{"id":13852,"date":"2011-08-25T13:51:14","date_gmt":"2011-08-25T13:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=13852"},"modified":"2014-11-14T15:34:26","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T20:34:26","slug":"msmis-helps-graduates-land-promotions-new-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2011\/08\/msmis-helps-graduates-land-promotions-new-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"MSMIS helps graduates land promotions, new jobs."},"content":{"rendered":"

While increasing knowledge and skills are fundamental goals of advanced degrees, oh, what a wonderful feeling when a degree helps land a sweet promotion or a great new job.<\/p>\n

Recent graduates of the Chapman Graduate School in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) shared their success stories, made possible with their Master of Science in Management Information Systems <\/a>(MSMIS) degree in hand.<\/p>\n

Luis Blandon advances on career path.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Luis Blandon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cOne hundred percent of the questions I was able to answer in my job interview were thanks to FIU\u2019s MSMIS program,\u201d said Luis Blandon (MSMIS \u201911, BS \u201902). \u201cThe questions included everything from project management and programming to infrastructure. I literally owe my job to my MSMIS.\u201d<\/p>\n

A former systems analyst at American Airlines\u2019 Miami office, Blandon was promoted to application development team lead in the company\u2019s headquarters in Dallas, where he now lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went for my MSMIS to remain competitive in a tough job market and to drastically improve my chances for management\/administrative positions,\u201d Blandon said. \u201cIt worked.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blandon added that it was important to receive a degree from a business school with a strong reputation where he could get a quality education at a reasonable cost.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reputation and value FIU has is unmatched by any other university in the region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Travis Ramsey moves up. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Travis Ramsey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With his Bachelor of Business Administration, Travis Ramsey (MSMIS \u201910, BBA \u201904) <\/em>had been working in the IT industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I felt undervalued,\u201d he said. \u201cI wanted to prove that I knew a lot more than my one year of experience would indicate. So I decided to get my MSMIS.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ramsey, still active in the FIU chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi, chose his alma mater for his advanced degree.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe one-year structure of the program was a big selling point,\u201d said Ramsey who earned his MSMIS and a spot as a software integration engineer at Intermedix, a provider of business and technology solutions for the emergency healthcare system.<\/p>\n

\u201cFIU\u2019s MSMIS program covers all aspects of an organization\u2019s IT infrastructure—software, hardware, databases, networks, security and more—and that\u2019s exactly the diversity companies want,\u201d he said. \u201cThe talented professors and totality of the program give you critical skills to succeed in today\u2019s IT industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Raktim Saha starts new position.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Raktim Saha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For Raktim Saha (MSMIS \u201910), earning his MSMIS degree resulted in a new position as business intelligence development manager at Sears Holdings Corporation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI already had rich, progressive IT experience that spanned various domains but was primarily related to data management and business intelligence,\u201d Saha said. \u201cI was looking for a graduate program to connect the dots among business, management, and IT.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saha chose the highly ranked Chapman Graduate School.<\/p>\n

\u201cI made sure the program I chose covered a broad area of information technology operations and management, a program that is also current with market trends,\u201d said Saha, who identifies Business Intelligence<\/em>, Project Management<\/em> and IS Policy and Strategy<\/em> as particularly useful courses.<\/p>\n

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