Zafer Ozdemir

Assistant Professor

Decision Sciences/MIS

Profile	Biography	Courses

Academic Background

Assistant Professor, Miami University (2004–Present).
Research Assistant, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University (2000–2004).
Instructor, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University (2000–2004).
Market Analyst, Coca-Cola (1999–2000).
Second Lieutenant, Turkish Naval Forces (1998–1999).

Benamati, J., Ozdemir, Z.D., Smith, J. “‘Sure, We'll Get on That Right Away:’ Aligning Undergraduate IS Curricula with Industry Needs,” forthcoming in Communications of the ACM.
Ozdemir, Z.D. and Abrevaya, J. (2007). “Adoption of Technology-Mediated Distance Education: A Longitudinal Analysis,” Information & Management, 44(5), 467-479.
Ozdemir, Z. D. (2007). Optimal Multi-Channel Delivery of Expertise: An Economic Analysis. International Journal of Electronic Commerce, 11 (3), 89-105.
Ozdemir, Z. D., Akcura, T., & Altinkemer, K. (2006). Online Consultations and Second Opinions for Consumers. Decision Support Systems, 42 (3), 1747-1758.
Altinkemer, K., De, P., & Ozdemir, Z. D. (2006). Toward a Consumer-to-Healthcare Provider Electronic Marketplace. Communications of the AIS, 18, 413-430.
Ozdemir, Z. D. (2006). A Belief Revision Framework for Probabilistic Object-Oriented Databases. Review of Business Information Systems, 10 (3), 53-62.

2004: Graduate Teacher Certificate, Center for Instructional Excellence, Purdue University.
2003, 2002: Certificate of Recognition for Teaching Excellence, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University.
1998: Ranked 1st among the graduates, Naval School of Turkish Armed Forces.
1996: Ranked 2nd among the graduates, Turkey's most selective Civil Engineering program.
1996: High Honors, Bogazici University, Turkey.

Research: Economics of information systems, E-health, Technology-Mediated Learning
Teaching: Introduction to MIS, Database Management, Web Development