The Doctor of Philosophy in Information Systems program is designed to prepare students for careers as members of faculty in academic information systems units as well as careers in non-academic research and professional organizations.<br><br>This program provides training in basic and advanced information systems theory and practice so that students master the technical and conceptual tools needed for conducting high-quality information systems research. <br>Advanced, specialized training is provided in a number of information systems disciplines, such as enterprise resource planning, global information technology, information resource management, artificial intelligence, data mining, data warehousing, e-commerce, knowledge management, and supply chain management. Students acquire expertise that can be applied in a wide range of academic, government, and private sector environments.<br>Current students in this program have an average of two papers published in top journals including Journal of Computer Information Systems (JCIS), Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS), Information and Management (I&M), and Journal of Information System Security (JISSec).