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Temple Chapter wins first place (yet again!) at international AIS competition

WSM_6134Temple’s AIS Student Chapter dominated the Fifth Annual AIS Student Leadership Conference and Competition as it swept with first place wins in both of its competition categories. These victories mark three straight years of Temple’s clinching first-place at the AIS conference – further affirming a remarkable year for the chapter, which was recently named Chapter of the Year by the Association for Information Systems (AIS).
 
Held over March 20-22, 2014, in Phoenix, AZ, the AIS conference hosted 200 participants from schools around the globe, whose student teams had the opportunity to enter into various competition tracks. Fox MIS students competed in the IT Service Management and Social Innovation pools, going head-to-head with other student teams before securing decisive first-place wins.
 
Supervised by professor Carey O’Donnell, Temple’s first place IT Service Management team members were Brittany Hafer, Gabrielle Lopez, Thomas Patterson, and Veer Patel. 
 
Gabrielle Lopez reflected on the experience: “We approached the case with the idea of aligning IT with business needs, something we’ve learned since MIS 2101,” she said.
 
The members of the first place Social Innovation team were Ryan Boyce, Tatsuya Emoto, Stephen Lauver, and Horatio Thomas.
 
“Each one of our members brought a significant contribution to our final solution,” said Horatio Thomas. “We developed a low cost web application that uses crowd-sourcing and modern web technologies. This application cuts cost, increases productivity and develops mentorship, tutoring and advising programs in underfunded schools.”
 
The AIS conference’s goal is to connect students, faculty, and corporate representatives, share best practices on operating and funding the chapter, and foster valuable (and competitive) information-system based activities. This year, as with previous years, Temple was more than up to the challenge.
 
Congratulations to professor O’Donnell and the Temple champions!
 
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Data Science: Data Is Everywhere, Harness It!

 

Data pours in from social media, weather stations, government agencies, mobile phones, credit card purchases, and other new devices continuously. How do you make sense of it all?

Learn how to harness the power of data to understand the world around you and make better decisions. 

Create impactful and persuasive presentations by learning the key principles of presenting data visually.

 

I took this class because I was interested in the inner workings of data and how it becomes a useful tool. This interested me because I’m so invested in sports analytics and wanted to get a deeper understanding of how to analyze and gather data. The most important takeaway for me has been the process getting raw data all the way through presenting it cleanly for easy interpretation. I would highly recommend this class because of how relevant it is to the future of business in the world. There is so much that data can do and even to have a basic understanding really can help people better make decisions.

Raymond Dunne, Media Studies and Production, Klein ’22

 

 

I think the most important takeaway from this course is the relevancy of big data in today’s society and how it has, and will continue, to impact people in their everyday lives. Before this course I didn’t even know what big data was or how much data we generate ourselves on a daily basis without even being conscious of it. Further than that, I didn’t realize the extent to which firms are capitalizing off data and all the insight they can receive from various forms of data analysis. If I were to describe this course to someone I would say it’s about the life cycle of data and it’s significance in today’s society.

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Madison Cole, Business Management, Fox ’22

 

 

For me personally the most useful thing I took away from this course was an understanding of how to use tableau. It really is a useful piece of software if you want to display data graphically. In fact, just two weeks after we started to learn it I ended up using it for a paper in another one of my classes. However, I also think that the knowledge of how data is stored and how you are able to present it to people is one of the main conceptual takeaways from this course. If I had to explain this course to a prospective student, I would say that in general it teaches us how to take a large amount of potentially complicated data and put it into a form that is useful and easy to understand.

Jackson Potash, Computer Science, CST ’19

 

Course details

  • Course name and number: Data Science | MIS0855
  • Fall 2025 Sections
    • MIS 0855 | Section 002 | T/TH 2:00 pm – 3:20 pm | CRN 55278| Austin Culmer-Smith
    • MIS 0855 | Section 003 | T/TH 11:00 am – 12:20 pm | CRN 55279 | Xiduo Liu
    • MIS 0855 | Section 004 | MWF 1:00 pm – 1:50 pm | CRN 58730| Keith Gutierrez
    • MIS 0855 | Section 750 | M 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm | CRN 31116 | Larry Dignan
  • Pre-requisites: None. No technical background is required; you will get hands-on experience with easily available software.  
  • Fulfills: GenEd Science and Technology Requirement (GS)
  • Fulfills: An elective in the MIS Minor

Course goals

  • Apply data to make better decisions
  • Locate data relevant to you
  • Make predictions about the future
  • Combine data sets to discover new insights
  • Differentiate good data from bad data
  • Master data visualization
  • Work with common, powerful tools like Tableau and Microsoft Excel

Temple AIS wins 2013 Student Chapter of the Year

aissliderThe Association for Information Systems (AIS) has named Temple AIS Chapter of the Year, the highest honor any student chapter can receive. And it’s not just for the glory, either: with this distinction comes $1,000 in grant money, allocated for 2013 student initiatives.

