Author Archives: American Sentinel University - IT

About American Sentinel University - IT

American Sentinel University delivers the competitive advantages of accredited Associate, Bachelor's and Master's online degree programs focused on the needs of high-growth sectors, including information technology, computer science, GIS, computer information systems and business intelligence degrees. It also offers online health systems management and health informatics programs. The university is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), which is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency and is a recognized member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Tablets May Have a Rough Ride

Apple’s iPad has made a big hit, particularly the newest version. According to a survey from ChangeWave Research, 82 percent of owners are very satisfied with the devices, while an additional 16 percent are somewhat satisfied. That’s even better than the 74 percent very satisfied and 23 percent somewhat satisfied a year ago.

Big Data: Important and Tricky

One of the areas of so-called big data that is heating up this year is sales analytics. According to Ventana Research, more than 60 percent of the organizations it polled plan to invest in the technology this year. But the predictability that companies want in forecasts may never come.

IT Is a Profit-Making Machine

It doesn’t take long after getting a management information systems degree and working in the field to see that many companies consider IT nothing more than a cost of doing business.

Stay-at-Home-Mom Turns to American Sentinel to Relaunch Her Career

Sudha Krishnan started her college education in India in the 1990s, taking computer programming courses through the National Institute of Information Technology. “I’ve always been curious about technology,” says Sudha, whose mother was a math teacher and father was a mechanical engineer in the automobile industry.

Farm Media Taking Interest in GIS Technology and American Sentinel

After American Sentinel University published Farmers Use GIS Technology for a Growing World, several agriculture publications ran similar stories about how the geography technology will help feed tomorrow’s population.