Daniel Hoffens

Professor Paul Pavlou in a forthcoming study challenges the prevalent assumption that trust and risk are always influential on transaction decisions, and that there is always a need to build trust and reduce risk irrespective of context. The study specifies the boundaries of trust and risk on transaction activity in the context of the two largest online marketplaces, […]

A quick Google and Facebook search is all it takes to learn a lot about a person or a firm. Branding was always important for large firms but now each individual and every firm is a ‘brand’ – and that brand or digital identity will directly impact your career and job search. Students are particularly vulnerable […]

The Center for Design + Innovation , led by Professor Youngjin Yoo , and the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreunership has received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA)  to establish the Urban Apps & Maps Studio. In collaboration with Temple University’s Computer & Information Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Geography and Urban Studies, and Tyler School of Arts, Urban Apps & Maps […]

Professor Carey O’Donnell is featured in an article by Temple News on the use of Apple iPad’s in MIS 2901/2101 – Information Systems in Organizations.

  The Fox School’s Department of Management Information Systems is pleased to announce that admissions for spring and fall 2012 are now open for a new Master of Science program – MS in Information Technology Auditing and Cyber-Security (MS ITACS). The new MS will prepare students for careers  in protecting and evaluating organizational information systems. IT auditing offers one of […]

The Fox School’s Institute for Business and Information Technology is pleased to announce a program for industry to engage with students. The program termed “industry experience” provides students with new options to gain ‘experiential’ – on the job learning. The highly customizable and flexible program provides employers with access to student employees. The IBIT industry experience consists […]

ProjectorCentral – one of the top sites on the Internet for projector reviews – has featured  Speakman 200 as an example of innovation and low cost implementation. Read the article and check out the video below. Speakman 200 is also featured in a news story by College Planning & Management Magazine in an article titled Furnishing for Connection . […]

Niraj Patel, BBA ’85,  President, ISGN, Partner, Witmer LLC, and Managing Director, Musser Consulting Group has been appointed “Executive in Residence” at the Fox School’s Management Information Systems (MIS) department and the Institute for Business and Information Technology for the 2011 year. Mr. Patel was selected as Executive in Residence because of his stature in the field […]

How can we use increasingly pervasive digital technology to re-imagine the future of the city? The Fox DESIGNweek Challenge, “North BROADband”, is the first annual student competition to transform ideas into actions. Organized by the Center for Design and Innovation and the Fox School of Business in cooperation with the City of Philadelphia, the challenge brings […]

Read the February 2011 issue of the Fox Update which features FoxMIS

  The Changing Nature of Work The Fox School’s Institute for Business and Information Technology in collaboration with the Management Information Systems department presents the Fox IT distinguished speaker series, featuring talks by leading professionals on essential business technology topics. Jack Hughes Founder and Chairman TopCoder, Inc. February 10, 2011 The world of work is rapidly changing. The internet will […]

FoxMIS announces fall 2010 e-portfolio contest winners The department of Management Information Systems is proud to announce the recipients of the Fall 2010 e-portfolio winners. This winner is Michelle Dy-Reyes , BBA in MIS/International Business and the runner up is Kevin Kish , BBA in MIS. The winners were selected by a committee chaired by Laurel Miller, Director, IBIT and […]

All the applications are available in the below PDF file. Please keep the file confidential. Some of the applications are confidential and we are dealing with major consequences if the information gets out. The file is nicely organized. The PDF file format can include folders and hierarchies. Use the buttons that you will see at the […]

3-5 full days We cover their hotel ($140/day)and provide a per diem ($66/day) People coming from within the US – airfare limited to $500, outside – $1000 Net max cost is 1000+700+330 = about 2000 for international and 1500 for domestic. They would still do the traditional talk and meet with people for one of the days These would typically be […]

All MIS doctoral students are eligible to apply for up to $500 / year in travel funds. Doctoral student travel is managed by the departmental PhD coordinator. Travel funds are typically awarded for: Presenting a refereed paper at a major conference Conference travel as part of a job search during the final year The following conferences are […]

WordCamp Philly is scheduled to be held at the Fox School on October 30, 2010. WordPress is one of the most heavily used content management and blogging platforms in the world. The Fox School’s Management Information Systems (MIS) department is leading the way in applying these technologies to higher education . WordCamp follows a very informal format and this […]

Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure

Brian T. Herrick

Supervisory Special Agent
Philadelphia FBI

October 7, 2010, 3:30 – 5:30pm
Alter Hall

Open to all faculty and students. For more information and to RSVP visit:
http://www.temple.edu/cs/cyberSecurityseries.html

Submit your entry to the FoxMIS e-portfolio contest! The deadline for entry is Wednesday November 3rd, 2010 at Midnight. The top entries will receive Amazon gift certificates. The winner will be highlighted at a special event. For additional details and contest rules, please visit the Fox MIS e-portfolio site and click on the e-portfolio contest page. […]

The Fox School’s department of Management Information Systems is proud to announce the appointment of E. Carey O’Donnell Jr. and James Moustafello as new faculty.  Assistant Professor of Practice  E. Carey O’Donnell Jr. has held a number of Senior Sales and Executive Management positions and has extensive background and success in the formulation and implementation of sales and marketing strategies in the IT […]

The Fox School of Business at Temple University is pleased to announce the Interdisciplinary Symposium on Decision Neuroscience, September 24-26, 2010.  The symposium brings together researchers from multiple disciplines including neuroscience, marketing, information systems, psychology, consumer behavior, and economics, to share research findings and to discuss how neuroscience can inform decision making. The symposium is hosted by […]