Management Information Systems (MIS) @ Villanova University Department of Decision & Information...

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

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Accounting

MIS Delivers Business Technology …

Finance Management

Marketing

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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

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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

• robert.nydick@villanova.edu

• stephen.andriole@villanova.edu

• william.mcewan@villanova.edu

• Talk to Other DIT Faculty & Students

• Check Out the Brochure …