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Information Systems

Read about BYU Marriott's IS and MISM programs, the students in our programs, the faculty and their research, as well as where our alumni are in their careers.
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Alumni Spotlight

Becoming Gift Card Girlfriend

July 14, 2020
In the late 1980s, Usenet was still popular, the World Wide Web wasn’t yet available to the public, and Shelley Hunter was in an information management class where she heard her professor say, “Five years out from your degree, you won’t be doing anything you think you’re going to be doing.” The professor was likely referencing how technological advancements would transform the information management industry. But in Hunter’s case, the shift would come later and from a different source.
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Student Experiences

A Cyber Attack Escape Room

By Kellene Ricks Adams
July 14, 2020
Imagine hacking into a Furby, picking a lockbox, shooting targets with Nerf guns, diving into piles of (clean) trash, and sliding under string “laser beams,” all with the end goal of identifying—and then fixing—vulnerabilities in a wireless computer security system.
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Student Experiences

BYU Marriott Students Win Big at AIS Competition

June 24, 2020
BYU Marriott information systems students, supported by faculty and armed with experiential knowledge, took home first- and second-place finishes at the tenth annual Association for Information Systems conference.
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Liddle Appointed as New Chair of Information Systems

By Erin Kratzer
June 04, 2020
BYU Marriott School of Business dean Brigitte C. Madrian announced the appointment of Stephen Liddle as the new chair for the Department of Information Systems.

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School News

Liddle Appointed as New Chair of Information Systems

June 01, 2020
BYU Marriott School of Business dean Brigitte C. Madrian announced the appointment of Stephen Liddle as the new chair for the Department of Information Systems. Liddle began his new role on 18 May and takes over for Bonnie Anderson, who recently became associate dean at BYU Marriott.
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BYU Marriott Names New Associate Dean

May 14, 2020
BYU Marriott School of Business dean Brigitte C. Madrian has announced the appointment of Bonnie Anderson as the school's newest associate dean.

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Student Spotlight

Graduating with Impact

March 11, 2020
Changing newborn diapers while completing the master of information systems program is not easy for Tomiris Mollinet, but she is taking these challenges in stride.
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Alumni Spotlight

Constantly Improving

March 02, 2020
Before rediscovering his love for cycling and running, BYU Marriott alum Steve Todd spent twelve years devoted to growing a startup he co-founded.
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Student Spotlight

Finding Purpose Through Research

December 11, 2019
When Nate Burton reads books, magazines, or content on the internet, he's always looking for research opportunities.
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Student Experiences

Movers, Shakers, and Innovators of Tomorrow

November 20, 2019
BYU Marriott student Demitri Haddad was recently named a Forbes Under 30 Scholar for 2019 and attended the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit.
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Student Experiences

BYU Marriott Students Win Big at AIS Competitions

November 06, 2019
BYU Marriott information systems students, supported by faculty and armed with experiential knowledge, took home first- and second-place finishes at the tenth annual Association for Information Systems Student Chapter Leadership Conference.
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Student Experiences

MISM Student Named Forbes Under 30 Scholar

November 01, 2019
BYU Marriott MISM student Demitri Haddad was recently named a Forbes Under 30 Scholar for 2019 and attended the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit. There he joined an elite group of one thousand college students from around the country who represent the innovators and leaders of tomorrow.

Currently completing a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree in information systems through BYU Marriott, Haddad feels that his experiences at BYU have helped to refine his character and to expand intellectually.
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Faculty Research

Are Siri and Alexa making us ruder? The answer is...

August 16, 2019
Is the way we bark out orders to digital assistants like Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant making us less polite? Prompted by growing concerns, two BYU information systems researchers decided to ask.
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Employee Spotlight

Diligence Leading to Exploration

March 18, 2019
BYU Marriott School of Business information systems professor Jeff Jenkins is no stranger to the hard work and patience needed to delve into unexplored areas of his discipline. Growing up on a dairy farm in Rigby, Idaho, taught him about diligence
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School News

Professor Receives Award for Outstanding Contribution to IS Education

March 05, 2019
From the comfort of his office, BYU Marriott School of Business information systems professor James Gaskin has taken on some of the most difficult concepts in statistics and taught them to a global audience.
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Alumni Spotlight

Inspiring IS Professionals

March 01, 2019
While studying at BYU Marriott, Jordan Barlow accepted an invitation to participate in the PhD preparation track of the MISM program. That decision set him on the path to become an information systems professor.
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Student Experiences

Women Tech Council Honors Two BYU Marriott Students

November 12, 2018
Two BYU Marriott information systems students were honored at the Women Tech Awards for their influence in the technology sector.
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Student Experiences

IS Students Take Home $1,500 after Winning BI Competition

October 26, 2018
A team of four BYU Marriott information systems students took home $1,500 after taking first place in the Wolff BI Competition.
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