Rollins Center for eBusinessBYU

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Title: Rollins Center for eBusinessBYU

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Rollins Center for eBusiness_at_BYU

Owen Cherrington, Director
eBusiness Research Center Directors Forum
November 15, 2001

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
BYU Utah
BYU Hawaii
BYU Idaho
11 Million church members world-wide
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Marriott School of Management
Departments
Programs
Centers
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Mission Statement

Our mission is to become a leader in e-business
through teaching, research, and innovation by
fostering mutually beneficial relationships
locally and globally among students, faculty,
and businesses.

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Center Organization
Board of Advisors
Faculty Steering Committee
Director
Associate Directors
Student Advisory Board
Program Assistant
Publicity Team
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Focus Areas
Curriculum
Entrepreneurship
International
Research
Continuing Education
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Center Organization
Each Focus Area
Student Lead
Faculty Lead
Board Lead
Committee Of Board Members
Committee Of Faculty Members
Committee Of Student Members
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Curriculum

Encourage e-business curriculum development by
promoting faculty expertise, applying technology
to the educational process, and facilitating and
coordinating curriculum development.
Strategies
Sponsor e-tooling faculty seminars.
Apply teaching technology to courses.
Develop online courses/materials.
Attract high-quality faculty and students.

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Curriculum Activities

eBusiness Projects Class
Teach consulting process early in semester.
Students complete a consulting project.
Teams of 4 or 5 students
Coach Professional with experience
Charge 5,000 - 10,000 (plus out-of-pocket
expenses)
Example projects
Security architecture plan
Competitor analysis for business plan
Business process reengineering

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Curriculum Activities

Monthly e-tooling seminars for faculty
Venture financing vSpring Capital
On-line course delivery CID
Venture success factors Accenture
Strategy Sun Microsystems
Etc.
Lab for developing online course content

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Research

Contribute to the development of innovative
technology by the collaborating with industry
leaders, other academic departments, and other
academic institutions on research projects.
Strategies
Facilitate faculty and student research on
e-business topics.
Create partnership relationships with outside
organizations to do joint research.

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Research in Progress

Peer-to-peer sharing of genealogical information
Joint project between IS faculty and Church.
IS Faculty Conan Albrecht, Jim Hansen, Bob
Jackson, Steve Liddle, and Doug Dean.
See http//ebusiness.byu.edu/ebus.cfm

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Extended Education

Support our commitment to lifelong learning and
continuous improvement by sponsoring lecture
series, conferences, workshops, and executive
education.
Strategies
Provide students easier access to practicing
professionals.
Sponsor/co-sponsor conferences and workshops.

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Continuing Ed Accomplishments

eBusiness Day Each Semester
eBusiness Lecture Series One speaker per week
On-line executive lecture series Winter 2002.
Certified Venture Evaluator Training Twice
annually
E-business Process Management Training
Austria and Belgium

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Entrepreneurship

Facilitate the incubation and sharing of new
ideas to deepen student understanding, strengthen
faculty development, and provide resources to
help foster new businesses.
Strategies
Facilitate and encourage faculty and student
quests for new applications of IT and e-business.
Develop partnership relationships that facilitate
new idea development.

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Entrepreneurial Accomplishments

Fall eBusiness Idea Competition
Winter Business Plan Competition
Partner with VCs to fund and evaluate the
competitions.

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International orientation

Use Internet technology to connect individuals,
organizations, and countries throughout the
world.
Strategies
Develop a repository of information and an
education/certification process on e-business
issues of specific countries.
Increase the visibility and reputation of faculty
in foreign countries.
Facilitate the development of e-business in a
worldwide economy.

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International Accomplishments