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Wharton Computing Strategic Directions 2006 May 9
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Wharton Characteristics
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Innovation
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Wharton Characteristics Scale Innovation
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Wharton Characteristics Scale Innovation Engagement
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Innovation Harker: "Innovation is in our blood" First business school (1881) First ongoing executive education program (1953) Designed the business research center model Wharton faculty: The most published on any business school Pioneered curricular developments Wharton: Characteristics InnovationScaleEngagement
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Scale The largest international business school in the world Broadest range of programs, reach of audience, diversity of clients Largest fulltime student body Philadelphia and San Francisco Programs with INSEAD, Singapore, India and China Wharton: Characteristics InnovationScaleEngagement
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ScaleInnovationEngagement Active engagement in the practice of business More than two-thirds of the 2004 Fortune 500 companies are active partners More than 8,000 executives from around the world participate in Wharton executive education programs Wharton research centers explore issues and create growth for global business Wharton Characteristics
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Scale Innovation Engagement Wharton Characteristics: Scale
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Innovation Scale Wharton Characteristics: Innovation
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Innovation
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Wharton Characteristics: Innovation Innovation
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Scale Innovation Engagement Faculty Students External Systems & Infrastructure Engagement
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Engagement: Faculty Engagement Faculty Students External Systems & Infrastructure
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Faculty advisory board Expand support for Wharton faculty Data from 39 vendors 163 subscribers Faculty Research: WRDS
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Grid System Faculty Research: Grid System
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FacultyCafé Faculty Research: FacultyCafé
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Faculty Recruiting System Faculty Research: Recruiting System
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Distributed Representative Model Balance of centralized and decentralized support. Put resources close to the faculty Customized support: One size doesn't fit all Coordination on standards & economies of scale Faculty Research: Support Model
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Challenges Increasing complexity & security issues New faculty Large-scale project support Faculty Research: Support Model
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Direction Integrate work of WRDS staff and departmental reps Emulate aspects of student services model Centralized knowledgebase Help desks Share cross departmental experience Work with faculty to refine model Faculty Research: Support Model
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Four new applications launched Fall 2005 Nine new proposals for this Spring cycle Wharton’s OTIS: 2,200 students at 62 institutions since July 2005 Challenge: Balancing ongoing support, new development, and outreach Faculty Instruction: Learning Lab
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Innovations in Technology Rich Internet application platforms Focus: Curriculum initiative Faculty Instruction: Learning Lab
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Faculty Instruction: Classroom Environment
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Faculty Instruction: webCafe webCafé usage
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Faculty Instruction: New Course Tools New applications Peer Evaluation Seating chart
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Faculty Instruction: OPIM 651
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MKTG 101/622 and Sabre Faculty Instruction: MKTG 101
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Scale Innovation Engagement: Students and Alumni Engagement Faculty Students External Systems & Infrastructure
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SPIKE and Student Services Students: SPIKE and Student Services
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Students: Course Registration “I am amazed and very impressed by the new Auction interface. It is very rich, interactive, highly usable and employs the latest in Web 2.0 technologies. I feel that you have taken something that we felt could not be improved upon and made it better.” A Wharton MBA Student The MBA Auction
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Future Directions Student technology advisory boards Mobile platform support Next-generation web-development tools Students: What’s Next?
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Systems & Infrastructure Engagement Faculty Students External Systems & Infrastructure
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Future Directions Commoditization of services Exploring email outsourcing Unrestricted growth Systems & Infrastructure
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Engagement: External Engagement Faculty Students External Systems & Infrastructure
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SunRay thin client architecture Wharton Virtual Classroom External Engagement: Executive Education
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External Engagement: Internal Services These are impressive apps, from student portals to virtual simulation teaching tools to server monitoring tools and much more. Every time I have seen the Wharton guys present their apps I have been impressed, and this time was no exception. Ben Forta’s blog 2006 Feb 21
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External Engagement: Knowledge@Wharton
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External Engagement: WRDS
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External Engagement: Learning Lab
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Wharton Computing Expanding scope, fostering innovation, engaging with our constituents Supporting Innovation, Scale, Engagement Scale Innovation Engagement
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