The course purpose is to provide the substance and skill necessary to make sound business decisions relating to information systems, and to work with senior line managers in the resolution of issues and problems in this area. Categories of issues which will be addressed in the course include: How do IT and its various manifestations in business, such as the Internet, affect current and future competitiveness? How do we align business strategy and plans with IT strategy and IT plans? How can we engage executives in learning and leading IT-related change? How do we implement new systems, change work behavior, manage projects? How should we organize and govern IT in an organization.

Featuring an interview with Cyndi Schmoller, 2012 NEWMA AllStar from Sargento (2:20 minutes).

When Reina’s not playing games and collaborating with her friend, or building a super-computer with her dad, she’s dreaming of creating video games. After this high schooler learned how to start coding, she became curious about what goes into bringing her favorite games to life behind the scenes. In this episode of SHADOW, Reina heads to the Microsoft Turn10 Studios in Seattle, the company behind Forza Motorsport. There she spends the day job shadowing a female video game designer who shows her the ins and outs of video game development and UX design. Could this be Reina’s future? Tune in to find out.

Meet Jeremiah. He’s a homeschooler with a serious passion for drone racing. He’s so into it that he even started taking classes in aerial vehicle design and operation, which got him thinking: What sort of drone pilot jobs exist? So, today he’s exploring one avenue – drone filmmaking – with a real-life professional. Follow him as he spends the day job shadowing Corey from Motion State, an award-winning production company that specializes in capturing sky-high shots for film, TV, and car commercials. And watch what happens when Jeremiah is challenged to capture some epic aerial footage of his own. Will this aspiring drone operator get the job done? Find out on this episode of SHADOW.

TECH CAREERS ARE RARELY LINEAR! Hear from the voices of Adam Cobb, (Kohl's), Dana Hart (Northwestern Mutual), Kedasha Kerr, (Northwestern Mutual) and moderator Efrem Powell (Northwestern Mutual). The following videos will give you a look into the variety of tech jobs and careers available to you and how you can prepare for them. Watch one - or all - and hear from experts who are doing these jobs today. As you watch the videos, download our workbook at https://bit.ly/MKEWorksheet to help you reflect on each career path and if that might be the right one for you some day!