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Outsourcing? Offshore? Students Need to Know. Dr. Antonio M. Lopez, Jr. Department of Computer Sciences and Computer Engineering Xavier University of Louisiana One Drexel Drive, Campus Box 50 New Orleans, LA 70125 Voice: 504.520.5248 Fax: 504.520.7908 Email: [email protected] - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Outsourcing? Offshore? Students Need to Know
Dr. Antonio M. Lopez, Jr.Department of Computer Sciences and
Computer EngineeringXavier University of Louisiana
One Drexel Drive, Campus Box 50New Orleans, LA 70125
Voice: 504.520.5248Fax: 504.520.7908Email: [email protected]: www.xula.edu/~tlopez
Media Hype
High-End Technology Work Not Immune to Outsourcing
-- New York Times, June 16, 2004
If the heart and soul of computing is programming and it is being
auctioned off to the lowest bidder offshore, what is
the future for me?
Computing disciplines:What’s in a name?
Computer Science
Computer Engineering
Software Engineering
Information Systems
Information Sciences
Information Technology
Computer Information Systems
Computer Information Sciences
Management Information Systems
Outsourcing and OffshoreOutsourcing means that an organization has contracted with an outside service provider for the performance of some specific function.IT outsourcing is outsourcing where the contracting is for various information systems functions such as managing of data centers, help desk, hardware support, software maintenance, network maintenance, etc.IT outsourcing offshore is IT outsourcing that employs non-U.S. citizens on non-U.S. soil.
What is a career field?ca•reer ( ka rer′ ) n., v., adj.
- n 1. An occupation or profession followed as one’s life work 2. A person’s general course of action through some or all of life: a short career as a soldier field ( feld ) n., v., adj.
- n 3. A sphere or branch of activity or interest: the field of teaching 4. The area drawn on or serviced by a business or profession ca•reer field ( ka rer′ feld ) n.
- n An area of personal interest where one is willing to devote a lifetime of work.
career field
transportation
medical
manufacturing
finance agriculture
service
education
entertainment
energy
government
technology
mining
space
manufacturing
fashion
automotive
materials
aerospace
Design
Real-time control
Diagnosis and monitoring
Security
finance
banking
stock marketinsurance
Forecasting
Optimization
Scheduling
Real-time monitoring
steel plasticspolymers
shipbuilding
construction
transportation
air
sea
road rail
GPS
Reservations
Optimization scheduling
Pipeline inventory
Load configurations
servicetourism
foodadvertising
religion
beauty
Reservations
Scheduling
Inventory
Payroll
Budgeting
entertainment
theater
music
video sports
Special effects
Real-time control
Diagnosis and monitoring
Synthesis
Security
energy
fossil fuels
windhydroelectric
nuclear
solar
Real-time control
Prediction
Optimization
Scheduling
Real-time monitoring
Real-time control
Diagnosis and monitoring
Research and development
Tracking
government
defense
civilian security
labor
Prediction
Collection
Tracking
Research and development
medical
health care
surgical
biotechnology
laser MRIvideo
revenue
Industry “Lenses”
Computer Industry
• Hardware
• Software
Non-computer Industry
• Small Businesses
Product Focus
Customer Friendly
• U. S. Government
But then again …