Computer and Information Systems Managers

Typical job duties performed with this occupation include:

TASK DUTIES
Assign and review the work of systems analysts, programmers, and other computer-related workers.
Consult with users, management, vendors, and technicians to assess computing needs and system requirements.
Control operational budget and expenditures.
Develop and interpret organizational goals, policies, and procedures.
Develop computer information resources, providing for data security and control, strategic computing, and disaster recovery.
Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
Evaluate data processing proposals to assess project feasibility and requirements.
Evaluate the organization's technology use and needs and recommend improvements, such as hardware and software upgrades.
Manage backup, security and user help systems.
Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
Prepare and review operational reports or project progress reports.
Provide users with technical support for computer problems.
Purchase necessary equipment.
Recruit, hire, train and supervise staff, or participate in staffing decisions.
Review and approve all systems charts and programs prior to their implementation.
Review project plans to plan and coordinate project activity.
Stay abreast of advances in technology.
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*Note: Not all occupations will have a full list of Task Duties or associated programs

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Training for this occupational program or those in a similar family of programs can be located at the following postsecondary institutions in the State of Kansas. Please check with a program advisor at the postsecondary institution for more information on the particular focus of each program listed. Programs nearest the local area appear first. Click on the program to find more information.

INSTITUTION NAME	CITY	INSTITUTION TYPE	PROGRAM TITLE	AWARDS	HOURS
Washburn University	Topeka	Public	COMPUTER INFORMATION SCIENCE	Associate Degree - AA	62
Washburn University	Topeka	Public	COMPUTER INFORMATION SCIENCE	Bachelor Degree - BS	124
Washburn University	Topeka	Public	COMPUTER INFORMATION SCIENCE	Bachelor Degree - BA	124
University of Kansas	Lawrence	Public	COMPUTER SCIENCE	Bachelor Degree - BS	128
University of Kansas	Lawrence	Public	INFORMATION SYSTEMS	Bachelor Degree - BSB	120
University of Kansas	Lawrence	Public	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	Bachelor Degree - BS	122
University of Kansas	Lawrence	Public	INTERDISCIPLINARY COMPUTING	Bachelor Degree - BS	125
Kansas State University	Manhattan	Public	COMPUTER SCIENCE	Bachelor Degree - BS	124
Kansas State University	Manhattan	Public	INFORMATION SYSTEMS	Bachelor Degree - BS	124
Kansas State University	Manhattan	Public	MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS	Bachelor Degree - BS	126
Manhattan Area Technical College	Manhattan	Public	INFORMATION AND NETWORK TECHNOLOGY	Associate Degree - AAS	63
Emporia State University	Emporia	Public	COMPUTER SCIENCE	Bachelor Degree - BS	120
Emporia State University	Emporia	Public	DATA SECURITY	Bachelor Degree - BS	120
Emporia State University	Emporia	Public	INFORMATION SYSTEMS	Bachelor Degree - BSB	120
Butler Community College	El Dorado	Public	WINDOWS ADMINISTRATION	Associate Degree - AAS	63
Butler Community College	El Dorado	Public	CYBER SECURITY	Associate Degree - AAS	63
Butler Community College	El Dorado	Public	CYBER SECURITY	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	33
Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology	Wichita	Public	BUSINESS ADMINI-OPERATIONS MGT	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	40
Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology	Wichita	Public	COMPTIA SECURITY+ CERTIFICATION	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CCOMP	3
Labette Community College	Parsons	Public	COMPUTER SCIENCE - MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	20
Wichita State University	Wichita	Public	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS	Bachelor Degree - BBA	120
Wichita State University	Wichita	Public	COMPUTER SCIENCE	Bachelor Degree - BS	124
North Central Kansas Technical College	Beloit	Public	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	Associate Degree - AAS	68
North Central Kansas Technical College	Beloit	Public	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	35
Fort Hays State University	Hays	Public	INFORMATION NETWORKING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS	Bachelor Degree - BA	124
Fort Hays State University	Hays	Public	INFORMATION NETWORKING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS	Bachelor Degree - BS	124
Fort Hays State University	Hays	Public	MANAGEMENT	Bachelor Degree - BBA	124
