MSIM moves up in the rankings and cryptocurrencies come to campus
Plus, a challenge to disconnect from your devices and what automation and gig work mean for the economy.
An insider’s guide to scholarships from a five-time winner
Get three tips for success, plus additional award opportunities and ideas for framing your essay question responses.
MS-BA alum dribbles his way to e-commerce position at Overstock.com
The highly ranked, established program helped him be on the forefront of Big Data and steal a senior marketing analyst position at the American internet retailer.
Business leaders meet to discuss the future of a digital workforce
Who — or what — will take over your job? Will it be a contract worker or robot?
How forums and photos sell goods online
What stops browsers from becoming buyers online? Product uncertainty could be the culprit.
Information systems faculty shape research agenda at conferences
Taking on leadership roles at conferencesst is one way to highlight and promote the academic quality of the department. In November, professors will co-chair the Informs Conference on Information Systems and Technology in downtown Phoenix.
More than a PhD: Doctorate program rises above the competition
Award-winning research and top-notch faculty is just the tip of the iceberg. These benefits, coupled with good placement rates, and a high-ranking department, are producing exemplary PhD students. Learn more about the doctorate program,
IT leader embraces discomfort
Alum Lindsey Perry, who lends her expertise to the Department of Information System’s Executive Advisory Board, shares what made her uncomfortable as a student — and successful as an IS executive, wife, and mom.
Playing for keeps with IT workers? Watch their online activity
Associate Professor of Information Systems John (Zhongju) Zhang recently correlated that taking part in virtual networks corresponds to both voluntary quits and internal promotions, and the way an employee participates foreshadows which of these results is more likely to happen.
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.