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Four new faculty join the MIS department

The Fox School’s Department of Management Information Systems is pleased to welcome four new full-time faculty members in fall 2015.

Detmar Straub  Detmar Straub is Professor and IBIT Distinguished Visiting Professor of MIS. He recently retired from Georgia State University after 23 years. He is a hiker on trails all over America and turns wood for a hobby. 
 Laurel Miller Laurel Miller, Assistant Professor, received her MS in Education from the Temple University. She also is the Director of the Institute for Business and Information Technology and manages the corporate membership program.
 Jing Gong Jing Gong, Assistant Professor, will soon to receive her doctorate at Carnegie Mellon University. She enjoys studying consumer and firm behavior in technology-mediated markets. Jing likes to cook and go hiking, and is always eager to learn new technologies and methods.
 Amy Lavin Amy Lavin, Assistant Professor, received her MBA from the Fox School of Business, Temple University, where she was most recently responsible for the implementation of Salesforce as the Technical Training Manager. Aside from teaching, her other passions include spending time with family, cooking and reading.

 

IT Career Fair on September 24, 2014

IT Career FairThe Institute for Business and Information Technology (IBIT) announces the Fox IT Career Fair on September 24, 2014 (Wednesday) from 11am-3pm in Alter Hall.

Interact with top employers who are interested in recruiting Fox MIS, ITACS, ITM, Digital Marketing, and ITIE students (majors and minors, grad and undergrad).  Twenty employers including Merck, Campbell Soup Company, Lockheed Martin, Walmart, Electronic Ink, LiquidHub, Wells Fargo, GlaxoSmithKline, Cigna, PwC, Vanguard, and Deloitte have already confirmed their participation to recruit for full-time and internship positions.  See: http://ibit.temple.edu/careerfair.

These employers have made a commitment to your program and major, and to the FOX Department of Management Information Systems.  To participate in the career fair you will need:

  1.  To be CSPD’d
  2.  An approved eportfolio listed on the FOX MIS Community eportfolio site at: http://community.mis.temple.edu/eportfolios/
  3. Completed registration on http://ibit.temple.edu/careerfair/about/attendance-and-registration/.  The deadline is September 12, 2014.

In order to have an approved eportfolio you must submit it to the above site for approval.

Each student that registers by the deadline will receive free special business cards to hand out to employers at the Fox IT Career Fair.  These business cards will list your name, major, email address and will have a QR code so that the employer can scan to access your eportfolio.  Only these special business cards are allowed at the career fair.

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:

Cyberwar: New course for spring 2014!

“Good Bye DARPA” “Hello Google” [1]

This unique first ever course is being co-taught by Chris Kearns, a program director at Lockheed Martin currently working on a project for the DoD, and Marty Kearns, president of NetCentric Campaigns, an expert in online activism.

The course is offered in a hybrid online format and includes participation in a cyber-war conference featuring practitioners.

What are the lessons from the front lines of the cyber war and how do you apply the lessons to business strategy? The ongoing cyber battles which are only expected to increase impact business and consumers of all shapes and sizes and in multiple dimensions including security, innovation, defense, law, intellectual property, branding, brand value, infrastructure, social activism, and consumer protections. The cyber battles represent an obvious threat but they also represent sources of innovation and new business opportunity. The course will discuss methodologies and approaches of cyber war and how they can shape business models. The class will explore frameworks for finding powerful new ways to apply emerging lessons for organizing and marketing new business startups.

The real power of military history is not just for the recall of the who, when, and what of prior campaigns but the opportunity to glimpse into the mind of strategists, their rationale, and their successes and failures.  The most important lessons of history are discovered and learned at enormous cost.  The same dynamic is true in today’s cyber war.  Legitimate cutting edge innovation and strategy is emerging from the front lines of the cyber-attacks and defense.

The course includes real-world case studies taken from news headlines. Students will apply unique frameworks to extract and identify the value of each strategy.  Cases cover business, crime, activist organizing, politics, medicine, banking, communications, and consumers.

The hybrid online class includes 6 face to face sessions and 7 online sessions. The course is also the first to integrate with and feature a cyber-war conference. The conference will provide students with a unique opportunity to interact with cyber war strategists and practitioners. 

To learn more and register for the course, please contact Joseph Allegra at jallegra@temple.edu.

