What is MIS?
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The Study of People, Technology, and Organizations
Management Information Systems (MIS) is the study of people, technology, and organizations.
If you enjoy technology like iPhones, iPods, and Facebook, you have what it takes to major in information systems. All you need is an interest in technology and the desire to use technology to improve people's lives. Many people think that MIS is all programming. However, programming is just a small part of our curriculum and there are many, many jobs in MIS where you do not program.
Everyone who works in business, from someone who pays the bills to the person who hires and fires, uses information systems. For example, a supermarket could use a computer database to keep track of which products sell best. And a music store could use a database to sell CDs over the Internet.
Information isn’t worth much if it doesn’t serve a purpose. MIS students learn how businesses use information to improve the company’s operations. Students also learn how to manage various information systems so that they best serve the needs of managers, staff and customers. MIS students learn how to create systems for finding and storing data and they learn about computer databases, networks, computer security, and lots more.
Below are some common questions to help you find out more about management information systems.
What’s the difference between MIS and CS (computer science)? It is useful to compare MIS to some of the other fields related to information technology. Here at The University of Arizona there are at least three computer related departments and programs. The table below will help to show the differences
