"MIS and YOU"

When registering for this class I really had no idea what the class was about. I didn't even know what the title of the class was; all I knew was I needed to take HTM 304. But after being in this class for the past couple weeks, I not only learned what this class was all about, but I also realized how important Information Systems really is. We don't even realize it, but it's evident in our everyday life. Without the proper knowledge of IS, businesses would not run as smoothly.

Information systems (IS) are a group of components that interact to produce information. MIS is the development and use of those components that help businesses achieve their goals and objectives. The five-component framework will help guide our learning and thinking about IS. The components start with hardware and programs, which is the computer side. In the middle is data, which is the bridge that connects the computer side to the human side, which consists of procedures and people. We are the most important part of every information system that we use. However, it is important to know that information is subjective. According to the author of our textbook, "information is always understood in a context, and that context varies from one user to another."