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Rethinking R&D: Running contests to find solutions

The rise in “open innovation” contests has helped companies broaden their research and development while reducing their cost and risk of failure.

Smooth move: CIS graduate learned to manage career at W. P. Carey

Finding your footing immediately after graduation can be a daunting task, but Katie Golen moved gracefully from classroom to career. Golen (BS Computer Information Systems ’10) has lived and worked in New York City since she graduated.

Association for Information Systems conference to be held on Tempe campus

How to build a career from scratch is bound is bound to be a conversation topic at the spring Association for Information Systems student conference, which will be hosted at W.P. Carey this year!

Holiday homework: The extra credit is passing IT on

Homework assignments over the holidays are despised. Nevertheless, I have an assignment for you. It’s one you can carry out whenever you are talking with a career-minded young person who has a business interest and a technical acumen.
Talk about careers in information systems.
 

The Information Systems Ph.D.: Exploring the leading edge of change

There was a time not so long ago that Blockbuster stores were everywhere … then along came Netflix, fundamentally changing the video rental business.

Outstanding Graduating Senior: Leadership in action

When Branden Lau arrived on campus as a first-year student, he knew he would major in business, but beyond that the details were still sketchy.

Is tech always a source of benefit?

To benefit from a sourcing system, employees need to use it, notes Rob Hornyak, an assistant professor of Information Systems, who teamed up with Arun Rai of Georgia State University to explore adoption of a sourcing enterprise system (SES) at one the largest consumer products companies in the Un

Stephanie Gonzales: Paving the way for CIS graduates

Stephanie Gonzales thought the Computer Information Systems program would be boring and didn’t give it a second thought when she first heard about it in about 2003.

IT takes two to tango: New teaching approach for Excel, Access

It’s a longstanding cliché that students learn best by doing, but sometimes, the kind of “doing” can make all the difference.

Will you drive home a New Year's resolution to advance your career?

There’s still time for another New Year’s resolution! How about looking into what it takes to prepare for your next career advancement? It pays to be ready, so let’s talk about where you are, where you want to be, and what it will take to get there.