Doctoral journey: A lean startup
Raghu Santanam is known internationally for his research, particularly in the area of health care information and delivery systems. This spring he was named the Outstanding Doctoral Professor for his work teaching, mentoring and collaborating with information systems Ph.D. students.
Will your next email or post pass the 'billboard test?'
Avnet CIO Steve Phillips, a featured speaker at the recent Association for Information Systems Student Chapter Conference, recommends against writing anything in an email or making a digital post that you would not want to see on a highway billboard.
Predictive analytics: Seeing beyond the horizon
Predictive analytics promises to harness Big Data, enabling companies to devise more effective strategies.
How do you teach old and new tech?
Can Facebook already be “old” tech, now spending $2 billion to acquire “new” tech? Or can what’s old become somehow new again with the invention of a new gadget? The velocity of creative destruction in tech makes it tough to prepare students for a career in this industry.
Student leaders on how to build strong chapters
Leading a student organization is a challenge, says Diego Ortiz-Monasterio, president of the W. P. Carey School’s DISC club, an Association for Information Systems student chapter.
Fender CIO hits high notes in presentation to student group
Scottsdale-based Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has been making the famed Telecaster and Stratocaster guitars since the 1950s. But IT plays a major role in the day-to-day operations and its success as the world's leading guitar maker.
The alumni perspective: We are in this together
Mentors help sort through career challenges and choices and help their mentees move toward success. They are especially important during the early years of your career.
In IT, everyone leads, everyone mentors
Crisis can be the order of the day in an IS career filled with high-tension moments and nail-biting sequences of events, says Pete Jorgenson, vice president, is technical operations at PetSmart.
Seize the day
The AIS Student Chapter Leadership Conference and Competition took place from March 20-22.
IT at the heart of the business
It’s an exciting time to be going into IT, said Avnet CIO Steve Phillips. “The stakes have changed. IT is now at the heart of the business.” Information systems leaders are part of the senior management team at Avnet and many other companies, helping to develop strategy as well as implement it.