PhD students present first-year research papers that explore everyday things

A year of research and hard work has culminated with first-year research paper presentations for three PhD students in the W. P. Carey Department of Information Systems.

IS launches new labs

The Department of Information Systems introduces two new initiatives to solve real-world problems and address questions of strategic importance to the digital society.

Using online referrals? Shoppers look for a fair share

What works best when you’re constructing an online referral program to attract new customers? One thing to watch is fairness, says Professor of Information Systems Yili (Kevin) Hong.

Summer reading: six books on my nightstand about artificial intelligence

Who says school is out in summer? It’s the time to catch up — on reading. Here are six suggestions for books to read about technology.

Managing tomorrow’s threats today

To combat cybercrime, we need to stay one step ahead of hackers. That's why three new academic concentrations and certificate programs in cybersecurity will be added to our curriculum soon to give students the knowledge to fight back.

Award-winning student group and research

The Association for Information Systems honored the Department of Information Systems Club for excellence in three areas of chapter activities, while a faculty research paper is a runner-up for The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences eBusiness Best Paper Award.

IT evolution, part two: Could REA analysis topple ERP systems?

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have a growing reputation for being big, slow, pricey and just about impossible to change once they're installed. Those aren't exactly promising survival traits in competitive environs that demand IT agility.

Finishing touch: Capstone projects

The capstone project is the crowning moment of our degree programs. Students work in teams to apply the knowledge and skills learned in virtually all of their classes to a project in a real business.

Preparing our children for the digital society

Information Systems Department Chair Raghu Santanam delivers his message.

What lurks beneath the tip of the MOOC iceberg?

In case you haven’t heard, things are really heating up this summer in higher education circles concerning Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs, for short).