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| -Ashish Baniya Chhetri |
Management Information Systems (MIS) is the study of people,
technology, organizations and the relationships among them. MIS professionals
help firms realize maximum benefit from investment in personnel, equipment, and
business processes. MIS is a people-oriented field with an emphasis on service
through technology. If you have an interest in technology and have the desire
to use technology to improve people’s lives, a degree in MIS may be important.
Businesses use information systems at all levels of operation to
collect, process and store data. Management aggregates and disseminates this
data in the form of information needed to carry out the daily operations of
business. Everyone who works in business, from someone who pays the bills to
the person who makes employment decisions, uses information systems. A car
dealership could use a computer database to keep track of which products sell
best. A retail store might use a computer-based information system to sell
products over the Internet. In fact, many (if not most) businesses concentrate
on the alignment of MIS with business goals to achieve competitive advantage
over other businesses.
MIS professionals create information systems for data management
(i.e., storing, searching and analyzing data). In addition, they manage various
information systems to meet the needs of managers, staff and customers. By
working collaboratively with various members of their work group, as well as
with their customers and clients, MIS professionals are able to play a key role
in areas such as information security, integration and exchange. As an MIS
major, we will learn to design, implement and use business information systems
in innovative ways to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the company.
A common misconception that MIS only concerns programming.
However, programming is just a small part of the MIS. While programming
concepts represent some of the founding concepts and information systems
development, implementation and use, many jobs in MIS do not utilize
programming at all. A large portion of the MIS degree focuses on data analysis,
teamwork, leadership, project management, customer service and underlying
business theories. These aspects of the degree are what set the MIS
professional apart from a computer science specialist.
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Do you enjoy working
with people?
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Would you enjoy the
chance to work on global problems with people from all over the world?
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Do you enjoy analyzing
and solving problems?
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Do you want to create
innovative, cutting-edge technology solutions?
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Do you want to learn how
to make businesses more efficient, effective and competitive?
Then you should consider as your major the field that is
experiencing a critical shortage of professionally trained individuals. A field
where demand is skyrocketing with projected growth rates of 38 percent – the
fastest of any business discipline (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics).
MIS professionals make business better
Below are some frequently asked questions
regarding careers in MIS. This information will help one learn more about a
career in MIS and to better understand the opportunities such a career may have
in store for one.
What kinds of people pursue MIS degrees?
The profiles of MIS professionals are varied, but in general, such
individuals possess many of the following traits:
- · good problem solving skills
- · ability to effectively manage time and resources
- · a clear vision of “the big picture” as well as the “small details”
- · a desire to work closely with other people
- · excellent communication skills
- · ability to think strategically about technology
- · a desire to take responsibility for developing and implementing their own ideas
What are typical career options for MIS
professionals?
- · IT Consultant
- · Web Developer
- · Information Systems Manager
- · Business Intelligence Analyst
- · Network Administrator
- · Business Application Developer
- · Systems Analyst
- · Technical Support Specialist
- · Business/Financial Analyst
- · Systems Developer
Why should one choose to major in MIS?
- · Job satisfaction
- · High placement rate
- · High salaries
- · Exciting field
- · Challenging field
- · Hands-on problem solving
- · Innovation and creativity
- · Global opportunities
- · Great chance for advancement
What is an average salary for an MIS
professional?
From 2002 to 2009, MIS undergraduate starting average salaries
rose from $42,165 - $56,000 per year. Though the economy has taken a downturn, In
2011 MIS graduates received average starting salaries of $55,990 per year with
some students receiving salaries as high as $70,000 per year.
In conclusion, as I have mentioned in my last article Knowledge
Management: An Organizational Need, Knowledge Management is one of the most
requirement in our organization for recovery of various different aspects and
perspectives to be learned from our previous colleagues. Similarly, MIS is also
one of the most important and need of the organization as it is requirement for
Accounting and Finance, Human Resource, Supply Chain Management, Marketing
Research as well as many various part and department of an organization. So,
MIS professional are to be develop in our recent future so that an organization
can itself globalize its way of doing thing in better ways and in effective and
efficiently. So, it is one of our
requirements that any university in Nepal also should keep MIS as electives or
major subject so that not only engineering or Information management graduates
will have knowledge of MIS but management graduates must have knowledge as
Management graduates are decision maker in any organization. So, MIS
professional is one of the emerging brand of employment opportunity in market
in recent future.
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