1. 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

2. http://www.ryerson.ca/itm/  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, 20162 Us

3.  Sense of ownership/partnership/shared goals  Giving and taking  Essential for success National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, 20163 Our (my) understanding of engagement

4. National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, 20164 With whom do we engage?

5.  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, 20165 Our Students

6.  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, 20166 Engaging students

7.  “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, 20167 How student engagement pays off

8.  http://www.ryerson.ca/itm/faculty.html National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, 20168 Our Faculty 21 (soon to be 24) full time faculty Diverse backgrounds Technical/managerial Academic/industry One CRC, several grants held

9.  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, 20169 Engaging faculty

10.  Innovative programs  Student mentorship  Student learning  Relevant research  Industry relationships start and end with faculty National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, 201610 Faculty engagement benefits

11. National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, 201611 (The rest of) TRSM  Largest B-school in Canada  7 schools and many departments  BComm degree  9000+ undergrad, 100+ grad students  120+ faculty

12.  School wide committees  Core curriculum  Faculty council  Grad programs National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, 201612 Engaging with TRSM

13.  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, 201613 Importance/benefits

14. National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, 201614 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

15.  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, 201615 Engaging with Ryerson

16.  Benchmarking/best practices  Smoother student/faculty experience  Proactive strategizing National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, 201616 Importance/benefits

17. National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, 201617  Mostly Toronto/GTA  Program advisory councils  Industry events  Guest lectures  Executive in residence (TRSM) programs Engaging with Industry

18.  Hire our students!  Mentor our students  Feedback for what we do  Programs  Research  Co-curricular National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, 201618 Industry engagement is key

19.  Ryerson BTM attracts students from Toronto GTA Rest of Ontario/Canada Ryerson reputation as city builder National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, 201619 Toronto/GTA/Canada

20.  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, 201620 Toronto/GTA/Canada

21.  Stakeholders are in constant and complex interaction with each other  Engagement is key to success National BTM Academic Conference Edmonton, AB June 4, 201621 Overall

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