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Information Science Studies

The University of Texas - Pan American (UT-Pan American)

  • A program that focuses on the theory, organization, and process of information collection, transmission, and utilization in traditional and electronic forms. Includes instruction in information classification and organization; information storage and processing; transmission, transfer, and signaling; communications and networking; systems planning and design; human interfacing and use analysis; database development; information policy analysis; and related aspects of hardware, software, economics, social factors, and capacity. Find Colleges Offering Information Science Studies Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.
      Salary and Wages

      McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX

      • Total Employment: 60
      • Average Annual Salary: $95,540
      • Average Hourly Rate: $45.93
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 263,695
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 306,829
      • Percent Job Growth: 16.36%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Near Vision
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors. Solve or develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 25,261
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 30,701
      • Percent Job Growth: 21.53%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Fluency of Ideas
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Near Vision
    • Job Description
      Research, design, develop, and test operating systems-level software, compilers, and network distribution software for medical, industrial, military, communications, aerospace, business, scientific, and general computing applications. Set operational specifications and formulate and analyze software requirements. Apply principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
      Salary and Wages

      McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX

      • Total Employment: 40
      • Average Annual Salary: $67,390
      • Average Hourly Rate: $32.40
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 350,048
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 448,679
      • Percent Job Growth: 28.18%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Near Vision
    • Job Description
      Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures for information systems to regulate access to computer data files and prevent unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure of information.
      Salary and Wages

      McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX

      • Total Employment: 140
      • Average Annual Salary: $43,750
      • Average Hourly Rate: $21.04
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 309,201
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 392,536
      • Percent Job Growth: 26.95%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
    • Job Description
      Teach courses in computer science. May specialize in a field of computer science, such as the design and function of computers or operations and research analysis.
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Speech Clarity
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Information Science Studies
     Total
    Overall
    All Students2
     
    By Gender
    Male2
    Female-
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien1
    American Indian-
    Black-
    Asian-
    Hispanic1
    White-
    Unknown-
     
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