The faculty who teach the University of Miami’s online course come from different backgrounds and are experts in vastly different fields, they all have one key character trait in common: they share a deep sense of responsibility to equipping students with the tools needed to be successful. In a special series of blog posts, we will be putting a spotlight on faculty members from different UOnline graduate programs.
Meet Professor Robert Plant, Ph.D.
Professor Robert Plant, Ph.D. is a leading expert on the integration of technology with strategic business practices. A University of Miami faculty member since 1988, Professor Plant serves as the department chairman for the University of Miami’s Department of Business Technology. He is a frequent contributor to many leading business publications including The Harvard Business Review, providing insight on the evolving role of technology in business and leadership. He is also a member of The Wall Street Journal’s Expert Leadership Group, contributing bi-weekly articles on the topics of technology issues and emergent trends in technology.
Plant received his Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science from The Universal of Liverpool, England, and studied computation at Oxford University before that. As a professor, Plant offer’s a uniquely global perspective on business and technology holding teaching and research positions at universities around the world including, Templeton College, Oxford University, England; Universidad Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile; Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and Wuhan University, P.R. China.
At the University of Miami, Professor Plant has taught courses on Management Information Systems, Entrepreneurship and Technology Start-Ups, Internet Strategy, Systems Management and Design, and Artificial Intelligence. An expert in his field, he has written many books on technology and strategy including texts eCommerce: Formulation of Strategyand An Executive’s Guide to Information Technology: Principles, Business Models, and Terminology. He currently teaches Strategy and Information Technology for the University of Miami’s online MBA program.
“No matter what industry you are in, technology will underpin everyone’s competitive advantage moving forward. We need both student candidates and leaders to understand that and that is the type of student we are trying to create at the University of Miami business school.”
In his online course, Plant incorporates his global experience and applies it to a curriculum focused on preparing students to utilize technical systems within the business landscape. He encourages students to look forward and realize that technology is the future of their organizations.
“I try to bring a theoretical background from my experience with technology and integrate it with business and strategy”
Professor Plant is dedicated to bringing the on-campus MBA experience to the online classroom. He encourages students to participate in virtual discussions and interacts with students through weekly online office hours.
“I think the online experience is very personal. We get to know our students the same as those who are on-campus.”
As a UOnline faculty member, Professor Robert Plant is there for his students and dedicated to their success inside and outside of the classroom.
“In these programs we use our very best faculty. It is a very experienced group. We are able to accommodate any type of environment or questions for the students that we have.”
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