DMIT Faculty

Dr. Peter H. Chang
Dr. Frank Castronova
Dr. Vernon R. Hoffner
Dr. S. Alan McCord
Dr. Lerine Steenkamp

Dr. Peter H. Chang
Buell Building M325
Phone (248) 204-3065
chang@ltu.edu

Areas of Expertise
Object oriented analysis and design, database modeling, Web service, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web middleware and server technologies, software development, and data and web security.

Courses: MIS8023 Advanced Data Management

Dr. Frank Castronova
Adjunct Professor
fcastronova@bcbsm.com

Areas of Expertise:
Research skills, statistical/economic/market analysis, forecasting. PC skills and statistical software. Vast teaching experience and large database experience. Faculty evaluation and development, program development, and course development.

Course: MIS7823 Quantitative Methods I

Dr. Vernon Hoffner
Buell Building M320
Phone (248) 204-3058
Hoffner@ltu.edu

Courses: MIS7833 Quantitative Methods II; MIS8053 Advanced Topics in Information Technology

Dr. Alan McCord
Executive Director, LTU Online
College Professor of Management
Buell Bldg M308B/367
Phone (248) 204-3094
eFax (815) 333-0907
mccord@ltu.edu

Biography

Areas of Expertise

• IT strategic planning, organization, and governance
• IT outsourcing and service design
• Digital asset management
• Emerging technologies and technology adoption
• Virtual work technologies
• Pervasive and community wireless initiatives
• Online learning and instructional design

Courses: MIS8033 IT Leadership and Management; MIS7813 Information Technology Research Methodology

Dr. Lerine Steenkamp
DMIT Program Director
Buell Building M308A
Phone: (248) 204.3069
steenkamp@ltu.edu

Biography 

Areas of Expertise
Dr. Steenkamp's research interest is in approaches to information technology process improvement, enterprise architecture and knowledge management. Current research is concerned with the application of CMMI in the education sector, redesign of organization processes for mobile technology adoption, knowledge management frameworks, alignment of IT and organization strategies, and systems integration.

Courses: MIS8013 Information Technology Life Cycle Processes; MIS8043 Information Technology Systems Architecture