Management Information Systems

MIS GENERAL INFORMATION

In MIS department at Bakırçay University, students are taught business administration and information technologies in an interdisciplinary manner.  In this context, MIS department has three academic tracks: Information Technologies, Decision Sciences, and Information Systems. Our curriculum is designed to support courses related to these academic tracks.

Although MIS includes some common goals with Computer Engineering and Software Engineering programs, MIS is actually different from those departments in the way it looks to the problem. These differences are summarized in the following table.

Generally speaking, Computer Engineering department covers topics related to computer hardware, computer science, and software, while the Software Engineering department provides education on all topics starting from software as a problem through dealing with software maintenance. MIS also has most of these topics. Since MIS department act as a bridge between business and information, it provides a chance to gain knowledge in various social sciences topics such as management, marketing, operations management and accounting.

The educational objectives of Izmir Bakırçay University Management Information Systems (MIS) programme are determined as follows: 

PEA-1: Graduates can take part in positions that can lead the development and implementation of information systems strategies of enterprises. For this purpose, graduates can take part in high-level decision-making mechanisms in the strategic management of digital infrastructure and operational processes. 

PEA-2: Graduates can develop solutions to optimise technology and business processes by providing consultancy in the digital transformation processes of businesses. They contribute to increasing the competitiveness of businesses by offering innovative solutions in these processes. 

PEA-3: Graduates can work as project managers in software development, data management and enterprise information management projects. This role involves team management, strategic planning and directing implementation processes. 

PEA-4: Graduates can establish their own initiatives in the field of information technologies and engage in entrepreneurial activities by developing innovative products and services in the sector. 

PEA-5: Graduates can work as experts in areas such as enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management and data analytics, and play a role in developing the digital infrastructure of businesses.