Academic programs in information systems are in a strong position to train the workforce that will assume the challenge of understanding and managing Big Data, according to a recently released report by a special panel of the Association for Information Systems, the leading organization of business analytics professionals worldwide.
But these programs will have to adjust curricula frequently and also hire and train faculty to meet the demands of a rapidly changing field, according to the report of the 10-member group, which included two members of the W. P. Carey School's Information Systems faculty.
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