineering and design degree. These degree holders get jobs related to designing and manufacturing computer related hardware. Obviously when you think of hardware you think of laptops and PCs but this might be all kinds of computer devices like tablets, processors, memory, storage, networking equipment and components of computers.
Hope this helps.
Best Wishes!
-richard
The major you mentioned is probably called CIS for Computer Information Systems.
To give you the background â There are a number of viable IT majors and I will cover the 4 main ones. There are several main Computer majors and their associated career categories and you need to know these just to get the lay of the land. These degree titles are often found in Associates, Bachelors and Masterâs degree programs. Generally most IT employers are looking for a 4 year Bachelorâs degree in an IT related major as a minimum requirement.
Now some of the titles colleges use may consist of different course curriculums. As an example one school may have more programming classes in the same major while another school has fewer. Schools may call their general IT program Computer Information Technology, Computer Information Systems or Computer Information Science. To really tell what the major is about you should look at the courses that a particular school offers in that major. Here are the majors and some associated jobs:
Computer Science (CS) - A technical degree which usually has a Programming emphasis - people with this major usually are developing application software, web development, embedded code and robotics. Sometimes depending on the college the degree may cover some more general topics as listed under CIS below. CS is a difficult major and may include a number of advanced math courses. Many CS students find themselves not enjoying programming, not being gifted at it or not having the math and logic skills to be good at programming and they will switch out into CIS. CS majors that are able to graduate can also qualify for jobs listed below under CIS.
Computer Information Systems (CIS) - This may also be called a variety of other names like Information Technology (IT), Information Systems (IS), Computer Applications (CA), etc. This is a general technical degree and is the degree that I have. Holders of these degree work in a variety of technical jobs like these:
Computer Technician, Service Center Coordinator, Help Desk Staff, Storage Administrator, Network Administrator, Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer, Enterprise Administrator, Active Directory Administrator, Exchange and Messaging Administrator, Backup Administrator, Disaster Recovery Specialist, Database Administrator, Computing Security Specialist, Ethical Hacker, Corporate IT Acquisition Specialist and Data Center Administrator, just to name a few.
Computer Engineering - This is a technical engineering and design degree. These degree holders get jobs related to designing and manufacturing computer related hardware. Obviously when you think of hardware you think of laptops and PCs but this might be all kinds of computer devices like tablets, processors, memory, storage, networking equipment and components of computers.
Hope this helps.
Best Wishes!
-richard
Is Computer Information Systems a good major for me?
Roe
I know some things about computers but I cant tell u everything about them...I just want to know can a person with a small percentage of computer skills be able to excel in Computer Information Systems, for example "Computer Support Technology"?
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I go to the University of Georgia and my Major is MIS (Management Information Systems) which is basically the same thing as CIS. I love my major and I would definitely recommended it to everyone who doesn't necessarily want to go to Computer Science (because of all the science involved) but who wants to learn computer systems along with business. Most people aren't aware of this major. But right now even as the economy is pretty slow there is a growing demand for MIS or CIS majors. Apple is in the process of building a facility in California to recruit MIS and CIS majors in the near future. There are many opportunities out there and most people don't even realize it...
I go to the University of Georgia and my Major is MIS (Management Information Systems) which is basically the same thing as CIS. I love my major and I would definitely recommended it to everyone who doesn't necessarily want to go to Computer Science (because of all the science involved) but who wants to learn computer systems along with business. Most people aren't aware of this major. But right now even as the economy is pretty slow there is a growing demand for MIS or CIS majors. Apple is in the process of building a facility in California to recruit MIS and CIS majors in the near future. There are many opportunities out there and most people don't even realize it...
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