W. P. Carey School of Business. ISACA Scholarship

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1 W. P. Carey School of Business ISACA Scholarship

2 ISACA Scholarship Spirit and Intent The scholarship is being awarded to a student in the Information Systems program, at the W. P. Carey School of Business, with a strong interest in IT Audit or Information Security. The Information Systems academic program curriculum aligns with the goals and mission of ISACA Phoenix. 1/26/2015 2

3 ISACA Scholarship Criteria Recipient shall be enrolled in the W. P. Carey School of Business. Recipient must be pursing an academic degree in Information Systems (minors and certificate programs are not eligible). Recipient shall demonstrate documented financial need as defined by the ASU Office of Student Financial Assistance. Recipient must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Recipient must be a junior or senior level student, as defined by the University. Recipient must be an in-state student. Preference will be given to student pursuing an interest in IT Audit or Information Security. 1/26/2015 3

4 ISACA Scholarship Gift The scholarship fund was established in full with an outright gift of $25,000. The scholarship will be awarded annually. Each student must apply though WPC s general scholarship application process; the IS Department Scholarship committee will make the final decision on the applicant each year. 1/26/2015 4

5 Overall Emphasis Major efforts to shift programs emphasis to the I in IT Opting to lead our peer universities in an era where the traditional IT shop must respond to organizations growing appetite for big data and analytics solutions Embracing our scale by offering a robust mix of programs, dual major options, a variety of courses and teaching methods Increasing our connections across the University to position for improved onestop-shopping for IT talent in order to attract more industry partners Recruited over 10 new professors to reposition for the future; achieve top 10 research ranking in IS Expanded our Industry Partnership model Now significantly support the recruiting of new companies to the Phoenix metro area On the constant lookout for new industry needs and what we can do to address them (e.g., cybercrime)

6 W. P. Carey Information Systems Department Undergraduate Programs BDA Information Information Information Systems Systems Systems CIS

7 Decisions Can Be Easy to Make But unless there is evidence, they might not be very good ones.!!!!!!! InfoInrm In rm ( on ) forfoa m(aa(o onn)) SS yssytyessm tteesm) m s) s)!!!!! Technology Advances But what s valuable is not always so obvious

8 COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS

9 With computer technology, change is relentless From the first computer to today

10 The search for value is constant! Trained CIS professionals learn a way of examining technology s value

11 But, when we think we ve figured it out, then Along comes a new technology! From the first mobile phone to iphone, And on to a new set of elephants in the room

12 What do CIS Graduates do? They reinvent business processes! Work with all of the people involved to New Process: accurately capture the as is state Think about how a database, a webenabled interface, multi-media capabilities and other computer-based approaches might improve the process Collaborate to BRING ABOUT CHANGE! Old process:

13 BUSINESS DATA ANALYTICS

14 With decision making, evidence is key The search is on for the best evidence to support business decision making in marketing, finance, accounting, supply chain, economics and management data can provide that evidence But, the right evidence needs to be available at the right time supporting timely insight to action

15 What do Business Data Analytics Grads Do? They provide evidence to support decision making They discover the best evidence by finding out what leads to business value They deploy business rules based on their discoveries in application systems so all employees can make better decisions They do experiments to see if innovation ideas pan out The transform data to separate the message from the noise They teach employees how to make better decisions They change business processes in ALL areas of business

16 UNDERGRADUATE PLACEMENT PROFILE

17 Department of Information Systems W. P. Carey School of Business Arizona State University Class Profile Data Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems Total Students Enrolled AZ Resident Non-Resident 80.7% 19.3% 85.1% 14.9% 83.6% 16.4% Male Female 77.6% 22.4% 77.7% 22.3% 81.5% 18.5% Average GPA Ethnicity American Indian Asian American African American Hispanic Pacific Islander White Two or More Races Unknown International 0.6% 10.8% 4.0% 14.5% 0.0% 63.9% 0.6% 0.9% 4.8% 0.9% 12.0% 3.2% 14.9% 0.3% 63.0% 1.1% 0.9% 3.7% 0.3% 14.2% 2.8% 14.8% 0.3% 58.6% 2.5% 0.0% 6.5% Students also pursuing a concurrent degree (FIN, ACC, SCM, MKT, MGT, etc) Current # of BDA Majors: 92

18 MS in Information Management (on-site and online) Most graduates stay with their current employer High Potential (HiPo) IT employees need to learn to: Engage in business strategy setting and execution Manage an integral cost/revenue center that is highly complex and replete with internal and external relationship management challenges Embrace new technologies to support strategy, enable cost efficiencies, improve decision outcomes and provide for information assurance Serve as leader of an incubator for technology- and datadriven innovation across the business Bridge consumerization of IT trends (e.g., app store deployment model) with traditional (SDLC) and emerging deployment approaches (agile) Challenge status quo where disruptive technology forces provide means for radical transformation

