1. Management Information Systems (MIS)
UDMIS.info

2. What the heck IS MIS?
MIS works on solving business problems or exploiting business opportunities using information technology
MIS focuses on the informational component of business products, services or processes – i.e., that which can be digitized
MIS operates at the intersection of business and technology, and at the intersection between the various functional areas in the organization

3. What’s different about MIS?
CIS
CPS
Focus
Business
Software
Technology
Objective
More efficient or effective business
Reliable computer program
Better computer technology
Core skill
Problem solving
Logic/procedures
Algorithms, math, and science
Core task
Determine business requirements for information systems
Deliver information systems to meet defined requirements
Design software and hardware tools needed to meet requirements
Starting job title
Business systems analyst
Application Programmer
System Programmer or Chip Designer
Career goals
Senior organizational manager
Programming manager
Manager or architect of particular technology
University home
Arts & Sciences

4. What kind of people pursue MIS?
People who…
Are good problem solvers
Can think strategically about technology
Like the freedom to develop and then the responsibility to implement their ideas & solutions
Can bridge both technology and business
Can see both details and the big picture
Are excellent communicators
Can manage time and resources well
…make excellent MIS students & professionals

5. What jobs do MIS majors do? (Job Titles)
Business Analyst
Business Application Developer
IT Consultant
Systems Analyst
IT Development Project Leader
Database Administrator
IT User Liaison
Systems Developer
Database Analyst
Web Developer
Network Administrator
Technical Support Specialist
Computer & Information Systems Manager

6. Who’ll hire me? (Companies that hire MIS entry-level positions)
Procter & Gamble
Cincinnati Bell
Accenture
PriceWaterhouse Coopers
General Electric (Aircraft Engines & Financial)
Fifth-Third Bank
IBM
Ethicon Endo-Surgery (Johnson & Johnson)
Progressive
Nationwide
NCR
Teradata
Key Bank
Sogeti Consulting
BF Goodrich
National City

7. Can I pay off my UD student loans
Can I pay off my UD student loans? (Starting salaries for recent UD MIS graduates)
2007*
High $60,000
Average $47,917
2006
High $65,000
Average $47,200
*MIS majors enjoyed the highest average starting salary and the highest percentage (67%) of students with jobs of all 2007 business majors as of graduation.

8. Average SBA Starting Salary – May, 2007 (for individuals reporting)

9. Where do MIS majors end up? (Career paths)
Chief Information Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Information Systems Manager
Director of Information Systems
Chief Executive Officer
Consulting Firm Partner or Owner

10. What about a double major or a minor?
MIS goes very well with…
Accounting
Finance
Marketing
Operations
Entrepreneurship
…and others…
MIS Major
Focused tracks
Business Intelligence
Business Systems Development
Facilitates double-majors
MIS Minor
Redesigned for flexibility
Fewer additional hours for business majors

11. How do I get started? Student Organization
UD MIS Association
David Yingling, President (on Notes)
MIS Faculty Offices (in Anderson Center)
*Dr. Harvey Enns – 102 –
Dr. Tom Ferratt – 116 –
Dr. Jay Prasad – 110 –
Dr. Dave Salisbury – 103 –
Dr. Donald Wynn – 117 –
*on sabbatical leave in Ireland until Summer, 2008