Week 3 project

IS MBA 6995 INFORMATION SYSTEMS CAPSTONE

SOUTH UNIVERSITY –ONLINE

January 22, 2022

THOMAS SHULER

PROFESSOR GULSEBNEM BISHOP

MSIS REFLECTION PAPER

My career vision was to blend my technical expertise from a computer engineering undergraduate degree with a broader understanding of Information technology's commercial and business side. Early on, I realized that I was very excited about leveraging technology to address business problems, especially in a customer-centric job where I could empower my consumers through technology simplification. After realizing my abilities and passions, I had a clear vision of where I wanted to be.

The MSIS program presented me with the ideal courses to further my education and attain my career objective. The courses allowed me to approach IT strategically, seeing it as a business enabler while maintaining the technical sophistication expected of a graduate school. The course's practical aspects have provided be helpful in the long term of my career. Case competitions and capstone projects were included in the coursework, allowing me to work on real-world IT problems with significant corporations. I spent almost a year as a business analyst as part of the internship option. This was precisely the type of hands-on experience I was looking for to achieve my career objectives. The MSIS program is designed to reflect the issues that businesses face. I took advantage of this by using it as a sandbox, following the motto "fail fast, learn fast" and not being scared to make mistakes as long as I learned from them.

My job entails acting as a subject matter expert for internal stakeholders to improve the company's product supportability and robustness. MSIS classes helped me to prepare for my present and future jobs. IT architecture, cloud computing, and IT strategy were tremendously useful in teaching me the fundamentals of cloud computing and positioning IT in large, globally scattered organizations. Instructors during the program encouraged students to voice their thoughts in class, which helped me build critical thinking and communication skills that will serve me well in any field.

In developing a framework for writing a resume and cover letter, I identify that the world of technology has grown, and there is a need to catch the eye of the prospective employer, including their automated systems, which have very few seconds to scheme through the resume. For this reason, there is a need to develop a language that will outstand. For applications for a java-based job, the following terms should be part and parcel of the resume and the cover letter; J2EE, which stands for Java Enterprise Edition, and its subset J2SE and the most popular framework for developing applications in Java, spring. While considering data jobs, there is a need to consider the two major data job categories: data scientists and big data developers. However, some Big Data positions overlap with data scientist positions; the emphasis should be on designing software that manages large datasets rather than mining such information for strategic insights. For the data scientist my resume will have to emphasis on my education qualifications including master degree. The following will also have to be emphasized in my resume and cover letter, artificial intelligence, communication skills, data science, deep learning, decision making and leadership. For web developer jobs, the following will be very essential to be highlighted in the resume and the cover letter; Typescript. JavaScript, Angular, and react.

Assignments to be conclude in completing my portfolio as an IT expert include;

i) Showcase portfolio to highlight my greatest achievements and best works

ii) Progress portfolio demonstrating the development of skill and knowledge over time

iii) process/product portfolio is used to show stages in the development of one particular project

iv) Reflective portfolio to document my personal responses to experiences and artifacts.

v) Teaching portfolios presenting a portrait of my teacher philosophy