Bachelor of Science - Management Information Systems

Bachelor of Science - Management Information Systems

1. MIS Planning Sheet

Description:

Our MIS major combines the best of the Business Administration & Business Information Systems courses into a highly-demanded Business Information Technology major. Integrating Business Administration & Business Information Systems into an MIS major involves classroom and real-world experience with business, management and business information systems degree...That all means more options for jobs, career directions, and graduate school. .

"The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that by 2014, the IT industry will create close to 1 million new jobs and, with retirements, have more than 1.3 million job openings. IT jobs account for six of the 30 jobs that the bureau predicts will grow the fastest, with increases around 50% over a decade." MIS "tunes coursework to nurture the business-savvy techie" InformationWeek

The primary drivers of the changing IT workforce skills are a shift from an IT services perspective to a business process paradigm.hiring organizations report the need for a "new breed" of IT professional to staff in-house IT departments.the new IT professional must be adept at client-facing technical tasks, such as systems analysis and design, but more importantly must understand the development and deployment of information systems that can drive business value. ACM, SIM