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Content & Connections for the IS Curriculum

SigEd Dublin - Dec. 10, 2016

George Wyner & John Gallaugher

@gallaugher - http://gallaugher.com

@geowyn - http://georgewyner.net/

Meet the Team

Information Systems Dept.success = team effort from a deep bench

Rob Fichman

Jerry Kane Sam RansbothamJohn Gallaugher

Mary CroninJim Gips

Burcu Bulgurcu George Wyner

All faculty

teach

undergrads, many

teach freshman

Marios Kokkodis Peter SterpeAllen Li

Results

Results– Enrollment increase

– 4x increase in four years– Student satisfaction increase

– Top ranked Carroll School dept. in BusinessWeek specialty rankings

– Inbound engagement– new employers, alumni &

industry involvement– Thriving culture of

entrepreneurship– millions in capital raised,

multiple businesses launched, elite accelerator admission

IS Enrollment Increases

0

33

65

98

130

4#

Connections…Through Intro CourseExtracurricular EntrepreneurshipField Studies

How We Got Here–Increasing demand for our students, but trend not always reflected in enrollment

– [Akbulut-Bailey, 2012; Becker et al., 2006; Granger et al., 2007; Granger et al., 2007]

–Cirricular-focused research: the courses to be included, the topics and content to be taught, and specific teaching techniques and examples to be employed in the classroom

–[Firth et al., 2008; Looney and Akbulut, 2007; Topi et al., 2010; Fichman et al. 2014]

–Our Approach: describe how our university’s IS curriculum benefits from the forging of connections between the IS curriculum and: the broader management curriculum, faculty research and teaching interest, and student extracurricular activities

– Intro Core Coures– Extracurricular Programs in

Entrepreneurship– Field Learning Opportunities

Career Services

Teaching& Learning

Alumni &Development

Admissions University PR / Comm. Research

Get 'em Early The Intro Core Course

Freshman Core Course– First course in management,

taught through the lens of technology

– Framing question:– “How can I possibly compete

when everyone can copy my technology & the competition is a click away?”

– Accessible, Practice-focused Content– strategic & cross-disciplinary

focus– case-chapters– framework/concepts chapters– exam & group project

Flexibility Over Rigidity– Room for faculty

expertise– Topic Teaching Across

Sections:– minimizes preps– intense teaching period

followed by more "focus" time for research/admin

– introduces faculty talent / generates added interest

– raises the bar & encourages sharing

IS & EntrepreneurshipExtracurriculars to fuel interest & skills

Kickoff: Open to all: • “Innovation” alumni

panel Classroom Talks • Young Entrep

Day” (all welcome, but part of IS Core mostly Carroll Freshman)

• Freshman entrepreneurship speaker

Elevator Pitch (First Competition): • Venture Comp.

“Kick Off” • Pitch Doctor • Prelim screening • Top 20 face-off with

finals judges Startup Scramble: • Weekend long

brainstorm workshop run by Entrep. Society

Programs for Innovator Development (all year) Examples • Round Robin Feedback • “Lean Startup” • “How Do I Build It?” • “What Every Startup

Needs to Know” (Legal) • Pitch Advice Panel (w/

RDV & DRF team) • VC/Entrep Office Hrs Computer Science Society • Tech development

workshops

Field Learning • For Credit

• TechTrek West • Grad (Fall study /

Jan. travel) • Undergrad (Early

spring study / March travel)

• TechTeck Ghana (Late spring study / May travel)

• All welcome to “Tech for Good” class speakers

• Open to All • TechTrek Boston

(every Friday, jointly Grad TechClub & Undergrad IS Academy)

• TechTrek NYC (Holy Thursday)

TechCouncil Events

Venture Competition Finals: • Preliminary Screening

• Narrow field to 10 • Semi-Finals

• Narrow field to 5 • Polish Workshops

• Pitch critique • Financials

• Finals • Pitches (open to

all, drop in throughout afternoon)

• Reception & awards evening

Get Inspired

Get in the Game

(easy-entry events)

Get Skilled / Get Serious

Get Rewarded(advancing a more

developed idea)

Get Out There

Get a Job

Startup Fair • Pre-IPO firms • Many opportunities for

underclassmen • Open to all

September Sept./ Oct. Year Long March/April Year Long

February

Tech/Entrepreneurship Activities

Key: • Entrepreneurship Center Team • IS course • IS Academy / Grad Tech Club • Comp. Sci. Society/Women in

CS • Entrepreneurship Society • Other faculty course • TechCouncil (alumni)

• Competitions • Elevator Pitch

Track Prize + Full Prize eligibility

• SEED (social entrep) Finals

• Eligible for Entrep. Comp. finals

• Workshops/Talks • Classroom Talks

• Tech for Good (open to all)

• Cross-campus coordination w/Center for Social Innovation, etc.

NOTE: Additional entrepreneurship faculty coordinating & doing much beyond than the above. Goal is to leave all earlier activities open to SEED but also nurture social impact through additional activities

Entrep. Center Information Systems Academy

Computer Science Society

• Competitions • Entrepreneurship

talks (internally called ‘Venture Launch’ although brand isn’t used outside committee

• VC/Entrep. Office Hours

• Startup Fair

• TechTrek Boston • TechTrek NYC

• Tech skills workshops (e.g. weekend Rails training)

• Student / Alum CS on-campus networking meetup

Tech/Entrep Student ClubsGraduateTechClub

• Coordinates with undergrads to give scale-requiring opportunities to our smaller MBA student body

• Grads have slots on TechTrek Boston, TechTrek NYC, are invited to all on-campus events, Entrep Center talks, and can apply for office hours

• First-contact for HBS Cyberposium (undergrads invited)

• Grads cannot participate in Entrep. Center competitions unless teams have at least 50% school undergrads w/undergrads in founder-quality impact roles

SEED (Social Entrep.)

