Richard G. Vedder, Ph.D.
Professor
Information Technology & Decision Sciences
College of Business
Vedder@unt.edu
Academic Background
Ph.D. University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, History, 1978
M.S. University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Management Information Systems, 1984
Memberships
American Association for the Advancemebnt of Science (AAAS), 2009-P
Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP), 1990-P
World Future Society, 1986-P
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 1985-P
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1985-P
Work Experience
Academic Experience
Professor of Information Technology, University of North Texas (2005 - Present), Denton, Texas.
Interim Chair, Information Technology and Decision Sciences , University of North Texas (2004 - 2005), Denton, Texas.
Professor of Business Computer Information Systems, University of North Texas (2000 - 2004), Denton, Texas.
Associate Professor of Business Computer Information Systems, University of North Texas (1990 - 2000), Denton, Texas.
Assistant Professor of Business Computer Information Systems, University of North Texas (1984 - 1990), Denton, Texas.
Instructor, MIS Department, University of Arizona (1982 - 1984), Tuscon, Arizona.
Chair, Social Studies Department, Fenster School of Southern Arizona (1978 - 1984), Tuscon, Arizona.
Associate Faculty, Prima Community College (1978 - 1984), Tuscon, Arizona.
Consulting
2006: The Gearhart Companies, Barnett Shale applications, (Ft. Worth, TX) Barnett Shale applications
1989: TELTECH Resource Network , (Minneapolis, MN); AI, microcomputer systems
1988: TELTECH Resource Network , (Minneapolis, MN); AI, microcomputer systems
1988: AMIGOS Bibliographic Council, Inc, Dallas, TX; microcomputer systems; AI
1987: TELTECH Resource Network , (Minneapolis, MN); AI, microcomputer systems
1987: St. James Group, Dallas, TX; Crisis/Emergency Management; AI
1987: AMIGOS Bibliographic Council, Inc, Dallas, TX; microcomputer systems; AI
1984-1986: AMIGOS Bibliographic Council, Inc, Dallas, TX; microcomputer systems; AI
Courses Taught
Courses from the Teaching Schedule: DATA ADMINISTRATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT, E-COMMERCE SYSTEMS, EMERGING
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS IN BUSINESS, VISUAL DISPLAY OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, VISUAL
PROGRAMMING FOR BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
Courses taught, but not in the Schedule:
Courses taught, but not in the Schedule:
ADVANCED MULTIMEDIA, ADVANCED BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS (AI/EXPERT SYSTEMS), DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS,
EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Other Teaching Activities
Thesis / Dissertation Committee - Chair
2005 - Thesis / Dissertation Committee - Chair. Konstantin Taskov (2005 - 2008)
1993 - Thesis / Dissertation Committee - Chair. Brad Jensen (1993 - 1996)
Thesis / Dissertation Committee - Member
2014 - Thesis / Dissertation Committee - Member. 3 students. See 2012 note; started cmte for Chris Redgraves (2014 - ).
2013 - Thesis / Dissertation Committee - Member. 4 students. See 2012 note
2012 - Thesis / Dissertation Committee - Member. 4 students. Bradley Folsom (2012 - 2014); Matthew Hamilton (2012 - Pres.); David Musick
(2012 - Pres.); William Nance (2012 - 2013)
2006 - Thesis / Dissertation Committee - Member. Jeremy St. John (2006 - 2008)
1997 - Thesis / Dissertation Committee - Member. Charletta Gutierrez (1997-1999)
1994 - Thesis / Dissertation Committee - Member. Albert Huang (1994-1995)
1993 - Thesis / Dissertation Committee - Member. Dan Peak (1993 - 1994)
1993 - Thesis / Dissertation Committee - Member. Karen Pettingel (1989-1991)
1985 - Thesis / Dissertation Committee - Member. Mohammed Attia (1985-1987)
Intellectual Contributions:
Refereed Articles
St. John, J., Guynes, C. S., & Vedder, R. (2014). The Client-Vendor Offshore Relationship: Success Factors. Information Systems
Management, 31, 120-125, doi: 10.1080/10580530.2014.890429.
St. John, J., Vedder, R. G., & Guynes, C. S. (2013). Relationship Changes in It Offshoring. International Journal of Management &
Information Systems, 17 (3), 131-134.
St. John, J., Guynes, S., & Vedder, R. G. (2013). The Value of Partnership in Offshoring. Journal of Business and Economics Research, 11
(7), 297-300.
Vedder, R. G. (2012). Windows 8: What Educators Need to Know. Journal of Information Technology Education, 11, 319-325.
Vedder, R. G., Guynes, C. S., & Reilly, R. (2010). Offshoring Limitations. Review of Business Information Systems..
Guynes, C. S. & Vedder, R. (2009). Social Considerations for Offshoring. ACM-Computers and Society..
Vedder, R. G. & Guynes, C. S. (2008). Social Considerations for It Offshoring. ACM-Computers and Society, 38 (4), 40-44.
Peak, D., Gibson, M., Spence, W., Bayles, K., Kroon, V., Richard Vedder (2008). How Will Media Technology Evolve as an Academic
Discipline? Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 14 (1), Article 22.
Vedder, R. G. (2006). A CI Opportunity from Katrina and Rita. Competitive Intelligence Magazine, 9 (1), 38-39.
