The IT thread: New business students learn about IT ubiquity

Information Systems Lecturer Matthew McCarthy says "there's no business that doesn't have IT coursing through it." That's why in the W. P. Carey School, all incoming students -- no matter what major they have chosen -- are required to take CIS 105.

The revitalized Arizona SIM chapter and its dynamic leader connect to campus

Just a few years ago, the Arizona chapter of the Society for Information Management was struggling, but Kevin Sauer, the current chapter president, decided to do something about it. These days membership is strong and meetings feature expert speakers.

Social media: The wild, wild West of new technology

Leigh Dow, director of the Toolbox for IT at Toolbox.com, addressed the new developments in social media at a recent Showcase Series event sponsored by the Center for Advancing Business Through Information Technology (CABIT) at the W. P. Carey School's Department of Information Systems.

Bridging the gap: How internal audit and IT can work together to improve information security

In many organizations, the internal audit and information security functions can't seem to get on the same communication wavelength.

Adding information management muscle to the W. P. Carey MBA

W. P. Carey MBA students specialize in the second year of their program. Those interested in information technology have two choices -- the specialization in information management or the dual W. P. Carey MBA/Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM).

The MSIM: Knowing business and tech makes graduates the lynchpins at their companies

Enterprise systems are becoming increasingly complex, and the price tag for implementation is high. As a result, information technology companies realize that they need managers who possess a comprehensive business/IT perspective. The W. P.

Star power: How IT professionals and companies get it

If you use a cell phone or buy household electronics, there's a good chance you own a device with one or more components distributed by Avnet.

Podcast: Privacy by design

  Associate Professor Marilyn Prosch heads up the "Privacy by Design Research Initiative" at the W. P. Carey School's Department of Information Systems.

Cloud Creative Group: Young entrepreneurs' business takes off

When James Kallof Jr. and Joey Calca were undergraduates in W. P.

Classroom to cubicle: Applying coursework to office work

Take a final exam or take on a real-world project: That's the option each of Raghu Santanam's students get in his class on business process and workflow analysis. An associate professor of information systems for the W. P.