Constantinos Coursaris is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media at Michigan State University and an expert in human-computer interaction, web usability, mobile and social media, and marketing. He has a second appointment with MSU’s Usability / Accessibility Research and Consulting, a unit that serves both internal and external community with the goal of optimizing users’ experience and increasing the use of web interfaces by key stakeholders (e.g. students).

His formal training consists of a B.Eng. in Aerospace, a MBA in e-Business, and a Ph.D. in Information Systems with a concentration on electronic business (e-Business) and mobile commerce (m-Commerce).

Constantinos was the first Faculty to be appointed at Michigan State University Dubai in offering the Media Management concentration of the Media and Communication Technology program and participated in outreach activities focusing on high school students in the U.A.E.

As an instructor, he is committed to experiential learning by soliciting projects from the community that his students work on in a win-win setting. His dedication to service-learning led to his course on I.T. Project Management receiving the ITERA Innovative Course Award’ at the 2009 ITERA Conference in Atlanta (note: ITERA is the International Telecommunication Education and Research Association). He received the Outstanding Faculty Award by MSU’s Senior Council for the academic year 2009-2010 for his commitment and achievements in undergraduate education. He has mentored numerous students both in academia and with start-up business ventures. He has published more than 30 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers.

He leads a number of international projects in Japan, France, Greece, and the U.A.E.

Constantinos also teaches classes outside TISM:
ITM 444: I.T. Project Management
ADV 826: Advertising and Promotion Management

Office Hours:
Thursdays, 1pm-3pm