The Critical Role of Engagement at a BTM oriented School – A Program Director’s Perspective Dr. Ozgur Turetken Professor and Director Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management Ryerson University Toronto, ON

 Largest BTM program (~1600 students) in Canada’s largest business school  Most urban university in Canada (going up in research productivity/rankings)  Practice orientation National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, Us

 Sense of ownership/partnership/shared goals  Giving and taking  Essential for success National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, Our (my) understanding of engagement

National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, With whom do we engage?

 Mostly from Toronto high schools  Increasing intake  most recent >450  Increasing entry averages  Male dominant  but decreasingly so National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, Our Students

 Hands on/experiential learning  Student participation in  Promotion/open house/recruitment activities (parents!)  Governance – school council and committees, e.g. curriculum  Dedicated faculty member to support student groups and case studies National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, Engaging students

 “Engaged” students are more successful  Classes  Co-op  Internship/job opportunities  Student feedback helps develop better curriculum/delivery/value National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, How student engagement pays off

 National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, Our Faculty 21 (soon to be 24) full time faculty Diverse backgrounds Technical/managerial Academic/industry One CRC, several grants held

 Self-governance  Support research diversity  Curriculum/course development  Input for teaching assignments  Encourage “close to heart” service/committee activities National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, Engaging faculty

 Innovative programs  Student mentorship  Student learning  Relevant research  Industry relationships start and end with faculty National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, Faculty engagement benefits

National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, (The rest of) TRSM  Largest B-school in Canada  7 schools and many departments  BComm degree  undergrad, 100+ grad students  120+ faculty

 School wide committees  Core curriculum  Faculty council  Grad programs National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, Engaging with TRSM

 Better BTM as well as other TRSM student experience (including minors and co-op)  Enriched industry connections  Administrative synergies  Faculty research opportunities National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, Importance/benefits

National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, Ryerson University  In the heart of downtown Toronto  Growing in size and reputation Overall RankingRank Last Year 1[1]Simon Fraser 2[3]Waterloo 3[2]Victoria 4[*6]Carleton 5[5]Guelph 6[4]New Brunswick *7[*6]Memorial *7[*8]York 9[*8]Ryerson

 Representation in senate/university wide committees  Central admissions/registrar  Central scheduling  Multi-disciplinary grad programs  Supervision in engineering, ComCult, CS etc. National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, Engaging with Ryerson

 Benchmarking/best practices  Smoother student/faculty experience  Proactive strategizing National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, Importance/benefits

National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4,  Mostly Toronto/GTA  Program advisory councils  Industry events  Guest lectures  Executive in residence (TRSM) programs Engaging with Industry

 Hire our students!  Mentor our students  Feedback for what we do  Programs  Research  Co-curricular National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, Industry engagement is key

 Ryerson BTM attracts students from Toronto GTA Rest of Ontario/Canada Ryerson reputation as city builder National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, Toronto/GTA/Canada

 Aspirations to be national/international program require engagement with other Canadian (and international) universities, ITAC, AIS, ACM, etc.  Engagement with academic community helps program building, recruitment, visibility  Case competitions help student visibility National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, Toronto/GTA/Canada

 Stakeholders are in constant and complex interaction with each other  Engagement is key to success National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, Overall

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