Business information systems
Business information systems are sets of inter-related procedures using IT infrastructure in a business enterprise to generate and disseminate desired information. Such systems are designed to support decision making by the people associated with the enterprise in the process of attainment of its objectives.
Business Information Systems (BIS) comprises the analysis and organization of business information through the application of technology. As such it blends core concepts of management, operations and information systems theory with computer science and engineering methods and technologies to manage an organization’s data.
‘Information,’ is a funny thing. Unlike material commodities it can be used without reducing the original resource. Also, the cost for storing and transporting information is low and advances in technology throughout history, from the invention of the printing press to the advancement of the World Wide Web and mobile and cloud computing, have pushed these costs ever lower. At the same time, it has become ever easier to manipulate and distribute this information.
Studying information systems involves, among other things, learning how to design, build and evaluate these systems. To do this, we must develop an intricate understanding of the information needs of the organization, the business processes that generate and consume information, the roles of people and working groups in these processes and the efficiency of these processes.
Graduates from the college’s Business Information Systems program have widely varying careers. A few choose to become software developers, but most others become business process analysts, quality control managers, data modelers, teachers (yes, it happens!), systems analysts, software compliance testers, or something else entirely. Some students, especially those with dual degrees, find ways to specialize in the business information systems aspects of another business discipline.
Common Types of Information Systems
- Executive Support Systems (ESS)
- Management Information Systems (MIS)
- Decision Support Systems (DSS)
- Knowledge Management Systems (KMS)
- Transaction Processing Systems (TPS)
- Office Automation Systems (OAS)
Business Information Systems career options :
- Systems
- Support Specialist.
- eCommerce Developer.
- Enterprise Systems
- Information Resource Manager.
- Technology
- Business
- Systems