Does Anyone Have An Management Information Systems Degree?

BAO321

Just wondering.

brianeaglesfan

I do, undergrad in CIS, master's in MIS. What can I answer for you?

Khaos1911

I do. What do you need to know?

izzyiz426

Did you go to WGU?

powerfool

IS undergrad here, MS in Cybersecurity Policy

Jamm1n

BA in Business Administration emphasis in Management Information Systems from Washington State U

Nikki624

BS in Information Technology and MS in Information Systems. Is there something that you need to know?

CIO

I do... B.S in Information Technology from a state school and a MS in Management Information Systems from a private school... My long term career goal is to be a CIO someday

daviddws

CIO would be great at some point

CIO

BAO321 wrote:

RE: I do... B.S in Information Technology from a state school and a MS in Management Information Systems from a private school... My long term career goal is to be a CIO someday

How much luck have you had in the I.T field with those degrees career wise?

Obtaining my B.S & M.S early in my career has definitely had some advantages & disadvantages. Potential employers (large corporate companies) are impress with my resume but on the other hand, my resume makes it appear that i'm over qualified for most positions that i seek.

My road map to becoming a CIO someday is as followed:

5-10 yrs of highly technical positions in various technologies
5-10 yrs serving as a manager/director before aiming for a CIO position

Of course this plan could derail and i may have to move through my career backward/sideway at certain points in order to move forward

lopezi

Right or wrong what I have come across in my travels is that CIOs push into that position from the business side, generally someone with industry or domain expertise/experience that is somewhat IT-"aware".

jibbajabba

CIO wrote: »

5-10 yrs serving as a manager/director before aiming for a CIO position

Good luck .. getting into management from a technical position seems to require a lot of connections. Especially for C** positions.

Network engineer in one of my last jobs managed to get promoted to the CTO - God knows how that worked out ..

CIO

jibbajabba wrote: »

Good luck .. getting into management from a technical position seems to require a lot of connections. Especially for C** positions.

According to my mentor, the best way for someone to move from a technical position into management is from within their company instead of applying for a management position at another company. Once you're in a management position at your current company, it will be alot easier to apply at another company.

My plan is to try to stay at my current company until i become a Sr. tech then get promoted into a lead/supervisor position. If i decide to leave after a lead/supervisor position, i would be looking for other lead/supervisor positions at other companies.