Transitioning to a Mobile-First World

A presentation given to IS review board to promote the idea of teaching mobile application development in Carnegie Mellon's Information Systems Program.

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1. Transitioning to a ‘Mobile First’ World Larry Heimann Information Systems Carnegie Mellon University
2. "I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been." Wayne Gretzky
3. 91% of all people on Earth have a mobile phone 56% of all people have a smartphone
12. Of 146 IS students surveyed, 145 owned a smartphone
13. What do alumni say?
14. What do alumni say? “The next big thing is mobile and it’s already here. Never before have we seen the potential for every person on the planet to own and carry a device; never before has there been such a large addressable market on such a small number of platforms.”
15. What do alumni say? “The next big thing is mobile and it’s already here. Never before have we seen the potential for every person on the planet to own and carry a device; never before has there been such a large addressable market on such a small number of platforms.” “Many of the core fundamentals (object-oriented programming, relational databases, basic HTML/JS/CSS) remain essential, but the difference today is that, once armed with those fundamentals, the next step lies in your pocket.”
16. What do alumni say? “The next big thing is mobile and it’s already here. Never before have we seen the potential for every person on the planet to own and carry a device; never before has there been such a large addressable market on such a small number of platforms.” “There is no better tech skill to learn in the next 5 years than mobile design and development.” “Many of the core fundamentals (object-oriented programming, relational databases, basic HTML/JS/CSS) remain essential, but the difference today is that, once armed with those fundamentals, the next step lies in your pocket.”
17. Student Interest in Mobile App Classes
18. Steady growth in Mobile to Cloud Enrollments in 67-328 have increased each of the four years the course has been offered. Student Interest in Mobile App Classes
19. IS Student Survey Any Interest Most Interest iOS 92.5% 57.5% Android 74.7% 21.2% Design 69.9% 19.2% None 2.1% 146 students surveyed on April 3, 2014 Steady growth in Mobile to Cloud Enrollments in 67-328 have increased each of the four years the course has been offered. Student Interest in Mobile App Classes
20. Interest in a minor in Mobile Apps On a 1-5 scale, 34.9% rated interest in minor at 5 (very interested); another 30.1% rated 4 (interested). IS Student Survey Any Interest Most Interest iOS 92.5% 57.5% Android 74.7% 21.2% Design 69.9% 19.2% None 2.1% 146 students surveyed on April 3, 2014 Steady growth in Mobile to Cloud Enrollments in 67-328 have increased each of the four years the course has been offered. Student Interest in Mobile App Classes
21. Interest in a minor in Mobile Apps On a 1-5 scale, 34.9% rated interest in minor at 5 (very interested); another 30.1% rated 4 (interested). IS Student Survey Any Interest Most Interest iOS 92.5% 57.5% Android 74.7% 21.2% Design 69.9% 19.2% None 2.1% 146 students surveyed on April 3, 2014 Steady growth in Mobile to Cloud Enrollments in 67-328 have increased each of the four years the course has been offered. Student Interest in Mobile App Classes $93,000/yr Average salary for iOS developers, according to Glassdoor.com
22. High Demand from students, but not met by academia
23. High Demand from students, but not met by academia Few competitors for this space at Carnegie Mellon
24. High Demand from students, but not met by academia Few competitors for this space at Carnegie Mellon Nationally, only ‘big dog’ in the game right now is Stanford
25. Challenges to teaching mobile apps
26. Challenges to teaching mobile apps • Technology is rapidly changing; expect to rework course preps on regular basis
27. Challenges to teaching mobile apps • Technology is rapidly changing; expect to rework course preps on regular basis • Important to blend in “15 year knowledge” in course, not just give students “2 year knowledge” -- our experience in 67-272 helps
28. Challenges to teaching mobile apps • Technology is rapidly changing; expect to rework course preps on regular basis • Important to blend in “15 year knowledge” in course, not just give students “2 year knowledge” -- our experience in 67-272 helps • Need to consider courses that touch on people and process issues of information systems and mobile apps, not just the technology
29. Challenges to teaching mobile apps • Technology is rapidly changing; expect to rework course preps on regular basis • Important to blend in “15 year knowledge” in course, not just give students “2 year knowledge” -- our experience in 67-272 helps • Need to consider courses that touch on people and process issues of information systems and mobile apps, not just the technology • Can try to partner with HCI for help with design-related courses -- if they are interested (they are well established, so what’s in it for them?)
30. "I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been." Wayne Gretzky
31. "I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been." Wayne Gretzky Many ‘pucks’ in play for information systems, but easy to see where one major puck is heading ...
32. "I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been." Wayne Gretzky Many ‘pucks’ in play for information systems, but easy to see where one major puck is heading ... ... question is whether we will intercept that puck and score the winning goal before some other program does?
33. Comments?