Kevin C. Dittman (born ca. 1960) is an American
computer scientist
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Computer scientists typically work on the theoretical side of computation, as opposed to the hardware side on which computer engineers mainly focus ( ...
, IT consultant and Professor of
Information Technology
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at the
Purdue University
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, especially known for his textbook ''Systems analysis and design methods'' written with
Lonnie D. Bentley and
Jeffrey L. Whitten, which is in its 7th edition.
[Walls, Joseph G., George R. Widmeyer, and Omar A. El Sawy.]
Building an information system design theory for vigilant EIS.
" ''Information systems research'' 3.1 (1992): 36-59.
Dittman received his BS in
Computer Science
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from
Purdue University
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in 1981 and his MA in
Management Information Systems from the
Florida Institute of Technology
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.
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Linked-in profile. Accessed November 4, 2013. He started his career in industry as programmer and analyst at an engineering company in 1981. From 1982 to 1985 he was systems analyst at a
machine industry company. In 1985 he started at
Lockheed Martin, where from 1985 to 1995 he was systems engineer, and from 1995 to 2011 consultant in the fields of Information Technology, Systems Engineering, Quality management, Process Management, and Project Management. In 1995 Dittman was appointed Professor of Information Technology at the
Purdue University
Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and ...
.
Selected publications
Books, a selection:
*
Bentley, Lonnie D., Kevin C. Dittman, and
Jeffrey L. Whitten. ''Systems analysis and design methods.'' (1986, 1997, 2004).
* Whitten, Jeffery L.,
Lonnie D. Bentley, and Kevin C. Dittman. ''Fundamentals of systems analysis and design methods.'' (2004).
* Brewer, Jeffrey L., and Kevin C. Dittman. ''Methods of IT project management''. Purdue University Press, 2013.
References
External links
Kevin C. Dittmanat Purdue University Press
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American computer scientists
Information systems researchers
Systems engineers
Purdue University alumni
Purdue University faculty
Place of birth missing (living people)
Florida Institute of Technology alumni