Technology Challenge Standards
Business Career Path: Computer Science and Information Systems

Computer technology skills are vital to business; they permeate the entire workplace. Familiarity with computers is required in a growing number of firms and occupations primarily because of the increasingly widespread use of computerized management information systems. Technology and the growing complexity of business have expanded the need for employees who can analyze and manage information.

Skills in evaluating data, working with people, and communicating are companion components for careers in information systems. This career path cluster also includes opportunities for students with strong mathematics capabilities and interest in advanced technology. After completing the career path cluster standard of information processing, students select one of the four career path specializations —administrative support, computer science, information systems management, and telecommunications.