Vedder, R. G. & Guynes, S. (2002). CIO Viewpoints on Competitive Intelligence. Information Systems Management, 19 (4), 49-55.
Vedder, R. G., Van Dyke, T., & Prybutok, V. (2002). Death of an Expert System: Success and Disuse. Journal of International Technology
and Information Management, 11 (1), 73-79.
Vedder, R. G. & Guynes, S. (2001). Study of Competitive Intelligence Practices in Organizations. Journal of Computer Information
Systems, 41 (2), 36-39.
Jiang, J., Klein, G., & Vedder, R. (2000). Persuasive Expert Systems: The Influence of Confidence and Discrepancy. Computers in Human
Behavior, 16 (2), 99-109.
Vedder, R. G., Guynes, S., & Vanacek, M. (1999). CEO and CIO Perspectives on Competitive Intelligence. Communications of the ACM, 42
(8), 108-116.
Vedder, R. G. (1999). CEO and CIO Attitudes about Competitive Intelligence: What CI Professionals Should Know. Competitive Intelligence
Magazine..
Vedder, R. G., Guynes, S., & Vanacek, M. (1998). Electronic Commerce on the WWW / Internet. Journal of Computer Information
Systems, 38 (1), 20-25.
Vedder, R. G. & Vanecek, M. (1998). Competitive Intelligence for IT Resource Planning: Some Lessons Learned. Information Strategy: The
Executive's Journal, 15 (1), 29-36.
Guynes, S., Vedder, R. G., & Vanacek, M. (1997). Security Issues On The Internet. ACM Security, Audit, and Control, 15 (2), 8-11.
Guynes, S., Vedder, R. G., & Vanacek, M. (1996). Privacy And Societal Issues On The Internet. ACM-Computers and Society, 26 (1), 11-13.
Vedder, R. G., Sobol, M., & Klein, G. (1992). Using Statistical Feedback By-Products of Expert Systems. IIE Transactions, 22 (3), 574-580.
Vedder, R. G. & Gibson, M. L. (1989). A Typology of Techniques and Tools for Decision Support Systems. Journal of Information
Technology Management, 6 (2), 42-49.
Vedder, R. G., Fortin, M., Limmerman, S., & Johnson, R. (1989). PC-Based Expert System Shells: Some Desirable and Less Desirable
Characteristics. Expert Systems: The International Journal of Knowledge Engineering, 6 (1), 28-42.
Vedder, R. G. (1988). Using a Graphics Interface with Personal Consultant Plus. Personal Computing News, 6 (1), 8.
Vedder, R. G. (1987). Teaching Artificial Intelligence in the Business School. Interfaces, 8, 19-22.
Vedder, R. G. (1987). The Opportunities and Challenges of Managing Expert Systems. Industrial Management, 29, 14-16.
Vedder, R. G. & Mason, R. O. (1987). An Expert System Application for Decision Support in Law Enforcement. Decision Sciences (Journal
of), 18, 400-414.
Vedder, R. G. & Nestman, C. H. (1985). Understanding Expert Systems: Companion to DSS and MIS. Industrial Management, 27, 1-8.
Refereed Proceedings
Full Paper
Peak, D., Gibson, M., Spence, W., Bayles, K., Kroon, V., Richard Vedder (2002). How Will Media Technology Evolve as an Academic
Discipline? Incipient Research and Expert Panel Discussion. Conference (Dallas, TX)..
Vedder, R. G. & Koelker, J. (2000). Using a Personal Data Assistant for Data Collection During a Field Study of Human Behavior. Decision
Sciences Institute..
Vedder, R. G. & Prybutok, V. (1999). An Expert System That Was. Sciences Institute International Conference (Athens, Greece) ..
Vedder, R. G. & Hassan, N. (1993). A Design Requirements Set for Executive Information Systems (EIS) Based on Cognitive Processing
Models. Decision Sciences Institute..
Vedder, R. G. & Turban, E. (1990). Strategies for Dissemination of Applied Artificial Intelligence Technologies. Pan-Pacific Conference..
Vedder, R. G. & Turban, E. (1990). Strategies for Managing Expert Systems Development. IEEE Managing Expert System Programs and
Projects Conference..
Vedder, R. G. & Turban, E. (1988). Expert System Project Selection: A Stakeholder Approach. Decision Sciences Institute..
Vedder, R. G. (1987). Teaching Artificial Intelligence in the Business School. ISECON..
Vedder, R. G. & Gibson, M. L. (1987). Tools for Successful Decision Support Systems (DSS) for the Three Levels of Management. Decision
Sciences Institute..
Vedder, R. G. (1986). An Expert System Application for Crisis Management. International Industrial Engineering Conference (Dallas)..
Abstract Only
Vedder, R. G. (2012). An Introduction to Windows 8 and the Metro Interface. General Business Conference..
Non-Refereed Articles
Vedder, R. G. (2006). Katrina's Gift: A Wake-Up Call for Improved Disaster Planning. Information Systems Security, 15 (6), 41-44.
Vedder, R. G. (1991). Guest Editor's Note. Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal, 2 (2/3), 95.
Vedder, R. G. (1989). Five PC-Based Expert Systems for Business Reference Use: An Evaluation. Expert Systems with Applications: An
International Journal, 8 (1), 42-54.
