2012 ISECON/CONISAR Proceedings
New Orleans, Louisiana USA
November 1 to 4, 2012
2012 Proceedings
ISECON
Information Systems Educators Conference
CONISAR
Conference on Information Systems Applied Research
November 1 to 4, 2012
New Orleans, LA USA
Professional Affiliations:
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Table of Contents
Welcome to ISECON/CONISAR 2012 ............................................................................................. 4
Schedule Overview ................................................................................................................................ 5
Thursday ................................................................................................................................................ 5
Friday ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
Saturday ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Sunday ................................................................................................................................................... 6
Hotel Maps ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Our Supporters........................................................................................................................................ 9
Detailed Schedule ................................................................................................................................ 10
Welcomes ................................................................................................................................................ 22
EDSIG President ............................................................................................................................... 22
FITE President ................................................................................................................................... 24
AITP President ................................................................................................................................... 25
2012 Conference Team ...................................................................................................................... 26
2012 Distinguished Educator – Dr. Alan Dennis ...................................................................... 27
EDSIG Distinguished Fellows (2012 Inductees)....................................................................... 28
EDSIG Distinguished Fellows (Previous Inductees) ................................................................................. 29
Abstracts .................................................................................................................................................. 30
ISECON Paper Abstracts ................................................................................................................ 30
CONISAR Paper Abstracts ............................................................................................................. 49
Teaching IS Cases............................................................................................................................ 60
Panels.................................................................................................................................................... 63
Workshops .......................................................................................................................................... 66
Abstract Only Presentations ......................................................................................................... 71
2012 ISECON/CONISAR Reviewers............................................................................................... 74
Professional Organizations ............................................................................................................... 77
EDSIG ................................................................................................................................................... 77
FITE ....................................................................................................................................................... 77
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AITP ....................................................................................................................................................... 78
ISEDJ / JISAR Journal Submission Process................................................................................ 80
EDSIG Sponsored Journals Leadership Team ...................................................................................... 80
Call for new EDSIG Volunteer Leaders ........................................................................................ 81
2013 ISECON/CONISAR Conference ............................................................................................ 82
ISECON/CONISAR History and Future Conferences ............................................................... 83
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New Orleans, Louisiana USA
November 1 to 4, 2012
Welcome to ISECON/CONISAR 2012
As the Conference Chair for both ISECON and CONISAR Conferences, it is my
pleasure to welcome you to the 29th Information Systems Educators Conference
(ISECON) and 5th Conference on Information Systems Applied Research
(CONISAR) in New Orleans, Louisiana. I want to extend a warm welcome to all
IS/CS/IT colleagues who share an interest in improving IS education and research.
ISECON brings information educators from all over the world to share ideas on IS
education. The conference is the largest continuously running conference for IS
Educators, with close to 30 years of fostering discussion and research on the many
facets of IS education. Some of the topics include pedagogical research, curriculum
guidelines, assessment, and distance education.
CONISAR brings academics as well as Information Technology professionals
together to discuss emerging trends in Information Systems Research. I look
forward to this conference continuing to grow and serve a need of our fellow
researchers and upcoming PhD students.
A conference of this size is the work of many individuals. As chair I am honored to
work with such a talented team of volunteers. As you participate this weekend,
please say a thank you to the individuals of this great and expanded team: Kevin
Jetton, conference meeting planner/coordinator; Scott Hunsinger, CONISAR papers
chair; Chuck Woratschek and Terri Lenox our new ISECON papers chairs and their
assistants Muhammed Miah and Olga Petkova; Jeffry Babb, workshops; George
Nezlek, panels; Mike Smith, abstracts; Tony Serapiglia teaching cases and Michelle
Louch, new member welcoming chairs; Eric Breimer, webmaster; and finally to
Warren Duclos our local host committee chair who assisted us in many endeavors
to make your conference more enjoyable. If you would like to be part of
ISECON/CONISAR 2013 in San Antonio please just step up and volunteer.
We are especially pleased to have the return of our supporters. Special thanks for
EMC, NetApp, Deloitte, Labyrinth Learning, McGraw Hill, Wiley and Murach
Publishing for their support of IS Education. Please visit their exhibits and
workshops. Thank you to Brian Reithel for leading this effort.
If there is anything I can do to make your time more rewarding at the 2012
Conferences, don’t hesitate to ask.
