Career Pathways
The BIS Graduate will always have a wide variety of fields they can apply themself in. Below is a list of career possibilities when graduating with a BIS major:
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Due to the high demand and flexibility of BIS, it is the perfect complement to any major. Even combinations that may seem like an unlikely fit at first will have a place with BIS. Below outlinesa few scenarios of how BIS can be integrated with any major.
- • Business Analyst
- • Business Systems Analyst
- • IS Auditor
- • BIS Risk Analyst
- • Information Policy Analyst
- • Web content manager
- • Document management specialist
- • Knowledge and information manager
- • BIS Management Consultant
- • BIS Project Manager
- • BIS Security and Compliance Specialist
- • Business professional in dual areas
(e.g. Accounting or Marketing with Business Information Systems)
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Accounting Accounting is a very popular choice when paired with BIS. This is due to the fact that most organisations are commerce orientated, therefore having an understanding of the financial as well as the technical side of business, gives you the best of both worlds. Accounting also allows you to understand the business cycles (like procure-to-pay), which in turn facilitates a better understanding of not only business processes, but also the internal workings of the systems that enables those processes. |
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Marketing
Marketing and BIS majors are not often seen together, but they complement each other perfectly. Throughout your BIS studies you will be exposed to a branch of BIS known as Business Intelligence. Business Intelligence (BI) is how organizations collect, manipulate, store and use data. One technique in BI is data mining. Many years ago, Wal-Mart had data mining activities conducted throughout their stores and found that customers who bought beer on a Friday night, also bought nappies. Naturally, the brand of nappies they wanted to market was placed right next to the beer, since most people would just pick up the nappies closest to them. Through data mining activities, you'll also be able to select a target audience for your product and tailor specials specifically to appeal to them. Anyone can collect data (e.g. marketing surveys) - it's turning the data into information and knowledge that is challenging. BIS will teach you how to do this, and how technology can help you to accomplish your goal.Human Resources
Human resources is not usually the first field one thinks of when thinking of technology, but in this ever-digitizing age, everything seems to follow suit. One of the most important aspects when managing employees is change management. Change management plays an important role when new systems are implemented, or when employees' work environment is about to change. Studies have indicated that 80% of people exhibited signs of stress when their work environment is altered, causing uncertainty which could lead to employees leaving their jobs for opportunities which they perceive to be relatively more stable. As such, it is vital to consider how you manage the people that are about to be impacted by change that is brought to an organization. Change management includes aspects like training, communication, business readiness evaluations, etc. Change management is also one of the 9 key focus areas of Project Management. Every Human Resource manager should be aware of the change management principles to be learnt and their significance for the workplace.