Tuesday, June 23

My Reflections and Learnings on the first day of the class in MIS I

On the first day of our class in MIS 1(Management of Information System I), we are just few who are there who attend the class, I think we're only about 14... Wink ,but still our discussion was became interesting because of what we have learned a lot of new things from Sir Gamboa.bounce

First, he talked about the M of the MIS which means 'Management'. According to him, Management is all about the PDOC which stands for Planning, Directing, Organizing and Controlling. And for IS which means 'Information System' that is composed with the Hardware, Software and the Peopleware. Moreover, he added that 'Management' also implies that someone has to be managed by somebody. So therefore, when Sir Gamboa ask a certain question on us, it is not the exact words but it is just like this, "As an IT, do we need to be managed Question ", then for me at first, my answer was "Yes, because aside from what the statement of Sir about the Management, we are still human that are not perfect and that we cannot also work independently Exclamation " . But when Sir told us that if we need to be managed then we're gonna be controlled, so do we want to be controlled?... confused Because of that, I am already confused of what I'm going to answer because I don't want to be controlled also just like a robot No. Suddenly, while we keep on discussing it and my classmates are also shared there ideas, Idea at last Sir Gamboa clarified it and then he said, when you talked about Management in IT/IS it only means that it's just managing the hardware and software but never the peopleware because we should only be guided and led by them. And for that statement, I am already clarified Smile and I am very agree with it especially when Sir Gamboa also thinks that our subject should be named as LMIS (Leadership and Management of Information System) instead of only MIS (Management of Information System) Rolling Eyes which means Leading the peopleware and Managing the hardware and software.

Furthermore, the other thing that I have also learned from that day was that MIS is the heart and the very important but the most critical part of an organization because they have also the power to bring up or to bring down easily the company aside from the CEO or the owner of it because they are the one who hold the very important files of the company, that's why because of that I would be really proud if I'm gonna be with them someday...I really hope so! hehehe bouncelol!