Tom Janicki
2012 ISECON/CONISAR Conferences Chair
University of North Carolina Wilmington
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Schedule Overview
Thursday
EDSIG Board Meeting
8:00 am to 11:30 am- Cabildo Salon
8:00 am
Registration
12 Noon to 5:00 pm- Iberville Room
12 Noon
Sessions
12 Noon to 1:25 pm
12 Noon
Break
1:30 pm to 1:55 pm- Iberville Room
1:30 pm
Board Meeting (Continued)
2:00 pm to 3:25 pm- Cabildo Salon
2:00 pm
Sessions
2:00 pm to 3:25 pm
2:00 pm
Break
3:30 pm to 3:55 pm- Iberville Room
3:30 pm
Sessions
4:00 pm to 5:20 pm
4:00 pm
Friday
Industry Keynote Presentation
7:45 am to 9:15 am- Queen Anne
Breakfast is underwritten by EMC
Sessions
9:30 am to 10:25 am
Guest Walking Tour of Historic Bourbon Street Area Meet in Iberville Room at 10:00, included in guest package,
$20 for others. Maximum 20 participants
7:45 am
9:30 am
10:00 am
Break
10:30 am to 10:45 am- Iberville Room
10:30 am
Sessions
10:45 am to 11:40 am
10:45 am
Distinguished IS Educator Luncheon Alan Dennis
12 Noon to 1:45 pm- Queen Anne
12 Noon
Friday (Continued)
Sessions
2:00 pm to 3:25 pm
Break
3:25 pm to 3:45 pm- Iberville Room
Break underwritten by NetApp
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3:25 pm
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Sessions
3:45 pm to 5:35 pm
3:45
EDSIG Fellows Meeting
4:15 pm to 5:10 pm- Gallier Salon
4:15
A Night on Bourbon Street: Reception, Dinner and
Balcony Views of Bourbon St
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm- Bourbon Vieux (503 Bourbon Street)
Meet in lobby at 6:40 to walk to the restaurant
7:00
Saturday
Registration
7:30 am to 5:00 pm – Iberville Room
7:30 am
Breakfast featuring updates on EDSIG/FITE/AITP
7:45 am to 8:30 am – Queen Anne Room
7:45 am
Sessions
9:15 am to 10:35 am
9:15 am
FITE Regents Meeting
9:15 to 3:00 – Board Room
9:15 am
Break
10:40 to 11:00 am – Iberville Room
10:00 am
Sessions
11:00 am to 12 Noon
11:00 am
Awards Luncheon
12:05 pm to 2:00 pm – Queen Anne Room
12:05 pm
Sessions
2:15 pm to 3:40 pm
2:15 pm
Break
3:40 pm to 4:00 pm – Iberville Room
3:40 pm
Sessions
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
4:00 pm
EDSIG Annual Meeting
5:00 to 6:00 pm – La Nouvelle Orleans East
5:00 pm
Sunday
2013 Conferences Planning Meeting
La Nouvelle Orleans East
7:30 am
Continental Breakfast
8:00 to 9:00 am – Iberville Room
8:00 am
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Hotel Maps
Mezzanine Level - Registration, Exhibitors, Break Area,
Panels, Workshops, and Breakouts)
Registration
Thursday Reception - Rooftop Level
Luncheons - Queen Anne Room - opposite side of Mezzanine Level
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Second Floor – Most Breakout Rooms (up 1/2 flight of stairs)
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Our Supporters
Thank you to our exhibitors and sponsors of this year’s conferences. Their support has
enabled us to not have increased our conference fees in over 5 years. Please make sure
you visit their exhibits and attend their workshops/product demonstrations to learn more
about how they may assist IS/CS/IT educators.
Workshop on Friday
at 3:00 p.m.
EMC
Industry Keynote
Speaker on Friday
at Breakfast
Premier Conference
Sponsor and Friday
Breakfast Sponsor.
Alok Shrivastava
Kim Yohannan
EMC Academic
Alliance Discussion /
Demonstration on
Friday at 10:00 am
Gold Sponsor,
Saturday Breakfast
Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Panel participant on
Friday at 10:45 a.m.
and 2:00 p.m.
John Gragg
IT Trends and the
Implications for
Information
Systems Education
Mark Conway
Demonstration on
Friday at 2:00 p.m.
Literacy Assessment
for Student Placement
& Course Development
David Whitsett
Demonstration on
Friday at 2:30 p.m.
SimNet/SimGrader
Microsoft Office
Demonstration on
Friday at 9:30 a.m.
New digital learning
platforms and
opportunities
Beth Lang Golub
Kelly Kochendorfer
ICCP
Murach Books
Visit their exhibit
table for more
information
Visit their exhibit
table for more
information
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Detailed Schedule
Thursday, November 1 – Noon to 1:25 p.m.
