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With an IT talent shortfall projected to be nearly 20 percent within a decade, the University of South Florida's Muma College of Business is launching a new weekend graduate program to help working executives sharpen their analytics and information systems skills. USF's  new Weekend Executive Master of Science in Business Analytics and Information Systems is designed for professionals who want to move into management positions in information systems without having to quit their jobs or curtail their hours. 

The program covers the technology related to business intelligence and the managerial aspects of implementing these technologies in organizations. Program directors say graduates will leave with a firm grasp of how to use big data, data science, project management and information technology strategies in leadership roles. 
ADDRESSING A TALENT SHORTFALL
According to a 2016  Harvey NashKPMG/CIO study , 89 percent of CIOs are c oncerned about talent retention and nearly half of them expected to increase their team size in the coming year. The report noted that CIOs face projected talent gaps and called s kills shortages and talent retention a "thorn in the side of IT leaders." 
 
Additionally, says the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics , employment demand for information security analysts is expected to increase 18 percent by 2024. The demand for security professionals in computer systems design and related services is expected to grow 36 percent, while the average for computer occupations is 12 percent, all far outpacing average growth expectations of 7 percent.  
Learn more about this new program at an info session on May 31!  

A no-obligation information session about the new degree program is scheduled for May 31 at 5:30 p.m.  at the Port Authority Building in Tampa, 1101 Channelside Drive, Suite 210.     For more information, contact  Kaushik Dutta .