Martin KearnsMartin Kearns

President/CEO
Netcentric Campaigns

Chris KearnsChris Kearns

Program Director
Lockheed Martin

Martin Kearns is an innovator in the field of online networking.  He pioneered integration of network-centric principals for civic organizing and advocacy work. He is President of Netcentric Campaigns, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming the advocacy efforts of foundations and nonprofits by building networks of people to move change forward.  He started the organization in 2000, to provide a professional suite of communication tools, trainings and services to help the environmental movement communicate more effectively.  He is also the co-founder of a global network of activists who use cell phones for civic action and engagement.

He is a consultant on online networking strategy in advocacy campaigns.  Clients include the Ford Foundation, Packard Foundation, Barr Foundation, Open Society Institute, Hewett Foundation, Andy Warhol Foundation, Brainerd Foundation, American Heart Association, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Greenpeace, and the Moore Foundation.

He speaks frequently at major conferences including the Personal Democracy Forum, Environment Grant Makers Association, Momentum, the Media Consortium, NTEN, River Rally, State Environmental Leadership Program, Harvard’s Berkman Center, Conservation Leadership Institute, Organizers Forum-West, True Spin Conference, Media Reform Conference, Rootscamp and the New Organizing Institute. He developed an extensive curriculum to train community organizers in online networking strategies in the US and internationally.  He has written chapters in Rebooting America and Mobilize2.0, and his essays have been published in Huffington Post.

Previously, Kearns founded the Georgia River Network, a group dedicated to preserving Georgia’s rivers.  He also spent three years working at the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and served for two years as a Jesuit International Volunteer in Kingston, Jamaica teaching computers at St. George’s College and working with inner city youth. Kearns has a Bachelor of the Arts from LeMoyne College and a Masters in Environmental Science from Yale University.

As the Program Director for the Global Information Grid (GIG) Services Management – Operations (GSM-O) Program at Lockheed Martin, Mr. Kearns is responsible for managing activities related to Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) networks. The program provides various DoD branches and agencies with reliable and secure communications. Lockheed Martin’s IS&GS-Defense team provides programmatic, operational and engineering services as well as offer material support the network’s management. This global operation led by Mr. Kearns employs over 700 engineers and technicians across several partner companies and small businesses in Maryland, Illinois, Hawaii, Germany and Bahrain.

Previously, Mr. Kearns was the Program Director of Desktop Services for Lockheed Martin Corporation. In that role he managed the desktop portfolio including the strategy; the service desk; projects and services; operations and maintenance of collaboration and end user systems; and development activities related to Enterprise collaboration solutions.

Mr. Kearns also has held the role as the Operations Director for the Center for Leadership Excellence (CLE), where he was responsible for the operations, optimization and strategic development of the center’s activities. The CLE represents the Corporation’s commitment to life-long learning, to building the best professional workforce in the industry, and to assure that Lockheed Martin maintains a leadership role, across the globe, in the 21st century.

Mr. Kearns was also the Program Manager for the IS&GS Unity Development Program and led various other IT development projects. Mr. Kearns holds a master’s degree in Information Science from Pennsylvania State University and a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Scranton. He serves on the Industrial Advisory Board to the Engineering Department at the University of Scranton.

[1] Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, a renowned member of the pioneering hacker collective Cult of the Dead Cow who was working at the DOD’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, split for Silicon Valley to join his former DARPA boss, Regina Dugan. “Goodbye DARPA,” he tweeted. “Hello Google!” http://www.rollingstone.com/feature/the-geeks-on-the-frontlines#i.1y35frbnv3dqtq

Gregory Senko appointed Associate Director of ITACS

Greg SenkoThe Fox School’s Management Information Systems department is pleased to announce the appointment of Gregory Senko, as Associate Director of the Information Technology Auditing and Cyber-security (ITACS) programs. Professor Senko is an acknowledged industry expert in cyber-security and will work with ITACS director Rich Flanagan to develop the cyber-security elements of the ITACS program.

Gregory Senko holds a BA degree in Political Science (International Relations) from Penn State and an MBA from the Fox School of Business. He has earned Prosci Organizational Change Management, PMP, SCRUM Master and CISSP Certifications. 

While a consulting Partner at KPMG, as a Managing Director at BearingPoint Consulting and as a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young, Professor Senko led large software development and ERP implementation projects in High Tech, Financial Services, Aerospace, Manufacturing and Healthcare. He led consulting practices that focused on Commercial Sales and Marketing Automation, Government CRM, ERP and Telecommunications market sectors.

