This is great explanation for college students without understanding the benefits of Management Information Systems (MIS).

1. Management Information
System (MIS)
Dr. Lauren Talia, DBA
MIS being incorporated with starting a business

2. These slides will present the history
of MIS and how MIS has evolved
into the 21st century. There is also
YouTube clips provided
throughout the presentation to
help by elaborating the details
on how MIS is being utilized in the
year 2013.

3. Computer
• Is electronic device capable of processing
data, and capable of storing software
programs.
(Simpson, 2013)

4. Computer Models
What type of computer system will your company
utilized?
• Apple
• Dell
• Gateway
• IBM
• HP
Now, lets build a computer for your organization!

5. 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.
(Management Study Guide, 2013)

6. Management team?
• How will you recruit for a staff?
• What type of skillsets are you looking
for?
• Who will you hire?
• How will you align specific personnel's
against roles within your company?

7. Creating an Org Chart
(Edraw, 2013)

8. Managing People
Managing people from a management
standpoint.
YouTube Video link:
Steve Jobs philosophy on managing
people

9. Questions
(EPA, 2013)

10. Information
Data is organized and presented at a time, and place
so that the decision-maker may take necessary action.
(Termale , 2013)(Shajahan, S. & Priyadharshini, R. 2004)

11. What is the purpose for
your company?
• Which city, state, and country will the company be
launched?
• What type of service or products will your company
offer?
• What type of employees are needed to make your
company successful?
• Who are your vendors, suppliers, and distributors?
• How much capital is required to launch your
company?

12. Receiving Information
(Search Inform, 2013)

13. Who are the Point of
Contacts (Poc)
What are your employees job descriptions
and responsibilities?
• Help Desk
• Customer Service
• Manager
• Professor
• Subject Matter Expert (SME)

14. (Information Fluency, 2011)

15. 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 the managers to make timely
and effective decisions for planning, directing, and
controlling for the activities which they are
responsible.
(Pidwirny, 2006)
(Lucey, 2004)

16. (Quinstreet Enterprise, 2013)

17. Bill Gates
Bill Gates, lives in a smart home. His home is operated by
a computer system.
The link below, is a computer model/tour of the Gates
house and some of the technology in it.
YouTube Link: Bill Gates Home

18. History of MIS
1642
o MIS started with simple manual system such as customer database on
index cards.
In the 21st century, we use databases as MS Excel, MS Access,
Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and Project
Management applications.
(Reitz, 2013)(Pankajakshi, R., & Shailaja, M. L. (2012)

19. MIS in the 1970’s
Hobbyists began to build personal computers from kits and
commercially available microprocessors and floppy disks in
early 1970s.
Floppy Disk
(Wikipedia, 2013)
(Amiga Store, 2013)
(McClellan & Dorn, 2006)

20. Oldcomputers.net, 2013)

21. MIS in the 1990’s
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.
(Holley, 2009)(Broyard, 2007)

22. (Annenberg, 2013)

23. MIS in 2013
Almost every MIS resolves around some kind of computer
hardware and software.
(Alsyad, 2013)(Gupta, 2011)

24. Information System
Introduces the concept of an Information System for
the Information Systems Design and Development
Unit.
YouTube Link: What is Information System

25. (Electronics For Imaging, Inc., 2013)

26. (McCombs, 2011)

27. (Essemtec, 2008)

28. Future of MIS: Data Mining
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.
YouTube Link: How Data Mining Works
YouTube Link: Predictive Data Mining
(Vitez, 2013)

29. (Lämmel, 2011)

30. Future: Automation
Material handing operation should be
mechanized and/or automated where
feasible to improve operational efficiently
eliminate repetitive or potentially unsafe
manual labor.
(Singh, 2008)

31. Manufacturing
(
(Burtynsky, 2004)

32. How Bike Tires are
Manufactured
YouTube Link:The
manufacturing process of
bicycle tyres

33. Automation
(Lavlados, 2013)

34. Robotics
(Ackerman , 2012)

35. Kiva Systems
YouTube Link: Kiva Systems: A Robotic
System for Automagically Fulfilling Orders
in Warehouses
Robotics operate the Warehouse

36. What is the Importance of
Management Information
Systems (MIS)?

37. Advantages for MIS
• Managers are able to make quick
informed strategic decisions.
oFrom evaluating historical data,
current information, and
forecasted information.
For MIS to be effective an organization MUST
maintain all data for reporting to stay updated. To
all Managers to access the latest information.

