The big, blue DOMO bus was on campus this fall, which signified the return of the DOMO & Layton Construction Hackathon hosted by the Information Systems department at the David Eccles School of Business. For this competition, undergraduate and graduate students teams are presented with a real-world problem and are tasked to formulate a solution using the DOMO Business Intelligence (BI) platform and [...]
Join us on Feb. 21 for an open house and learn more about specialized master degrees at the David Eccles School of Business. Stop by for director presentations, informal conversations with admissions staff and your chance to learn more about exclusive scholarships for University of Utah students. Open House Wednesday, Feb. 21 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. SFEBB 7180 Refreshments served Presentation Schedule Presentations will [...]
Congratulations to team Aspiring Analysts for winning the inaugural Game Day Ad Analytics Blitz competition, hosted by the Eccles School Department of Operations and Information Systems! Team members and Eccles School students Gayathri Kunnathil, Harshan Nagulapally, Naveenkumarreddy Peddagorla and Vineel Talupula came together to collect Twitter data during the Super Bowl on Feb. 4, 2018, and analyze the tweets to find business insights surrounding [...]
The David Eccles School of Business is introducing a new online degree program, the Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS). The constantly evolving field of information systems and the online format both further the school’s value of innovation. Students in the MSIS Online receive the same high level of instruction as students in the on-campus program, including shared faculty and curriculum. Online students [...]
Master of Science in Information Systems students in Dr. Chong Oh's IS 6910 class Social Media Analytics for Super Bowl 2017 lived up to their class's name and analyzed more than 1 million tweets about the advertisements that aired during the coverage of the game between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons. Student researchers included Savan Kumar, Shambhavi Khare, Andrew Vernon, Vikal Gupta [...]
Andy Phillips isn’t your typical graduate student. Not only was he a former professional skier on the U.S. Olympic ski team, but he’s also a husband, father of two boys and the Ute football team’s starting kicker. Many are aware of his athletic accolades and impressive kicking stats — he is currently fourth in the Pac-12 in field goals (17) and field goal percentage [...]
Dr. Bradden Blair is this year’s recipient of the David Eccles Award for Excellence. One nomination stated: “I’ve been working with Bradden since 2013. I’ve observed several qualities that make him an exceptional leader of the IS programs and here in the David Eccles School of Business, most notably, the excellence with which he works and interacts with others.” Known for his even-keeled personality [...]
Vance Checketts is the Vice President and General Manager of EMC Utah. He serves as a member of the MSIS Advisory Board for the Eccles School. He recently shared his thoughts with the Eccles Newsroom on the importance of students becoming career-ready by gaining STEM skills. One of the age-old questions of any graduating college student is that of how to find a job [...]
There wasn’t a tiger in their hotel room and no one ended up getting a tooth knocked out, but five MSIS students had one heck of a time exploring the opportunities Las Vegas has to offer those in the field of information systems. The group toured MGM International, checking out the miles of network cables that keep it running and witnessed firsthand the 11 [...]