<h2>Mark Millikin</h2><h3><img height="168" border="3" width="130" alt="Mark Millikin, CMIS Student" src="/id0904f67a8055d938" align="right" />CMIS Student, Senior</h3><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">What do you think is the biggest misconception about CMIS?</em></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-decoration:underline">Mark</span>: A big misconception with the CMIS degree is what we do.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span> A lot of people think we sit at a computer all day entering numbers into Microsoft Excel or Word.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span> A CMIS major has to be able to communicate and meet with co-workers, managers, and other end users effectively so that the desired outcome of a project is achieved.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="quoted2"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Do you think you will use the concepts you are learning in your classes for your job in the business world?</em></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-decoration:underline">Mark</span>: <span class="quoted2">Through my internship experiences I can guarantee that the classes necessary to achieve a CMIS degree do not go to waste. I have used pieces of every class to perform the duties that were asked of me during my internships.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span> My first internship was at The ROHO Group and I did a second internship at Anheuser-Busch.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Within the CMIS program, have the required business classes (economics, finance, marketing…etc) been of benefit?</em></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-decoration:underline">Mark</span>: The business classes required by the School of Business are very beneficial. Instead of just receiving a computer degree, I also have knowledge of other business related subjects.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span> Understanding what is going on around me in other departments helps me on the job.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span> For instance, if I am working on a project that involves the Accounting and Marketing departments, I have an understanding of their needs and can communicate effectively with them.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">What makes the CMIS degree more attractive than other degrees?</em></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-decoration:underline">Mark</span>: The demand for business analysts and developers is on the rise and is a necessity for a company to have.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span> Also, the jobs that CMIS majors receive have room for advancement, so one does not have to be locked into a specific job forever. The money is good too!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">What type of job do you plan on getting with your CMIS degree?</em></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-decoration:underline">Mark</span>: I actually just received a full-time job with AT&T in St. Louis that I will start when I graduate in May.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span> I will be an application developer using skills that I learned from the CMIS Java programming course.</p><p><!--EndFragment--></p>