Computer and Information Scientists

• Analyze data to identify or resolve operational problems.
• Analyze data to identify trends or relationships among variables.
• Apply information technology to solve business or other applied problems.
• Design integrated computer systems.
• Develop organizational goals or objectives.
• Develop performance metrics or standards related to information technology.
• Collaborate with others to determine design specifications or details.
• Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues.
• Evaluate project designs to determine adequacy or feasibility.
• Train others in computer interface or software use.

• Using e-mail.
• Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
• Sitting.
• Working with a group or team.
• Freedom to make decisions without supervision.
• The freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals.
• Meeting strict deadlines.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences, Other
• Computer and Information Sciences, General
• Information Science/Studies
• Information Technology
• Medical Informatics
• Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation

• Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
• Computer Science
• Computer Software and Media Applications
• Computer and Information Sciences, General
• Information Science/Studies
• Medical Illustration and Informatics

Enrolling in a community college can be a great place to start your four-year degree. While all 31 Minnesota State community colleges, technical colleges and universities offer all or part of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (a 40-credit package of general education courses accepted for transfer to other state colleges and universities, the University of Minnesota, and some private colleges and universities), not all two-year colleges offer degrees intended to transfer to a four-year bachelor's degree.

If you plan to transfer to obtain a four-year bachelor's degree, it is important to know which degree path is right for you:

• Associate of Arts (AA) degrees offered at community colleges are designed to transfer into liberal arts four-year majors.
• Associate of Science (AS) and Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) degrees offered at community and technical colleges transfer into specific four-year majors and will likely require completing additional general education courses at a university.
• Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees offered at technical and community colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.
• Diplomas and certificates offered at technical colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.

Talk to a transfer specialist as early as possible to determine the best associate degree for your goals. Be sure to review your Degree Audit Report (DARS) each semester to best prepare for transfer. Get more help understanding transfer using the tools below.

• Visit Transferology to see if your courses will transfer.
• Search Articulation Agreements to find formal transfer agreements between schools.

• Evaluating a System or Organization—Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
• Learning New Things—Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Making Decisions—Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Programming Computers —Writing computer programs for various purposes.
• Reading—Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Mathematics—Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Solving Complex Problems—Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Understanding a System or Organization—Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Thinking Critically—Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Designing Equipment or Technology—Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.

• Computers and Electronics—Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Mathematics—Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Engineering and Technology—Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Design—Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• English Language—Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Telecommunications—Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
• Administration and Management—Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Education and Training—Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Physics—Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
• Sales and Marketing—Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

• Investigative—Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
• Realistic—Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

• Systems Software Developers
• Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
• Applications Software Developers
• Statisticians
• Computer Network Architects
• College Computer Science Teachers
• Computer Systems Analysts
• Database Administrators
• Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
• Operations Research Analysts

• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
• Educational Services
• Publishing Industries (except Internet)
• Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

• Systems Software Developers
• Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
• Applications Software Developers
• Statisticians
• Computer Network Architects
• College Computer Science Teachers
• Computer Systems Analysts
• Database Administrators
• Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
• Operations Research Analysts