Augusto Casas
Lecturer
Information Systems
Engineering
Education
Ph D Nova Southeastern University 2002
MBA University of Connecticut 1992
BS Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 1983
About
Information Systems professional with 15 years of experience managing projects for the implementation of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems and 19 years of college teaching experience. Developed SCADA systems for major gas and oil companies around the world including Saudi Aramco, Gazprom, Pertamina, Enron, and Pemex. Taught a variety of online and F2F information systems, computer science, and finance courses. Held an Associate Professor Tenured position at St Thomas Aquinas College, and an Associate Professor non-tenured position at the University of Connecticut. Former Adjunct at Columbia and NYU, and instructor at the Summer Oxbridge program at Harvard. Successfully complete the Quality Matters Online Teaching certificate program.
Research Interests
Effective teaching and learning strategies
WealthTech
Teaching Interests
Information Systems
Cybersecurity
Data Science/Analytics
Selected Classes
- Spring 2021 IS 634 – Structured Systems Analysis and Design
- IS 607 – Introduction to Information Systems
- IS 672 – Computer and Network Security
- Fall 2020 IS 634 – Structured Systems Analysis and Design
- 607 – Introduction to Information Systems
- IS 633 – Database Management Systems
Presentations
Casas, Augusto (Author & Presenter). OLC Accelerate. Oral Presentation. "The 21st Century Classroom: The Online Discussion Forum," Online Learning Consortium. Washington DC. (Oct 8, 2021).
Casas, Augusto (Leader). Comprehensive Budgeting Workshop. Other. "Comprehensive Budgeting Workshop," American Management Association. Online via Zoom. (Jan 1, 2020).