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[TakeNoPrisoners]

If your taking it because it is easier then that isn't why you should choose a major.

Always go for the most difficult path because it will pay more and be less competitive.

 

[Udgnim]

What I've taken from an Information systems degree is basically you manage the CS and the IT folks and put their ideas into place for a business environment.

if you choose an Information Systems path, please at least have some understanding of technology in the real world by the time you graduate and not just what you are exposed to in your courses

I've worked with some MIS majors recently, and I'm shocked at how little they know about using computers beyond working with productivity software. things like BIOS and command prompt are foreign to them.

all IS/MIS are obviously not like this, but I'm just surprised at the limited level of knowledge given the IS portion of their major.

 

[Imdmn04]

What I've taken from an Information systems degree is basically you manage the CS and the IT folks and put their ideas into place for a business environment.

An MIS degree will get you into door and skip the helpdesk, but you are not going to be managing anybody anytime soon. A mid-level position for someone with an MIS degree is a business analyst (work with other people to define the business requirements of a proposed system).

The CS folks usually go to companies that produces software (i.e. Microsoft) as their core business, not to a company with an IT department that uses the said software. In most small to medium business, they don't have a dedicated software development group. They have IT admins that writes a script here and there, but hire outside contractors to implement anything serious (i.e. ERP).

IT is cost centered department, their job is to reduce labor cost and make work efficient. The outlook on the IT field has dried up (compared to the late 90s), too many people wants to (blindly) get into the field without realizing what it actually is. The field is saturated and the pay is not that great in general IT positions unless you specialize in something. The general IT positions are filled with people with Psychology degrees that will do your job for $2/more than working as a Starbucks barista.

 

[Hellotalkie]

if you choose an Information Systems path, please at least have some understanding of technology in the real world by the time you graduate and not just what you are exposed to in your courses

I've worked with some MIS majors recently, and I'm shocked at how little they know about using computers beyond working with productivity software. things like BIOS and command prompt are foreign to them.

all IS/MIS are obviously not like this, but I'm just surprised at the limited level of knowledge given the IS portion of their major.

Yup, i've been building computers since 10 years old , I do have a understanding of computers and how they work. Not a professional by any means but I do know more than the average person.

And yes I understand that I will not have a managing position. That summary was based on what I read, apologies if I interpreted it the wrong way.

Also I'm not choosing this major because its "easier," maybe it isn't? I've taken all the way up to Calc II, next is discrete mathematics but math is done. I'm just awful at science anything, lack of interest mostly.

The major definitely does look interesting and if I was to choose a major that was easier it would most likely be a psych degree or something that will land you at starbucks