Meet Dr. Kurt Diesch
Degrees and Experience
- Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Computer Science Emphasis (Iowa State University)
- M.S., Industrial Engineering (Iowa State University)
- B.S., Industrial Engineering (Iowa State University)
Biography and Professional Achievements
Dr. Kurt Diesch received his formal education at Iowa State University and received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering in 1989. His real love is software development and Diesch has been working in that area since the early 80's. He has written some software that people have probably seen on store shelves and many custom programs and websites too. His latest work is in the area of ASP.NET web development and data analysis using MS SQL and MS Analysis Services.
Diesch grew up and lived in Iowa until his recent move to nearby Illinois, although he spent about 15 years in other parts of the country working with software companies and his own software development and consulting business.
In his academic career Diesch has held positions as a professor at Iowa State University for five years and the Dean of the College of Business and Technology at another online university. To date, Diesch has taught over 1,000 online courses at several online schools and has written over 100 more. His exposure to online education has made him a firm believer in this medium.
Publications
- Abbas, Noura, Diesch, Garvin, Cheryl, Hall, Linnea, Low, Tony, Wilson, Brent. (2014). Principles of Programming. Schaumburg, IL. Words of Wisdom.
- Diesch, Kurt, Juan Echeverria, D. Brian Letort, Amy Harding, David Alfred Ostrowski, Crispin Jose. (2016). Systems Analysis and Design. Schaumburg, IL. Words of Wisdom.