Rutgers CIMIC 1 JOINT M. S. PROGRAM IN EC- UMBC/Rutgers Nabil R. Adam Rutgers University CIMIC Center for Information Management, Integration, and Connectivity October 1998

Adam Rutgers CIMIC 2Outline n The Joint M.S. program u Overview u Administration structure u Students u Courses F Core F Tracks A and B n CIMIC - Background

Adam Rutgers CIMIC 3 JOINT M. S. PROGRAM IN EC n Between u UMBC F College of Engineering and Division of Continuing Ed u Rutgers University F CIMIC ( Center for Information Management, Integration and Connectivity ) and GRADUATE SCHOOL -NEWARK n Proposed Starting Date: Sept. 1999

Adam Rutgers CIMIC 4 The Program n Credits for graduation - 33 u 12 credit required core, u Followed by two specialization tracks A & B (15 credits) F Track A - focuses on technical aspects of EC; drawing from the fields of CS, IS, Eng. F Track B- focuses on the management, business, and legal aspects of EC; drawing from the fields of economics, policy science, and law.

Adam Rutgers CIMIC 5 The Program (Cont’d) u An internship (6 credits) - theses/projects F May involve international placement. Students will typically work in teams of 3-4 on real-world projects in which at least one member of the team works as an intern in a research lab or private/public enterprise such as GSA and other federal government agencies.

Adam Rutgers CIMIC 6 Administrative Structure 1. Two co-directors. 2. An Industrial Advisory board u Representatives of companies and government agencies, to advise the co-directors.

Adam Rutgers CIMIC 7 Administrative Structure (Cont’d) 3. An executive committee u Composed of the program co-directors, as rotating chairs, and additional faculty representatives from UMBC and Rutgers. u Serves as an advisory body to the program co- directors on academic and administrative matters. u Subcommittees: Admissions and curriculum u Members of the executive committee will be appointed to those sub-committees jointly by the co-directors.

Adam Rutgers CIMIC 8Students n Talented undergraduates majoring in engineering, computer science, and business, and graduate students in MBA, Law, computer science, and engineering. n When the program is fully operational, the program will produce at least 15 graduates/yr

Adam Rutgers CIMIC 9 Educational Facilities at UMBC and Rutgers n n UMBC u u is connected to the University of Maryland’s Interactive Video Network (IVN), a two-way video system, which allows videoconferencing with virtually all campuses as well as several other laboratory and commercial sites.

Adam Rutgers CIMIC 10 Educational Facilities at UMBC and Rutgers (Cont’d) n n Rutgers u u Interactive TV is available through ISDN and through the NJ IDLS (Interactive Distance Learning System). The campus has three ITV classrooms. These classrooms currently deliver various courses to each site and also to other facilities throughout the state.

Adam Rutgers CIMIC 11 Preparatory Courses n n Problem Solving and Computer Programming -- UMBC (3 credits). u u OR n n Computer Technology -- Rutgers-Newark (3 credits) n n AND n n Software and Hardware -- UMBC (3 credits). u u OR n n Database Systems -- Rutgers-Newark (3 credits)

Adam Rutgers CIMIC 12 Core Courses n Electronic Commerce I and II (Overview and Integration) Electronic Commerce Technology n n Electronic Commerce Business (Business Core) n n Electronic Commerce Policy (Policy Core)

Adam Rutgers CIMIC 13 Track A Courses n Networking for Electronic Commerce n Security for Electronic Commerce n Case Studies in Electronic Commerce n Databases, Data Warehousing, and Data Mining n Electronic Payment Systems n Workflow Management and Computer- Supported Cooperative Work n Tele-manufacturing

Adam Rutgers CIMIC 14 Track B Courses n Business Law and EC Economics I - Markets and Corporate Strategy in EC Economics I - Markets and Corporate Strategy in EC n Economics II - Market Failure and Public Policy toward EC n n Electronic Marketing n International Economics in EC n Political Institutions and EC n Selling through the Internet n Electronic Networks in Corporate Management

Adam Rutgers CIMIC 15 Relevant Programs n n No similar programs, yet, that we were able to identify. n n The Owen Graduate School of Management at the Vanderbilt - MBA with EC major n n the IC2 Institute of Innovation, Creativity, and Capital at the University of Texas at Austin - M.S. and Commercialization degree

Adam Rutgers CIMIC 16 CIMIC - Research Strength n Electronic Commerce/Digital libraries u Information extraction and content-based search u Security u Workflow u Integration and interoperability u Data warehousing u Universal access u Internet technologies

Adam Rutgers CIMIC 17 Collaborations (Partial list) n Global Electronic Commerce u UMBC, IBM, European Universities n International Institute of EC u In partnership with Concurrent Technologies Corp. (CTC) n MFG Name Professor in EC n Regional Applications Center (RAC) u NASA and State of NJ HMDC n Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute - NJ HMDC

Adam Rutgers CIMIC 18 CIMIC Faculty/Students n Funding u Over $4 million u NSF, NSA, NASA, HMDC, LLNL, IBM, CTC, GSA, MFG n Faculty u One FT Research Professor u Recruiting three FT Research Prof. to start 1/99 u Six faculty associates from various departments across Rutgers n Student (supported) u 4 Ph.D., 3 Masters, 3 Undergrad.

Adam Rutgers CIMIC 19 CIMIC (Cont’d) n Education - MS and Certificate Programs in EC n Outreach u MUSIC, Science Park High School, National Urban League, NY n Collaboration u Lucent Tech., Sarnoff Corp., LoC, Bellcore, SJHMC, Simon Fraser, NJIT, JHU, UMBC, GSA, CTC, IBM u Visitors - Professors from U. of Milano, Hankuk U., Korea, Ben-Gurion U., Israel, Erciyes U. Turkey, GMD-IPSI, Germany