[AISWorld] AIS Student Chapter Competition

Tue Nov 8 22:30:25 EST 2011

Dear Jacques,

Thanks for the probing question. I acknowledge that Microsoft is currently
a relatively small player in the mobile apps space and that the track may
not appeal to some potential participants. Let me give you a little bit of
background information on the competition.

Our intention with the student competition is to provide students with an
opportunity to showcase their skills and abilities. We are also cognizant
of the diversity of skills/knowledge across the
discipline, programs/curriculum, and individual students. The competition
seeks to have multiple tracks to reflect these different skill
sets/knowledge areas while also promoting broad participation. In early
discussion of a student competition it was decided that a virtual
competition followed by an onsite competition for top performers from the
virtual competition would enable broader participation.

As I'm sure you know, this is the inaugural year of the competition. It is
our hope that the competition process will be relatively open and
transparent. At the beginning of September a 'Call For Track Proposals'
went out to AIS student chapter presidents and faculty advisors and also to
the AISWorld mailing list soliciting ideas for competition tracks.
Competition tracks were selected based on content areas and also on an
individual's/organization's willingness to chair the track, develop the
material, evaluate the entries, and handle other aspects of the
competition. In the case of this specific track, Microsoft was willing to
step up and help including providing access to software and even some
potential training.

We hope to further refine and improve the student competition each year
including additional content areas and would like to invite anyone
interested to submit potential tracks in the future.

Best,
Tom
 ___________________________________________________________
Thomas Meservy
Assistant Professor of MIS and
FedEx Institute of Technology STEP Research Fellow
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN 38152
___________________________________________________________

On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 12:32 AM, Jacques Steyn <jacques at steyn.pro> wrote:

> Dear Tom
> Why is this competition targeting a specific mobile phone operating
> system, and not open-ended, especially given that Windows-based mobile
> phones is worldwide totally insignificant. For statistic of earlier this
> year, see
> http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2011/02/mobile-operating-system-market-share-feb-2011-infographic.php
> and in the USA less than 6% of the marker -
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57319697-93/android-samsung-top-u.s-mobile-phone-market/
>
> One would think that AIS would promote addressing conceptual development
> rather than promoting some also-runs in the mobile environment. By reducing
> the focus to one small player, the scope for global student participation
> is minimized. Development for mobile phones is made difficult by having to
> develop separately not only for each OS, but even for each version of OS's,
> as even within the same stable there are conflicts between that need to be
> addressed programmatically.
>
> Regards
> Jacques
>
>
>
> On 11/7/2011 11:44 PM, Tom Meservy wrote:
>
>  Do you want your students to have the chance to demonstrate what they’ve
> learned thus far and gain world-wide recognition in the process? The AIS
> Student Chapter Competition is the perfect opportunity!   The Competition
> is focused specifically on Information Systems and divided into four
> tracks.  Competition within each track is divided into two main phases: 1)
> an initial virtual component that any student/team can participate in and
> 2) an onsite, face-to-face student competition for the top teams in each
> track from the virtual competition.  Download information on the tracks
> below:
>
> ·            *Data and Information Management (*Track Guidelines<http://warp.byu.edu/wp-uploads/asm.byu.edu/2011/08/2011-2012-AIS-Competition-IT-Risk-Management-Case-Competition.pdf>
> , Case Study<http://warp.byu.edu/wp-uploads/asm.byu.edu/2011/08/2011-2012-AIS-Competition-IT-Risk-Management-Case-Competition-Case.pdf>
> *)*
>
> ·            *Mobile Application Development (*Track Guidelines<http://warp.byu.edu/wp-uploads/asm.byu.edu/2011/08/2011-2012-AIS-Competition-Mobile-Application-Development.pdf>
> , Getting Started<http://warp.byu.edu/wp-uploads/asm.byu.edu/2011/08/2011-2012-AIS-Competition-Mobile-Application-Development-Getting-Started.pdf>
> *)*
>
> ·            *Social Media Strategy (*Track Guidelines<http://warp.byu.edu/wp-uploads/asm.byu.edu/2011/08/2011-2012-AIS-Competition-SMO-Track.pdf>
> *)*
>
> ·            *Video Competition (*Track Guidelines<http://warp.byu.edu/wp-uploads/asm.byu.edu/2011/08/2011-2012-AIS-Competition-Video-Track.pdf>
> *)*
>
>
> This is a great opportunity to gain recognition for your students and
> department on a global level.  For more information, visit the Competitions
> Page<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=msqymncab&et=1108081297408&s=1&e=001ejvyLkCF2dWdVdQ9Sw2NdLVtOIqwic012ihN66IrRoa_hmZKCK2Hiw-PDtt-OuzOibagUp-u3vJN6D4KFQb0uJLoK_eu81KrrZfwmsz9Ty7TRkpuJrU3vMmgsXHynXzI>,
> deadline to submit is January 1st.
>
>
> ___________________________________________________________
> Thomas Meservy
> Assistant Professor of MIS and
> FedEx Institute of Technology STEP Research Fellow
> University of Memphis
> Memphis, TN 38152
> ___________________________________________________________
>
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