Students

Alan Simon says that three scenarios cover the objectives of most students who enroll in the Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM) program. Some hope to advance in their companies. Others are looking for something different from their current career path.

35 years ago, Joe Killalea had just graduated from the University of West Florida and was hired as an entry-level systems analyst by Exxon Company USA. Since 1980, his role has evolved from programmer to project manager within the ExxonMobil Information Technology (EMIT) organization.

Uday Kulkarni was honored with the W. P. Carey School’s Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award. He was one of the first professors to adapt classes from the Master of Science in Information Management program to online delivery — recording his lectures and creating new types of discussion boards.

Last week the news of Google's new Hummingbird conversational search engine had analysts buzzing. One of the implications is that business users will expect the same capability from their applications. This is exciting – it adds more fuel to the fire of the consumerization of IT trend.

Information Systems Professor Ajay Vinze has traveled the world as a Fulbright senior specialist since 2008, and now he is continuing his journey on behalf of ASU and the W. P. Carey School.

Campus is crackling with energy this fall as a record number of students arrive ready to prepare for their future. The Department of Information Systems welcomed a promising group of doctoral students, even as our most recently hooded Ph.D.s started careers at universities across the nation.

Hal Varian of Google search engine fame pointed out as far back as 1999 that: 1) More information helps us make better decisions, 2) The economic value of information equals the value of the best decision we can make with the information minus the value of best decision we can make without the info

Danielle Clark and Kevin Hemmer didn’t really know each other when they were teamed up to compete in the Avnet Tech Games last fall, but they turned out to be a winning combination.

Chief information officers and others familiar with the Bring Your Own Device, or BYOD, trend say organizations need to think through the advantages and the challenges of allowing employees to access corporate data with personal devices.

The juxtaposition of two buildings under construction in the Phoenix metropolitan area signifies a new dynamic for business in 2013 and beyond. One is a 1 million square foot data center in Chandler that will be the largest of its kind in the country. The other is the W. P.