What is the difference between Computer Science and MIS?
This is a somewhat difficult question to answer because there is overlap between these fields of study, and their boundaries change over time with changes in technologies. In addition each university emphasizes different aspects within each major. For example, Hardings MIS adds computer network classes because of the increasingly important role they play in business today. The MIS major also has some application development. The MIS focus is not programming, although we have some graduates who do that, nor is it networking, although some graduates do that. Whatever MIS professionals do it usually involves solving business problems or exploiting business opportunities using information technology (IT). For businesses today (ebay & Wal-Mart, for example), this is extremely important. This means that our graduates need to know something about both business and IT. The technology knowledge component in MIS is a lot like what a carpenter would need to know about a hammer. The carpenter does
