The revitalized Arizona SIM chapter and its dynamic leader connect to campus
Just a few years ago, the Arizona chapter of the Society for Information Management was struggling, but Kevin Sauer, the current chapter president, decided to do something about it. These days membership is strong and meetings feature expert speakers.
Social media: The wild, wild West of new technology
Leigh Dow, director of the Toolbox for IT at Toolbox.com, addressed the new developments in social media at a recent Showcase Series event sponsored by the Center for Advancing Business Through Information Technology (CABIT) at the W. P. Carey School's Department of Information Systems.
Bridging the gap: How internal audit and IT can work together to improve information security
In many organizations, the internal audit and information security functions can't seem to get on the same communication wavelength.
Adding information management muscle to the W. P. Carey MBA
W. P. Carey MBA students specialize in the second year of their program. Those interested in information technology have two choices -- the specialization in information management or the dual W. P. Carey MBA/Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM).
The MSIM: Knowing business and tech makes graduates the lynchpins at their companies
Enterprise systems are becoming increasingly complex, and the price tag for implementation is high. As a result, information technology companies realize that they need managers who possess a comprehensive business/IT perspective. The W. P.
Star power: How IT professionals and companies get it
If you use a cell phone or buy household electronics, there's a good chance you own a device with one or more components distributed by Avnet.
Podcast: Privacy by design
Associate Professor Marilyn Prosch heads up the "Privacy by Design Research Initiative" at the W. P. Carey School's Department of Information Systems.
Cloud Creative Group: Young entrepreneurs' business takes off
When James Kallof Jr. and Joey Calca were undergraduates in W. P.
School's (mostly) out for summer — but research doesn't take a holiday
Despite summer session classes, the pace at the university slows a bit between May graduation and the start of the fall semester. But research activity among faculty never really loses momentum. Uday Kulkarni is one example.
Predictive modeling: New techniques will make it faster and DEEPER
Before a bank offers you a mortgage re-fi, or a credit card company dangles a low interest rate before your eyes, some information-systems worker has probably pegged you as a promising prospect. He most likely used predictive modeling to do it, and it wasn't a quick, easy task.