| Would you like to advance your knowledge in | | | | Enterprise-Wide Computing, Project Management |
| Information Technology (IT)? If you are, I | | | | Operations, Health Informatics and Electronic |
| believed that you have already found out more | | | | Commerce, Computer and Network Security and |
| information about them. But do be extra | | | | Capstone Project. As you can see from the |
| careful that you should only consider those | | | | curriculum, the course has covered a wide |
| schools that are accredited. University of | | | | spectrum of areas. |
| Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is one of | | | | |
| such schools that award a Master of Science | | | | As IT advances every day in a rapid manner, |
| in Information System and is fully accredited | | | | what was known to be the best six months ago |
| by the Commission on Higher Education of the | | | | may not be applicable today. Similarly, the |
| Middle States Association of Colleges and | | | | knowledge and skills you have acquired before |
| Schools. UMBC is recognized as one of the top | | | | may not be relevant today as well. In order |
| research universities in the nation. | | | | for you to keep pace with the relentless |
| Completing a graduate program with them will | | | | changes in the IT environment, you will need |
| certainly give you an added advantage over | | | | to upgrade your existing knowledge and |
| your peers. | | | | skills. This can be done through attending |
| | | | conferences, reading journals or even taking |
| The completely online program is designed for | | | | up an advance course such as the one offered |
| professionals working in the IT field who | | | | by UMBC. Whatever mode you may choose from, |
| want to advance their career. The schools | | | | or a combination of them, it will certainly |
| welcome those into the program with or | | | | equipped you will new knowledge and skills to |
| without prior experience or education in | | | | tackler challenging problems and providing |
| information systems. | | | | effective solutions. |
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| The program covers three levels. In Level 1, | | | | The ever changing IT environment and |
| you will have to take fundamental subject | | | | technology will make you redundant if you |
| such as introduction to information systems. | | | | still rely on your existing skills and |
| In Level 2, you will have to take the core | | | | knowledge. It is always timely for you to |
| courses will cover management information | | | | upgrade your knowledge to stay on with the |
| system, networks, database management systems | | | | race and keep yourself competitive. Do not be |
| and structured systems analysis and design. | | | | displaced by technology but replace |
| In Level 3, which is the Advanced Courses, | | | | technology with your skills. You can obtain |
| you will have to complete at least six | | | | more information at Distance Learning |
| courses choosing from Interaction Design, | | | | University. |