How Management Information System Professionals Interact...

DISCIPLINE INVESTIGATION ASSIGNMENT INTRODUCTION The Discipline Investigation paper enables students to gain knowledge about the work they will be doing when they enter their careers, particularly how they will be using the language. I am very keen on writing this paper because it will help me to find out how Management Information System professionals interact in a company on daily basis. My audiences for this paper are my professor, classmates, and other faculty members on the LLD 100A portfolio group. A discourse community is a group of people who share the same interest, career, or other commonality. Since I am majoring in Business Administration and concentrating in Management Information Systems (MIS), I am excited to join the MIS discourse community to develop my career. MIS professionals provide information about a company’s daily business relating to transactions meanwhile also look over systems. Potential careers can be Business Analyst, Database Administrator, or Systems Administrator. One of the most important jo bs an MIS major can do is Project Manager. A Project Manager’s role in IT is to look at projects and plans and organize this information for a potential client. I believe I can expand my career opportunities by learning how to use MIS jargon in the appropriate way. My dream is to become a Developer. In the last four years, I have gained communication experience by working as a Sales Associate. Also, I have gainedShow MoreRelatedHow Technology Has Changed The Way People Interact And Work Together912 Words   |  4 Pages It is no secret that Information Technology(IT) has changed the way people interact and work together. From the introduction of the Internet and electronic mail, operating businesses have been driven by how well companies utilize IT. Over the last decades, healthcare is one of the industries that have been shaped by IT. 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