Location
Bienville Room
Chair
Cotler, Jami
12 Noon to 12:25 pm
Pontalba Salon
Hunsinger, Scott
Louch, Michelle
1:00 to 1:25 pm
CONISAR Paper
Master Student/Faculty Papers
CONISAR Paper
IT Management / Strategy
The Deployment Pipeline
The Impact of Regulatory Changes
on IS Strategy: An Exploratory
Analysis of the Variables That
Study
Affect Frequency of Use and Time
Spent on Social Networking
Reinicke, University of North
Carolina Wilmington,
Peslak, Penn State University Ward, University of Nebraska,
Worthington Scranton,
Omaha, (2223)
Ceccucci, Quinnipiac University,
Sendall, Merrimack College,
(2226)
Mikita,
DeHondt II, Grand Valley State
University,
Nezlek, Independent Consultant,
(2215)
La Nouvelle Orleans
West
12:30 to 12:55 pm
CONISAR Paper
Applied IS
Research/Methodologies
ISECON Paper
Pedagogy/Curriculum
ISECON Paper
Other Topics
CONISAR Paper
Cloud Computing
Information Technology for Good
(IT4G): Merging Information
Technology with Social
Responsibility
Raising Awareness: Education is
the Key to Understanding
Cyberbullying
An Examination of the Factors
Influencing Student Usage of
Dropbox, a File Hosting Service
Saulnier, Quinnipiac University,
(1917)
Paullet, Robert Morris University, Hunsinger,
Chawdhry, California University
Corley, Appalachian State
of Pennsylvania, (1976)
University, (2230)
ISECON Paper
Pedagogy/Curriculum
ISECON Paper
Pedagogy
ISECON Paper
Pedagogy/Curriculum
A Design Quality Learning Unit in
Relational Data Modeling Based
on Thriving Systems Properties
Effects of Social Networking on
Adolescent Education
Bridging Game-Programming into
the K-12 Curriculum
Miah, Omar,
Allison, Southern University at
New Orleans, (1927)
Shannon, Sam Houston State
University, Dalat Ward, Fort Hays
State University, (1937)
Waguespack, Bentley University,
(1908)
Refreshment Break at 1:30 p.m., Iberville Room
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Wilmington North Carolina USA
November 3 to 6, 2011
Thursday, November 1 – 2 to 3:25 p.m.
Location/Chair
Bienville
Room
2:00 to 2:25 pm
2:30 to 2:55 pm
3:00 to 3:25 pm
ISECON Workshop
ISECON Workshop
ISECON Workshop
Exposing Students to Big Data: Hands-on
Market Basket Analysis with Access
Breimer, Vandenberg, Yoder,
Siena College, (2061)
Exposing Students to Big Data: Hands-on
Market Basket Analysis with Access
Exposing Students to Big Data: Hands-on
Market Basket Analysis with Access
(Continued)
(Continued)
Gallier Salon
ISECON Paper / Distance Ed Challenges
CONISAR Paper / Other
ISECON Paper / Pedagogy
Miah,
Muhammed
Strategic Plan for Enhancing Online
Learning
Cybercrime: The Unintentional Effects of
Oversharing Information on Facebook
An Exploratory Study of the use of Video as
an Instructional Tool in an Introductory C#
Programming Course
La Nouvelle
Orleans East
Reinicke,
Bryan
La Nouvelle
Orleans West
Samman, Omar, Belmasrour, Alijani,
Paullet, Pinchot, Robert Morris Univ,
Southern University at New Orleans, (1916) (2231)
Sharp, Schultz, Tarleton State Univ, (1974)
CONISAR Paper / Master Student/Faculty
ISECON Paper / Pedagogy
Creating an Audio Conferencing Application Evaluating the South African software
on Android Smart Phones
industry as a key component for economic
development using an Irish framework
Sun, Vetter, Reinicke, University of North
Carolina Wilmington, (2220)
Dehinbo, Dehinbo, Tshwane Univ of Tech,
(2212)
Wiki Mass Authoring for Experiential
Learning: A Case Study
ISECON Paper / Security and Assurance Ed
CONISAR Paper/ Systems Dev. Soft Eng
ISECON Paper / Outcomes Assessment
Open Source Software Volunteerism vs.
