mis: a deeper look team #2 vince barna carol guenther bryan mason nicole preiss jennifer wilson
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MIS: A Deeper Look
Team #2
Vince Barna
Carol Guenther
Bryan Mason
Nicole Preiss
Jennifer Wilson
Where Are We Headed?
• Information Technology = tools• Information Systems = how tools are used• Objective: MIS degree career path options• Methodology
– Literature search– Interviews
Cal State San Marcos-COBAMIS Option
“The Management Information System option trains business-oriented, technically proficient professionals for managing and building management information systems. Students will learn how to define organizational information requirements and use information technologies to meet them. They will also learn how to lead and manage projects, especially those related to internet application. This option also addresses subjects such as networking and telecommunications. These topics provide students with not only the knowledge and skills essential for management information systems development but also a variety of career opportunities in areas such as consulting, financial services, high technology, manufacturing, retail, and entrepreneurial ventures.” (www.csusm.edu)
What can we do with a degree in MIS?
Operations Manager• Administers and maintains information technology
systems (including PC and LAN equipment). • Provide IT/IS operations functions to offices for the
organization’s standard hardware, software and voice/data network solutions.
• Often responsible for the purchase, installation, and life-cycle maintenance of PCs, servers and LAN network connectivity equipment.
• Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of companies, including daily operations.
Operations ManagerExperience:• Most Operations Management positions require at least a
Bachelor’s degree and 3 to 5 years related experience or equivalent combination. Experience is necessary because of the hands-on nature of the position.
Salary:• As of November 2008, - States with 1-4 years experience is
$44,957. The average goes as high as $75,441 for those with 20 years or more experience (payscale.com). Though these salaries range from city to city, for example, Los Angeles average salary for an operations manager is $72,121
Chief Information Officer(CIO)
•Strategic Planning
•Budgeting
•Hiring
•Supervising
Median Salary by Years Experience - Job: Chief Information Officer (CIO) (United States)
Median Salary by Employer Type - Job: Chief Information Officer (CIO) (United States)
Job Outlook • Top executive positions
expect little to no change
• IT and IS industry is expected to grow faster than average through 2016
• Best opportunities for those with education and certifications
IS Director• Establishes
Information Security Architecture
• Leads and directs the day-to-day technical and personnel operations for the Sever Platforms team
• Create Budgets
Job Outlook
• National Average: $86,897 per year• IS Industry expected to grow faster than
average• Best opportunities: MBA focusing on
technology and product-specific certifications
Specialty Skills
• Background in business management and consulting• Strong leadership and communication skills• Deep understanding of management business processes
• Previous work within the IS industry• Be able to explain processes in technical and non-
technical terms• Team skills
Stress on the Job
In the USA, studies found that:• 72% of workers often experience
stress-related illness• 34% have thought of resigning
because of stress • 27% say that their job is the single
greatest cause of stress in their lives
Management Analyst Example:A small but rapidly growing company might employ a consultant/analyst who is an expert in just-in-time inventory management to help improve its inventory-control system
Work Environment: most of the time is spent indoors in clean, well-lit offices
Work Schedule: Analysts and consultants generally work at least 40 hours a week
Education: CSUSM Management Information System is a sufficient educational background
Employment: Management analysts held about 678,000 jobs in 2006
Demand: Management analysts are expected to grow 22 percent over the 2006-16 decade
Responsibilities: collect, review, and analyze information
Earnings: Median annual earnings were $68,050
Advancement: May become partners with the firm or start their own
Stress: May experience considerable stress when trying to meet deadlines
Management Analyst
Systems Manager
Example: They do everything from helping to construct a business plan to overseeing network security to directing Internet operations.
