My Teammate and I entered into the The 4th annual Temple University Analytics challenge and made it to the finals. We chose to do the question “Can small independent pharmacies compete with big chains?”, which was the Amerisource Bergen Challenge. We analyzed the data given to us based on front end pharmacy sales and interpreted it into a infographic.
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Capstone projects focus on analytics, matching, procurement, biometrics, and contact management
MIS seniors presented final projects at the Fall 2017 Capstone Project Showcase. The showcase featured ten teams of seniors who presented projects on everything from automated grocery store checkout to a better way to find events in the area.
The winning team, which was selected by a panel of industry experts and Temple faculty, designed a platform for engineers to procure and track equipment for universities and makerspaces. The platform uses digital forms and cloud technology to procure lab equipment transparently. Mentored by Chris Cera, CEO of Arcweb Technologies, the Sandbox team of Shawn Niederriter, Ed Lahm, Zach Trona, and Ken Fong received a $500 prize.
The full roster of projects presented at the December 2017 event included:
MIS Achievement Points
An application that analyzes student data, identifies patterns, and provides suggestions for how MIS students can earn MIS Professional Achievement Points to ensure that they graduate on time.
Team: Marc Gold, Adriana Shuster, Josh Veloso, Run Zhu
Mentor: Munir Mandviwalla
Temple Course Scheduling 1
An application that utilizes historical data to provide better academic planning recommendations to academic advisors and course administrators.
Team: John Canavati, Liang Wu, Kevin Zheng, Taiki Sugiyama
Mentor: Sunil Misra
Temple Course Scheduling 2
A platform that helps course administrators and academic advisors better plan for upcoming semesters to ensure the most efficient allocation of resources.
Team: Melina Ghuman, Xueming (Ming) Guo, Kou-Lun Chang.
Mentor: Joe Spagnoletti
RoomMe
An application that provides a centralized platform for college students to identify and connect with potential roommates based on various preferences.
Team: Xiaozhou (Hana) Yu, Matt Oberst, Josh Grover, Kasey Brown
Mentor: Sondra Barbour
Maptivities
A central hub for users to identify events in their area, connect with others attending those events, and arrange for safe transportation to and from the area.
Team: Dan Genuario, Chris Resentreter, Stan Okoro, Serena You
Mentor: Bruce Fadem
Sandbox
A procurement platform for universities and makerspaces who are looking to purchase and track engineering equipment while managing their inventory.
Team: Shawn Niederriter, Ed Lahm, Zach Trona, Ken Fong
Mentor: Chris Cera
TU Study
A way for students at Temple University to identify and reserve common spaces for studying. App will allow for reservations in the TECH Center, Writing Center, and more.
Team: BS Srinath Amruth, Glen M. Diener, Jacky Wong
Mentor: Cindy Leavitt
Impulse
An application that combines real-time biometric data with GPS to allow police offers to more efficiently call for back-up when in pursuit of a suspect.
Team: Tony Nguyen, Weiming He, Yaning Wang, Siling Zhang
Mentor: John Wiggs
Grocery Guru
A mobile application that allows grocery shoppers to scan as they go and manually check out rather than waiting in line at the store.
Team: Tony Wu, Vincent Furlong, Emily Schucker, Jonathan Kerr
Mentor: Sukumar Narayanan
Intro
Rather than using physical business cards, Intro allows users to sync their social media accounts and contact information into one application so that it can be shared with others in an instant.
Team: Ben Bucceri, Martin Esser-Munera, Oscar Zhang, Matt Maling, Mohammad Alkurdi
Mentor: Niraj Patel
Ngoc Pham, Chi Pham, Run Zhu, and Jiawei Huang win Analytics Challenge
Fox BBA MIS majors Ngoc Pham, Chi Pham, Run Zhu, and Jiawei Huang won the Analytics track of the Fifth Annual Temple University QVC Analytics Challenge on November 13, 2017. 582 students from 10 different schools across the university participated in this years challenge. To learn more, click here…
Cognitive computing, AI, and analytics
Learn best practices and current state-of-the-art from industry experts and leading researchers on November 15, at the Institute for Business and Information Technology (IBIT) symposium.
Jeff Hamilton, Senior Vice President, Business Technology, Pfizer will deliver a keynote speech focusing on AI-based approaches to improve patient health.
