For me, this is an introduction for my next step to fulfill my major, which is an Information Systems and Operation Management.
Earlier we heard from Doug Vogel, President of AIS, discuss international opportunities that exist for our MIS students. Munir Mandviwalla,Temple, followed with a summary of the IS career outlook, looking at data that is currently being collected to quantify salaries, jobs, and roles that our students are pursuing. These beg the question of what students pursuing MIS degrees have to look forward to when they graduate and in their career development.
Repeatedly throughout our conference, we have heard the need for LEADERS. Our keynote speaker, Fumbi Chima, Vice President of International Integrations for Walmart, emphasized this, in addition to the alumni panel that spoke earlier in the conference. Leaders need to innovate. We must ask what and why. Our focus must be on people. And on doing the right things. We must develop. Inspire trust. And always challenge the status quo. Don’t tell what could be done, rather act.
What types of jobs will there be for MIS / ITM majors? MIS majors are routinely put into just about every category out there – somewhat known as the jack of all trades where the opportunities represent a huge salad bar with every option out there. So where do they fit? Not really ‘technology’ and not library science, rather somewhere in between.
According to TechRepublic, The future of IT will be reduced to three kinds of jobs: consultants, project managers, and developers. Our jack-of-all-trades are our systems and business analysts who are at the center of all communications. Communication. Perhaps the most important key trait for all MIS grads. IS professionals provide a bridge between the organization, technology, and the customer. The systems analyst is always asking questions and communicating, providing this bridge. And when viewpoints differ,