• Note: Entrep. Ctr. Student Team, ISA, CSS & Grad TechClub are tightly coordinated via TESIschedule & regular meetings / communication.

• There are several other student clubs that work in related areas. See bit.ly/TESIcontacts These include:

• Entrepreneurship Society (which has agreed to table conflicting speaker series & instead lead Startup Scramble)

• Compass Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurship (development workshops overseen by Entrep. Society)

• Enactus for Social Entrepreneurship. • Women in Computer Science + Women Innovators Network

• Technology Council has played a role in tech/entrep events • Alums attend “Innovation Comes to the Heights” • “Student Entrep. Showcase” at E. Coast Dinners • Student presentations & attendance @ E & W Coast Events

Get Excited• "Young Entrepreneurs

Day" in core course • "Innovation Comes to the

Heights" • Event Kickoff Shared with

Complementary Clubs: • IS Academy • CS Society • Women Innovator's

Network • Start@Shea

Entrepreneurs

Get in the Game• Elevator Pitch Competition

• Low-lifting, high-energy event • Concurrent with core course which has

students pitch an original idea • Proceed with "The Pitch Doctor" on what

makes a well-formulated idea & how to pitch it

• The Event • Pre-screen for top 20-25 ideas • Present in groups of five • Thunder Stix, "3-2-1 Pitch!" • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Social, Audience Choice • High-level professionals as judges (use

university connections)

Get Skilled• Lectures • Round-Robin Feedback • Lunch with an

Entrepreneur • VC Office Hours

Get a Job• Only pre-IPO firms • Spring (fits firms' short-

deadlines) • Open to all, pitched to

underclassmen • Web research in advance • Social feed backdrop for

buzz

Get Paid• Two Finals Competitions

• All entrepreneurship • SEED Social Entrepreneurship

• Mentorship pairing, 50% BC undergrads

• Lead-up • Pre-Screen • Semi-Finals • Finalist Prep

• Additional coaching (financial models, pitch, legal)

• Pitch / Dinner / Reception

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Over $108 Million in capital raised

Soaring Startup Circle

Field Studies Trekking to Tech: Leveraging the Locals + Courses in Context

Alumni & Learning• Field learning courses

• TechTrek West• Technology & Economic Development (Ghana Field Study)

• Non-credit field learning• TechTrek Boston• TechTrek NYC

• Speaker Series• Technology Council• Student Entrepreneurship

Silicon Valley & Seattle

New York City Boston

Boston Local Visits o

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Fridays

New York City Holy

Thursday

Visit BC alums at ClassPass - the $400 million global firm that’s changing how we pay for and experience fitness classes

@marinapardee@kevinhylant

@PayalKadakia

TechTrek West

San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Seattle

• 3 Credit Course - NOT a trip – Undergrads - competitively admitted – Grads - lottery – Class meets: Tuesdays 4:30-6:50pm first half of

Spring semester. – Week-long Field Study (Jan, March, May)

• Focus: – How firms go from start-up to “blue chip”, from

the perspective of firms & the organizations that provide funding.

– “How can you compete when others can copy your technology & the competition is just a click away?”

TechTrek West

• Quid - Marketing • Sequoia - Partners • True Ventures - Partner, Principal • Uber - PRO Team, Growth Analytics • Twitter - Marketing, Community Realtions,

HR • Zynga - Sr. Software Engineer, Product

Marketing Manager • Spotify - VP Business Development • Airbnb - VP Global Head of Employee

Experience • Square - Corporate Communications

Mgr., Software Engineer • OpenTable - VP Marketing, Analytics, HR • Fanatics - CEO • Highland Capital - Partner, Talent

Partner, & Associate

• QuanticMind - CEO, COO, VP, Sales • Silicon Valley Bank - Managing Directors,

Associate • Intel - VP Alliances & Biz Dev (Wind River) • KPMG - Managing Director, Sr.

Consultant • Equinix - SVP, Chair of Board/fmr CEO • Google - Head of Google News + Social,

Alumni Panel • Facebook - Partnerships (games), Global

Head of Channel Marketing - SMB, Communications Manager, HR, Analytics

• thredUp - CEO, co-founders • Apple - SVP WW Mktg, Director of Investor

Relations, Software Engineer (AppleTV), App Store Children’s Games Manager

• WePay - Founders (Pres & CEO, Team)

TechTrek 2016 Lineup...

– BC Technology Council Event + Panel, Alcatraz, walking tour of San Francisco

San Francisco & Silicon Valley

All are alums,

many are fo

rmer

students

TechCouncil / Alum Networking

Before We LeaveVC Partner / Founder Panel

Tech & Economic Development

Bono @ MEST

Course w/w

eek-

long field study to

Accra, Ghana

Making it Work• Lab Fee for Course• Team Learning

• TechTrek Boston• TechTrek NYC

• Significant Prep• Alumni, not HR• Partner: Advancement, Career Services

Silicon Valley & Seattle

New York City Boston

Bring it together…

Career Services

Teaching& Learning

Alumni &Development

Admissions University PR / Comm. Research

Career Services

Teaching& Learning

Alumni &Development

Admissions

University PR / Comm.

Research

Early, IS Core

Alumni TechCouncils

FieldLearning

Entrepreneurship Programs

Next Steps

"Skill Up" to Build Vision• Intro to Programming

with Swift for iOS Development

•Flipped Class •Out of class: Video

Lectures + Assignments & Online Quizzes

• In-class: Exercises, Q&A/Review, Quizzes, Help

•Time to Start Measuring

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