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Title: The Information Systems Analyst National Assessment Exam: Factors for Success


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The Information Systems Analyst National
Assessment Exam Factors for Success
  • Mark Segall (segallm_at_mscd.edu)
  • Loren Gollhardt (gollhard_at_mscd.edu)
  • Joe Morrell (morrellj_at_mscd.edu)
  • Computer Information Systems,
  • Metropolitan State College of Denver (MSCD)

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ISA Exam Pedigree
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ISA Exam Content
  • Maps to the IS 2002 model curriculum for
    undergraduate Information Systems
  • Reports on 6 core areas
  • Analysis and Design
  • Role of IS in Organizations
  • Data Management
  • Networking and Telecommunications
  • Modern Programming Language
  • Hardware and Software

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ISA Exam Mechanics
  • Student register for exam to receive a password
  • Delivered over the internet to a proctored
    testing site
  • Three hour exam with 258 Questions
  • Score reported upon completion of exam
  • ISA certification 50 or above
  • ISA master certification 70 or above

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ISA Exam Functionality
  • For departments A third party assessment exam
    for IS majors
  • For students A possible certification

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MSCD Exam Summary
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Research Question
  • What are the characteristics for success on the
    ISA Exam?
  • academic factors
  • work experience
  • personal factors
  • environmental factors

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Research Question
  • What are the characteristics for success on the
    ISA Exam?
  • Academic factors
  • Cumulative GPA
  • Major GPA
  • Subject
  • Course Number
  • Credit Hours
  • Grade
  • Transfer Credits

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Research Question
  • What are the characteristics for success on the
    ISA Exam?
  • Work experience
  • Company type
  • Years of experience in line of work
  • Job Title
  • Job Skills
  • Amount of Work (Full Time, Part Time, None)

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Research Question
  • What are the characteristics for success on the
    ISA Exam?
  • Personal factors
  • English as a second language (ESL)
  • Self rated emotional control
  • Self rated general problem solving ability
  • Age
  • Married
  • Number of minor children living with you
  • Gender

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Research Question
  • What are the characteristics for success on the
    ISA Exam?
  • Environmental factors
  • How many hours did you prepare for this test?
  • How did you feel physically at test time?
  • Rate your own emotional state at test time.
  • How many credit hours were you taking the
    semester in which you took the test?

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Sample Characteristics
  • N 140 students
  • Fall 2004 to Spring 2006
  • Average ISA score 49.7 12.2 SD
  • Average age 30.1 8.1 SD
  • Male / Female Ratio 68 / 32
  • ESL 15.7

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Sample Characteristics
  • Caucasian 63
  • Asian 17
  • Hispanic 6
  • Black 5
  • Other 5
  • Non Resident Alien 4

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Sample Characteristics
  • Overall GPA 3.03 .52 SD
  • Major GPA 2.97 .59 SD
  • Credits / semester 9.9 2.39 SD
  • Transferred courses 16.6 14.4SD
  • maximum of 73
  • 74 have transfer courses
  • 1 to 2 semesters worth of transfer courses

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Sample Characteristics
  • Survey return rate 34 (48 out of 140)
  • Average age
  • Completed survey 30.1 years
  • Did not complete survey 30.1 years
  • ISA exam score
  • Completed survey 53.1 12.7 SD
  • Did not complete survey 48.0 11.7 SD
  • GPA
  • Completed survey 3.1
  • Did not complete survey 3.0

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Sample Characteristics
  • Work Status
  • Full time 69
  • Part time 19
  • None 12
  • Company Type
  • Information Technology 31
  • Student worker 19
  • Retail 13
  • Government 8
  • Banking Finance 8
  • Other (7 Industries) 21

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Sample Characteristics
  • Years of experience
  • Less than one year 14
  • 1 2 years 19
  • 3 5 years 21
  • More than 5 years 42
  • Not Applicable 4

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Results Personal Factors
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Results Personal Factors
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Results Personal Factors
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Results Personal Factors
  • Factors that are not significant
  • Self rated IS skill level
  • Self rated emotional control
  • Self rated problem solving ability
  • Marital status
  • of children

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Results Academic Factors
Learning Units (LU) covered by the ISA exam 150
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Results Academic Factors
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Results Academic Factors
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Results Academic Factors
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Results Environmental Factors
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Results Environmental Factors
  • Factors that are not significant
  • Self rated motivation level
  • Credit hours this semester

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Results Work Factors
  • Factors that are not significant
  • Type of company
  • (IT, Student, Retail)
  • Work experience
  • (lt 1 year, 1-2 years, 3-5 years, more than 5
    years)
  • Time working
  • (Full time, Part time, None)

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Summary
  • ESL has a substantial negative impact
  • Age has weak positive effect
  • Academic performance (GPA) is a positive predictor

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Summary
  • Performance in Advanced Systems Analysis Design
    is the best predictor of performance on the ISA
    Exam
  • Telecommunications, Structured Programming /
    Problem Solving, and Database courses are all
    substantial predictors
  • General courses in Business Information Systems
    and Business Statistics are weak predictors

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Conclusion
  • Academic, personal, and environmental factors
    have an impact on ISA Exam scores.
  • There is a strong relationship between grades in
    specific courses and performance on the ISA exam.

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Conclusion
  • These results are from students in just one CIS
    Department taking the exam over a period of two
    years.
  • This study should be expanded to all CIS
    Departments in all institutions using the ISA
    Assessment Exam.
  • This is both an invitation and a challenge for
    those institutions to join us in this endeavor.

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Co Authors
Loren Gollhardt
Joe Morrell
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