MBA PROGRAM
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY and MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION
OVERVIEW
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| Purpose |
To prepare students for careers as
Information Technology professionals.Important: You do NOT have to be a
technical person to participate in the IT
specialization!
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| Concepts |
| Information Technology (IT):
hardware, software, data communication, document
processing and other related technologies used to
capture, store, maintain, process, retrieve,
transmit and report data and information in
various forms. Information Systems
(IS): IT-based
application systems developed for operational
use, and for providing information and decision
support in organizations.
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| Interesting |
| The Conference Board of Canada
predicts that in the future more and more CEOs
will have IT background! |
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| Market |
- Any organization which needs IT
specialists in staff, analysis, or
management positions.
- IT suppliers: supplier of hardware,
software, data communication and
services.
- Consulting firms
- Investment firms which need IT market
analysts.
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| Types
of Positions |
- Information Systems Consultant
- Systems Analyst
- Project Manager
- Information Technology Staff Specialist
- Business-IT liaison
- Information Technology Manager
- Information Technology Market Analyst
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| Market
Trends |
| Information technology has become a critical
component of many industries. Examples: financial
firms (banks, insurance companies and investment
firms), airlines (some airlines profit mostly on
their reservations systems rather than on
airfare), package delivery/courier companies. The
boom of e-business is another sign of the
importance of IT. Strong and increasing demand
from consulting firms and from consulting units
of companies inside and outside the IT industry.
For example, major vendors of computers are
shifting their activity (and percent of revenue)
from hardware sales to providing integrated
solutions to customers. Airlines and courier
companies are now providing information systems
consulting services.
Information technology expenditures are about
50% of all capital expenditures necessitating
that organizations have employees who can
understand and best direct the productive use of
these resources.
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