Fort Hays State University	Hays	Public	MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS	Bachelor Degree - BBA	124
Colby Community College	Colby	Public	COMPUTER SPECIALIST	Associate Degree - AAS	62
Garden City Community College	Garden City	Public	COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES	Associate Degree - AS	64
Garden City Community College	Garden City	Public	COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES	Associate Degree - AAS	66
Seward County Community College	Liberal	Public	COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS	Associate Degree - AAS	64
Seward County Community College	Liberal	Public	COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	30
Bryan University	Topeka	Private	COMPUTER SCIENCE - PROGRAMMING	Associate of Applied Science - AAS
Bryan University	Topeka	Private	COMPUTER PROGRAMMING	Diploma - CERT2
Rasmussen College - Topeka	Topeka	Private	DATA ANALYTICS	Bachelor of Science - BS
Rasmussen College - Topeka	Topeka	Private	NETWORK SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION	Associate of Science - AS
Wichita Technical Institute - Topeka Campus	Topeka	Private	COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND NETWORK ADMINISTRATION	Diploma - CERT1
Wichita Technical Institute - Topeka Campus	Topeka	Private	COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND NETWORK ADMINISTRATION	Diploma - CERT2
Grantham University	Lenexa	Private	ADVANCED CYBERSECURITY	Certificate - CERT
Grantham University	Lenexa	Private	HEALTH SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT	Master of Science - MS
Grantham University	Lenexa	Private	INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY	Master of Science - MS
Grantham University	Lenexa	Private	INFORMATION MANAGEMENT - PROJECT MANAGEMENT	Master of Science - MS
Grantham University	Lenexa	Private	INFORMATION SYSTEMS	Bachelor of Science - BS
Grantham University	Lenexa	Private	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	Master of Science - MS
Grantham University	Lenexa	Private	BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - INFORMATION MANAGEMENT	Master of Business Administration - MBA
Grantham University	Lenexa	Private	COMPUTER SCIENCE	Bachelor of Science - BS
Grantham University	Lenexa	Private	COMPUTER SCIENCE	Associate of Science - AS
Grantham University	Lenexa	Private	CYBER SECURITY	Bachelor of Science - BS
Grantham University	Lenexa	Private	BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE	Master of Science - MS
Grantham University	Lenexa	Private	CYBERSECURITY CONCEPTS	Certificate - CERT
Grantham University	Lenexa	Private	HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT	Bachelor of Science - BS
Park University	Kansas City	Private	MANAGEMENT - COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS	Bachelor of Science - BS
Park University	Kansas City	Private	INFORMATION SYSTEMS	Bachelor of Science - BS
Park University	Kansas City	Private	INFORMATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCE - COMPUTER SCIENCE	Bachelor of Science - BS
Park University	Kansas City	Private	INFORMATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCE - DATA MANAGEMENT	Bachelor of Science - BS
Rasmussen College - Overland Park	Overland Park	Private	DATA ANALYTICS	Bachelor of Science - BS
Rasmussen College - Overland Park	Overland Park	Private	NETWORK SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION	Associate of Science - AS
Centriq Training	Leawood	Private	SECURITY + CERTIFICATION UPGRADE	Certificate - CERT
Centriq Training	Leawood	Private	SYSTEMS AND SECURITY ADMINISTRATOR	Certificate - CERT
Centriq Training	Leawood	Private	IT PROFESSIONAL ANUUAL PASS PROGRAM	Certificate - CERT
Centriq Training	Leawood	Private	CISCO CERTIFIED ENTRY NETWORKING TECHNICIAN (CCENT) UPGRADE	Certificate - CERT
Centriq Training	Leawood	Private	CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR (CCNA) UPGRADE	Certificate - CERT
Vatterott College - Wichita Campus	Wichita	Private	INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY	Diploma - CERT2
Vatterott College - Wichita Campus	Wichita	Private	COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY	Certificate - CERT2
National American University - Garden City	Garden City	Private	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EMPH COMPUTER SECURITY & FORENSICS	Bachelor of Science - BS
National American University - Garden City	Garden City	Private	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	Bachelor of Science - BS
National American University - Garden City	Garden City	Private	COMPUTER SECURITY	Associate of Applied Science - AAS
National American University - Garden City	Garden City	Private	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EMPH MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS	Bachelor of Science - BS

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