Program Summary

The management information systems concentration focuses on the issues and problems related to the current and future role of the computer technology in assisting the management function. Research addresses problems that arise in managing an organization's information resources, as well as problems that arise in designing new systems.

Current research areas include theory and applications of e-commerce, infrastructure design and analysis, decision support system, group decision support system, expert systems, data mining, data warehousing, database management systems, and economics of information systems. In addition to the coursework in fundamental areas of management such as accounting, finance, quantitative methods, and economics, students may take advanced courses in industrial engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, sociology and psychology.

Program of Study

The program of study for a Ph.D. in Management Information Systems is designed to help each student develop her/himself into a first-class researcher and to help each student develop her/his skills in teaching and gain experience in teaching Management Information Systems. Further information on the exact requirements of the MIS area can be found by going to:

Management Information Systems Area Requirements

Management Doctoral Program Requirements

For additional information about the MIS area in the school of management please visit the MIS Department Website.

Teaching Awards in MIS

All MIS Ph.D. students who taught courses in the Spring 2007 were awarded teaching certificates from Krannert:

Wenqi Shen - Krannert Certificate for Outstanding Teaching

Aditi Mukherjee - Krannert Certificate for Distinguished Teaching

Mohammad Rahman - Krannert Certificate for Distinguished Teaching

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Industry Funded Research

• Intel $400,000 1997-1999
• Ameritech $1,200,000 1993-1998
• AT&T $20,000 1996
• AT&T $23,000 1995
• AT&T $25,000 1989
• AT&T $25,000 1992
• AT&T - GIS $10,000 1990-1991
• CMME $23,000 1993-1994
• IBM $50,000 1993-1994
• Microsoft $5,000 1993
• PictureTel $36,000 1994-1995

Faculty & Research Interests

Kemal Altinkemer computer network design, minimum wireless broadcasting, network pricing with QoS priorities, infrastructure of e-commerce, e-commerce business models, e-loyalty, pricing information goods and bundling

Alok R. Chaturvedi homeland security, e-business and supply chain research, experimental economics and artificial markets. (director of Purdue Homeland Security Institute)

Prabuddha De database systems, computer networks, e-business, enterprise resource planning, human factors, software engineering, and operations research applications

Roy Dejoie information technology and social/ethical/legal issues, group support systems, and collaborative technologies

Jungpil Hahn business value of information technology (IT), business value impacts of systems design, human-computer interaction, evaluation and design of electronic commerce interfaces, knowledge management, computer-mediated communication and virtual communities of practice, systems analysis and design, business process modeling, graphical representation of information systems requirements

Yu Huelectronic markets, electronic commerce, economics of information goods, Internet advertising, Internet retailing

Karthik Kannan database management, electronic commerce and telecommunication, electronic markets, economics of information security, and P2P networks

Jacquelyn M. Rees risk assessment for information security, security policy, privacy, artificial intelligence, genetic algorithms, database management systems, decision support systems

Zhulei Tanginformation systems, electronic commerce, telecommunications and network management, database management, information systems strategy and system analysis and design

Recent Graduates
(First/Last Name, year of graduation, dissertation title, placement)

Sharad Barkataki, 2006, Essays on Sharing Computer and Information Resources.

Evalyn Henderson, 2006, Evaluating the Organizational Process of Securing Information Assets from the Threat of Cyberattacks or Cyberterrorist Events: An Exploratory Study.

Joung Yeon Kim, 2006, Essays on the Effects of Information Technology on Economic Activity and Business Process Coordination, Indiana University/Kokomo.

Chetan Kumar, 2006, Essays on Peer-to-Peer Resource Allocation and Caching Mechanisms in Computer Networks, California State University

Liang Yu, 2005, Essays on Search, Search Engine and Search-based Advertising.

Yasin Ozcelik, 2005, Essays on the Effects of Information Technology and the Internet on Business Environment, Fairfield University.

Zafer Ozdemir, 2004, Essays on Electronic Commerce in Higher-Education and Expert Opinion Sectors. Miami University.