As an adjunct professor in the IT Auditing and Cyber-Security (ITACS) program, Professor Senko teaches the Protection of Information Assets course.

 

 

IT Career Fair on October 9, 2013

IBIT IT Career FairThe Institute for Business and Information Technology (IBIT) announces the Fox IT Career Fair on October 09, 2013, 11am-3pm, Alter Hall. Interact with top employers who are specifically interested in recruiting Fox MIS, ITACS, ITM, Digital Marketing, and ITIE students (majors and minors, grad and undergrad).

Merck, Lockheed Martin, AstraZeneca, Cigna, Dow, and QVC are attending as well as many others to recruit for full-time and internship positions. See http://ibit.temple.edu/careerfair for a complete list of employers. These employers are coming because they have made a commitment to your program and major, and to the Fox Department of Management Information Systems.

To participate in this career fair you will need:

  1. To be CSPD’d
  2. An approved eportfolio listed on the Fox MIS Community eportfolio site at: http://community.mis.temple.edu/eportfolios/
  3. Completed registration on http://ibit.temple.edu/careerfair/about/attendance-and-registration/. The deadline is October 2, 2013.

In order to have an approved eportfolio you must submit it to the above site for approval. Please be sure to read all of the points on the samples and resources page before submitting your eportfolio.

Each student that registers by the deadline will receive free special business cards to hand out to employers at the Fox IT Career Fair. These business cards will list your name, major, email address and will have a QR code to scan and easily access your eportfolio.

MIS Minor

A minor in MIS provides undergraduate students the ability to identify, select, use, and apply information technology (IT) to their major field of study. The minor provides the skills and terminology needed to become a knowledgable user of IT in the business world and interact successfully with technology professionals in an organization.

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I chose MIS as minor because we live in such a data-driven world, and in the accounting profession it is so important to know how obtain, analyze, and present data to deliver value to clients. A minor in MIS helped me differentiate myself and helped me improve my communication skills.
Louis Rosetti, Accounting major, MIS minor

WHO SHOULD MINOR IN MIS?

Business students will benefit from a minor in MIS. The minor in MIS will position you for jobs in business application areas, consulting positions, technical liaisons, and selling and acquisition of business software.

NikipielovA minor in MIS has complemented my actuarial skills with the knowledge of beneficial technologies and applications like Tableau, RStudio, and SQL. Being familiar with these tools helped me stand out during interviews.
Oleksandr Nikipielov, Actuarial Science major, MIS minor

WHAT IS IN IT FOR ME?

  • Understand the key information technologies used by organizations.
  • Learn how to specify technology solutions and engage with IT professionals.
  • Understand the importance of business processes
  • Identify how specific IT solutions are designed and implemented to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Apply data analytics to collect, store, analyze, and disseminate organizational information.

MurphyThe MIS community is incredibly supportive. Whether you’re a major or minor in this program you will receive the same encouragement. I knew I wanted to become an MIS minor when introduced to cloud computing through Salesforce. This topic ignited a world of opportunities through a new passion!
Cassandra Murphy, Marketing major, MIS minor

CURRICULUM

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

Required

  • Digital Systems (prerequisite to start minor)
  • Data and Analytics (also required for majors)
  • Digital Design and Innovation

Electives (select one)

  • Data Science (also fulfills GenEd Science and Technology (GS) requirement)
  • Cloud Architecture
  • Scripting for Data Science/Analytics
  • Defending Against Cyber Crime
  • Electronic Commerce Site Design
  • Strategic Management of Information Technology
  • Information Systems Innovation
  • Internet-Enabled Supply Chains
  • Social Media Innovation
  • Special Topics in MIS
  • Co-Operative Experience in MIS

Note: Some electives may have special pre-requisites, check the pre-requisites before registering.

HOW TO SIGN UP FOR THE MINOR

To take courses for the MIS minor, you must first declare your intent to minor in MIS. Non-Fox students do not need to take the Business Minor to pursue an MIS Minor.

Please refer to the MIS Minor in the Undergraduate Bulletin for more information.