38. Disadvantages for MIS
• If an organization ability to track
information, such as financial reporting
for projects is not updated.
oThis will not benefit the Managers of
the organization.
oLost Data
oNo electricity, no access to files or
data
oSystem being hacked
oSystem bugs as virus’s, Trojans, and
worms

39. Who benefits from MIS
College and Graduate Students
oAccording 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. Incomes
can range from $83,000 to $109,000
depending on the industry or
position, according to the BLS.
Professionals
oStreamlines the workplace
• Almost everything is completed
through computer, tablet, and smart
phone.
(BLS, 2013)

40. Technology Benefits
From Warren Buffett's bodyguard to a high-tech panic room
in a Hollywood mansion and on board a mega yacht in
Miami, CNBC goes behind the scenes with the men and
women who protect the super-rich. These are nervous times
for billionaires around the globe and an entire industry is on
call ready to sell the ultra-rich super security.
YouTube Links
Dangerously Rich Billionaire Super
Security 2012 (Part 1/2)
Dangerously Rich Billionaire Super
Security 2012 (Part 2/2)

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

42. References
• Ackerman, E. (2012, October 24). Meet the amazing robots
that will compete in the darpa robotics challenge.
Retrieved from
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/
meet-the-amazing-robots-that-will-compete-in-the-darpa-
robotics-challenge
• Amiga Store. (2013). 0 x amiga formatted floppy disks dsdd.
Retrieved from
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_i
nfo.php?products_id=83
• Annenberg. (2013). Card catalog. Retrieved from
http://50.asc.upenn.edu/drupal/content/card-catalog
• Alsyad, G. A. J. (2010). MIS homepage. Retrieved from
http://mis-sust.webs.com/
• Burtynsky, E. (2004). Hongqingting shoe factory. Retrieved
from http://www.mascontext.com/issues/16-production-
winter-12/manufactured-landscapes/

43. References
• Broyard, B. (2007). One drop: My father's hidden life-
-a story of race and family secrets. New York, NY:
Hachette Digital, Inc.
• Edraw. (2013). Management organizational chart.
Retrieved from
http://www.edrawsoft.com/managementorgchart.
php
• Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (2013). Efi pace.
Retrieved from http://w3.efi.com/MIS_ERP/Print-MIS-
ERP-Software/EFI-Pace
• Essemtec. (2008). Mis. Retrieved from
http://www.essemtec.com/products.asp?setCountr
y=IN.en&SelectedCountry=20&ArtNr=MIS

44. References
• Gupta, H. (2011). Management information system .
New Delhi, India: International Book House PVT. LTD.
• Holley, M. (2009, April 30). File: copyright card catalog
drawer. Retrieved from
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Copyright_C
ard_Catalog_Drawer.jpg
• Information Fluency. (2011, October 09). Our model.
http://21cif.com/
• Jha, D. G. (2007). Computer concepts &
management info systems . New Delhi, India:
Prentice-Hall of India.
• Lämmel, U. (2011, July 01). Data mining. Retrieved
from http://www.wi.hs-
wismar.de/~laemmel/en/course-dm-en.html

45. References
• Lavlados. (2013, January 09). Industrial automation.
Retrieved from http://www.lavlado.com/industrial-
automation/
• Lucey, T. R. (2004). Management information system
. (9th ed.). Bedford Row, London: Cengage
Learning EMEA.
• Management Study Guide. (2013). Levels of
management. Retrieved from
http://www.managementstudyguide.com/manage
ment_levels.htm
• McCombs. (2011, February 10). Mis bridge team &
history. Retrieved from
http://misbridge.mccombs.utexas.edu/bridgeteam.
asp

46. References
• Old Computers.net. (2013). Computer data storage -
floppy disks. Retrieved from
http://oldcomputers.net/floppydisks.html
• 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
• Pidwirny, M. (2006). "Introduction to Geographic
Information Systems". Fundamentals of Physical
Geography, 2nd Edition. Date Viewed.
http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/2f
.html
• Quinstreet Enterprise. (2013). Operating system (OS).
Retrieved from
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/O/operating_syst
em.html

47. References
• McClellan, J. E., & Dorn, H. (2006). Science and
technology in world history: An introduction . (2nd ed.).
Baltimore, Maryland: The John Hopkins University Press.
• Reitz, J. (2013). Online dictionary for library and
information science. Retrieved from http://www.abc-
clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_i.aspx
• Search Inform. (2013). Information security. Retrieved from
http://searchinform.ru/
• Shajahan, S. & Priyadharshini, R. (2004). Management
information systems . Delhi, India: New Age International
Publishers.
• Simpson, A. (2013). what is hardware?. Retrieved from
http://www.coolnerds.com/Newbies/Hardware/hardwar
e.htm

48. References
• Singh, A. K. (2008). Materials management . Laxmi
Publications LP LTD: New Delhi, India.
• Stuhlman, D. G. (2012, December 12). Knowledge
management terms . Retrieved from
http://home.earthlink.net/~ddstuhlman/defin1.htm
• Termale , D. (2013, September 04). Can your business
benefit from a document management system?.
Retrieved from
http://www.amsimaging.com/blog/bid/152063/Can-
Your-Business-Benefit-From-a-Document-
Management-System
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (2013,
September 20). Retrieved from
http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/tsd/permit/epmt/c
omm.htm

49. References
• Vitez, O. (2013). Trends in management information
systems. Retrieved from
http://www.ehow.com/about_5623380_trends-
management-information-systems.html
• Wikipedia. (2013). Floppy disk. Retrieved from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk