Omar Khalil

Faculty Profile

Education

  • Ph.D., Information Systems, University of North Texas, USA
  • MS., Information Systems, University of North Texas, USA
  • MS., Business Administration, Alexandria University, Egypt.
  • B. Com., Business Administration, Alexandria University, Egypt.

About

Omar Khalil is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, USA, and has been a Professor of Information Systems at Kuwait University since 2005. He has a PhD in Information Systems with a minor in Computer Science from the University of North Texas, USA. Prior to his current tenure with Kuwait University, he held different academic and administrative appointments with several Egyptian and American universities. Has been professionally active as officer, member, and participant in several international and regional professional associations. He has more than hundred publications and his publications have appeared in numerous information systems and management journals. His research interest includes information systems effectiveness, global information systems, information quality, e-government, information ethics, and knowledge management.

Expertise and Research Interests

  • Information Systems Effectiveness
  • Knowledge Management
  • National Culture and Information technology Adoption
  • E-Government
  • Information Ethics
  • Professor of Information Systems, Kuwait University, September 2005-present.
  • MBA Director, Kuwait University, 2009.
  • Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 2010-present.
  • Associate Dean, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 1997-2005.
  • Professor of Information Systems, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 1998-2005.
  • Visiting Professor at the College of Business Administration, Kuwait University, 2000/2001.
  • Associate Professor of Information Systems, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 1992-1998.
  • Full Time Visiting Lecturer, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 1990-1992.
  • Assistant Professor of Information Systems, University of Alexandria, Egypt, 1989-1990.
  • Assistant Professor of Information Systems, University of Tanta, Egypt, 1987-1989.

Undergraduate Courses at KU:

  • ISOM 130: Business Information & Technology
  • ISOM 240: Intro to Information Systems
  • ISOM 318: Information technology Management
  • ISOM 331: Systems Analysis & Design
  • QMIS 354: IS Project Management
  • ISOM 433: Business Database Systems

Graduate Courses at KU:

  • Management Information Systems (MBA)