Vedder, R. G. & Hoeke, M. C. (1984). Course Authoring Software. NCR Technical Report, 84 (3)..
Book Chapters
Refereed
Vedder, R. G. & Turban, E. (1992). Strategies for Managing Expert Systems Projects. In Jay Liebowitz and Efriam Turban (Eds.), Managing
Expert Systems. Idea Group Publishing Company.
Vedder, R. G. (1990). Expert Systems for Crisis Management: The HIT Project. In Jay Liebowitz (Ed.), Expert Systems for Business and
Management. Yourdon Press (Prentice-Hall).
Vedder, R. G. (1990). An Overview of Expert Systems. In Donald E. Riggs and Rao Aluri (Eds.), Expert Systems and Libraries. Ablex Press.
Presentation of Refereed Papers
International
Vedder, R. G. (2012). An Introduction to Windows 8 and the Metro Interface. General Business Conference, Huntsville, Texas.
Vedder, R. G., Peak, D., Gibson, M., Spence, W., Bales, K., Verlyn Kroon (2002, August). How Will Media Technology Evolve as an Academic
Discipline? Incipient Research and Expert Panel Discussion. Conference (Dallas, TX) , Dallas, Texas.
Vedder, R. G. & Koelker, J. (2000, November). Using a Personal Data Assistant for Data Collection During a Field Study of Human Behavior.
Decision Sciences Institute, Orlando, Florida.
Vedder, R. G. & Prybutok, V. (1999, July). An Expert System That Was. Sciences Institute International Conference (Athens, Greece) ,
Athens, Greece.
Vedder, R. G. & Hassan, N. (1993, November). A Design Requirements Set for Executive Information Systems (EIS) Based on Cognitive
Processing Models. Decision Sciences Institute, Washington, District of Columbia.
Vedder, R. G. & Turban, E. (1990, September). Strategies for Managing Expert Systems Development. IEEE Managing Expert System
Programs and Projects Conference, Washington, District of Columbia.
Vedder, R. G. & Turban, E. (1990, June). Strategies for Dissemination of Applied Artificial Intelligence Technologies. Pan-Pacific
Conference, Seoul, Korea.
Vedder, R. G. (1989, May). Using Expert Systems Technology in Hostage-Taking Incidents. CORS/TIMS/ORSA Conference (Vancouver),
Vancouver, Canada.
Vedder, R. G. & Turban, E. (1988, September). Expert System Project Selection: A Stakeholder Approach. Decision Sciences Institute, San
Diego, California.
Vedder, R. G. & Gibson, M. L. (1987, November). Tools for Successful Decision Support Systems (DSS) for the Three Levels of Management.
Decision Sciences Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
National
Vedder, R. G. (1987, October). Teaching Artificial Intelligence in the Business School. ISECON, San Francisco, California.
Vedder, R. G. (1986, May). An Expert System Application for Crisis Management. International Industrial Engineering Conference (Dallas),
Dallas, Texas.
Vedder, R. G., Nunamaker, J., & Eirich, W. (1985, August). Computer Literacy: A Case History. INDEX: EDUCATION, Dallas, Texas.
Vedder, R. G., Nunamaker, J. F., & Chappell, D. (1985, January). Design and Operation of Computer-Based Learning Facilities: Criteria and
Case Study. American Academy of Collegiate Schools of Business Workshop, Tucson, Arizona.
Vedder, R. G., Nunamaker, J. F., & Chappell, D. (1985, January). MIS and the Business School: A Strategic Look at Curriculum and Faculty
Development. American Academy of Collegiate Schools of Business Workshop, Tucson, Arizona.
Presentation of Non-Refereed Papers
National
Vedder, R. G. (1986, August). Expert Systems for Management. INDEX: EDUCATION, Dallas, Texas.
Vedder, R. G., Nunamaker, J. F., & Chappell, D. (1985, January). Educational Needs and CBL Facilities Design. American Academy of
Collegiate Schools of Business Workshop, Tucson, Arizona.
Research Grants
Funded
2005: Vedder, R. G. Microsoft TechEd Scholarship, Principal Investigator, Microsoft Corporation. All expenses paid to attend Microsoft
TechEd Conference (Orlando, FL).
2004: Vedder, R. G. Microsoft TechEd Scholarship, Principal Investigator, Microsoft Corporation. All expenses paid to attend Microsoft
TechEd Conference (San Diego).
2003: Vedder, R. G. Microsoft TechEd Scholarship, Principal Investigator, Microsoft Corporation. All expenses paid to attend 2003 TechEd
Conference.
1994: Vedder, R. G. & Vanecek, ., Ernst and Young , Principal Investigator, Ernst and Young . Research on the use of competitive
intelligence methods by MIS business units.
1990: Vedder, R. G. UNT Professional Development Institute (PDI) Business Administration Fellow , Principal Investigator. For research
and/or research-related travel.
1988: Vedder, R. G. Guynes Scholarship, Principal Investigator. BCIS Junior Faculty Research Excellence Award (Guynes Scholarship) ($500)
for research and/or research-related travel.
1988: Vedder, R. G. Comshare System W, Principal Investigator, Comshare Corporation. Comshare Commander Executive EIS software,
documentation, installation, maintenance.
