E. IS job involves working not only with systems and processes,  but also with people.  F

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A. Why are most IS specialists happy with their job? 
B. What do IS students focus on during their studies? 
C. How does the use of best practices help IS professionals? 
D. Why do IS specialists usually work in teams? 
E. Why do IS professionals study business data? 
F. What functional areas of business are mentioned in the last par-
agraph? 
1.6. Summarize the main ideas of the text using Activity IV as 
a plan. 
What Does an IS Career Look Like? 
1. A career in information systems is full of action, problem-
solving, and teamwork. It is the goal of information systems profes-
sionals to bridge the knowledge gap between business users and 
technologists, and thus IS professionals must be fluent in both 
worlds. Work in the field of information systems is exciting, fun, 
and fast-paced. There is always a new team to work with and new 
technology to learn about, and projects move quickly leaving open-
ings for new endeavors. In a recent report published in The Wall 
Street Journal, information systems professionals were tied for the 
highest percentage of college graduates that were satisfied with 
their career path.
2. When preparing to become an IS professional, students fo-
cus on learning about the types of systems that exist, what they of-
fer to businesses, best practices for implementation, and the ad-
vantages and disadvantages of each. Students also focus on how to 
work with business users and discover what their system needs are 
and how they can best be served by information systems. Infor-
mation systems professionals focus on solving problems in busi-
nesses through the use of information systems. 
3. When students start their careers, they frequently work in 
teams that connect businesspersons with the appropriate system so-
lution for their situation. Usually the organizations they work for 

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adopt a set of best practices to create consistency across project 
teams. Through the use of these best practices, IS professionals de-
termine what options are available, consider the pros and cons of 
each, design a customized solution to match the specific business, 
and develop a plan on how to best implement the information sys-
tem, including rollout phases and training. 
4. As mentioned, IS professionals typically work in teams. 
This is because the projects are usually very large and have many 
interworking pieces. As a result, IS professionals specialize in a 

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