1 Overview of BS is Course

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Overview of BS-ISCourse


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• BS-IS is an undergraduate

program that focuses on theeective design, development andimplementation of information

and communications technology

(ICT resources to ensureinformation systems, applicationsand resource via!ility in various

industry sectors (!usiness,education, media and

entertainment, healthcare,

government, and service"


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•

#ith the BS-IS program, thede$nition of technology is nowe%panded to include

convergence and emergingtechnologies and the domain towhich it is applied, not &ust for

!usiness - !ut also foreducation, governance,

personal, household, and

entertainment"


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BS in Information Systems vs. BS inInformation Technology

•BS in Information Systems andBS in Information Technologythese two are very similar

courses.•Both are subsets of the broaderprogram, Computer Science.

•There are some subjectsintegrated in both curriculumsthat are more or less the same.


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• 'owever, there is a ma&or dierence!etween these two programs

Information Systems focuses onteaching students how to !ridgecomputer science and !usiness, it isnot purely concerned with ICT, and itconcentrates instead on the end useof information technology in various

industries" On the other hand,Information Technology is moreconcerned with the design,

implementation, support or-


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•Both programs arecompleted within four

years and the admission

re)uirements are moreor less the same" Both

courses also re)uire theirstudents to complete anOn the *o! Training"


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IsInformation

Systems a

profession?


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Is Information Systemsa profession?

• +Information Systems in itself is nota profession"

• 'owever, a graduate of this programwill most liely !e employed in ITcompanies and institutions to woras a .rogrammer, Systems /nalyst,

0ata!ase /dministrator, #e!0esigner, 1etwor /dministrator,Information Systems Instructor,

2uality /ssurance /nalyst, Business


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• These careers areconsidered professions

!ecause they re)uire aspeciali3ed set of

nowledge and sills,which taes years toac)uire"


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ow di!cult is

BS inInformation

Systems?


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ow di!cult is BS in InformationSystems?

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BS in Information Systems is afairly di4cult course"

• It is highly technical and

re)uires advanced thiningand analysis"

• To !e a!le to thrive in this

course, you need to have aeen interest and !ecomforta!le with computers

and computer applications"


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•5ost of the professional

su!&ects integrated in theBSIS curriculum are )uiteheavy"

•/side from the technicalcomputer su!&ects,

accounting and $nancesu!&ects are also includedin its curriculum"


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Career opportunities for BS inInformation Systems graduates

"ntry #evel jobs

*o!s re)uiring no prior to

minimal level of e%perienceInformation Systems$rofessional employed in

Business $rocess%utsourcing &B$%'companies


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op compan es nthe .hil !ased on thier

revenues• 6" /ccenture Inc" (.hp89":9; !illion9" Convergys .hilippines Services Corp"(.hp6;"


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•IT Technical Support %!cer Gmonitors and maintains thecomputer systems and networsof an organi3ation" They mayinstall and con$gure computersystems, diagnose hardware and

software faults and solvetechnical and applicationspro!lems


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•Computer $rogrammer G

to develop systems in any ofthe following, !ut not limited

to, areas !usinessinformation systems,computer games, portals>we!

applications, programmingtools, encryption systems"


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•+reelancer woring online Gas IT specialist and otherrelated wor

• IT Sales professional G gives

detailed information a!outtechnical speci$cations andthe ways in which they could

meet customerHs needs" Thisoften includes demonstratingthose features !efore a sale"


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Salary #evels• / degree in Information Systems can

lead to a variety of &o!s your incomewill depend on the speci$c position,your e%perience, the industry you wor

in and your sills and talent"

The monthly salary for a fresh ISgraduate can range from -, to

/0, per month" F%periencedprofessionals can earn !etween /1231 per months as IT support,programmers, data!ase administrators

and system analysts, while IT people in

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