Business Information Systems..What jobs?

CFC4lyfe

As the heading suggests, I'm considering going into BIS next year and was just wondering what kind of job the degree offers? I'm torn between doing this or Software Development in GMIT or Computer Science in some other college. Also, what I'd like to know is the chances of getting a job from this degree or would I better off doing Computer Science?

Nailz

From what we're told by Tom Acton, Martin Hughes and the likes, the likeliness of a BIS graduate (with a fairly decent GPA) getting a job is bloody high. Apparently all but two of the Class of 2011 got jobs pre-graduation, the other two not attempting to enter the job market just yet at that stage. There is plenty of work out there for the broad range of skills you'll acquire in doing the course and obtaining the degree if you just look at job seeker sites.

One story which recently came about in the news was Accenture opening up 100 "high end", well paid jobs here in Ireland for graduates. The type of jobs they'll be offering are right up BIS' street, and we're told it's only going to grow from here.

CFC4lyfe

Thanks alot for that answer. Since you have experience in the course how important is maths and accountancy not only in the course itself but with the jobs out of here? I'm currently in pass Accountancy and am quite sure of an A1 or A2

Nailz

No worries, man. Maths isn't particularly important, you may have to use functions and formulas such as the slope formula for Microeconomics in the first semester of first year, but really that's it, and only the basic pass level stuff will come across, if anything at all. As regards Accounting, it is typically considered a boggy subject in BIS; there is a high failure rate on the first attempt, but that's usually put down to no study and poor methods in teaching Accounting, although I found if you do even just a wee bit of study you really should pull through with no problems.

But considering you're confident in your abilities in Accounting, you probably won't run into much trouble at all with it, it's one of those modules that almost duplicates what you're taught in secondary school. Lads in my class who carried over Accounting from the LC barely showed up to class and still killed it — figuratively speaking.

As for the importance of these when looking for jobs with a B.Sc. BIS degree, I believe graduates in the past went onto such places as Deloitte & KPMG. However, the roles in which the graduates undertook in these organisations I'm unsure of, and may not be directly related to the accounting trade.

CFC4lyfe

Again, thanks alot for your answer. I was just looking at the course there again and the postgraduate opportunities. It doesn't list http://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/information-technology.html (Information Technology) as an option but the course looks to be similar in some ways and I was just wondering if you think I would be able to do this if I pass the BIS course?

Nailz

That's a very good question, I am sorry but I'm not certain regarding postgraduate opportunities. If I was to give an educated guess, not to be taken as gospel, I would say that a BIS would be able to do such masters given the vast amount of technical aspects involved in the course. Again, sorry for not being able to help on that...