Students will write a scholarly paper that is a minimum of 8-10 pages in length (8-10 pages excluding the title page, abstract, and reference page)References may be found in the APUS library or se

The use of Information Technology (IT) in Management system has rapidly increased due to its efficiency and effectiveness. Management Information systems (MIS) evolves from significant characteristics like Relevance, Accuracy, Usefulness, Timeliness, and Completeness. These characteristics make the MIS in an association to work more efficiently.

If we consider the role of a manager in education systems, MIS has affected the educational sector in a way that enables them in research activities from start to finish. There are many companies today that built MIS tools around this area which are now used by many universities to enable them to drive their research and scope it like never before. In initial stages of IT development, MIS main purpose and usage was to improve the efficiency of school office activities. It was used to store student and personnel data. Overall review of literature highlighted positive impact of MIS on school administration and management including better accessibility to information, more efficient administration, higher utilization of school resources, and reduction in workload, better time management, and improvement in the quality of reports. MIS can provide administrators and teachers with the information required for informed planning, policy­making, and evaluation. MIS have changed school management in the areas of leadership, decision-making, workload, human resource management, communication, responsibility, and planning. Management Information System (MIS) provides information for the managerial activities in an organization. The main purpose of this research is, MIS provides accurate and timely information necessary to facilitate the decision-making process and enable the organizations planning, control, and operational functions to be carried out effectively. MIS is a subset of the overall planning and control activities covering the application of humans, technologies, and procedures of the organization.

At present, organizations are in the race for enhancing their capability in order to survive in the competitions of the new century global market. Therefore, organizations are attempting to advance their agility level by improving the decision-making process to be more efficient and highly effective to meet the successive fluctuations of the market.

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