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The Management Information Systems department was formed in 2000 to support the three strategic pillars of the Fox School of Business, entrepreneurship, globalization, and information technology. Martin Doyle serves as Department Chair and Amy Lavin is Deputy Chair.

The vision of MIS is to be a worldwide leader in transformative research and teaching on the design, use, and effects of information technology in a digital world.

The research mission is to produce knowledge that fundamentally transforms the design and use of information technology by integrating multi-disciplinary perspectives. The teaching mission is to prepare a diverse and changing population for a life-long pursuit of learning, leadership, and success with information technology in a connected world.  Our objectives include:

• Generate ground breaking research by drawing on diverse theories, methods, and approaches.
• Draw upon research to inform forward thinking professionals to design, implement, and lead innovative uses of information technology in organizations and markets.
• Offer theoretically informed, experiential, and collaborative education on the innovative and ethical design, development, and application of information technology.

The MIS department offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in information systems.

The Temple Community Platform (TCP) is a cloud-hosted platform built on top of WordPress that consists of three distinct innovations:

1. New type of learning management system (LMS) that applies social and open concepts to change learning and student development.
2. A structured measurable professional development program that gets undergraduate students ready for the workplace.
3. A model and associated software for offering 100% online graduate degree programs at low cost to achieve very high retention and satisfaction.

The platform is showcased at the main WordPress.org site. Take a look and make sure you leave a rating. The key design principles include:

• Open: All activity is open (e.g., a new post in a course is automatically published on the Internet, a widget displays ‘who is online’, e-portfolios are available on the Internet).
• Enable social connections and flow: All members can connect, communicate and share with each other (e.g., view profiles, message, share links)
• Individual control: Members independently generate and control their content and manage their identity (e.g., create a site, choose how to earn professional development points, dashboard analytics help students compare their development and progress to others)
• Discovery: Tools that encourage discovery of new members, new activity, and content (e.g., community activity list, leaderboard, search, tagging, permanent URLs, PRO point calendar).
• Aggregation: Activity and content is collated (e.g., sites are automatically published through RSS, badges, graduation analysis and peer comparison analysis on the PRO dashboard).

To learn more see: Mandviwalla, M., Schuff, D., Chacko, M. and Miller, L. Is That All There Is? Taking Education to New Levels in the Social Media Era. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, September 2013. 

Team members

• Munir Mandviwalla
• Manoj Chacko
• Laurel Miller

If you have any questions about the platform please contact Laurel Miller at Laurel.Miller@temple.edu. 

As internationally and nationally recognized experts in their fields of study, MIS faculty connect teaching and research, industry and academia, real-world experience, and theoretical constructs. The research is applied, reflects our integrative focus, and is published in premier outlets such as Management Information Systems Quarterly and Information Systems Research.

The vision of MIS is to be a worldwide leader in transformative research and teaching on the design, use, and effects of information technology in a digital world. The research mission is to produce knowledge that fundamentally transforms the design and use of information technology by integrating multi-disciplinary perspectives.

Areas of expertise

IT and strategy

• Impact of IT Investments on Firm Performance
• Dynamic and Improvisational Capabilities
• IT Design and IT Innovation
• ERP Implementation in Large Firms
• Ideal CIO Reporting Structure
• Open Product Sourcing
• Business Intelligence/Analytics
• IT Human Capital
• Cybersecurity

E-Commerce and Internet technologies

• Broadband policy
• Online Reviews 
• Recommendation Systems
• Crowdsourcing
• Virtual teams

Social media

• Social Media in Organizations
• Social Media and Politics
• Social Media Strategy
• Social Analytics
• Peer influence on technology/product adoption
• Large network analysis

Digital innovation and design

• Design Science
• Digital Transformation
• Digital platform strategy
• Complex systems
• Digital start-ups

The objective of an independent study is to provide students an opportunity to pursue a topic of their interest with in depth supervision of a faculty member.

GUIDELINES

• An independent study is designed to accommodate exceptional cases and advanced students.
• Each credit of independent study should be roughly equivalent to 56 hours of work (based on the model of one hour per week of contact time and three hours of additional work in a 14 week semester). The ratio of contact time to independent work is decided by the instructor.
• An independent study can be one credit or more, however the typical independent study is three credit hours. A student should have completed at least 40% of their program before taking an independent study and have a GPA of 3.0 or better.  All current MIS faculty – full time or part time – are eligible to work with students on an independent study.
• All approved MIS independent studies count as an MIS elective. 

PROCEDURE

1. Fill in the form below and submit to the MIS department or relevant program director. After initial review, the form is then submitted to the MIS department chair for final approval. 
2. Upon completion, the MIS department will register the student.

Note: Each semester, all independent study students may be required to do a public department-wide presentation on their work. This requirement is over and above the specific requirements of the specific independent study.

DOCUMENTS AND FORMS

• Independent Study Request Form_8.17.17

The PhD Business Administration in MIS produces high-caliber faculty who are ready to assume responsibilities at top-tier research universities and generate high-impact research. A hallmark of our program is the close collaboration between faculty and Ph.D. students. The program includes highly acclaimed faculty with an excellent research record and extensive experience in mentoring doctoral students.

