Career Details :: Computer and Information Systems Managers
Description
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.
Experience
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Education
A bachelor's degree is the minimum formal education required for these occupations. However, many also require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Training
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Tasks
- Evaluates data processing project proposals and assesses project feasibility.
- Directs daily operations of department and coordinates project activities with other departments.
- Develops and interprets organizational goals, policies, and procedures, and reviews project plans.
- Directs training of subordinates.
- Participates in staffing decisions.
- Develops performance standards and evaluates work in light of established standards.
- Analyzes workflow and assigns or schedules work to meet priorities and goals.
- Meets with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
- Approves, prepares, monitors, and adjusts operational budget.
- Consults with users, management, vendors, and technicians to determine computing needs and system requirements.
- Prepares and reviews operational reports or project progress reports.
Related Careers
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Computer Support Specialists
- Librarians
- Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Medical and Health Services Managers
- Operations Research Analysts
Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
- Guiding, Directing & Motivating Subordinates
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Updating & Using Job-Relevant Knowledge
- Communicating With Other Workers
Important Skills
- Coordination
- Problem Identification
- Reading Comprehension
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Management of Personnel Resources
Frequent Work Context
- Job-Required Social Interaction
- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
- Consequence of Error
- Objective or Subjective Information
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
Related Majors
| Major | Add to XapPack |
|---|---|
| Accounting/Information Systems |  [ add ] |
| Accounting/Management Information Systems | [ add ] |
| Administrative Data Processing | [ add ] |
| Administrative Information Systems | [ add ] |
| Business Computer Information Systems | [ add ] |
| Business Computer Systems | [ add ] |
| Business Data Processing | [ add ] |
| Business Information Systems | [ add ] |
| Computer Information Systems Management | [ add ] |
| Computer Information/Systems Management | [ add ] |
| Computer Management/Data Processing | [ add ] |
| Computer Systems Management | [ add ] |
| Computer-Based Business Majors | [ add ] |
| Computer/Information Management | [ add ] |
| Information Management | [ add ] |
| Information Resources Management | [ add ] |
| Information Services Management | [ add ] |
| Information Systems Management | [ add ] |
| Information/Operations Management | [ add ] |
| Management Computer Information Systems | [ add ] |
| Management Information Science | [ add ] |
| Management Information Systems | [ add ] |
| Management Information Systems/Business Data Processing | [ add ] |
| Management of Information Systems | [ add ] |
| Management of Information Technology | [ add ] |
| Management of Technology/Operations | [ add ] |
| Management Science/Information Systems | [ add ] |
| Management Systems | [ add ] |
| Management/Information Systems | [ add ] |
| Office Information Systems | [ add ] |
| Office Systems | [ add ] |
| Systems Management | [ add ] |
Institutions Offering Related Majors
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