1987: Vedder, R. G. BCIS Department Summer Faculty Research Grant , Principal Investigator. BCIS Department Summer Faculty Research
Grant for $3,300 to investigate charac¬teristics of expert system generators (shell programs) operat¬ing on PC/XT and PC/AT machines;
participants: myself and 12 graduate students.
1987: Vedder, R. G. Member of Texas Instruments University Expert System Develop¬ment Program, Principal Investigator, Texas
Instruments. Member of Texas Instruments University Expert System Development Program. Awarded $6,000 in Personal Consultant Plus
software packages for development of an expert system for garden plant identification.
1987: Vedder, R. G. Comshare System W, Principal Investigator, Comshare Corporation. More DSS software, documentation, installation and
maintenance.
1986: Vedder, R. G. TI Donation, Principal Investigator, Texas Instruments. Received donation of $9,164 TI Business Pro computer to carry
out expert system research for TI with Personal Consultant Plus. .
1986: Vedder, R. G. Texas Instruments Explorer Computer Challenge Grant, Principal Investigator, Texas Instruments. Awarded two TI
Explorer LISP machine tower computers, plus drives and LISP software.
1986: Vedder, R. G. Comshare System W, Principal Investigator, Comshare Corporation. System W was a tool for building Decision Support
System applications. Donation included software, documentation, maintenance, and training. Product used both in research and in the
classroom.
Not Funded
1995: Vedder, R. G. & Windsor, J., COBA Curriculum Innovation Award. 3,076 for developing computerized forms of course assessment;
with Dr. John Windsor as lead professor making application. Note that COBA Dean Clay Singleton combined this award with another given to
Dr. Windsor and Dr. Wayne Spence (BCIS) for a different, but related project. Financial breakdown unavailable.
1994: Vedder, R. G., Richards, T., & Pettit, J., COBA Curriculum Innovation Award. $7,050 (with Drs. Tom Richards (lead professor making
application) and John Pettit (who dropped out of the project 5/94)), to develop BCIS 3615 (Visual Display of Business Information). Course
first presented 1995 Spring.
1992: Vedder, R. G., Becker, ., Prybutok, ., & Richards, T., IBM Total Quality Management in Education , IBM. Participated with Drs. Becker,
Prybutok, T. Richards, and others in submitting a proposal for an IBM Total Quality Management in Education grant; not received.
1992: Vedder, R. G. Information Systems Research Center Grant . Grant for investigating the use of neural network and expert stystems as
early warning systems for a marketing problem; not funded.
Papers Under Review
Vedder, R. G. (2011). "Reconsidering the Killer App," Initial submission to Communications of the ACM.
Other Research Activities
Applied or Integrative/application Scholarship
1986: , ., . Wrote dBASE II addenda for 3610 class notes.
1988: , ., . With Robert Golladay, 3610 class notes revision; also contributed chapter on end-user computing.
2006: , ., . Ongoing research with Steve Guynes; a new competitive intelligence project.
Service:
Service to the University
Department Assignments
Chair:
2004-2005: Interim ITDS Department Chair: Between administrations of Windsor and Jones
1996-1997: IT Master's Curriculum Proposal Committee
1992-1993 – 1993-1994: BCIS Chair Search Committee: 18 months of service, starting Jan. 1993.
1986-1987: Curriculum Subcommittee: Content revision for BCIS 2610, BCIS 3610
Member:
2008-2009: ITDS Curriculum Committee
2007-2008: Curriculum Committee (Academic Currciulum Committee): Served as Chair 9 times.
1996-1997 – 2007-2008: Executive Committee: Advises the Chair
1997-1998 – 2004-2005: Curriculum Committee (Academic Currciulum Committee): Served as Chair 9 times.
1989-1990 – 1993-1994: Curriculum Committee (Academic Currciulum Committee): Served as Chair 9 times.
1986-1987 – 1987-1988: Curriculum Committee (Academic Currciulum Committee): Served as Chair 9 times.
1986-1987: Computer Lab Committee: Department-level, not COBA-level.
1986-1987: Curriculum Subcommittee: Textbook selection for BCIS 2610, BCIS 3610
Department Assignments
Member:
2010-2011: ITDS Curriculum Committee
Department Assignments
Member:
2011-2012 – 2012-2013: ITDS Curriculum Committee
Department Assignments
Member:
2013-2014 – 2014-2015: ITDS Curriculum Committee
2010-2011 – 2011-2012: ITDS Promotion and Tenure Committee (PAT)
Department Assignments
Member:
2012-2013 – 2014-2015: ITDS Promotion and Tenure Committee (PAT)
Department Assignments
Member:
2007-2008 – 2011-2012: ITDS Scholarship Committee
Department Assignments
Member:
2013-2014 – 2014-2015: ITDS Scholarship Committee
2011-2012: ITDS Scholarship Committee
Department Assignments
Member:
1991-1992 – 2009-2010: Promotion and Tenure Committee (PAT)
1993-1994 – 1994-1995: Personnel Affairs Committee (PAC)
1991-1992: Personnel Affairs Committee (PAC)
1984-1985 – 1990-1991: Scholarship Committee: Served as Chair twice.