• MIS faculty are on the editorial board of leading academic journals such as MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, and the Journal of the Associaton for Information Systems.
• MIS faculty and doctoral students work on exciting and innovative research projects funded by the National Science Foundation, NASA, IBM, Samsung, Lockheed Martin, Merck, and Campbell Soup.
• The MIS research portfolio covers a range of topics including e-commerce, innovation, competitive strategy, social media, virtual teams, and mobile computing.

The program requires about two years of course work and added time for the dissertation. The average expected time to completion is five years.

ADMISSION

Admission to the Fox School of Business and Management Ph.D. MIS specialization is highly competitive. All applicants must take the GMAT and have obtained a master’s or undergraduate degree from an accredited university. Successful applicants typically possess an aptitude for critical thinking and have good knowledge about the state of art of applied information technology. 

Application Deadlines: While applications are rolling, we will start processing applications on January 5. You are strongly encouraged to apply early as additional University-wide scholarships may be available for outstanding, early applicants. The program only admits students in the fall of each year. For additional information please contact Joseph Allegra, Senior Associate Director.

FUNDING

All admitted students receive full financial support including tuition and stipend. We also provide generous travel support to present your work at leading academic conferences and there are fellowship opportunities for top-quality Ph.D. students. For truly outstanding candidates, we also provide incentives through additional summer funding. In addition, there may be additional funding available for students through grants and projects that are currently in progress inside the department. For additional information please contact Joseph Allegra, Senior Associate Director.

The MIS faculty at Fox are at the top of their field, and it seems like there is a constant stream of scholars visiting from institutions all over the world, delivering seminars about whatever cutting edge research they happen to be working on. With access to great minds like these, I always have the opportunity to bounce my ideas off others, to obtain great feedback, regardless of the topic.
Gord Burtch, MIS PhD Graduate, Associate Professor at Boston University

 

CURRICULUM

The MIS doctoral program consists of sixteen doctoral-level courses, which include four core courses (Math Preparation, Business Statistics I & II, Theory of Choice), at least three theory electives and at least three research method electives (the choices are dependent on the students’ research interests and qualification and are decided upon consulting with the concentration advisor and faculty mentor of the student), four MIS concentration seminars (one proseminar + three research seminars) and two electives of students’ choice. 

The faculty’s expertise here covers almost all aspects of IS research, and that gives us an edge in knowing different research streams and research traditions in IS.
Yili Hong, MIS PhD Graduate, Professor at University of Houston

 

Paper Requirement

PhD students in MIS are required to complete two research papers: first-year summer paper and second-year summer paper. Students will be asked to present a proposal of their research papers in May of the first and second year and the final presentation in the beginning of the second and third year. After each presentation, the MIS faculty will evaluate whether the student has satisfactorily completed the research paper and presentation requirement.

Comprehensive Exam Requirement

PhD students in MIS are required to pass a Comprehensive (Preliminary) Exam in the end of the second year. The Comprehensive exam is designed to test whether the student has a comprehensive and integrated understanding of the theories, methodologies, and empirical findings in MIS. The exam primarily focuses on the knowledge gained in the concentration seminars and theory courses, albeit other pertinent materials may also be included in the comprehensive exam.

RELEVANT LINKS

• Fox Ph.D. in Business Administration

The Information Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ITIE) minor integrates the enabling role of IT with the drive of entrepreneurial thinking. The minor includes courses in Entrepreneurship, Management Information Systems (MIS), and other related areas. The minor is appropriate for all majors and particularly relevant for students in Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Management, and MIS. ITIE minors can drive new IT enabled innovative projects in existing firms and create technology enabled start-ups.

The minor is a joint venture between the MIS department and the Strategic Management department.

In today’s environment, employers and employees must come up with innovative ideas to benefit the business. The ability to think creatively adds value to any company. I chose the ITIE minor to learn how to analyze situations in non-traditional ways, and it has allowed me to come up with solutions I would have never thought of before.
Kae Robben, ITIE Minor

I selected ITIE as a minor because I feel IT skills are essential for aspiring entrepreneurs. Knowing how to leverage technology today can help you improve efficiency throughout every aspect of your business and separate you from competitors.
John Carsia, BBA MIS, ITIE Minor

CURRICULUM

More information, including course numbers, full course descriptions, and prerequisites, is available through the Temple Bulletin.

Required

• Entrepreneurial and Innovative Thinking
• Information Systems Innovation

Electives (select two)

• User Experience Design
• Data and Analytics
• Co-operative Experience in Management Information Systems
• Managing New and Small Enterprises
• Entrepreneurial Marketing
• Creating a Media Business

Notes:

• Fox school majors cannot double count courses they have already completed for their major.
• Entrepreneurship majors can take the ITIE minor but they cannot double count courses already taken for their major. They will need to substitute the required SGM 3501 for a different course. Students are encouraged to find a relevant course appropriate to their interest. This course will need to be approved in advance.
• MIS majors can take the ITIE minor but they cannot double count courses already taken for their major. They are encouraged to take the non-MIS courses for the electives.

Complete the ITIE minor declaration form to declare the ITIE minor.

For more information, please contact Joseph Allegra | joe.allegra@temple.edu