Executive Council Meeting

1. Executive Council Meeting 2 February 2007

4. 4 Congratulation and Good Luck Andy Brogowicz is retiring this year after 27 years of service to WMU

5. 5 Curriculum evaluation is in progress

6. 6 Whirlpool Negotiating Training

7. 7 Whirlpool Negotiating Training

8. 8 Whirlpool Negotiating Training

9. 9 Whirlpool Negotiating Training

10. 10 Whirlpool Negotiating Training

11. 11 Whirlpool Negotiating Training

12. 12 Value Proposition: ISM students get valuable negotiating training and experience Whirlpool has a great opportunity to evaluate talent and provide a positive image of Whirlpool In the Fall, we will look at a competitive sign-up process Whirlpool Negotiating Training

13. 13 Negotiating Follow-up Summer program in France 2 weeks tour/plant visit 1 week intensive negotiating class at Negocia 6 college credits

14. 14 Study Trip to Australia Trip date: April 29 to May 13 (20) Participants: 24 Students Bret Wagner, Jim Eckert, Duke Leingpibul Support needed for summer start dates

15. 15 APICS Golf Outing When: Saturday, April 21 Where: Lake Doster Golf Club Who: Students, Professors and Professionals Cost: $40 per student, $55 for non-students $50 and $100 for Company hole sponsorship Used as a fundraiser as well as a networking opportunity

16. 16 APICS Golf Outing

17. 17 APICS Golf Outing

18. 18 APICS Golf Outing

19. 19 APICS Golf Outing

20. 20 APICS Golf Outing

21. 21 Dennis Connor Metrics Moment

22. 22 Dennis Connor Metrics Moment

23. 23 Dennis Connor Metrics Moment

24. 24 Recruiting Events BroncoBash Numerous information/freshman experience sessions Business Bash

25. 25 Study Abroad No hard data available (staffing issues in study abroad office) but sure that ISM is disproportionately represented. Brian Oltman in Paderborn Oltman Chronicles Brian is available

26. 26 Graduate Exit Survey

27. 27 Graduate Exit Survey

28. 28 Graduate Exit Survey

29. 29 Graduate Exit Survey

30. 30 Graduate Exit Survey

31. 31 Graduate Exit Survey

32. 32 Program Metrics: GPA

33. 33 GPA as a p-chart:

34. 34 Lake Wobegon Vision Lake Wobegon, where "the women are strong, the men are good looking, and all the children are above average,"

35. 35 ISM is an elite program ISM Students take: ~1/3 general education credits ~1/3 general business credits ~1/3 ISM credits No reason that we can’t set a goal of 100% of graduates with an earned GPA of 3.0 or above.

36. 36 Impediments:

37. 37 Impediments:

38. 38 Impediments:

39. 39 Impediments:

40. 40 Impediments:

41. 41 Impediments: “A ‘C’ gets you a degree” “Cooperate to graduate”

42. 42 Solution: Stretch and Support “We should set high expectations of our students. When they meet them, shine the light and recognize them. When they don’t, kick them in the butt.” “We must care deeply about our students, their experiences, and what they are trying to achieve. This naturally leads schools to support them day-by-day and in truly profound ways.”

43. 43 MGMT 4800 (MGMT 2900) “The 4800 class helped me a great deal in talking and working with professional as well as getting me involved in the groups linked with ISM (APICS, ISM, ASQ) which I would have not done otherwise.”

44. 44 MGMT 4800 (MGMT 2900) “With that course (MGMT 4800) touching on jobs and internships, it should be offered earlier in the ISM curriculum, possibly as a 2000 level class so sophomores and juniors can start focusing on getting internships.”