Motivating Potential of Primary Employment: Suggestions for a Research Agenda
Assessing the Microsoft Office Skills Course:
Computer-Mediated Delivery and Pre-and
Post-Surveys
Marchant, Penn State Univ., Bonneau,
Sotera Defense Solutions, (1970)
Carpenter, Colorado Mesa University,
(2221)
Carpenter, Slauson, McGinnis, Snyder,
Colorado Mesa University, (1943)
ISECON Paper / Pedagogy/Curriculum
ISECON Paper / Pedagogy/Curriculum
ISECON Paper / Pedagogy/Curriculum
Contemporary competencies of IS alumni
A Pedagogical Approach Toward Teaching
An IS Student How To Conduct A Web
Usability Study For An Honors Project
Developing a Bachelor’s Program in Health
Information Technology
Security Engineering Lessons Learned for
Duclos, Warren Migrating Independent LANs to an
Enterprise Environment
Pontalba
Salon
Shannon, LiJen
CONISAR Paper / Master Student/Faculty
Sanchez-Morcilio, Univ of Puerto Rico-Río
Piedras, (1955)
Jesse, Thiel College, (1953)
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South Alabama, (1938)
Howard, Bishop-Clark, Evans, Rose,
Miami University, (1923)
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November 3 to 6, 2011
Thursday, Nov 01 - 4:00 pm to 5:20 pm
Location
/Chair
Bienville
Room
4:00 to 4:25 pm
4:30 to 4:55 pm
5:00 to 5:20 pm
ISECON Workshop
ISECON Workshop
ISECON Workshop
Teaching Methods for Some Very Complex
Excel Functions
Teaching Methods for Some Very Complex
Excel Functions
Teaching Methods for Some Very Complex
Excel Functions
Tastle, Ithaca College, (2056)
(Continued)
(Continued)
CONISAR Paper / Cloud Computing
CONISAR Paper / Master Student/Faculty
ISECON Abstract
Cloud Computing: Should I Stay or Should I
Cloud?
Muhleman, Kim, Walsh U., Homan,
Cornerstone Consulting, Breese-Vitelli,
Robert Morris Univ, (2210)
“Do not use Comic Sans unless you are eight
years old and writing about unicorns.”
ISECON Paper / IS Research toward Ed
CONISAR Abstract
An Interdisciplinary Learning Experience:
Vandenberg, The Creation of a Robot Dance
Scott
Smarkusky, Toman, Penn State U., (1919)
Developing Concepts and Practices of
Research in Computing
Daigle, Longenecker, Univ. of South
Alabama, (1963)
Ethical Data Mining: An Obstacle or
Opportunity for Loyalty Programs
La Nouvelle ISECON Panel
Orleans
Closing the Gap: Making Decisions based on
East
data from the ISA Exam
ISECON Panel (Continued)
CONISAR Paper / Web Apps, Web 2.0
Panelists: White, Quinnipiac Univ.,
Rosenthal, California State Univ, Los
Angeles, Hilton, Univ of Wisconsin Eau
Claire, McKell, Brigham Young Univ, (2032)
A Portal-Based Web Service Development
Using a Mashup Approach
Miah, Victoria U., Debuse, Univ Sunshine
Coast, Gammack, Pigott, Murdoch U, (2219)
CONISAR Paper / Systems Devel / Eng
Evolving Mobile Architectures: A Case Study
in the Devel of a Location Privacy App
Babb, Dana, Jafa, West Texas A&M Univ.,
Keith, Brigham Young Univ. (2234)
ISECON Panel
CONISAR Paper / HCI
Do experiments using immersive and interactive 3D structures improve memorization?
