The Information Systems Analyst (ISA) exit exam is designed to test the knowledge of graduating undergraduates based on the IS 2002 model curriculum. The exam has 258 questions which cover a wide range of Information Systems (IS) topics.
| Group |
Number of Takers |
Average |
| All Institutions |
355 |
51.2 |
| Business Institutions |
192 |
54.3 |
| MSCD |
28 |
55.5 |
MSCD Students did better than all students in all 6 IS core areas, as listed below. The Role of IS in Organizations has the highest scores in both groups.
| IS Core Area |
# of Items |
MSCD |
All
Schools |
| Analysis and Design |
108 |
54.1 |
50.4 |
| Role of IS in Organizations |
72 |
59.1 |
55.7 |
| Data Management |
44 |
55.8 |
49.8 |
| Networking and Telecommunications |
12 |
54.2 |
49.3 |
| Modern Programming Language |
12 |
46.7 |
43.7 |
| Hardware and Software |
10 |
55.0 |
44.3 |
Twenty one of the 28 students scored 50% or above on the ISA exam, earning them the ISA practitioner certificate from the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (www.iccp.org). The best student from MSCD ranked 15th (95th percentile) of all test takers.
Students can check out more details about their performance at the ISEducation website.
