SOURCES OF SYSTEMS ANALYSIS TRAINING

SOURCES OF SYSTEMS ANALYSIS TRAINING

MICHAEL MORIARTY

The National Fire Academy. Offers a relatively new course in information system planning designed to aid fire department managers in planning information systems.

UC Berkeley. Offers a correspondence course called “Systems Analysis and Design” (X422). Connection also is offered through direct dial over telephone lines or the Internet. Contact: Center for Media and Independent Learning, University of California Extension, Fulton Street, Berkeley, CA 94720; (510) 642-4124; Internet: cmil violet.berkeley.edu

NOVA University. Regionally accredited, NOVA Southeastern is the largest private university in Florida and offers master`s and doctorate degrees with a specialty in information systems. The course work is done mostly remotely over the satellite systems. Contact: NOVA Southeastern University, Center for Computer Based Learning, College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

The International School of Information Management. Offers master`s degrees in information resources management. Accredited by the California Department of Education, ISIM delivers master`s degree online via the Connect Inc. Network, the same network that carries ICHIEFS. Contact: The International School of Information Management, Box 1999, Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1999, Phone: (805) 685-1500, Fax: 805/685-9685, e-mail: Connect Inc.-ISIMADMIN, 3406188, Compuserve – 73320,1462

University of Phoenix Online. offers bachelor`s and master`s degrees in business administration via computer telecommunications. An information management course, “Information Management in Business” (CIS 564), is available. Online classes are delivered by direct dialing, through Compuserve or, shortly, via the Internet. Contact: University of Phoenix Online, California Street, Suite 505, San Francisco, CA 94111, (415) 956-2121, (800) 388-5463; fax: (415) 956-6339. n

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