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By: Kyra Mazurek | May 3rd, 2013 | 
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Topics: Center for Design & Innovation | Management Information Systems
During any studio day of management information systems (MIS) Assistant Professor Mart Doyle’s Lead Global Digital Projects course, he is only found at the front of the classroom for the first five minutes of class. After that, students are at the head of the classroom presenting work and taking critiques from their peers, much like would happen in an art or design studio.… Continue Reading
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MIS faculty member David Schuff wins Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching
By: Staff report | April 11th, 2013 | no comments
Topics: Big Data | David Schuff | Faculty | Management Information Systems | technology
With 50 letters of support from students and faculty, Fox School of Business Associate Professor of Management Information Systems (MIS) David Schuff was selected for this year’s Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching from Temple University.
“Dr. Schuff is perpetually curious and engaged in the field,” said Associate Professor and MIS Chair Munir Mandviwalla. “Over the years he has gone out of his way to learn new ideas and toolsets for the express purpose of improving the curriculum.”
Recently, Schuff has mastered data tools such as MySQL and SAS Enterprise Miner and then created original teaching materials for first-of-their-kind undergraduate and graduate courses in analytics.… Continue Reading
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Three Fox undergraduate programs again ranked among nation’s best by U.S. News
By: Brandon Lausch | September 13th, 2012 | no comments
Topics: International Business at Fox | Management Information Systems | Rankings | Risk Insurance and Healthcare Management
Three Fox School of Business undergraduate programs – Risk Management and Insurance, International Business, and Management Information Systems – again rank among the nation’s best, according to U.S. News Media Group’s 2013 edition of Best Colleges.
The Fox School’s Risk Management and Insurance program ranks No. 6 while Fox’s International Business program is No. 9, positions each program also held last year.… Continue Reading
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Social Media Marketing Strategy: Google+ or Facebook?
By: Becca Zinn | April 17th, 2012 | no comments
Topics: Digital Business Strategy | Enterprise Management Consulting Practice | Executive MBA | facebook | Global MBA | google | Information Technology | Innovation | Management Information Systems | MBA | Part-Time MBA | platforms | Social Media | Strategy+Business
Research indicates that marketers plan to increase social media spending by 46% in 2012. However, not all social media platforms are alike. To make the most of a social media marketing budget and effectively engage new and existing customers, marketers should understand the culture and features available with each platform and develop strategy accordingly. To help with this process, this following infographic offers a snapshot comparison between Google+ and Facebook.… Continue Reading
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Fox’s Institute for Business and Information Technology collaborates with AIS on job index
By: Brandon Lausch | March 6th, 2012 | no comments
Topics: Crystal Harold | Management Information Systems | Paul A. Pavlou
Media Contact: Michelle Syen, AIS communications director, email, 404-760-4240
The Association for Information Systems (AIS) is collaborating with the Institute for Business and Information Technology (IBIT) at Temple University’s Fox School of Business on an annual job index for the field of information systems. This report, which will include pay scales and career prospect information, is intended to become the first reliable indicator of the growth of the discipline and profession.… Continue Reading
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Fox School faculty member Paul A. Pavlou ranked No. 1 for research in the world
By: Staff Writer | February 22nd, 2012 | no comments
Topics: Management Information Systems | Paul A. Pavlou | Ph.D.
Dr. Paul A. Pavlou of the Fox School of Business Management Information Systems (MIS) Department is ranked as the top MIS researcher in the world for 2011, according to an analysis of top academic journals in the field.
The ranking was generated through a database of the Association for Information Systems (AIS), the premier global organization for academics specializing in MIS, and based on an analysis of publications in the top two journals in the field – MIS Quarterly and Information Systems Research – with impact factors of 5.04 and 3.36, respectively.
Pavlou is an associate professor of MIS, a Stauffer Senior Research Fellow, and director of Fox’s PhD Program in Business Administration.… Continue Reading
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MIS student organization again recognized as an Outstanding Chapter
By: Michele Aweeky | November 22nd, 2011 | no comments
Topics: Management Information Systems | Student Professional Organizations
The Association of Information Systems (AIS), the premier global organization for academics specializing in information systems, has named the Fox School’s AIS student professional organization a 2011 Outstanding Chapter.
Fox Management Information Systems (MIS) students lead the group to promote the study and practice of MIS. This is the second time AIS has been recognized as an Outstanding Chapter, receiving the award for the first time last year.… Continue Reading
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PhD student research recognized in inaugural Awards Competition
By: Christine Fisher | November 2nd, 2011 | no comments
Topics: Angelika Dimoka | Competitions | Management Information Systems | Ph.D. | Research
More than 100 students, faculty and senior administrators gathered in October for the Fox School of Business PhD Program’s first school-wide Awards Competition for research.
Twelve students presented their work in one of four categories – completed dissertation, dissertation proposal, second-year research paper and first-year research proposal. In each category, students competed for monetary awards and recognition during the Fox School Research Roundtable awards ceremony.… Continue Reading
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MIS Department | October 2011 | College Planning & Management magazine
By: Staff Writer | October 25th, 2011 | no comments
Topics: College Planning & Management Magazine | Management Information Systems
By combining three wireless projectors with a complete wall covered with projector paint, large whiteboards, and easily movable furniture, Fox’s Management Information Systems (MIS) Department transformed Speakman Hall Room 200 into a high-tech meeting and events space. “We wanted to push the frontier of integrating technology, space and meetings,” said MIS Chair Munir Mandviwalla. “The requirements of flexibility, multipurpose, mobile and so on all came from that vision.”
http://www.peterli.com/cpm/resources/articles/archive.php?article_id=3187… Continue Reading
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Fox offers new MS in Information Technology Auditing and Cyber-Security
By: Christine Fisher | September 21st, 2011 | no comments
Topics: Academics | Management Information Systems
As top advisory groups warn that the United States must improve cyber intelligence systems, the Fox School of Business is preparing to launch a new Master of Science in Information Technology Auditing and Cyber-Security (ITACS) that will prepare students for a range of career options and produce graduates who can assess, manage and control IT risks.
The Intelligence and National Security Alliance recently warned that the U.S.… Continue Reading
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