The creative and fast-paced field of Information Systems involves hands-on design, delivery, and use of information technologies to solve organizational and societal problems.  It is about understanding the techonologies in an organizational mllieux and measuring its implact on people, processes, and society.

So here is an examples of an Information System:

• Data collected based on your entertainment selection on Netflix creates narrowed specific recommendations.
• Checkout system of Amazon that triggers the shipping department to process your order.
• Integrating field emergency care data from an accident site to providing the right medical team to handle the trauma.
• Guiding a coffee company's move its production facilities from one country to the another.
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Since the ideal Information Systems (IS) major is ideal for individuals with a keen interest in emerging technologies, business, and information technology and one who has the need to explore new posibilities to solve business problems.  Here are some examples what you can do with an IS degree:

• Studying analytical social media data and trends to help companies and brands track trends and connect with the right people (IS-Marketing),
• Assisting government agencies use current and emerging technologies to provide highly efficient, transparent, and secure services (IS-Political Science).
• Be the catalyst in changing the UX (user experience) and interact with technology (IS-Game Developer)
• Assist financial institutions keep tract of fraudulent activities (IS-Finance, IS-Accounting, IS-Cybersecurity)
• Provide healthcare institions with the guidance to create efficient, lower cost, and higher quality medical care (IS-Healthcare Management)
• Design apps to assist low income Small Market Entrepreneurs in Africa (IS-Economic Development)