Lombardo, E. MANAGEMENT, Angelini,
Euromed Management, (2213)
ISECON Abstract
Designing a Performance Management
System to Make a Difference - A Teaching
Case
Donalds, Bridgewater State Univ, (2094)
Cabildo
Salon
Let’s Look at the Cloud from a Risk
Fryling, Meg Management Perspective
Vignos, Kim, Walsh University,
Metzer, Robert Morris Univ, (2211)
Gallier
Salon
ISECON Paper / Integration Disciplines
Panelists: Next Column
La Nouvelle ISECON Paper / Pedagogy
Orleans
Fostering Entrepreneurship in the CIS
West
Sandbox
Babb, Jeffry Frydenberg, Bentley University, (1926)
Pontalba
Salon
Yoder,
Robert
ISECON Paper / Ethics Education
Ethics Among Scholars in Academic
Publishing
Boff, California University of PA, (1948)
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Louch, Stork, Robert Morris Univ, (2095)
Smith, Burns, Xavier University, (2302)
First Time Attendee Welcoming Session
Louch, Robert Morris University, (2037)
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November 3 to 6, 2011
Friday, Nov 02 - 9:30 am to 10:25 am
Location
/Chair
Bienville
Room
Roggio,
Robert
Cabildo
Salon
Frydenberg,
Mark
Gallier
Salon
Martincic,
Cynthia
9:30 to 9:55 am
10:00 to 10:25 am
ISECON Workshop
ISECON Workshop
New digital learning platforms and opportunities
EMC Academic Alliance – Educating Future IT Professionals
Golub, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., (2067)
Yohannan, Shrivastava, EMC, (2066)
ISECON Paper / Pedagogy/Curriculum
ISECON Paper / IS Research toward Educators
GIS in Business School Curricula: Trends and a Case Study
Virtual Teams and Synchronous Presentations: An Online Class
Experience
Sarkar, Pick, University of Redlands, (1969)
Adkins, Northwest Missouri State University, (1952)
ISECON Case (Teaching or Business)
ISECON Case (Teaching or Business)
Privacy and ethics in the age of the smartphone
IT System Integration -- Global Medical Acquisition of Health Tech
Case Study
Russo, White, Quinnipiac University, (2130)
Lawrence, Balyeat, Firth, University of Montana, (2131)
La Nouvelle ISECON Panel
Orleans East
Facing the Future in Technology: The Three Most Important Things
To Prepare Students for Success
Little, Towson U., Granger, George Washington U., Hidding, Loyola
U. Chicago, Kasper, Virginia Commonwealth U., Russell,
Northwestern State U., Varden, Pace U, (2033)
ISECON Panel
La Nouvelle
Orleans
West
ISECON Paper / Ethics Education
CONISAR Paper / Web Applications, Web 2.0
Cyberbullying Presence, Extent, and Forms in a Midwestern Postsecondary Institution
The Impact of Intra-Organizational Social Networking Sites on
Impression Formation
Smith, U. of Minnesota, Yoon, U. of Texas Arlington, (1945)
Cummings, University of North Carolina Wilmington, (2233)
ISECON Paper / Pedagogy
ISECON Paper /Pedagogy/Curriculum
Facing the Future in Technology: The Three Most Important Things
To Prepare Students for Success
(Continued)
Kamali, Ali
Pontalba
Salon
Developing 21st Century Communicators
Sambasivam,
Samuel
Cotler, Yoder, Breimer, Del Belso, Siena College, (1950)
Building an Effective Interdisciplinary Professional Master’s Degree
Kline, Vetter, Barnhill, U North Carolina Wilmington, (1975)
Refreshment Break at 10:30 – Iberville Room
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November 3 to 6, 2011
Friday, Nov 02 - 10:45 am to 11:40 am
Location
Chair
Bienville
Room
10:45 to 11:10 am
11:15 to 11:40 am
ISECON Workshop
ISECON Workshop
Developing Problem Solving Skills and Critical Thinking – with a
focus on Case Studies
(Continued)
White, Quinnipiac University, (2060)
Cabildo
Salon
ISECON Paper / Pedagogy
ISECON Paper / IS Research toward Educators
Software Engineering Frameworks: Life Cycle Changes
BishopClark, Cathy McMaster, Fort Lewis College, Sambasivam, Azusa Pacific
University, Wolthuis, Brigham Young University-Hawaii, (1936)
Using Mobile Apps to Entice General Education Students into
Technology Fields
Gallier
Salon
CONISAR Paper / IT Management / Strategy
Cummings,
Jeffrey
ISECON Paper / Other Topics
Liu, Murphy, Marymount University, (1915)
Managing a Project Using An Agile Approach and the PMBOK® Guide Information Technology (IT) professional perceptions regarding the
value of communication, collaboration, and the use of social
networking technologies in the workplace: a case study
Schwalbe, Augsburg College, (1985)
