Building a BTM Program, From Degree Proposal to First Graduates

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Building a BTM Program, From Degree Proposal to First Graduates Trish McLaren Area Coordinator, Business Technology Management

In the Beginning …

Timeline Summer 2010 Program design Fall 2010 New program approval process, with Senate approval in late November September 2011 First cohort of 60 students July 1, 2013 BTM Program joins the School of Business & Economics September 2013 First co-op work terms 2014 ITAC Recognition November 2015 First Convocation

Program Design BTM Program Technology Management Business Core Technology Base Foundations and Electives

Program Structure Fall (September - December) Winter (January - April)   Fall (September - December) Winter (January - April) Spring (May - August) Year 1 Business in a Networked Society Information Technology Microeconomics Modernity and the Contemporary World Elective Interpersonal Communication Math for BTM Macroeconomics Academic Literacy: Social Sciences Summer vacation Year 2 Marketing Introduction to Financial Accounting Statistics for Management Modernity: Critique and Resistance Business and Technology Law Software Development Introduction to Managerial Accounting Academic Literacy: Humanities Systems Analysis and Design Data and Knowledge Management Management of Information Systems I Organizational Theory and Change Year 3 Work Term 1 Work Term 2 Operations Management Fundamentals of Finance Information Systems Project Management Ethics, Technology and Organizations Year 4 Work Term 3   Technology and Innovation Management Management of Information Systems II Three electives Strategy and Enterprise Architecture

Co-op Business Analyst – CIBC, Toronto Market Researcher/Analyst – StarTech.com, London Project Support Specialist – OC Tanner, Burlington User Engagement Project Co-ordinator – Blackberry, Waterloo IT Analyst – Deloitte, Toronto Business Intelligence – Suncor, Calgary IT Co-op Student – John Deere, Grimsby Business Data Analyst – Sun Life Financial, Waterloo Junior Service Delivery Analyst – RBC, Toronto Desktop Support & Helpdesk – Scotiabank, Toronto

Students Year # of 1st Year Students Minimum Entrance Average Entrance Requirements # of Grads/Students Remaining 2011 60 74% 4U English 60% 4U Math 70% 17 graduates 2012 70 76% 28 (graduate in fall) 2013 75 28 in 3B 2014 67 78% 4U English 70% 4U Math 75% 30 in 3A 2015 43 79% 4U Functions or Calculus 75% ? 2016 80%

Talent Mash 2014

Convocation, November 2015 - 94% employed (all except one)

Challenges Differentiating between BBA and BTM Differentiating between ourselves and other (Ryerson) BTM programs Creating a community at Laurier Creating a sense of identity as BTM students beyond Laurier Being the “last-chance” program

Current priorities and looking forward… ITAC Accreditation, Winter 2017 Increased awareness of BTM the degree in general and the Laurier BTM degree Increased number of applicants and students Increased experiential learning opportunities