Information Systems Technician Troubleshooting for the US Navy
When people ask me what I’m studying in school, I tell them I’m studying Information Systems. This is usually followed by a series of befuddled looks and a short response of “oh… nice.” It’s okay to say you have no idea what Information Systems is. You’re not the only one. Sometimes I explain myself and other times I allow them stay confused and act like they do know what I’m talking about. To set the record straight, today we’re talking about what the heck Information Systems actually is.
Information Systems bridges the gap between the fast paced business world and the complexity of the computer world. Business people are great at coming up with solutions, but when most business solutions require computers, business people aren’t so great at implementing or creating solutions. This is typically where they hire a computer programmer, but it’s not uncommon for business people and computer programmers not to speak the same language. This is where an Information Systems specialist comes in. They know how to speak business and they also know how to speak “geek” and they translate.
For a person that knows both business and computers, it’s not uncommon to see them with a job description of “Account Controller” or “Software Engineer”. I like to think of it as a “jack of all trades” degree in the business world, but often times people with a degree in Information Systems will specialize in accounting or go into hard core computer programming.
When trying to decide what to major in, consider Information Systems. It is one of the best degrees in a down economy because it is essentially a combination of two degrees (accounting and business) and will help open twice as many doors after you graduate.
whats the difference between information systems and information technology?
Essentially they both focus on the computer industry, just they both specialize in different aspects of the industry. For Information Technology, it focuses more on the network infrastructure of a computer system while Information Systems focuses on how the business structure integrates with the computer system. Of course there is some overlap and the more you know about both specialties, the more competitive and sought after you will be in the workforce.
is this Information Systems and Operations Management?? or its just Information System… if you can help me with understanding this it would be just great.. i am applying for my M.S degree in UF next year(Info system & operation mgm). i work in telecom and i am working on projects most of the time, project management is what i do!
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What I’m referring to is the generic sense of information systems. Operations management would be an emphasis, but still extremely agile in the work place. If project management is what you want to do, you’re making an excellent choice in pursuing an ISYS degree. Many strategy and supply chain degrees will help you understand the entire workflow of an operation, but an ISYS degree will include this and, for example, how systems work on the data access layers. Best of luck.
Tim
Hey I’m 17 and I attend one of the top 10 engineering high schools in America. When I graduate I will have completed 4 years of business classes and 4 years of engineering. I’m extremely interested in making advertisements but I suck at art and drawing but good at copy and pasting. I really want to be a manager or an entrapuneer or somewhere of high control (and salary). However I am also interested in making robots and I love programing and love working with computers. I saw Carnegie Mellon’s IS school and I’m kind of interested. Can you please give me some advice as to what careers and majors I could look into and in what collages. I want to attend only the highest ranking collages as well. I will come back and check this post and I would deeply appreciate some help. Thank ou so much in advance.
It seems as though you are interested in both computers and business. If this is so, then do not get a business degree first since it won’t open many, if any, doors without experience. First, get a degree in computer science. Get about three years experience, and then go back and get your M.B.A. (Master of Business Administration). The computer science degree will open the most doors in the technology field, while the M.B.A. will give you an understanding of how business operate.