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iSchool Updates . September 2012. Defining the iSchool. An iSchool is INTERDISCIPLINARY. Combining: Management Communications And Technology With a focus on people. The iSchool Education:.
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iSchool Updates September 2012
An iSchool is INTERDISCIPLINARY • Combining: • Management • Communications • And Technology • With a focus on people
The iSchool Education: Flexible technical coursework with a liberal arts core, that prepares students for today’s world
The IM&T Program • Since 1987 • 654 Current Enrollment • Exponential Growth • Six Concentrations -Project Management -Web Design & Management -Database Management -Information Security -Networks and Systems Management -Digital Retail Strategies
Defining SIS: • Interdisciplinary - shared program - iSchool & LCS • Curriculum - emphasis on applied IT • Audience - for students interested in design and development of software systems • Balance – focus on both human and machine side of IT • Flexible - students can choose from an array of technical specializations
The iSchool Experience Small School : Big Network • Experienced academic advising team offering group and individual appointments throughout the year. • Engagement opportunities through BeIT, WIT, BLISTS and other student organizations focused on providing networking and mentoring amongst current iSchool undergraduates. • Dynamic employer relations team offering individualized counseling, internship help, resume reviews, weekly employment workshops, email iCareers notifications, and targeted iSchool career fairs and corporate visits. The employer relations team works in conjunction with the Office of Career Services in the Schine Student Center. Our goal is to provide individualized, comprehensive support to EVERY student.
The iSchool ‘right fit’ • Quantitatively: strong students • Qualitatively: • Creative, Innovative and Curious: has demonstrated technology exploration and attempts to leverage technologies to advance goals • Collaborative, Team-Based and Focused on Solving Problems: often entrepreneurial in nature, a demonstrated leader amongst peers or in the field
Drilled Down Goals • Direct Applications • Academic Quality • Geographic Diversity • Racial/Ethnic Diversity • Gender
IDS & Entrepreneurship • Information Technology, Design and Start-Ups Interdisciplinary minor • Spring Break in Silicon Valley • Student Sandbox, our start-up incubator at the Technology Garden downtown, where the IDEA Accelerator provides student funding. • Global Entrepreneurship Week- “Pitch Panel and Tech Meet-Up” in NYC this November
Undergraduate Placement • Highest average starting salary across campus for 4 years running. • Highest percentage of students obtaining positions through internships across campus for 4 years running. • In 2011, highest number of graduates across campus employed prior to graduation.
Social Media Leadership @iSchoolSU Social Networks are Information Networks • First course focused on Social Media in 2006 • Students, Faculty and Staff of the iSchool developed the Syracuse University social media presence & strategy over 2+ years • Internationally recognized for innovation in social media • Social Media curriculum includes: • Enterprise social media strategy • Development of social web technologies • Mining social media data • Data visualization • Blogging for Information Professionals
Social Media Leadership @iSchoolSU • 254,598 page views in the last year • Content produced by iSchool students • Platform for students and faculty to share knowledge with others in the tech and information fields
Social Media Leadership @iSchoolSU • Real-time Twitter use in the classroom • iSchool social media accounts actively engage students and alumni • Class projects that utilize and explore social media throughout the curriculum • Even our dean tweets and checks in on foursquare!