1987-1988: Personnel Affairs Committee (PAC)
Other Institutional Service Activities:
2007-2008 – 2009-2010: ITDS Master's Programs Coordinator
1997-1998 – 2003-2004: BCIS Dept. Vice-Chair
1989-1990 – 1993-1994: BCIS Master's Programs Coordinator
1986-1987: BCIS 2610 and BCIS 3610 Course Coordinator
Department Assignments
Other Institutional Service Activities:
2010-2011 – 2014-2015: ITDS Master's Programs Coordinator
Department Assignments
Other Institutional Service Activities:
1997-1998 – 2003-2004: Undergraduate Program and Master's Programs Coordinator: Part of Vice-Chair's activities
College Assignments
Chair:
2013-2014: Masters Program Committee
2009-2010: Library Committee
College Assignments
Member:
1991-1992: AACSB Reaccreditation Committee: Represented Master's Programs Committee
College Assignments
Member:
2009-2010: Appeals Committee
College Assignments
Member:
1995-1996 – 1996-1997: COBA Web Site Design Committee
1985-1986: Computer Lab Facilities Design Committee
College Assignments
Member:
2009-2010: Computer and High Tech
2005-2006 – 2007-2008: Computer and High Tech Committee
2004-2005: Executive Committee
College Assignments
Member:
2011-2012: Library Committee
College Assignments
Member:
2010-2011 – 2014-2015: Library Committee
2007-2008 – 2008-2009: Library Committee
College Assignments
Member:
2011-2012: Masters Program Committee
2007-2008: Master's Programs Committee: Served as Chair 4 times.
1997-1998 – 2003-2004: Master's Programs Committee: Served as Chair 4 times.
1989-1990 – 1994-1995: Master's Programs Committee: Served as Chair 4 times.
College Assignments
Member:
2014-2015: Masters Program Committee
2007-2008 – 2012-2013: Masters Program Committee
College Assignments
Member:
2006-2007 – 2007-2008: New Business Building Design Committee: Collect and review ideas for the design of the new COBA building.
1997-1998 – 2003-2004: Undergraduate Policy Committee: Served as Chair 2 times.
Other Institutional Service Activities:
Other Institutional Service Activities:
1999-2000: COBA: As part of COBA's efforts to improve teaching, gave a lecture on electronic presentations and multimedia to the
COBA doctoral students as part of their August training program.
1998-1999: Artificial Intelligence Systems Workshop: Taught 8-hr. workshop for interested COBA faculty.
1997-1998: COBA Teaching Seminar: Attended Dr. Harvey Breitman Teaching Enhancement Seminar, sponsored by COBA.
1997-1998: COBA: As part of COBA's efforts to improve teaching, gave a lecture on electronic presentations and multimedia to the
COBA doctoral students as part of their August training program.
1993-1994: COBA: As part of COBA's efforts to improve teaching, gave a lecture on electronic presentations and multimedia to the
COBA doctoral students as part of their August training program.
1987-1988: Comshare System W Workshop: In association with a Comshare representative, offered an 8-hr. workshop on this DSS
product, which had been donated to BCIS Dept.
University Assignments
Member:
1997-1998 – 2003-2004: Oversight Committee for SLIS Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program
1989-1990 – 1993-1994: UNIX Computer Subcommittee of UNT University Computer Council
University Assignments
Member:
2013-2014 – 2014-2015: UNT Productivity & Collaboration Program Management Committee for IT Shared Services
2013-2014 – 2014-2015: UNT Academic IT Advisory Group
2012-2013: UNT Academic IT Advisory Group: Assist UNT IT governance
2011-2012 – 2012-2013: UNT Productivity & Collaboration Program Management Committee for IT Shared Services: This PMC will
consider projects, initiatives and strategies for the shared IT services provided by ITSS that support general productivity and
collaboration tools such as email, SharePoint, telephones, shared software such as Microsoft, and other collaboration software for the
UNT System. You have been asked to serve because of your role at your institution as well as your knowledge and perspective of IT
services in support of the academic and research missions at your institution.
University Assignments
Member:
1999-2000: UNT System Center at Dallas Program Committee
University Assignments
Member:
2013: University Common Core Oversight Committee: Substituted for Dan Peak Spring/ Summer 2013.
University Assignments
Member:
2006-2007: University Library Cluster Committee
1997-1998 – 2003-2004: University Computing Council
1985-1986: University Library Cluster Committee
University Assignments
Member:
2013-2014 – 2014-2015: University Library Cmte
University Assignments
Member:
2009-2010 – 2012-2013: University Library Committee
Mentoring Activities:
1985-1986 – 1997-1998: NT Connection Mentor Program
Other Institutional Service Activities:
1988-1989 – 2000-2001: UNT Professional Development Institute: Taught Visual Basic for US Customs; IRS.
1988-1989: CAI Conference Chair: Conference chair for CIAI '88 (see above for details). This conference generated much favorable
publicity locally, regionally, nationally, internationally for UNT.
1987-1988: Hostage-Taking Information and Tactics Expert Systems Project: DFW-area press coverage of HIT project generated good
publicity for the University. HIT again highlighted in 1988 by the Houston Chronicle.
Service to the Profession
Academic Conference: Discussant
1989: Industrial and Organizational Crisis Management International Conference, New York City, New York. NYU Graduate School of
Business Administration
1988: FAIM: Forum on Artificial Intelligence in Management, Dayton, Ohio. Sponsored by US Defense Department; attendance by invitation
only; served as a commentator.
