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June 2010: Shaping the Future of IT Welcome to the MIS Bulletin, sharing highlights of news, events, people, and partners of the Department of Management Information Systems at The University of Arizona.
Continuing the Excellence - U.S. News & World Report Ranks MIS #5 For the 23rd consecutive year - the Eller MIS Department's Master's program has been ranked a top-5 program by U.S. News & World Report. In addition, our Undergraduate program has been ranked #3 in the country for 2010. The 2011 rankings for this program will be published in the early Fall. [more] [all our rankings here]
Sign up now for our new course in our Enterprise Security Certificate being offered in August. The course, Systems Security Management (MIS 552), is designed to provide a working knowledge of issues and techniques surrounding the proper safeguarding of operating systems and related components. Filled with Information Assurance topics, this course offers a solid base for system administrators and technical managers. Upon successful completion, students will also earn the CNSS 4013 - System Administrators certificate. Course topics include:
Enterprise Security Certificate course dates: August 9 - October 15, 2010. Course cost $2,379. [more] MIS Partners with Over 30 Companies Last Semester The MIS Department is proud and honored to work with many companies throughout the year. Business partnerships include internships, jobs, Master’s and classroom projects and research collaboration. During the last semester alone, we partnered with the following companies:
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MIS Students Network at Eller's Executive of the Year Luncheon
A special "THANK YOU" goes to Peter W. Salter, President and CEO, Salter Labs who sponsored a table for MIS students and faculty to enjoy Eller College's Executive of the Year Luncheon. This annual signature event brings the community, Eller College National Board of Advisors, and students together to honor someone who is a national leader exemplifying executive qualities in the administration of private enterprise and public service. This luncheon was a wonderful opportunity for our students to network with other students and friends of the college while enjoying a great lunch and a speaker at no cost. Undergraduate students who attended included: Wendy Willis, Victor Benjamin, Michele Vock, Samantha Meis, Samantha Cunning, and David Wohlleban. Master's students who attended included: Pavankanth Mukthi, Shruti Khanna, Mike Zolli, and Justin Frey. [more]
CONGRATULATIONS May Graduates!
Earning a Doctoral degree is a tremendous accomplishment that takes years of work. In May the MIS Department awarded three Doctoral degrees to the following students: Eyran Gisches, Dissertation title: " Information Effects on Group Behavior in Networks." Eyran has been placed at the University of Arizona as an MIS Instructor. Manlu Liu, Dissertation title: " Community Source as a New Approach to Enterprise Application Development: Exploration of Technological and Managerial Issues." Manlu has been placed at the E. Philip Saunders College of Business, Rochester Institute of Technology as an Assistant Professor. Hsin-Min Lu, Dissertation title: "Surveillance in the Information Age: Tex Quantification, Anomaly Detection, and Empirical Evaluation." Hsin-Min is considering three teaching offers that he has received. In addition, on May 12, 2010 The MIS Department hosted a reception and awards ceremony for MIS students (and their guests) who graduated this May. [more]
Doctoral student, David Zimbra, presents research in Cologne, Germany
David Zimbra, a third year MIS doctoral student, presented a paper that he collaborated on at the 32nd INFORMS Marketing Science Conference in Cologne, Germany. We interviewed David before he left to asked him a few questions about this opportunity. In commenting on the paper, David said: "The paper examines the relationship between the discussions held within a firm-specific finance web forum (in this case the Walmart message board of Yahoo Finance) and the firm’s stock behavior. An empirical analysis of nearly ten years of forum activity revealed significant predictive relationships between the discussions of these various stakeholder groups and Walmart's stock return, volatility, and trading volume." [more]
Master’s Projects Provide Solutions to Tough Business Problems During the first half of 2010, MIS Master’s students worked at the sanofi-aventis Tucson Research Center with Brian Ellerman, R&D Information Solutions (R&D IS) Site Head and MIS Board of Advisor member, and Jim Heddles, R&D IS Lead Systems Integrator.
