UW-Green Bay; Is Information Sciences For Me?

The Chic Geek. Students must have a tolerance or enjoyment for working with computers and sorting through large amounts of information.

The Sherlock in You. This field is heavily grounded in research and investigation. Students must therefore have a certain curiosity and determination for discovering information.

A Team Player. Good communication skills (oral, written, and visual) are a must for this field, as people often work within a team environment within the work setting.

Fall Down and Get Back Up. Students must be persistent in this field, and willing to encounter trial and error. Failure to find the information you need is common, and students must get back up and keep trying!

The minor in Information Sciences focuses on information problems, information technologies, and information structures. It can be structured with or without programming skills. Some common majors that minor in Information Sciences are Computer Science and Business Administration.

The Real World. Many of the courses in Information Sciences are project oriented, where students work toward a specific goal. There are also opportunities for internships and practica (mini-internship), where students gain valuable practical experience. Employers highly value real experience (beyond the classroom) in candidates!

Custom Fit. In addition, each student negotiates an individual area of emphasis. This requirement is an opportunity to apply information principles to a particular problem area or to gain further tools for some specific career direction. These emphases include Information Systems, Organizational Communications, Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations.

Come Together. Students complete an advanced information problems capstone course which integrates knowledge and skills acquired in the major

Show, Don't Tell. To assist in their career pursuits, students build a portfolio of their work examples to show prospective employers or as part of graduate school admissions.

The One And Only. The Information Sciences program at UW-Green Bay is the only one like it in the state of Wisconsin. This is the only place to get this education!

Computers represent a significant dimension of this major, but students also are expected to be thoroughly grounded in human language, cognition, and communication. This insures against narrow technical preparation, which leads to rapid obsolescence in a rapidly changing field, and it prepares students to make the most creative and useful applications of information technologies.

Students also gain many skills handling, compiling, and manipulating data and information. Many analytical skills are demonstrated by students, as they learn to interpret and evaluate the information they compile. Finally, students learn to package and present the information, which is perhaps the most important aspect of the process.

Information Science majors can obtain many different types of jobs. The following list represents a few of the kinds of career titles for an Information Science major:
	Systems Analyst, Creative Director on a multimedia team, Hardware Engineer, Information Processing Specialist, Software Engineer, Product Marketing Manager, Quality Assurance Engineer, Reliability Engineer, Test Engineer, Computer Animator, Local Area Network (LAN) Administrator, Network Manager, Web Designer, Word Processor, Data Entry Processor, Computer Repair Technician, Professor, Teacher...
A large variety of businesses and institutions hire Information Science Majors. The following list represents a few of the businesses and institutions that employ Information Science majors:
	Banks, Colleges and Universities, Computer Manufacturers, Transportation Agencies, Research Laboratories, Accounting Firms, Legal Firms, Consulting Agencies, Aerospace Industry, Insurance Companies, Software Developers, Local/State/Federal Government, Manufacturing Plants, Retail Stores...
Check out the Occupational Outlook Handbook at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ if you would like to know more about the nature of the work, working conditions, earnings, training, and job outlook of these occupations,.