Executive Council Meeting

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Executive Council Meeting

• 6 February 2008

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Introductions
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Announcements and News
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Current Plan for Spring
Wed. 2/6
Thurs. 2/7
Fri. 2/8
ISM Executive Council Meeting 900 300
Career Fair 1000 300
600 630 Registration
ISM Networking Dinner 600 900
630 830 Company Presentations
ISM Career Night
830 1000 Networking
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Is this better?
Wed. 2/6
Thurs. 2/7
Fri. 2/8
ISM Executive Council Meeting 900 300
Career Fair 1000 300
600 630 Registration
ISM Networking Dinner 600 900
630 830 Company Presentations
ISM Career Night
830 1000 Networking
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SAP University Alliance Scholarship

• 10,000 Scholarship awarded to
• Marie Chapman
• Richard Pode
• Only 10 awarded in the US and Canada

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Learning outside the classroom
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Whirlpool Negotiating Training
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ROTC Leadership Reaction Course
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ROTC Leadership Reaction Course
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ROTC Leadership Reaction Course
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ROTC Leadership Reaction Course
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ROTC Leadership Reaction Course
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ROTC Leadership Reaction Course
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ROTC Leadership Reaction Course
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Leadership

• Many group activities, but groups not used to
  teach leadership
• Faculty not necessarily in a good position to
  teach teamwork or leadership
• Common thread in leadership evaluationneed work
  on command presence

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Leadership Evaluation

• Leadership assessment report can be adapted for
  course groups
• Try-Z
• ERP Simulation Game

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ERP Simulation GameFirst International
Competition
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ERP Simulation GameFirst International
Competition
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ERP Simulation GameFirst International
Competition
3rd PlaceWMUs ISM team!
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ERP Simulation GameFirst International
Competition
First place team HEC Montreal MBA students
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ERP Simulation GameFirst International
Competition
Second place team Virtual team of HEC Montreal
and University of Cincinnati MBA students lead by
Virginie Bouly, HEC grad student and game
programmer.
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ERP Simulation GameFirst International
Competition
Third place team WMU ISM team Finished ahead MBA
teams at University of Arkansas, University of
Cincinnati and University of Central Florida
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ERP Simulation GameFirst International
Competition
Thanks to the Rincons for providing the space!
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ERP Simulation GameFirst International
Competition
The able team coach in Montreal
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ERP Simulation GameFirst International
Competition
Things are different in Montreal
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ERP Simulation GameFirst International
Competition
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ERP Simulation GameFirst International
Competition

• Strategy Make 4 products (one production line),
  no idle time, no marketing, manage pricing

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ERP Simulation GameSecond International
Competition
Will be held at SAP University Alliance
Curriculum Congress in Atlanta Feb. 2008 or
Montreal in June 2008. Would like to have a team
travel to the competition site.
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APICS Golf Outing

• When Saturday, April 19
• 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

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APICS Golf Outing
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APICS Golf Outing
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APICS Golf Outing
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Dennis Connor Metrics Moment
Fall Semesters
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Dennis Connor Metrics Moment
Graduation Rate
Goal 80-90 per year (with quality)
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Recruiting Events

• BroncoBash
• Business Bash
• Portage Central HS
• Lost Jean Meersman to Arizona
• HS Recruiting, ISM Exploration Day

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Program Metrics GPA
Seniors
Fall 2003, All Students, average GPA 2.98
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GPA as a p-chart
1.00
0.50
0.00
Is a 40-50 defect rate acceptable?
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Goal

• All ISM students graduate with a 3.0 or higher
  GPA
• Enhance culture, reach students earlier
• Support learning
• CAD software in Schneider Hall
• New learning technologies
• Tutoring?