1986: International Conference on Industrial Crisis Management , New York City, New York. NYU Graduate School of Business
Administration
1986: FAIM: Forum on Artificial Intelligence in Management, Richmond, Virginia. Sponsored by US DoD; attendance by invitation only;
served as a commentator.
Academic Conference: Moderator / Facilitator
2012: General Business Conference, Huntsville, Texas.
Academic Conference: Panelist
2002: AMCIS, Dallas, Texas. 'How Will Media Technology Evolve as an Academic Discipline?' with Dan Peak, Michael Gibson (UNT), Wayne
Spence, Kenton Bales (UN,O), and Verlyn Kroon; paper in Proceedings.
Board Member: PRJ Editorial Review Board
2009 – 2014: Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal.
1989 – 2008: Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal. Member of the Editorial Advisory Board
Chair: Conference / Track / Program
1991: IEEE Managing Expert System Programs and Projects Conference, Washington, District of Columbia. Chaired paper session dealing
with AI project management for business and industry applications.
1988: CIAI 88: Conference on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Business and Industry , Denton, Texas. Sponsored by the UNT
Information Systems Research Center; conference chairman
1988: CIAI 88: Conference on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Business and Industry , Denton, Texas. Sponsored by the UNT
Information Systems Research Center; as conference chairman, I spent more than a year preparing for this event as principal organizer,
planner, and coordinator. About 180 people attended CIAI, from as far away as Finland, The conference generated much favorable publicity
for the ISRC, UNT, and the BCIS Department regionally, nationally, and internationally (exs., Singapore, India, and France).
Reviewer - Article / Manuscript
1999: Communications of the ACM.
1999: Informatica. Special issue on Group Support Systems
1999: Communications of the ACM.
1992: Decision Sciences Institute. Special issue on Knowledge-Based DSS.
1990: Industrial Crisis Quarterly. And the 24th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
1989: Information and Management.
1988 – 1989: Industrial Crisis Quarterly.
1988: IEEE.
1988: IEEE Software.
1987: Decision Sciences Institute.
1987: Computers & Education.
Editor: Guest Editor of Journal
1991: Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal. Special guest editor (in the Jan./Feb. 1991 issue); devoted to expert
system support for crisis/emergency management.
Invited Lecture
1986: INDEX: EDUCATION , Dallas, Texas.
presented Expert Systems for Management (invited); no proceedings published.
Member: Committee/Task Force
1990 – 2006: North Texas Association for Artificial Intelligence . Steering Committee Member; President
1987 – 1989: North Texas Association for Artificial Intelligence .
Officer: Organization / Association
1990 – 1994: North Texas Association for Artificial Intelligence . President of NTAAI
Other Professional Service Activities
2013: Microsoft TechEd Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. June, 5 days; at my expense.
2012: Microsoft TechEd Conference, Orlando, Florida. June, 7 days, at my expense.
2010: Microsoft TechEd Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. June, 5 days; at my expense.
2008: Microsoft TechEd Conference, Orlando, Florida. June, 7 days, at my expense.
2007: Microsoft TechEd Conference , Orlando, Florida. Development, deployment, and management of new software technologies
2007: World Future Society.
2007: Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals .
2007: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Full Member
2007: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences . Formerly ORSA/TIMS); also Section on Information Systems (SIS)
2007: Decision Sciences Institute.
2007: Beta Gamma Sigma.
2007: ACM Special Interest Group on Artificial Intelligence .
2007: Association for Computing Machinery Conference.
2007: American Association for Artificial Intelligence .
2001 – 2006: Microsoft Developer Network, Fort Worth, Texas. Central MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) quarterly meetings (re Visual
Basic & .NET ('dot net')); approx. 3-4 hrs. per meeting
2003 – 2005: Microsoft TechEd Conference , Orlando, Florida. Development, deployment, and management of new software technologies
2002: AMCIS, Dallas, Texas.
1999: Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, California.
1996: Dallas Infomart, Dallas, Texas. Attended 1/2-day seminar at the Infomart on educational uses of multimedia and the Internet
1996: TexIS Doctoral Student Program and Conference, Arlington, Texas. 16 hours
1996: TexIS Doctoral Student Program and Conference, Arlington, Texas. Participant
1995: VB Programming Course. Attended 1-week course in Visual Basic Programming as preparation for teaching BCIS 4650.
1995: Neuron Data . Attended 1/2-day seminar sponsored by Neuron Data to learn about their newest version of NEXPERT
1995: TexIS Conference , Fort Worth, Texas. 8 hours
1995: TexIS Doctoral Student Program and Conference, Fort Worth, Texas. Participant; TCU
1995: Southwestern Federation of Administrative Disciplines, Houston, Texas. 'Preparing MIS / MS Doctoral Students for the Workplace,' a
graduate student workshop
1995: Southwestern Federation of Administrative Disciplines. 'Preparing MIS / MS Doctoral Students for the Workplace,' a graduate student
workshop
1994 – 1995: Networks Expo / Windows World, Dallas, Texas. Exhibits only
1993: TexIS Doctoral Student Program and Conference , Plano, Denton, Texas. 16 hours
1990: Pan-Pacific Conference, Seoul, Korea. Strategies for Dissemination of Applied Artificial Intelligence Technologies, presented by
co-author Efriam Turban; full paper in the Proceedings.