Temple’s first place win follows three years of having been named runner-up as Outstanding Chapter, and reflects incredible dedication from its student members. A committee of faculty and students oversaw this year’s rigorous selection process, poring over annual reports to find the chapter with the most “exceptional, well-rounded, and organized program,” notes AIS.

We have continued our legacy of offering our members the best in professional development and networking opportunities. Each one of my twenty officers has been working like crazy to make sure we pull all of this off seamlessly. It is a pretty awesome group of students. We have the most intelligent and creative students in the Fox School.

Josh Wise, Chapter President

Founded in 1994, AIS is the world’s premier organization for academics specializing in Information Systems. The Chapter of the Year recipient must “lead the research, teaching, practice, and study of information systems worldwide,” says the organization.

Chapter of year

As its 2013 title indicates, Temple AIS set benchmarks for other chapters, fostering an environment in which its members could thrive in the field of IS and as a cohesive community. Chapter President Joshua Wise attributes much of his chapter’s success to the group’s unique personality and culture of “entrepreneurial spirit” — comprising a buoyant blend of teamwork, fun, and (friendly) competition. “We like to challenge each other and find new ways of doing things,” notes Wise.

Among the chapter’s banner accomplishments and offerings in 2012-2013:

  • Top placement in every category entered at last year’s 2013 AIS Competition, hosted by Walmart in Bentonville, Arizona (Two 1st place finishes; one 2nd and one 3rd place ranking)
  • $5,000 in prize money invested in the Patriot Fund
  • Over 175 members, and a spike in meeting attendance (tracked via an attendance program coded by AIS officers)
  • Professional development and networking events with speakers from Comcast, NBC Universal, Cigna, Ernst and Young, AstraZeneca, and J.P. Morgan
  • Workshops every Friday and Saturday featuring technical training intensives
  • Well attended social events and community service initiatives, including $800 raised for CHOP and computer repair for non-profits

Current officers of AIS include:

Fox IT Advisory Board chooses winning BBA in MIS capstone project

ProjectShowcaseFox BBA in MIS students produced nine capstone projects in fall 2013. Under the guidance of industry mentors, the students designed and presented their creations for review to the Fox IT Advisory Board, an illustrious committee comprised of entrepreneurs and business leaders.

The roster of projects was particularly impressive this year, said professor and facilitator Munir Mandviwalla — a true testament to the quality of the BBA in MIS curriculum as well as the efficacy of each mentorship. After difficult deliberations, the board chose the project titled Groupstir as winner and recipient of an IBIT sponsored $500 prize.

“Groupstir,” the brainchild of students Brian Schwitters, Jonathan Abraham, Brandon Roberts, and Scott Pawlowski and mentored by Joseph Spagnoletti of Campbell’s Soup, is a direct-to-consumer promotion platform designed specifically for restaurants, which enables businesses to increase volume during off-peak hours and create a social, engaged experience for its customers.

Members of our group have worked in the restaurant industry, and we discussed various ways to increase customer volume during off-peak hours…We really enjoyed getting to work with our mentor Joe Spagnoletti, and it was most rewarding to witness his excitement of our vision.
Groupstir member: Jonathan Abraham.

For the 2013 Spring semester members of the Fox School of Business IT Advisory Board volunteered as ‘mentors’ to student project teams in the MIS 4596 Information Systems Integration class. The mentors’ experience with the student project teams was so successful and enjoyable that there were many volunteers for [this] semester.
Fox IT advisory board Chairman Bruce Fadem

After such a fruitful project collaboration this year, Fox MIS looks forward to what students can cook up in 2014! Below is a recap of the rest of the group projects, followed by a complete list of the mentors. 

