United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Officer Job Descriptions
MOS 9648, Management, Data Systems Officer
a. Summary. Management, data systems officers, manage system development activities, including assessment of feasibility, detailed system design, testing, conversion, implementation, and post-implementation review.
b. Requirements/Prerequisites
(1) Complete the Information Technology Management curriculum number 370 at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, or equivalent postgraduate degree from an accredited institution.
(2) The following are mandatory minimum course requirements to be completed by those Marines not graduated from Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA:
(a) Probability and Statistics;
(b) Operations Research;
(c) Economic Evaluation of Information Systems;
(d) Automatic Data Processing Systems Acquisition;
(e) Computing Devices and Systems;
(f) Software Development;
(g) Operating Systems;
(h) System Analysis and Design;
(i) Computer Management;
(j) Organization and Management.
c. Duties
(1) Participates in the evaluation of system development documentation to ensure economic and operational viability of the system, integrity of system design, and understanding of the system by both functional managers and the technical systems staff.
(2) Determines the need for the integration of existing and developing systems.
(3) Coordinates the development of measurable objectives for system performance that form the baseline for the measurement of system effectiveness.
(4) Determines management strategy, policy, and doctrine for system development, documentation, and information processing management standards.
(5) Conducts evaluation of existing information systems with regard to throughput performance, utilization of input/output media, and overall user satisfaction.
(6) Specifies and coordinates current hardware, software, and project management practices for both the technical and user systems development staff.
(7) Coordinates ADP management policy with technical management, functional management, and senior ADP policy officials.
d. Related DOT Classification/DOT Code. Systems Analyst, Electronic Data Processing 012.167-066.
Information Derived From MCO P1200.7V Part 1. Current as of Nov 00