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ISM Curriculum Changes
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ISM Curriculum Changes
ISM Courses ECE 1000 Fundamentals of Circuits
and Electronics IME 1420 Engineering Graphics ME
2200 Process and Materials Manufacturing IME
3280 Quality Assurance and Control IME 4870
Manufacturing Productivity Techniques LAW 4860
Marketing and Sales Law MKTG 3720 Purchasing
Management MKTG 4630 Manufacturing
Logistics MGMT 4640 Production Management and
Control MGMT 4800 Materials Management
Strategy MGMT 4810 Integrated Materials
Systems MKTG 4850/IME 4880 Applied Process
Reengineering Technical Elective CS 1040, CS
1110, ECE 1010, IME 3050, IME 5080 MGMT
4000(3200) ERP System Management
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ISM Curriculum Changes
ISM Courses ECE 1000 Fundamentals of Circuits
and Electronics IME 1420 Engineering Graphics ME
2200 Process and Materials Manufacturing IME
3280 Quality Assurance and Control IME 4870
Manufacturing Productivity Techniques LAW 4860
Marketing and Sales Law MKTG 3720 Purchasing
Management MKTG 4630 Manufacturing
Logistics MGMT 4640 Production Management and
Control MGMT 4800 Materials Management
Strategy MGMT 4810 Integrated Materials
Systems MKTG 4850/IME 4880 Applied Process
Reengineering Technical Elective CS 1040, CS
1110, ECE 1010, IME 3050, IME 5080 MGMT
4000(3200) ERP System Management MGMT 3200 ERP
System Management
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ISM Curriculum Changes
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New Electives
Either choose any two of the following
ECE1000, ECE1010, IME 3050, IME 5080 FCL (BUS)
5940 International Seminar CIS 2640 Business
Reporting Foreign Language Courses (2000 or
above) Low Volume Lean Optimized Scheduling
(MGMT4640 Prereq.) Logistics Modeling Internationa
l Logistics Accounting, Economics, Finance,
Computer Information Systems
Or complete a minor in
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• Have identified course equivalents
• Not all classes will transfer from 2-year program
• Will finalize in articulation agreement

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MGMT 4640 Update

• Paperless class, new technologies
• Blackboard Vista exams/exercises
• Clickers
• ERPsim simulation

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MGMT 4640 Update

• Results
• increased learning (instructor perception)
• increased satisfaction (ratings improved from 4.2
  to 4.7)

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Study Trip to Australia

• Trip date April 29 to May 13 (20)
• Participants
• 24 Students
• Bret Wagner, Jim Eckert, Duke Leingpibul

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Study Trip to Australia
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Study Trip to Australia
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Study Trip to Australia
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Study Trip to Australia
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Next short-term trip

• Business Relations in London and Paris
• B2B and B2C relations
• Negotiating in Negocia
• Partner with Steve Newell, Marketing
• For 2009--Thailand

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New Course

• CIS 2640, Business Reporting
• Dr. K.C. Chen
• Can use more data sets
• Large set of data
• Questions to be answered
• How you got the answer

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Career Center

• Linda Ickes

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The Haworth College of Business
ExperienceCurrent College Initiatives

• Great Academics,
• A Great Experience
• A Great Career!

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Career Center Haworth College of Business
Entrance To Career Center
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Focused on Student Success
Office (Back of House)
Area Overview
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Employer Partnerships
Aerial Floor Plan
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Impact on WMU

Lobby/Classroom Entrance
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Open Discussion

• Critical topics in procurement

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Previous Program Focus

• Rationalize recruiting/placement
• ISM Career Night, Resume CD to BroncoJobs, better
  student e-mail list, Select Survey sign-up list
• Reduce enrollment decline

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Long Range Program Goals

• 80-90 graduates per year
• 100 of graduates with GPA of 3.0 or above
• Every grad has at least 1 internship
• All students spend 1 semester abroad
• Nationally ranked program

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National Ranking

• Challenges in achieving national ranking
• Sime Curkovic

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Current partner support

• Scholarships 17,500
• Study abroad
• Short-term program support 3,000
• Semester study abroad scholarships 4,000
• APICS student program support 2,000
• ISM office student support 3,000
• Curriculum development 1,000
• ISM Exploration Day
• Faculty travel 5,000

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Program improvement needs

• Experiential classroom (John Deere)
• Grad assistants
• Reduced grading, support research
• Summer research grants to support 4 months of
  uninterrupted research time
• More conference presence
• Even without papers
• Dedicated staff person
• Campus leadership reaction course

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To address these needs . . .

• Increased program support
• John Greenhoe Jim McIntyre