19 The Courses Strategic Value of Information Technology The mission-critical role of IT in today s and tomorrow s business world Business Process & Workflow Analysis A comprehensive understanding of business processes and workflows as a foundation for technology-driven efficiencies and improvement Data and Information Management A comprehensive study of data and document management as a foundation for improved enterprise decision making and performance Business Intelligence A comprehensive understanding of business intelligence, its technological and managerial aspects and its strategic use to gain a sustainable competitive advantage Enterprise Systems A survey of ERP, CRM, SCM, Enterprise ecommerce, and vertical industry enterprise applications, with an emphasis on best practices for integration and architectural integrity Information Security and Controls What management can (and should) do to optimize the effectiveness of information security and internal controls for effective governance of IT IT Services and Project Management A broad survey of the project management discipline, from best practices for detailed project work plans to establishing a high-functioning PMO Information-Enabled Business Modeling Using spreadsheet models to analyze complex, unstructured business problems in order to make better decisions Emerging Technologies in IT Introducing students to a framework of evaluating and managing emerging technologies in IT from both technological and business perspectives Applied Project The program capstone course in which students, working in teams, gain real-world experience by developing an ITenabled transformation plan for a business and present their findings and deliverables

20 The MSIM Evening Program Strategic Value of IT Business Process & Workflow Analysis Summer Data and Information Mgt. Enterprise Systems IT Services & Project Mgt. Emerging Technologies in IT Business Intelligence Information Security & Controls InformationEnabled Business Modeling Applied Project Fall (1) Fall (2) Spring (1) Spring (2)

21 Class #1 Strategic Value of IT Information Security & Controls Class #6 The MSIM Online Program Class #2 Class #3 Business Process & Workflow Analysis Data and Information Mgt. IT Services & Project Mgt. InformationEnabled Business Modeling Class #7 Class #8 Class #4 Class #5 Enterprise Systems Business Intelligence Emerging Technologies in IT Applied Project Class #9 Class #10

22 MS in Business Analytics Business data scientists (but we don t subscribe to what I call the Unicorn Hypothesis ) charter class graduated May, Increasing hands-on tool experience with real datasets; our Executive Advisory Board was the driving force behind curriculum. Next up: the Internet of Things, smart solutions, the Industrial Internet, asset optimization, etc. will reshape what is expected of today s data science teams The IS and Supply Chain Management Departments in the W. P. Carey School partner in delivering the MSBA from this forward looking perspective Online platform version starting January 2015

23 Intro to Enterprise Analytics The Courses Analytics architecture, database, ER modeling, data warehousing, dimensional modeling (SQL, Tableau, IBM Cognos) Intro to Applied Analytics Pivot tables, Descriptive stats, linear models, Regression, Forecasting, Simulation, Decision analysis, Trees, Sensitivity, Optimization Data Mining I Data mining, classification systems, cluster analysis, recommendation systems, market basket analysis (association rules). (SPSS Modeler/SAS Enterprise Miner) Analytical Decision Making I Spreadsheet modeling, Optimal allocation of scarce resources, Linear, nonlinear and integer problems, Sensitivity analysis, Genetic algorithms, Fixed-charge problems, Cluster analysis, Discriminant analysis Applied Regression Models Simple and multiple linear regression, quantitative/qualitative predictors, analysis of residuals (classical assumptions), logistic regression, time-series and forecasting. Data-Driven Quality Management Principals of Quality Management and Six Sigma, Six Sigma DMAIC, Design for Six Sigma, Six Sigma Implementation Data Mining II Map reduce, Data stream mining, Link analysis, Frequent item sets, Clustering, Web advertising, Mining social networks, Dimensionality reduction, Large scale machine learning Analytical Decision Making II Analytical models of uncertainty, Decision trees, Monte Carlo simulation, Stochastic optimization Marketing Analytics Models for predicting probability, magnitude, timing of product purchase and market share. Key issues in marketing mix (pricing, advertising, product attributes), conjoint analysis, perceptual mapping. Business Analytics Strategy Analytics applications in operations, sales and marketing, supply chain, finance and banking, real time BI and predictive analytics, Experimentation, Organizing for analytics

24 The Full-Time MSBA Program Intro to Enterprise Analytics Data Mining I Analytical Decision Making Tools I Intro to Applied Analytics Marketing Analytics Applied Regression Models Fall Business Analytics Strategy Data Mining II Data Driven Quality Mgmt Spring Analytical Decision Making Tools II

25 Class #1 Intro to Enterprise Analytics Data Driven Quality Mgmt Class #6 The MSBA Online Program Class #2 Class #3 Class #4 Class #5 Intro to Applied Analytics Applied Regression Models Data Mining I Analytical Decision Making I Data Mining II Analytical Decision Making II Marketing Analytics Business Analytics Strategy Class #7 Class #8 Class #9 Class #10

26 ISACA Scholarship Gift Thank you for your support of our students! 1/26/