First Online MSIM class logs in
On January 5 the first students in the new Online MSIM program gathered in Tempe for orientation. That was the first and only opportunity for the students and faculty to meet each other face-to-face until graduation.
How many planes? Insight and strategy build on questions and perspectives
The officer in charge of the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 would have had early warning of the Japanese attack that day had he asked his radar watchers how many planes they had spotted. This story is sometimes told to students in the W. P.
The latest scoop: Information Systems faculty and students
The year 2011 ended on a high note as the information systems community at the W. P. Carey School celebrated their achievements.
Did you hear about the Department of Information Systems? IS media highlights
Several media outlets picked up news about the W. P. Carey School's Department of Information Systems recently. This month we bring you three that tell our story particularly well.
New faculty are experts on cyber security, privacy
Two new faculty members joining the W. P. Carey Department of Information Systems this fall will bring expertise in critical areas of information systems that have been making headlines. Roberto J.
Use prediction markets to raise your marketing model's performance
Which prospects are most likely to buy what you're selling? Who are your good credit risks? What will your customers buy next? Chances are, your company uses predictive models to answer these and other questions, or soon will.
Podcast: Grand challenges call for a new polymath
"Polymath" is the Greek word for Renaissance man — one who excels at many things. But if, centuries ago, society needed a (Leonardo) da Vinci or a (Benjamin) Franklin, the grand challenges of today call for teams of experts.
Student team competes at CaseIT 2011
A team of students from the Department of Information Systems was one of 16 chosen from across Canada and the U.S. to compete in the CaseIT 2011 competition Vancouver in last month.
Stock market play could raise your marketing model's performance
Which prospects are most likely to buy what you're selling? Who are your good credit risks? What will your customers buy next? Chances are, your company uses predictive models to answer these and other questions, or soon will.
Quantifying the intangible: Determining the performance of knowledge workers
Measuring the performance of workers on an assembly line is simple: Count the objects produced and find out how long the process took. That should reveal the productivity of the factory workers. But how do you determine the performance of knowledge workers?