45. 45 Expectations and reality Need to educate students on job marketplace Need to interest students in career MGMT 4800 MGMT 2900 UNIV1020 Proposed Career Center Internships APICS/ISM

46. 46 Expectations and reality Executive council support Consider internships for more junior students (allow for prodigal children) Interview questions—ask about APICS/ISM participation

47. 47 Engineering Transfers Many engineering students transfer into ISM after “meeting their match” in an engineering course or courses Cannot undo the GPA damage Propose possibility to expunge courses

48. 48 Uncontrolled systems

49. 49 Uncontrolled systems

50. 50 Hard control systems

51. 51 Hard control system pitfalls

52. 52 Self-controlling systems

53. 53 Self-controlling systems

54. 54 MGMT 4640 Production Planning and Control Three basics topics Inventory Analysis Forecasting Production Planning

55. 55 MGMT 4640 Traditional approach Students may buy book Instructor assigns reading Students fail to read Instructor lecture on material that students should have read in preparation

56. 56 MGMT 4640 Definition: Lecture When knowledge passes from instructors notes to students notes without being processed by either brain

57. 57 MGMT 4640 Traditional approach (continued) Instructor assigns homework problems Students only do homework problems if graded Students take exam (written) and get problem partially correct Instructor grades exam, gives student partial credit and grade of 75%

58. 58 MGMT 4640 New approaches needed Achieve real learning without increasing instructor workload

59. 59 MGMT 4640 New approach (students should read ahead of time) Lecture is limited Ideally either explanations when students struggle with a problem/concept or small-dose examples of applications Students work problems in groups in class Students practice with practice exam

60. 60 MGMT 4640 New approach (continued) Exam is not a surprise Everyone can get an A—and an A in this approach demonstrates more proficiency than an A in the previous approach Concepts further illustrated by Excel and SAP exercises

61. 61 MGMT 4640 New approach: Proper use of technology is key CPS WebCT Allows for paperless class

62. 62 MGMT 4640 Side benefits Groups facilitate attendance Grading is easier (available, documented submissions) and better (more thorough) WebCT discussion groups More class time (attendance and homework return)

63. 63 ERP Simulation Game

64. 64 ERP Simulation Game

65. 65 ERP Simulation Game

66. 66 ERP Simulation Game

67. 67 ERP Simulation Game

68. 68 ERP Simulation Game

69. 69 ERP Simulation Game

70. 70 ERP Simulation Game

71. 71 ERP Simulation Game In April, run a “real time” simulation Start Monday at 5:00 pm, end Friday at 5:00 pm Students have to continuously monitor Just like e-mail, Facebook

72. 72 ERP Simulation Game International Competition Virtual this year Hopefully in Montreal in 2008 Potential for Executive Education Research Opportunities

73. 73 MGMT 4640: The Future Sales and Operations Planning More Excel Flexible Exams—Gain 3 classes EC Members can provide problems/context Advanced Planning Class

74. 74 ISM Curriculum Changes

79. 79 Curriculum Survey

80. 80 Curriculum Survey

81. 81 Curriculum Survey

82. 82 Curriculum Survey

83. 83 Curriculum Survey

87. 87 New Course CIS 5550, Business Reporting Dr. K.C. Chen

88. 88 Outlook of Business Reporting Jobs A great job outlook for people who has business reporting skills Monster.com: 30000+ jobs Technology knowledge required to perform business reporting at the job MS Excel, MS Access, database basics, and larger scale reporting tools (e.g., MS SQL reporting services, and Crystal reports)

89. 89 Ideas from ISM EC (I) A solid technical foundation Ability to gather/organize huge volumes of data from disparate information systems Database philosophy and structure Develop and run queries MS Excel (formulas, queries, PivotTables, V-Lookup, etc.) MS Access (build databases and queries) SQL and large reporting applications (e.g., Crystal reports, SQL reporting services, Cognos, etc.)

