The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 SIMS Corpus Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Founded in 1995 Professional school 15 Faculty 40 Master’s students per year 2 year (4 semester) program 42-units for Master’s  6 core courses  6 or 7 electives What is SIMS?

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Pros and Cons Close Knit ProgramLimited Resources IndependenceLack of Structure Diverse OfferingsLacks Specialization UC Berkeley Emerging FieldFew Role Models Forge a PathDirection is Uncertain

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 We set out to…. Project Goals Describe Locate Connect Corpus: A large collection of writings of a specific kind or on a specific subject. – Dictionary.com … the SIMS Corpus

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 How the scope changed over time What drove the change Project Goals Describe Locate Connect

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Research Methods 1.Mission Statement Reviewed original proposal presented to U.C. Regents in Interview / Survey Compiled to gauge opinions about expertise and experience 3.Course Enrollment Data Identified trends in interests by students as well as by course

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Research Methods 4. Areas of Study Evaluated courses students took to identify common clusters 5.Card Sorting Determined how individuals organize terms found in the SIMS Corpus 6.Technology Review Evaluated options to address issues and complete recommendations

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Methodology Interviews & Survey Cardsorting Course Enrollment Areas of Study Mission Statement Technology Review

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Findings SIMS Identity Curriculum Synergy Information Access SIMS’ Online Presence

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Identity What is SIMS? What do you do there? How is that different from computer science?

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Identity Charter envisions some of SIMS’ focuses to be:  Management of Information Systems (MIS)  User Interaction Students perceive SIMS’ strengths as:  Information Architecture  UI Design, Usability  Document Engineering, XML & Web services  Law and Policy

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Identity Recommendations  Continue to develop areas of focus  Create committees that oversee these areas  Utilize seminars  Publicize Work Issue Area 1 Area 5 Area 2 Area 3 Area 4

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Curriculum Synergy Survey says:  49% say degree tracks influenced decision to attend SIMS  58% say they were not helpful in selecting courses Course Enrollment Analysis reveals:  Consistently fewer offerings at SIMS in fall semesters  Trend of SIMS students going to Haas is increasing

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Curriculum Synergy Typical Student’s Schedule at SIMS: IS 255 IS 206IS 213 IS 208IS st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th IS 255 IS 202 IS 204

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 IS 200 IS 202 IS 204IS 213 IS 206IS 298 Curriculum Synergy Revised Student Schedule: 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th IS 255

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Curriculum Synergy

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Information Access Need integrated information structures Techniques we learn are not employed by the school

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Information Access

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Information Access Need for improved, integrated information structures Techniques we learn not employed by the school Lack of uniformity results in redundant efforts and varied quality of information

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Describe overall structure of SIMS Enables information reuse Information Access Information Taxonomy PoliciesMeta Model Use in curriculum Reinforces areas of focus Develop standards Encourages automation efforts

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Over 50% of students found SIMS through the website Web content not representative of SIMS experience Two types of issues:  Content  Organization of Information Online Presence

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 “having outdated degree tracks on the website … definitely gave me a different vision about what the school would be about than what it actually is.” – SIMS Student Online Presence

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Content  62% knew what they wanted to study but advertised tracks are inaccurate  Results in unrealistic expectations of school Online Presence

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Organization  Information available is organized by function  Final projects not featured prominently on the site  Does not reflect SIMS’ methodology detracting from school’s credibility Online Presence

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Short-term  Organize content along areas of focus  Make student work more prominent Long-term  Utilize student projects to enhance SIMS infrastructure Online Presence

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Summary Define and institutionalize SIMS identity Deploy consistent and specialized curriculum Develop integrated information structure Reorganize website to reflect SIMS

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Thank You! Gracias! Merci! Dean Saxienan SIMS Faculty Students SIMS Staff Dr. Bob Glushko

The SIMS Corpus – Final Project Presentation May 13, 2004 Questions? Comments? Complete copy of our report will be available SOON at: dream.sims.berkeley.edu/SIMSCorpus