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Management Information Systems (MIS) @ Villanova
University
Department of Decision & Information Technologies
College of Commerce & Finance
• Stephen J. Andriole, Ph.D., Thomas G. Labrecque Professor
• William McEwan, BS (May 2003), Vanguard (June 2003)
We Are …
• Stephen J. Andriole, Ph.D., Thomas G. Labrecque Professor
• William McEwan, BS (May 2003), Vanguard (June 2003)
We Are …
• The MIS Field
• The Digital Economy• Compared to Computer Science &
Computer Engineering• Compared to the Other Business
Disciplines• The MIS Core
• How We Approach It
• Educationally• Practically
• Career Opportunities …
We Will Talk About …
• The Field
• The Digital Economy• Compared to Computer Science &
Computer Engineering• Compared to the Other Business
Disciplines• The MIS Core
• How We Approach It
• Educationally• Practically
• Career Opportunities …
Outline
Technology & the Global Economy
USJapanGermanyUKFrance
Total IT Spending Per Year (2002)
$200 Billion $1 Trillion
Technology & the US Economy
Contributions to Economic Growth
Technology Contributes More Than 50% of the Growth in Labor Productivity
Every $1 Spent on IT Yields $3 in Productivity Gains
Access
Online Access in the US by 2004
210 Million People or
76% of the Population
• The Field
• The Digital Economy• Compared to Computer Science
& Computer Engineering• Compared to the Other Business
Disciplines• The MIS Core
• How We Approach It
• Educationally• Practically
• Career Opportunities …
Outline
MIS, Computer Science & Computer Engineering
• Computer Engineers …
• Focus on What’s Inside the Computer; What Makes It “Work” - e.g., by Designing Integrated Circuits
• Computer Scientists …
• Focus on the Technology to Expand the Range of Computer Applications, Especially Software (like Operating Systems)
• MIS Professionals …
• Focus on the Design & Development of Systems; How to Link Users to Application Software & Other Technologies (like Multimedia); How to Solve Business Problems With Computing & Communications Technology …
MIS, Computer Science & Computer Engineering
• Computer Engineers …
• Focus on What’s Inside the Computer; What Makes It “Work” - e.g., by Designing Integrated Circuits
• Computer Scientists …
• Focus on the Technology to Expand the Range of Computer Applications, Especially Software (like Operating Systems)
• MIS Professionals …
• Focus on the Design & Development of Systems; How to Link Users to Application Software & Other Technologies (like Multimedia); How to Solve Business Problems With Computing & Communications Technology …
• The Field
• The Digital Economy• Compared to Computer Science &
Computer Engineering• Relationship to the Other
Business Disciplines• The MIS Core
• How We Approach It
• Educationally• Practically
• Career Opportunities …
Outline
The Business Disciplines
Accounting
Finance Management
Marketing
Information is the “Glue” of Business …
Finance Management
MarketingInformation
I n f o r a t i o n
Accounting
MIS Delivers Business Technology …
Finance Management
Marketing
MIS
M S
Accounting
MIS & Accounting ...
M I S
Accounting
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Implementation & Support
• All Back Office Applications & Data Bases
• The Computing & Communications Infrastructure
• Technology Audits
• Security & Business Continuity ...
MIS & Marketing ...
M I S
• Web-Based Marketing Campaigns
• Interactive Marketing
• Opt-In Marketing
• Permission Marketing
• Personalization & Customization
• Simulations
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM) ...
Marketing
MIS & Finance ...
M I S
• Valuation Modeling
• Revenue Model Simulations
• Business Scenario Development
• Financial Modeling
• Risk Management Modeling
• Forecasting
• Portfolio Modeling
Finance
MIS & Marketing ...
M I S
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) - Human Resources
• Business Plan Templates; Business Plan Modeling
• Organizational Modeling & Simulation
• Intellectual Capital Management
• eLearning
Management
Business Transactions & Technology
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• The Field
• The Digital Economy• Compared to Computer Science &
Computer Engineering• Compared to the Other Business
Disciplines• The MIS Core
• How We Approach It
• Educationally• Practically
• Career Opportunities …
Outline
The MIS Core
• Management Information Systems (MIS) is About the Computing & Communications that Enable Business – All Business (Like Manufacturing, Financial Services, Insurance & Pharmaceuticals)
• It’s Also About Technology Management, or the Methods & Tools that Determine What Technology Gets Deployed & How It Gets Supported
MIS …
• Is “Applied Computer Science”
• Bridges the Gap Between Theory & Practice
• Focuses on the Users of Technology
• Is Close to Business Models & Processes
• Enables New Business Models – Like eBusiness
• Assumes Technology + Management …
• The Field
• The Digital Economy• Compared to Computer Science &
Computer Engineering• Compared to the Other Business
Disciplines• The MIS Core
• How We Approach It
• Educationally• Practically
• Career Opportunities …
Outline
The Pieces of MIS
Business
MIS
Technology
Management
Undergraduate MIS Course Strategy
Required
Core
Internships
Capstone
Group
Independent
Studies
Core MIS Courses …
• Systems Analysis & Design
• Data Base Management
• Enterprise Applications
• Data Communications
• eCommerce Applications
• Operations Management
• Decision Sciences …
Core MIS Courses …
• Systems Analysis & Design
• Data Base Management
• Enterprise Applications
• Data Communications
• eCommerce Applications
• Operations Management
• Decision Sciences …
Our Intern Program
• Hands On Experience in the Junior & Senior Years
• For-Credit Internships (15 – 20 Hours Per Week During the School Year; Part-Time or Full-Time During the Summer)
• Strongly Encouraged!
Our Intern Program
Consulting
Companies
Vertical
Companies
Technology
Companies
Internship
Opportunities
Intern Employers
Intern Employers
(Technology, Consulting & Vertical Companies)
ADVOVanguard
SEPTAReynolds
Air ProductsJP Morgan
AgilentBoeing
Wawa …
Estee LauderRadnor HoldingsCS First BostonAmerican EagleGoldman Sachs
Johnson & JohnsonDow JonesState Farm
Devine FoodsFord
PWC …
LiquidHub,The Sycamore
GroupC&D Technologies
ePrivacy GroupCheckpoint Systems
UnisysBen Franklin
FiberlinkSenGen …
Intern Employers
Intern Employers
(Technology, Consulting & Vertical Companies)
ADVOVanguard
SEPTAReynolds
Air ProductsJP Morgan
AgilentBoeing
Wawa …
Estee LauderRadnor HoldingsCS First BostonAmerican EagleGoldman Sachs
Johnson & JohnsonDow JonesState Farm
Devine FoodsFord
PWC …
LiquidHub,The Sycamore
GroupC&D Technologies
ePrivacy GroupCheckpoint Systems
UnisysBen Franklin
FiberlinkSenGen …
• The Field
• The Digital Economy• Compared to Computer Science &
Computer Engineering• Compared to the Other Business
Disciplines• The MIS Core
• How We Approach It
• Educationally• Practically
• Career Opportunities …
Outline
Career Opportunities
Consult Create Apply
Careers HereInclude:
• Microsoft• Oracle • IBM• Siebel • BEA • Intel …
Careers HereInclude:
• Accenture• PWC• Bearing Point• IBM• EDS• McKinsey …
Careers HereInclude:
• J&J• Merck• United Airlines• CIGNA• Citigroup• Sears …
Career Opportunities
• Average 2002 Starting Salaries
$44,000• Most Recent Starting Salary
$55,000
For More Information …
• Ask Questions Right Now
• See the DIT Web Site
• eMail Us and/or the DIT Chairman
• Talk to Other DIT Faculty & Students
• Check Out the Brochure …