Speakers from QVC, NBCU, Alexion, Comcast, DARPA, and other leading edge firms will focus on data platforms, cognitive networking, separating hype from reality, use of robots for process automation, adoption and ROI challenges, feature engineering, fraud, waste, and abuse applications, forecasting ratings, diagnosing problems, predicting customer behavior, and generating targeted personalized experiences. Presentations will include:
- Case studies that showcase best practice examples
- How to manage, organize, and implement pilot projects
- The pros and cons of different implementation and organizational approaches
- The current state-of-the art and a vision for the future
Join us to learn more and chart the path forward at: http://ibit.temple.edu/cognitivecomputing/
New MIS faculty bring expertise in healthcare, social media, analytics and machine learning
Sezgin Ayabakan (Ph.D., University of Texas, Dallas), JaeHwuen Jung (Ph.D., University of Minnesota), and Konstantin Bauman (Ph.D., Moscow State University) join the MIS department as Assistant Professors in fall 2017.
Dr. Ayabakan, who was previously an Assistant Professor at University of Baltimore and faculty fellow at the Schaefer Center for Public Policy, is researching healthcare by applying analytics to analyze very large data sets from hospitals. He will apply his analytics background and practical experience working with big data to teach the MIS department’s award winning GenEd Data Science course.
Dr. Jung, who recently completed his dissertation, is examining the role of incentive structures in online and mobile forums using field experiments. Dr. Jung will apply his industry experience in the telecomm industry as well as research on social gaming and networks to teach Analytics to majors and minors across the Fox School.
Dr. Bauman, who was previously a research scientist at New York University, is a machine learning expert focusing on researching recommendation systems. Dr. Bauman will apply his extensive technical expertise including industry experience as a software engineer to teach programming.
Yolandra Brown wins Temple Analytics Challenge!
Yolanda Brown, BBA in MIS student, earned first place in the Temple Analytics Challenge, a university wide competition which attracted 183 entries consisting of more than 400 students across seven different colleges. Read more…
New Business Analytics Minor in Collaboration with Statistics
The Management Information Systems department is pleased to announce a new Business Analytics Minor in collaboration with the Fox School’s Department of Statistics. The coursework exposes students to hands-on, cutting edge tools and techniques in predictive modeling, forecasting, association mining, cluster analysis, decision trees, unstructured “big” data, sentiment analysis, and experimental design. Students will develop skills in these areas and learn to apply them, enhancing their knowledge and marketability. The Business Analytics Minor is appropriate for all business majors who want to be at the forefront of using data effectively in their discipline.
Learn more…
Summer 2025 Gen AI Course!
AI, Analytics, and Automation
MIS 5190, 07/07/2025 – 08/08/2025, online every Thursday 8 to 10pm
TRANSFORM YOUR BUSINESS WITH THE POWER OF THE THREE A’S
Generative AI, Analytics, and Automation can supercharge business models and practices to achieve digital transformation. The three A’s are the key to unlocking new revenue opportunities and slashing costs. Learn how to identify and strategize systems that integrate the three A’s to achieve digital transformation. Learn applied skills to lead Generative AI projects including finances, communication, ROI, critical success factors, and how to identify relevant talent.
Learn to identify and implement AI solutions
Master AI-driven decision making
Streamline processes and operations
INDUSTRY GUEST SPEAKERS
Meta • Microsoft • Disney • Pfizer • Kyndryl • Cencora • Scholastic • Fulton Bank • IntelePeer • And More
HIGHLIGHTS
✓ Hands-on exercises with real-world case studies
✓ Cutting-edge digital tools exploration
✓ Strategic implementation frameworks
✓ Project leadership skills development
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Limited to 25 students, register now to secure your spot!
Prerequisites: None. Open to MBA / MS students. Undergraduate and future students can register with approval.
For more information, please contact Professor Mandviwalla at mandviwa@temple.edu
Department of Management Information Systems
Fox School of Business, Temple University
Analyzing a Custom Data Set
In my Data and Analytics course (2502), I completed a semester-end project analyzing a dataset of new car buyers. Guided by Professor Bauman, this project served as a comprehensive test of the knowledge I gained throughout the semester. I demonstrated my proficiency in Python, analyzing large datasets, and transforming insights into decision trees. These decision trees enabled me to identify key marketing strategies that could benefit a company.
MIS2502 Pro Points Project
For this project I had to create a decision tree diagram with python that can be used to predict the likelihood of a person having diabetes depending on various health variables such as age, smoking history, presence of heart disease, and BMI. I used this decision tree to determine which types of patients have the most and least likelihood of diabetes, as well as forecasting the likelihood of diabetes in specific scenarios.