1990: OOP Seminar. Attended one-day course on object-oriented programming (OOP) using C++.
1990: International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, San Diego, California.
1989: TexIS Conference , Austin, Texas.
1989: Tom Peters, Dallas, Texas. 'Thriving on Chaos' lecture; 2 hours
1988: Texas Instruments. Attended a Texas Instruments course (half-day) on neural networks and neural computing
1988: Texas Instruments. AI Satellite Symposium IV: 'AI and the Knowledge Worker'; 4hrs.
1987: Texas Instruments. TI course on Common LISP and Explorer computer operation; 80 hrs.
1987: Comshare, Inc.. Organized and attended Comshare, Inc. training seminar for System W; 8 hrs.
1987: Texas Instruments. AI Satellite Symposium III: 'An AI Productivity Roundtable'; 4 hrs
1987: ACM/IEEE-CS Fall Joint Computer Conference , Dallas, Texas.
1987: Neural Networks and Neuralcomputing Conference , Denton, Texas.
1987: International Conference on Information Systems, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1987: Comshare, Inc.. Organized and attended Comshare, Inc. training seminar for System W (on-campus; 8 hrs.)
1986: Texas Instruments . AI Satellite Symposium II: 'Knowledge-Based Systems: A Step-By-Step Guide to Getting Started'; 4 hrs.
1986: U.S. Department of Defense Forum on Artificial Intelligence in Management , Richmond, Virginia. By invitation only
1986: World Futures Society Conference on Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution , New York City, New York.
1986: ACM/IEEE-CS Fall Joint Computer Conference, Dallas, Texas.
1986: International Conference on Information Systems , San Diego, California.
Presentation
2000: Decision Sciences Institute, Orlando, Florida. with June Koelker (UNT) "Using a Personal Data Assistant for Data Collection During a
Field Study of Human Behavior"; paper in Proceedings.
1999: International Decision Sciences Institute Conference , Athens, Greece. (Athens, Greece) (international); presented with Victor
Prybutok 'An Expert System That Was'; paper in Proceedings.
1994 – 1998: Information Science Seminar. Guest lecturer
1994: Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals , Dallas, Texas. Presented 'Compretitive Intelligence in Corporate America: Its Place
in MIS' to the Dallas / Ft. Worth Chapter
1993: Decision Sciences Institute, Washington, District of Columbia. with Nik Hassan (UNT) A Design Requirements Set for Executive
Information Systems (EIS) Based on Cognitive Processing Models; paper in Proceedings (Hassan lead presenter).
1990: IEEE Managing Expert System Programs and Projects Conference, Washington, District of Columbia. presented with Efriam Turban
Strategies for Managing Expert Systems Development; full paper in the Proceedings.
1990: Decision Sciences Institute, San Diego, California. presented with Efriam Turban Expert System Project Selection: A Stakeholder
Approach; paper in Proceedings.
1989: CORS/TIMS/ORSA Conference (Vancouver), Vancouver, Canada. Using Expert Systems Technology in Hostage-Taking Incidents.
No proceedings.
1987: Decision Sciences Institute, Boston, Massachusetts. presented with Michael L. Gibson, Tools for Successful Decision Support
Systems (DSS) for the Three Levels of Management; full paper in Proceedings
1987: ISECON, San Francisco, California. Conducted 'Introduction to Expert Systems' workshop; 8 hrs.
1987: ISECON, San Francisco, California. presented Teaching Artificial Intelligence in the Business School; full paper in Proceedings.
Also taught expert systems workshop
1986: Institute of Industrial Engineers Conference , Dallas, Texas. presented An Expert System Application for Crisis Management; full
paper in Proceedings.
1985: AACSB Workshop, Tucson, Arizona. presented with Jay F. Nunamaker and David Chappell (both University of Arizona) Design and
Operation of Computer-Based Learning Facilities: Criteria and Case Study. Also co-authored, with the same two people, a paper for the
meeting en¬titled Educational Needs and CBL Facilities Design (invited); no proceedings published for this workshop, although copies of
paper distributed to all attendees.
1985: INDEX: EDUCATION , Dallas, Texas. with Jay Nunamaker and Wayne Eirich (both Univer¬sity of Arizona), Computer Literacy: A
Case History (invited); no proceedings published.
Reviewer: Ad Hoc Reviewer for a Journal
1986: Decision Sciences Institute. Reviewer for special issue (Summer 1987) on Expert Systems
Reviewer: Book / Textbook
1987: Addison-Wesley.
Reviewer: Conference Paper
2003: Business Information Systems.
2003: Business Information Systems.
1992: International Conference on Information Systems.
1991: Information Resources Management Association International Conference.
1987: Information Systems Education Conference, San Francisco, California.
1987: Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Service to the Community
Other Community Service Activities
2010 – 2015: Southlake COP (Citizens on Patrol), since 2010
2008 – 2014: Southlake Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), since 2009
Positions Held in Civic Organizations
1985 – 1992: Ridgeview Homeowners' Association, Neighborhood Watch Block Captain
Faculty Development
Research-Related Conference/Seminar
2002: AMCIS, Dallas, Texas.
2000: Decision Sciences Institute, Orlando, Florida.
1988: TI Artificial Intelligence Satellite Symposium, Dallas, Texas.