Stor.me 3D Printing Services

Danielle Heller, Damon Isaac, Jennifer O’Malley, Caitlin Carr; Mentored by Ben Hasan, SVP, Walmart
A 3D Printing Service site that allows consumers to make personalized objects via a user-friendly interface.

TUFTs (Temple University Food Trucks)

Sam Lee, Su Tan, Igor LEONOV; Mentored by Niraj Patel
A time-saving app that displays the menus and availability of every food truck on campus.

P3: Perfect Project Planner

Richard Somerville, Xiao Liu, Kenneth Ho, Sam Berkowitz; Mentored by Harold Hambrose, CEO, Electronic Ink
A flexible application tool that allows professors and students to manage tasks, optimize schedules, and submit documents.

Clear Construct

Dan Van Norton, Jeff Garvey, Joe Musumeci; Mentored by Michael Bradshaw, VP and CIO, Lockheed Martin
A smartphone-compatible project management application for architects that consolidates costs and manages their businesses.

PreZen

Caleb Harris, James Gitto, Eugene Kim, Andrew Nguyen, Christian Markel; Mentored by Craig Conway, Conway Technology Consulting Inc.
A computer program that analyzes body language, hand gestures, voice projection and more to evaluate, and improve the presentation abilities a company’s employees.

Quest

Nicholas Nendel, Jason Pan, Timmy Tran, Peter Yum, Joanna Zuo; Mentored by Andrea Anania
A peer-to-peer commerce network that allows students to offer various activities (or “quests”) that are securely reimbursed upon completion.

USecure

Maria Collette, Souraya Esreb, Adnette Kamugisha, Yevgeniy Kravets, Magen Sheeran; Mentored by Tim O’Rourke, Temple University 
A mobile security application for student and faculty that’s integrated with campus police and Blue Light systems.

Fresh Choices

Derek Hamner, Zep Shemuale, Brett Bedevian, Eboni Strawder, Iyana Lester; Mentored by Jeff Hamilton, Pfizer
An application that works with Fresh Grocer to find students the best food deals that support healthy eating.

Fox IT Advisory Board

Mentors

  • Bruce Fadem – Chair; Retired CIO and VP of Wyeth
  • Andrea Anania – Retired VP and CIO of Cigna
  • Tim O’Rourke – VP and CIO, Temple University
  • Craig Conway – CTO
  • Jeff Hamilton – SVP, Pfizer
  • Michael Bradshaw – VP and CIO of Lockheed
  • Harold Hambrose – CEO, Electronic Ink
  • Ben Hasan – SVP, Walmart
  • Niraj Patel – Chief Strategy Officer, Elsag North America
  • Joseph Spagnoletti – VP and CIO, Campbell Soup Company

Additional Feedback

  • Mart Doyle – Professor, Temple University
  • David Schuff – Professor, Temple University
  • Joe Allegra – Senior Program Coordinator

Instructors

  • Munir Mandviwalla
  • Bruce Hohne

See all the pictures of the event on Flickr, click here!

Credits: Pictures, Joe Allegra

Professional Achievement Leaders

100% placement (again): Congratulations to the class of May 2013!

FOX BBA MIS May2013 Class

100% of the students who graduated the Fox School’s Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Major in Management Information Systems (MIS) in Spring 2013 have been placed in excellent jobs!

  • $54,092 average salary

  • 79% had a GPA higher than 3.0

  • 34% went to the consulting industry and 26% went to financial services.

Professor Youngjin Yoo honored as ‘faculty of the game’

Youngjin YooProfessor Youngjin Yoo was honored as faculty of the game during the Temple Owls homecoming game on October 19, 2013 in front of about 25,000 fans.

Dr. Yoo is Irwin L. Gross Senior Research Fellow and the Director of Center for Design+Innovation. The recipient of more than $3.5 million dollars in research funding, Dr. Yoo has worked with internationally recognized companies including Samsung Electronics, American Greetings, Moen, NASA and Anderson Consulting. His research interests include digital innovation, design, and experiential computing. He was appointed senior editor of MISQ (the number 1 journal in MIS) in May 2013.

Professor Yoo’s most recent research includes a project with Ola Henfridsson titled “The Liminality of Trajectory Shifts in Institutional Entrepreneurship” which was just accepted for publication in Organization Science. The paper is a field study of 8 years of working with Saab in their attempts to integrate Android in their car.

 

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