90. 90 Ideas from ISM EC (II) Probability and statistical functions Enterprise reporting, ad hoc reporting, embedded reporting, and web-based reporting Multiple reporting services that range from MS Office to full-scale reporting systems Business Intelligence Visual Basic coding

91. 91 CIS 5550: Business Reporting A new course offered for the first time in Spring 2007 Two sections close to be full Students from Accounting, CIS, ISM, Management, Marketing, and MBA. CIS and ISM majors are the majority

92. 92 Current Course Modules End-user reporting (ER) Excel: PivotTable, PivotChart, Queries, data extraction/importing, various data sources, excel reports on the web Access: tables, queries, forms and reports Full-scale reporting (FR) MS Reporting Services

93. 93 Current Course Modules Special topics in reporting (ST) ERP reporting Business intelligence Financial report; XBRL Report sharing and versioning for collaboration Case studies Basic database concepts are discussed and experimented in ER and FR modules

94. 94 Future of the Course Will be offered again in Fall 2007 as CIS 5550 CIS 5550 is a temporary course number BIS department is committed to offering the course regularly An existing CIS course (CIS 2640) is appropriate for the future home of this course Work is being done to formalize the course

95. 95 Experience Learned (so far) Students love it Opportunity to learn business computer technology Some already use what’s learned at work Opens up job opportunities in other areas

96. 96 Experience Learned (so far) Mixed technology background Transferred students Some have never heard of MS Access; Some didn’t do much even in Excel Lack of database knowledge CIS 1020 or equivalent

97. 97 Lunch at Fetzer

98. 98 Potential Logistics Electives Bruce Ferrin International Logistics Electives

99. 99 Potential Logistics Electives The current (and future) globalized state of business makes knowledge of international transportation & logistics vital since, in a globalized supply chain, logistics must be integrated so tightly with production

100. 100 ISM Curriculum Engineering IME 1420 Engineering Graphics ECE 1000 Fundamentals of Circuits & Electronics Production IME 3280 Quality Assurance & Control ME 2200 Process & Materials in Manufacturing IME 4870 Manufacturing Productivity Techniques MGMT 4640 Production Management & Control MGMT 4810 Integrated Materials Systems MKTG 4850/IME 4880 Applied Process Re-engineering (Try-Z) Purchasing MGMT 4800 Materials Management Strategies MKTG 3720 Purchasing Management LAW 4860 Marketing & Sales Law Logistics MKTG 4630 Manufacturing Logistics

101. 101 Potential Logistics Electives MGMT 4640 is where inventory management content is presented to ISM students 4630 focuses extensively on freight transportation, but there is not enough time to adequately cover domestic & international transportation.

102. 102 Potential Logistics Electives Proposed course would include: International transportation infrastructure (right-of-way) Documentation & payment methods Current economic & competitive conditions in various ocean trades (Trans-atlantic; Trans-pacific; Mediterranean; South American)

103. 103 Potential Logistics Electives Carrier strategies (Ocean; Air cargo) Shipper strategies Port issues (Capacity; Maintenance; Security) Ultimately would like to expand the course (or add an additional elective) dealing with customs regulations & clearance

104. 104 Long-range ISM Program Goals Time to look strategically

105. 105 Goals 80-90 graduates per year 100% of graduates with GPA of 3.0 or above Nationally ranked program

106. 106 Goals Experiential learning lab Executive development programs Tutoring Flexible exams Tri-Z Kampus Kidz

107. 107 National Ranking U.S. News & World Report, Business Week are primarily based on Business School Dean surveys, which are based on reputation and not program Getting WMU ranked will require marketing effort, more external recognition

108. 108 Challenge MSU, ASU, PSU Teaching load: 2 classes per semester Doctoral seminars Summers available for research (funded) Doctoral Students/Grad assistants Chaired professorships Reduced teaching, more $$

109. 109 Challenge WMU Teaching load: 3 classes per semester Frequently 3 courses Summer teaching (2 courses over ½ of summer) required to keep salaries competitive No doctoral students/grad assistants

110. 110 More National Recognition Can’t reduce 3 class load, but could provide summer research grants to support 4 months of uninterrupted research time More conference presence Even without papers Grad assistants Reduce grading, support research Dedicated staff person

111. 111 To achieve these goals . . . Endowed program Guaranteed funding stream