Angelika Dimoka and Paul Pavlou receive grant to study TV advertising

Angelika DimokaAngelika Dimoka, Paul Pavlou and Vinod Venkatraman received a $350,000 grant from the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF) to investigate the marketing success of TV advertising. The Center for Neural Decision Making (CNDM) will establish a model to predict the success of TV advertising by evaluating multiple TV ads with multiple neurophysiological tools. Participating firms include major companies in the technology, financial, pharmaceutical, and consumer goods industries.

IT Career Fair on October 10, 2012

IBIT IT Career FairThe Institute for Business and Information Technology (IBIT) announces the Fox IT Career Fair on October 10, 2012, 11am-3pm, Alter Hall.  Interact with top employers who are specifically interested in recruiting Fox MIS, ITACS, ITM, Digital Marketing, and ITIE students (majors and minors, grad and undergrad).   

Employers from GSK, Lockheed Martin, AstraZeneca, Cigna, ARAMARK, Deloitte, Dow, and Merck are attending as well as many others to recruit for full-time and internship positions. See http://ibit.temple.edu/careerfair for a complete list of employers. These employers are coming because they have made a commitment to your program and major, and to the Fox Department of Management Information Systems.

To participate in this career fair you will need:

  1. To be CSPD’d
  2. An approved eportfolio listed on the Fox MIS Community eportfolio site at: http://community.mis.temple.edu/eportfolios/
  3. Completed registration on http://ibit.temple.edu/careerfair/about/attendance-and-registration/. The deadline is September 28, 2012.

In order to have an approved eportfolio you must submit it to the above site for approval.  Please be sure to read all of the points on the samples and resources page before submitting your eportfolio. 

Each student that registers by the deadline will receive free special business cards to hand out to employers at the Fox IT Career Fair.  These special cards will list your name, major, email address and will have a QR code so that the employer can scan it with an iPAD and see your eportfolio while they are speaking to you.  Only these special business cards are allowed at the career fair.

Digital Business Strategy by Niraj Patel

MIS 5108: Digital Business Strategy on Mondays 6:00pm to 8:30pm at Temple Center City

Technology creates new business opportunities. Learn to be an Digital Business Strategy leader from Digital Business Strategy leaders. See how they exploit the power of technology to create new products and services.

  • Learn best practices from industry experts in a workshop format
  • Analyze and evaluate leading edge digitally enabled business models in multiple industries including small start-ups and the largest most successful digital business titans
  • Formulate new digital business strategy for your firm or in specific industries based on your interest and knowledge
  • Apply web 2.0, social media, and analytics as strategic levers in digital business models

Tentative list of guest speakers

The course will be taught as a practical workshop. You will analyze existing digital business strategies in the first half of the course. In the second half of the course, you will put on the master training wheels and repeatedly construct and deconstruct new digital business strategies. The course will feature a who’s who list of guest speakers and analysts who will help you evaluate and construct digital business strategy.

About Niraj Patel

Niraj PatelNiraj Patel, Co-founder of ISGN, is a leader in building global technology and services businesses especially in the mortgage and financial technology industries. He has more than 20 years’ experience in applying corporate management, entrepreneurship, and technology as business accelerators to generate organic and externally driven growth and investments. At ISGN, Niraj has deployed over $90 million in funding, and generated more than $100 million in revenue.

Niraj is also a founding partner of Witmer Partners. Witmer is responsible for launching 4 startups in the mortgage industry including Selene opportunity fund ($850 million), Selene finance, Helios (3x exit in 3 years) and Tavernier.

Prior to this Niraj was a part of the founding team of GMAC Commercial mortgage as executive vice-president and chief information officer. He was a key contributor to the organization’s international growth by consistently delivering double-digit net income growth for over 13 years and sold to private equity in 2006. At GMAC Commercial, Niraj was also responsible for spinning off several new startups (MortgageRamp, Gtel, Epitome Systems, EnableUs, olive), all of which had successful exits to growth equity and corporate community.

Recognized as an award winning innovator and viewed as one of the leading technologists of his generation, Niraj serves on boards and panels, speaks at industry conferences and is frequently quoted. These include the HSBC PA & DE Advisory Board; Microsoft Executive Circle; Eastern Technology Council; the Information Technology Advisory Board of the Fox School of Business, Temple University; the NPower CIO Advisory Council and his executive board experience includes: the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) Board of Directors, EnableUS, Epitome Systems, Savana, MortgageRamp, Deskom and GTEL. Niraj graduated with a BBA in information systems and Finance from the Fox School of Business, Temple University.

 

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