The students, under the guidance of MIS Faculty member Dr. David Pingry, were responsible for scoping out the project, writing and obtaining approval for the project plan and schedule, working with sanofi-aventis representatives throughout the four month project, and delivering project deliverables. Project deliverables included a 35 page report and a data visualization proof of concept. The company was facing a rapid growth in its portfolio of products and needed a better way to access complex detailed information more efficiently. The goal of this MIS Master’s project was to develop a software prototype that allows the visualization of sanofi-aventis project historical data. In addition to its deliverables, the project also accomplished the following:
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Walmart Summer Internships Provide Undergraduates an Opportunity of a Lifetime
Summer internships are important to both the sponsoring company and students. Internships allow a company to assess future employees without making long-term hiring commitments while meeting temporary staffing needs. In addition, internships give companies the exposure of enthusiastic student-employees who have fresh ideas and knowledge of the latest technology and techniques. Students benefit from summer internships because it enables ‘real-world’ experiences as they put their classroom theory into practice. It also gives them the opportunity to work with professionals in a chosen field and showcase their talents and capabilities to a prospective employer. Read the results of an interview we conducted with two Eller MIS undergraduates before they left for Bentonville, AK. The students are Joseph Vinikoor and Wendy Willis. We plan to interview these two students again in August when they return to Tucson so keep posted! [more]
Bill Neumann Reaches Milestone – Teaching 10,000 Students!
MIS Faculty member William (Bill) Neumann reached a milestone this last Spring semester. He has now taught 10,000 students in the MIS 111 course! One of Bill's teaching trademarks is his flashy ties. Therefore, the MIS Department honored Bill with his own ‘10,000 MIS 111 Students Taught’ tie to commemorate this occasion. We interviewed Bill to find out more about this milestone and methods he uses to effectively teach up to 1,200 students a semester. Bill states ".... it takes a team (to manage such large classes.) Dr. Mark Patton has worked with me as an instructor in MIS 111 the entire time I’ve been the MIS 111 Course Coordinator. The lecture is the fun part – we use clickers, videos, and cases in class to make the class relevant." [more] Jay Nunamaker and BORDERS Team to Present Avatar Kiosk in Warsaw
Jay Nunamaker and his BORDERS team has been asked by FRONTEX to run a workshop in September in Warsaw, Poland for a delegation of border guards from 27 EU nations. The workshop is titled: “Intelligent Agents for Screening and Decision Support at Border Crossings” and will showcase BORDERS avatar technology. Since humans are poor at detecting lies and other deceptive behaviors, BORDERS developed an artificial intelligent agent embedded in an avatar to conduct primary screening at ports of entry, including border crossings and airports. The kiosk is equipped with several instruments to record physiological and behavioral reactions during questioning. BORDERS has already investigated over 300 psychopysiological and behavioral cues ranging from vocalic, linguitistic and kinesic to cardioresiratory, eye behavior, and facial skin temperature. The initial round of experiments and the first generation avatar kiosk are already completed. During 2010, BORDERS will be designing the second-generation avatar and identifying field test scenarios. [more] FRONTEX is the European Union agency for external border security. It is responsible for co-ordinating the activities of the national border guards in ensuring the security of the EU's borders with non-member states.
Congratulations to Ahmed Abbasi, '08, Assistant Professor, MIS, Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for winning the Roger L. Fitzsimonds Scholarly Achievement Award for Junior Faculty.
Michael Beresford’s Company Develops New Children’s Microsite Michael's company announces the launch of a new interactive strategy for a Southern California-based restaurant chain. This launch includes a new kids' microsite integrated within the new children's menu now in restaurants. The microsite includes online games and an iPhone game, the “Pizookie Challenge,” which is available for download at the iTunes App Store. Michael graduated from the MIS Master's program in 1993. [more]
John Franklin Heidenreich Earns Juris Doctor Degree John Franklin Heidenreich was presented a Juris Doctor degree from Franklin Pierce Law Center in a May ceremony. He earned his BSBA degree in MIS at Eller in 2002. In August he will begin as an associate for the law firm of Oliff & Berridge in Alexandria VA office. He will be practicing in the area of intellectual property. [more]
Vishal Gupta Lands His Dream Job Vishal completed our online interview to tell us all about how he "... recently landed my dream job with one of the fortune 20 companies. My graduate degree in MIS helped me a lot in getting this job."[more]
Raymond Kelly Completes Virtual MIS Interview "Looking back to when I graduated in 1988, the material being taught was directly applicable in my first job, including the platform (an old DEC VAX) on which a lot of the classroom work was performed. If I did not have that good foundation I would not be where I am today." [more]
Dan Parmelee Helps His Company Outsource Entire Department Dan ('07) wrote us explaining how his company recently wrapped up a 6-month project to outsource an entire department. Dan was one of the project leads who oversaw and directed the initiative, and supervised 14 people during that time. Dan wrote "(this project) was a perfect example of business and technology coming together". [more]
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