Staff

	Joseph Allegra Senior Associate Director Management Information Systems Fox School of Business 210 Speakman Hall 1810 North 13th Street Philadelphia, PA 19122-6083 jallegra at temple.edu https://community.mis.temple.edu/jallegra/
	Mart Doyle Associate Professor & Department Chair Management Information Systems 210 Speakman Hall 1810 North 13th Street Philadelphia, PA 19122-6083 mdoyle at temple.edu https://community.mis.temple.edu/mdoyle
	Amy Lavin Associate Professor & Deputy Chair Management Information Systems Director, Master of Science – Digital Innovation in Marketing Temple University 210 Speakman Hall 1810 North 13th Street Philadelphia, PA 19122-6083 amyl at temple.edu

https://community.mis.temple.edu/about/staff/

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MIS is short for Management Information Systems and is the name of an academic discipline and major which focuses on solving business problems and creating new opportunities with technology. MIS is also often shortened to Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT).

What is an MIS system?

MIS systems gather, process, and manage information. For example, MIS systems help customers order airline tickets online and withdraw cash from automated teller machines. MIS systems are also crucial in payroll processing, accounting systems, and in websites such as Amazon.com.

What are the salary ranges for MIS professionals?

Entry-level salaries for MIS graduates include:

Where do MIS graduates work?

MIS professionals are business-oriented, technically proficient individuals who are found in every type of industry from healthcare and banking to media and gaming, as well as in the tech industry such as Facebook and Google. MIS professionals work in organizations such as Pfizer, AmerisourceBergen, Lockheed Martin, NBCUniversal, and consulting firms such as Capgemini Invent.

How is MIS different from computer science?

MIS professionals apply technology to meet business needs, while Computer science focuses on creating the technology itself. MIS and computer science courses may seem similar, but there are significant differences in their content and how they are taught. Computer Science (CS) students take courses that will help them better understand how the technology is built – they take courses outside their such as math and physics. MIS students take courses that will help them develop business applications for the technology – they take courses outside their major such as accounting and marketing. One is not better than the other – they are just different.

What do MIS professionals do?

MIS professionals are leaders who initiate, design, and apply technology to transform business functions and drive innovation. Common career paths include analyst, consultant, application developer, data analyst, and project leader.

MAJOR IN MIS

• Become a leader who initiates, designs, and applies technology to transform business functions and produces innovative products and services.
• Career choices include business analyst, systems analyst, data analytics, project manager, consultant, application developer, web designer, and social media consultant.

Learn more: BBA in MIS.

MINORS IN MIS

• Find IT solutions to business problems in all functional areas as well as liaison with developers and technology vendors.
• Apply for jobs that require identifying and using software products, and providing input into their design.

Learn more: MIS Minor, Digital Marketing Minor, ITIE Minor, Business Analytics Minor

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