AI and the Knowledge Worker; 4hrs..
1987: TI Artificial Intelligence Satellite Symposium, Dallas, Texas.
An AI Productivity Roundtable; 4 hrs..
1986: TI Artificial Intelligence Satellite Symposium, Dallas, Texas. Kmowlegde-Based Systems: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Started ; 4
hrs..
1985: TI Artificial Intelligence Satellite Symposium, Dallas, Texas.
Knowledge-based Systems and Their Applications; 8 hrs..
Instructional-Related Conference
2012: General Business Conference, Huntsville, Texas. Overseas representation included Egypt and India.
.
2010: Microsoft TechEd Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. June, 5 days; attended completely at my own expense.
2009: Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Preview, Las Colinas, Texas. 1 day conference about this development environment..
Other Professional Development
2013: Microsoft TechEd Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. June, 5 days; completely at own expense.
.
2012: General Business Conference, Huntsville, Texas. University-level, with considerable emphasis on teaching practices; attendees came
from overseas, so I classify this as international.
.
2012: Microsoft TechEd Conference, Orlando, Florida. June, 5 days; attended completely at my own expense..
2008: Microsoft TechEd Conference, Orlando, Florida. June, 5 days; paid for hotel, food, transport myself..
2007: Microsoft TechEd Conference, Orlando, Florida.
2005: Microsoft TechEd Conference, Orlando, Florida.
2004: Microsoft TechEd Conference, San Diego, California.
2003: Microsoft TechEd Conference, Dallas, Texas.
1989: Infomart, Dallas, Texas.
Tom Peters Thriving on Chaos lecture (Dallas); 2 hrs..
Professional Seminars / Workshops
1996: TexIS Doctoral Student Program and Conference , Denton, Ft. Worth, Arlington, Texas.
1996: Infomart, Dallas, Texas. Attended ½-day seminar at the Infomart on educational uses of multimedia and the Internet.
1995: TexIS Doctoral Student Program and Conference , Denton, Ft. Worth, Arlington, Texas.
1994: TexIS Doctoral Student Program and Conference , Denton, Ft. Worth, Arlington, Texas.
1993: TexIS Doctoral Student Program and Conference , Denton, Ft. Worth, Arlington, Texas.
1989: TexIS Conference , Austin, Texas.
Technology-Related Training
2011: Microsoft Developer Network, Irving, Texas. Visual Studio Updates and Windows 8 Development.
2006: Microsoft Developer Network, Las Colinas, Texas. Windows Vista and MS Office 2007; Sharepoint.
2005: Microsoft Developer Network, Ft. Worth, Texas. Microsoft Developer Network quarterly meetings about Visual Studio.NET and other
technologies; approx. 3-4 hours per meeting..
2004: Microsoft Developer Network, Ft. Worth, Texas. Microsoft Developer Network quarterly meetings about Visual Studio.NET and other
technologies; approx. 3-4 hours per meeting..
2003: Microsoft Developer Network, Ft. Worth, Texas. Microsoft Developer Network quarterly meetings about Visual Studio.NET and other
technologies; approx. 3-4 hours per meeting..
2002: Microsoft Developer Network, Ft. Worth, Texas. Microsoft Developer Network quarterly meetings about Visual Studio.NET and other
technologies; approx. 3-4 hours per meeting..
2001: Microsoft Developer Network, Ft. Worth, Texas. Microsoft Developer Network quarterly meetings about Visual Studio.NET and other
technologies; approx. 3-4 hours per meeting..
1995: Infomart, Dallas, Texas. Attended ½ -day seminar sponsored by Neuron Data to learn about their newest version of NEXPERT. .
1995: Infomart, Dallas, Texas. Attended 40-hour course in Visual Basic Programming as preparation for teaching BCIS 4650.
1990: Infomart, Dallas, Texas. Attended one-day course on object-oriented programming (OOP) using C++.
1987: TI Course on Common LISP and TI Explorer Machine operations, Plano, Texas. Hands-on instruction; 80 hrs..
1987: Comshare, Inc., Denton, Texas. Organized as well as attended training held on campus. 8 hrs..
Honors-Awards-Grants
Award
1990: UNT Professional Development Institute (PDI). Business Administration Fellow ($4,000)
1988: North Texas CIS Alumni Association . Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award ($500)
1987: BCIS Department. Summer Faculty Research Grant ($3,300)
1984: Pima Community College. Apple Award for Teaching Excellence from Pima Community College, Tucson Arizona
1982: Pima Community College. Apple Award for Teaching Excellence from Pima Community College, Tucson Arizona
Other Activities
1988 - : Secured a third donation by Comshare, Inc. of $48,500 for new System W (a DSS package) software, documentation, installation
and maintenance fees. This donation also includes copies of Comshares Commander EIS (Executive Information System) software and
documentation. Total Comshare donations to UNT now in excess of $171,180.
1987 - : Secured a second donation by Comshare of $22,680 involving System W software, documentation, installation and maintenance
fees. Total Comshare donations as of this date were nearly $122,680.
1987 - : Attended, at Texas Instruments' expense, a two-week in-house course on Common Lisp and operating the TI Explorer Lisp
machine.
1986 - : Secured donation by Comshare of $100,000 worth of System W software, documentation, installation and maintenance fees.
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