Eller College of Management

Digital Business in the 4IR:  Cybersecurity Infrastructure Request and Digital Business in the 4IR:  Undergraduate Digital Business Track Request

Realizing the UA vision

Lisa Ordóñez, Vice Dean for Academic Programs of the Eller College, was approved for two proposals. The first, titled “Digital Business in the 4IR: Cybersecurity Infrastructure Request,” was awarded $1,624,649.  The goal of the initiative is to invest in an infrastructure that will allow the College to increase the enrollment of students in the MS Cybersecurity program to meet the state, national, and global demands for graduates with skills and credentials in this rapidly growing industry.  This project aligns with the UA Strategic Plan as it specifically identified the need to tackle digital privacy and cybersecurity, to which the College is responding with urgency and a sustainable plan.   To sustain an infrastructure to support enrollment in this program, there will be increased revenues from student enrollment, more opportunities for grant funding since the college garnered institutional support, and a program such as this will increase the rankings of the MIS department, college, and university.

Lisa Ordóñez’ second proposal, titled, “Digital Business in the 4IR: Undergraduate Digital Business Track Request” was awarded $610,000. The primary goal of this project is to embed digital business training across all four years of the undergraduate BSABA program in a digital business track, thus meeting the needs of employers who are demanding greater digital literacy and skills in the fourth industrial revolution. To sustain this program, the college will incorporate the immediate increase in RCM revenues that will result from this curriculum including an estimated $400,000 in new funds and increased enrollment along with student satisfaction and marketability.