Today’s
information age has an ever-increasing need for information systems and the
graduates who can understand and use them. A degree in Information
Systems will help you develop your
career as an information systems
professional. It prepares
graduates for a wide range of varied careers. As a graduate you will have
excellent career prospects in
business and information management and the range
of potential employers will be vast across the private and public sectors.
There is also the potential to work as a self employed director of your own
business. The BSc IS course enables
students to gain: the technical knowledge to
use and apply computer technologies in industry, the skills to design and
manage innovative information systems, expertise in high demand
areas of the computing industry, such as electronic commerce and
information security. Student will: learn to construct software
and design information systems to create information-rich working
environments, develop commercially valuable
skills in our computing laboratories, work with colleagues on
collaborative software projects, have the opportunity to work
with the computer science and engineering department research groups for
your final year project. This
degree is suitable for you if:you want a creative role in
developing future innovative IT applications, you have the determination to
see technical projects through to the end, you want a head start in your
career as an information systems professional.Below are a few examples of the types of jobs that you
could pursue after graduating with BSc Information Systems:1. Database administrator - responsible for the planning,
design, installation, maintenance and development of a database used by
organisations. 2.
Applications
developer - writing
specifications and designing, building, testing, implementing and sometimes
supporting applications using computer languages and development tools.3.
Multimedia programmer - gives a multimedia product its functionality by writing
computer programs that draw together multimedia features, such as text, sound,
graphics, digital/analogue photographs, 2D/3D modelling, animation, video,
information and virtual reality, according to a designer's specification.4.
Network
engineer - responsible for installing, maintaining and supporting
computer communication networks within an organisation or between
organisations.5.
Software engineers - research, design, test, implement and maintain software
systems to meet client or employer needs. 6.
Systems designer - develops and implements information systems in sectors as
diverse as finance, communications and retail.7.
Systems developers - test systems, diagnose and fix faults, write diagnostic
programs and design and write code for operating systems and software to ensure
that they function more efficiently.8. An IT systems/business analyst - designs new IT solutions
to improve business efficiency and productivity. They are responsible for
analysing the business needs of their clients and stakeholders to help identify
business problems and propose solutions, using the discipline of business
analysis. They examine existing business models and the flows of data in the
business, and then design an appropriate improved IT solution.9. Web designers - responsible for the layout, visual
appearance and usability of a website. 10. An IT consultant - works in partnership with clients to
overcome their business challenges through the application of technology. A
consultant's work will often be based on the need to improve efficiency and the
way a company functions, with IT used as a means to achieve this. 11. An IT project manager - specializes in information
technology but also in sectors unrelated to IT.
Published: February 28, 2008
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