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Thomas Walter Center Professor
Phone: (334) 844-6504
Email: sankacs@auburn.edu
Office: 413 Lowder Business Bldg.
At Auburn since 1989
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Education:
PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, 1981
MBA, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, 1973
BS, Regional Engineering College Trichy, 1971
Areas of Expertise:
MIS Telecommunications management
Engineering education
Multimedia case studies
Research in education
Professional Activities:
Dr. Sankar's research on improving engineering and business education by using research methodologies has been well recognized by the award of six National Science Foundation grants totaling $1.1 million. He brings first-hand knowledge of the real-world from outreach activities to enhance research and education experiences of students. He directs the Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education for Business Students and his work has had significant impact on improving the higher-level cognitive skills of more than 10,000 engineering and 7,000 business students. He has published more than 60 articles in referred journals including the MIS Quarterly, Management Science, European Journal of Engineering Education, Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, IEEE Transactions on Education, Information Technology and Management, Journal of AMCIS, Journal of Engineering Education, Journal Creatividad Education Y Desarrollo, Project Management Journal, Decision Support Systems, The Academy of Management Executive, Engineering Management Journal, and the Journal of Global Information Technology Management. He was the third-place winner of the Society for Information Management 1990 Paper Award, first-place winner of the 1995 Decision Sciences Instructional Innovation Education Awards Program, the 1997 American Society for Engineering Education Instructional Unit Award, and 1999 American Society of Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Innovation Award.
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