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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tuesday I send the following message: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Does anyone know of an examination for IS similar to a CPA exam?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">I envision a certified information systems professional exam (CISP).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">It would be wonderful to know that graduates are prepared to enter the workforce by some quantifiable measure.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">r<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">___________________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Below are the replies and Thanks to all that replied.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">These look great, but they are very costly, much more than my assessment budget contains ($00, lol)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So I propose the creation of an open, free exam. It obviously would not have the prestige or value of the isaca or iccp certifications.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I will offer this to all who may be interested in having their students take the exam. Please let me know of your interest.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you are interested in assisting in the development of such an exam. Please let me know.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!!!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">r<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">____________________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">I would check out the ICCP (iccp.org)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">bill<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black">It’s called CISA. Certified Information Systems Auditor at
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS""><a href="http://www.isaca.org">www.isaca.org</a><span style="color:black">. Or there is a CISSP too.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Jane
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<p class="MsoNormal">Rick, you should look at the certifications associated with the ICCP (iccp.org). They have been doing IS certifications since 1973.<br>
Hope this helps.<br>
David<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">There are a number of certification tests available from the Institute for the Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP):
<a href="http://www.iccp.org">www.iccp.org</a>.<br>
TC<br>
This is what I have as comments from my external reviewer:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">The ICCP and twenty universities and colleges and research professors have developed the IS-Core examination [ISA] based on analysis of job advertisements (most common skills that employers seek). It can also be used as a quality check
and thus outcome assessment examination for 2 and 4 year college programs. This is especially useful for those colleges which follow the Model Curriculum as published by ACM, AIS and AITP.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Exam Outline<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">1.0 Information Technology Skills<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> 1.1 Software Development<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> 1.2 Web Development<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> 1.3 Database<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> 1.4 Systems Integration<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">2.0 Organizational and Professional Skills<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> 2.1 Interpersonal Skills<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> 2.2 Business Fundamentals<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">3.0 Strategic Organizational Systems Development<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> 3.1 Organizational Systems Development<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> 3.2 Project Management"<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">This is the website:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="http://iccp.org/">http://iccp.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">If you collect more information please let me know. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Thank you and have a good day,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Indira<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">:-)<br>
Bye for now!<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:navy">Dr. Rick Weible<br>
</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:green">Marshall University</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
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Division of Management, Marketing and MIS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">College of business<br>
419 Corbly Hall - One John Marshall Drive<br>
Huntington, WV 25755<br>
email: <a href="mailto:weible@marshall.edu" title="mailto:weible@marshall.edu"><span style="color:blue">weible@marshall.edu</span></a>
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phone: 304-696-2673 fax: 304-696-6013<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.rickweible.org/"><span style="color:blue">http://www.rickweible.org</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"Character is doing the right thing when nobody is looking."</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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