The Past, Present, and Future on Management Information Systems (MIS)

1. Management
Information
Systems (MIS)
Lauren Talia, DBA

2. Definitions
Computer
• Is electronic device capable of processing
data, and capable of storing software
programs (Jha, 2007).
Management
• Management is the organizational process
that includes strategic planning, setting;
objectives, managing resources, deploying
the human and financial assets needed to
achieve objectives, and measuring results
(Stuhlman, 2012).

3. Definitions, CONT.
Information
• Data is organized and presented at a time, and
place so that the decision-maker may take
necessary action (Shajahan, S. & Priyadharshini, R.
2004)
System
• A System converts data from internal and external
sources into information and to communicate that
information, in appropriate form, to managers at all
functions to enable them to make timely and
effective decisions for planning, directing, and
controlling for the activities which they are
responsible (Lucey, 2004).

4. History of Management Information
Systems (MIS)
1642
o MIS started with simple manual system such as customer database on index
cards (Pankajakshi, R., & Shailaja, M. L. (2012).
1970’s
o Hobbyists began to build personal computers from kits and commercially
available microprocessors and floppy disks in early 1970s (McClellan & Dorn,
2006).
1990’s
o In 1990 the card catalog was not yet computerized, and the massive wooden
filing cabinet that housed the thousands and thousands of alphabetized index
cards itemizing the book collection stood in the center of the main room
(Broyard, 2007).
2013
o Almost every MIS resolves around some kind of computer hardware and
software (Gupta, 2011).

5. Future of MIS
Data Mining
o An important trend in MIS is the ability for
companies to use data mining tools to
collect information regarding consumer
purchases and other economic trends
(Vitez, 2013).
Automation
o Material handing operation should be
mechanized and/or automated where
feasible to improve operational efficiently
eliminate repetitive or potentially unsafe
manual labor (Singh, 2008).

6. Importance of Management
Information Systems (MIS)
MIS represents 75% of all computer applications .
Managers use MIS operations for 4-phases of
management:
o Planning
o Organizing
o Directing
o Controlling

7. Overview for Management
Information Systems (MIS)
Advantages Disadvantages
• Managers are able to • If an organization
make quick informed ability to track
strategic decisions. information, such as
o From evaluating financial reporting for
historical data, current projects is not updated.
information, and o This will not benefit the
forecasted information. Managers of the
organization.
For MIS to be effective an organization MUST maintain all data
for reporting to stay updated. To all Managers to access the latest
information.

8. Who will benefit from MIS
College Student
o Most degrees are four-year baccalaureate programs that combine general
business courses with a mix of computer programming and management
classes (cite).
o This helps students to develop a well-rounded education in the
development and implantation of MIS software. Advanced degrees are also
offered (cite).
Graduate Students
o New career in database management and consulting.
o According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the growth rate for jobs
in the MIS field is expected to grow 21% or more from 2006 to 2016 (Cite).
Incomes can range from $83,000 to $109,000 depending on the industry or
position, according to the BLS (Cite).

9. Jobs in Management
Information Systems (MIS)
• System Administrator • Business Analyst
• Network Administrator • Business System Analyst
• Support Analyst • Manager of Information
• Support Technician Systems
• Project Coordinator • System Analyst
• IT Consultant
• Project Manager
• IT Development Project
• Technical Support Leader
Specialist • IT User Liaison
• IT User Liaison • Business Intelligence
• Database Administrator Analyst
• Systems Developer • Operations Research
Analysis
• Computer Systems
Analyst • Sales Engineer
• Technical Support
• Consultant
• Network Analyst

10. References
• Shajahan, S. & Priyadharshini, R. (2004).
Management information systems . Delhi, India:
New Age International Publishers.
• Jha, D. G. (2007). Computer concepts &
management info systems . New Delhi, India:
Prentice-Hall of India.
• Stuhlman, D. G. (2012, December 12). Knowledge
management terms . Retrieved from
http://home.earthlink.net/~ddstuhlman/defin1.htm

11. •
References
Lucey, T. R. (2004). Management information system
. (9th ed.). Bedford Row, London: Cengage
Learning EMEA.
• Pankajakshi, R., & Shailaja, M. L. (2012). The role of
information and communication technologies (icts)
in service sector. World Journal of Science and
Technology 2012, , 2(5), 66-70. doi: 2231 – 2587
• McClellan, J. E., & Dorn, H. (2006). Science and
technology in world history: An introduction . (2nd
ed.). Baltimore, Maryland: The John Hopkins
University Press.

12. •
References hidden life--
Broyard, B. (2007). One drop: My father's
a story of race and family secrets . New York, NY:
Hachette Digital, Inc.
• Gupta, H. (2011). Management information system .
New Delhi, India: International Book House PVT. LTD.
• Vitez, O. (2013). Trends in management information
systems . Retrieved from
http://www.ehow.com/about_5623380_trends-
management-information-systems.html
• Singh, A. K. (2008). Materials management . Laxmi
Publications LP LTD: New Delhi, India.

13. Questions & Comments