Work Environment: most of the time is spent indoors in clean, well-lit offices
Work Schedule: System Managers generally work at least 40 hours a week
Education: CSUSM Management Information System is a sufficient educational background
Employment: System Managers held about 264,000 jobs in 2006
Demand: expected to grow 16 percent over the 2006-16 decade
Responsibilities: plan, coordinate, and direct research and facilitate computer-related activities
Earnings: Median annual earnings were $101,580
Advancement: May advance to progressively higher leadership positions in I.T. Department
Stress: May experience considerable stress when trying to meet deadlines
Systems Manager
Management Analysts
Expected to grow 22 percent CSUSM M. I. S. Option = Suitable educational background
Responsibilities are mainly to collect, review, and analyze information
Median annual earnings were $68,050
California State University San Marcos
Management Information Systems
Provides a broad and very suitable educational background Over 60% accept offers with consulting firms
System Managers
Expected to grow 22 percent
CSUSM M. I. S. Option = Suitable educational background
Responsibilities are mainly to plan, direct, and coordinate
Median annual earnings were $101,580
INTERNET MARKETING• Also know as internet marketing, e-Marketing, and
online marketing
• Ties in fields of advertising, marketing, and sales into one field
• Instantaneous need = instantaneous response
• Also known as Electronic customer relationship management (ECRM)
#1 question: “How do I promote a product in the most efficient way possible?”
Answer = effective advertising!
• More visibility in the right places amounts to more revenue
• Facebook, MySpace, etc.
Target audience• Geographic advertising• Demographic advertising
Skills and Education:• Good people skills- need to deliver the right product in the
right place• Database and software knowledge- the more the better
Software Applications for Effective Placement:• Data mining• Bulk e-mail monitoring and mailing database (includes spam)• Frequency and statistical counters• Search engine ranking and popularity software
Future Trends:Geo-targeting with through IP addresses
New challenges: Internet Explorer 8- User generated content (UGC)
New Google algorithmsIncrease in globalization = new audiences to cater to
5 Main Stress Factors:• Reaching the target audience• Working within a budget• Defining the target audience• How quickly can I reach the
audience?• How quickly can I expect results?
• Expected Income– Miserable
• Disparity between the pay, education, and headaches
• 1-5 years, median is $36,548• 10-19 years, median is $46,119
NETWORK SYSTEMS ANALYST
Overview:Analysts are a key component to EVERY business network Design, test, maintain, teach, etc.Broad working knowledge of the field- jack of tradesPersonal communication is key
Skills and Education:Dependent on position soughtSome jobs will train, others prefer an MBABroad working knowledge of software and peripheralsA little ingenuity and smarts goes a LONG way
Software Applications:– Huge variety- situational dependant– ERP & ERPII are more specialized
Human resourcesManufacturingSpecialty purpose I.E., NASASupply chain management
Tasks:Backing up data in the event of a systems crash
Designing and implementing entire system architecturesTesting the security of a systemMaintaining peripherals and software upgradesSetting up user accounts and file accessEnsuring the network is being used properly
Future Trends:• Increasing and evolving technology will require more specialization• 37% growth need by 2016• There will be a deficit in competent analysts• Specialization + deficit = $$
Stress Factors: • Whining, nagging individuals who want their equipment to work
instantly and always think they’re right• The glitch factor: sometimes things just don’t work the way they’re
supposed to.
$$ Salary:• Median salary of 2007 was $95,340
– Worth the headaches?
Business/System Analyst• Many different titles for similar roles• No standardized job description, skills, or
requirements
• Role will include some of the following:– Defining project scope– Interpreting business needs– Translating technical issues to the business– Identifying and documenting requirements– Testing and validation– Dealing with organizational politics
• Need to understand technology, communicate
Business Partner
• The next evolution of the analyst role• Shift from tactical focus (deploying
technology) to strategic focus (process-based systems)
• Advocate for the business • Skills needed
– Understand business objectives– Demonstrate process improvement abilities of
new technologies
For More Information
• MIS Society• Websites
– CIO magazine– Modern Analyst
• Professional organizations– AIS– AITP– IIBA