Fryling, Siena College, Trubitt, University at Albany, (2207)
La Nouvelle ISECON Panel
Orleans East
Virtualization and Cloud Computing in the IS/IT/CS Curriculum
Cesino,
Michael
Shrivastava, EMC, Conway, NetApp, Gragg, Deloitte Touche ,
Kline, University of North Carolina Wilmington, (2035)
ISECON Panel
La Nouvelle
Orleans
West
ISECON Paper / Pedagogy/Curriculum
CONISAR Paper / Networks / Clouds / Security
"Consumerization of IT" - Challenges for IS Education
Information Security Blueprint For Nationwide Health Information
Network
Kung,
Hsiang-Jui
Law, University of Guam, (1928)
Yaylacicegi, Benli, Mitchell, Vetter U of NC Wilmington, (2218)
Pontalba
Salon
ISECON Paper / Security and Assurance Education
CONISAR Paper / Applied IS Research/Methodologies
Common Access Control Terminology Used in Multilevel Security
Systems
A Quantitative Analysis of Computing Jobs in 2012
Corley, Ken
Marchant, Penn State University , (1931)
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(Continued)
Robin, Baker College, Roggio, University of North Florida, (2237)
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November 3 to 6, 2011
Friday, Nov 02 - 2:00 pm to 3:25 pm
Location
Chair
Bienville
Room
Kline,
Douglas
Cabildo
Salon
2:00 to 2:25 pm
White,
Bruce
ISECON Workshop
SimNet/SimGrader Microsoft Office
Kochendorfer, McGraw Hill Higher Education,
(2069)
ISECON Workshop
NetApp: IT Trends and the Implications for
Information Systems Education
Conway, NetApp, Hua, Ball State U, (2064)
ISECON Paper / Pedagogy
ISECON Paper / Pedagogy
Relational Algebra and SQL: Better Together
McMaster, Fort Lewis Col, Sambasivam,
Azusa Pacific U., Hadfield, U.S. Airforce
Academy, Wolthuis, Brigham Young UHawaii, (1906)
ISECON Paper /Pedagogy/Curriculum
ISECON Paper / Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing in Support of Applied
Learning: A Baseline Study of Infrastructure
Design at Southern Polytechnic ST U
Conn, Reichgelt, Southern Polytechnic State
University, (1911)
ISECON Paper / Pedagogy
ISECON Panel
CONISAR Paper / Other
Analysis of Electronic Health Record
Implementation and Usage in Texas Acute
Care Hospitals
Mitchell, Yaylacicegi, UNC Wilmington,(2216)
ISECON Case (Teaching or Business)
A Python Pattern Matcher Project for an
Introduc-tion to Artificial Intelligence Course
Martincic, St. Vincent College, (2136)
Nouvelle
Orleans
East
Little,
Joyce
Nouvelle
Orleans
West
Fryling,
Meg
Pontalba
Salon
Conn,
Samuel
3:00 to 3:25 pm
ISECON Workshop
Computer Literacy Assessment for Student
Placement & Course Development
Whitsett, Labyrinth Learning, (2068)
Comparing Top-down with Bottom-up
Feinstein, Approaches: Teaching Data Modeling
David
Kung, Georgia Southern U. Kung, Auburn U.,
Gardiner , Georgia Southern U, (1910)
Gallier
Salon
2:30 to 2:55 pm
ISECON Panel
A debate in stereo on the differences
between academia and industry
White, Texas State University-San Marcos,
Gragg, Deloitte Touche , (2028)
A debate in stereo on the differences
between academia and industry
(Continued)
Developing an Undergraduate Degree
Program in Cyber Forensics and Information
Security
Paullet, Davis, Robert Morris Univ, (1957)
Flipping Excel
Frydenberg, Bentley University, (1914)
CONISAR Paper / IT Innovation / Changes
CONISAR Paper /Project Management
Global Diffusion of Virtual Social Networks: A Early Stage Probabilistic Software Project
Pyramid Model
Schedule Estimation
Sun, Wang, University of Texas Pan
Kwon, Hammell II, Towson University, (2222)
American, (2217)
CONISAR Paper / Web Applications, Web 2.0
A Framework for an Interactive Word-Cloud
Approach for Visual Analysis of Digital Text
using NLTK
Jafar, Babb, Dana, West Texas A&M U, (2240)
CONISAR Paper / Cloud Computing
A Study of Cloud Computing Software-as-aService (SaaS) in Financial Firms
Lawler, Howell-Barber, Desai, joseph, Pace
University, (2205)
ISECON Paper /Pedagogy
Teaching Introductory Visual Basic Using
Microsoft's Team Foundation Server
Matthews, Martin, Kline, University of North
Carolina Wilmington, (1988)
CONISAR Paper / PhD Papers/WIP
Examining the Effects of the Value of
Information on Intelligence Analyst
Performance
Newcomb, Hammell II, Towson Univ, (2227)
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Refreshment Break at 3:30 sponsored by NetApp
Session - Friday, Nov 02 - 3:45 pm to 5:35 pm
Location
Bienville
Room
3:45 to 4:10 pm
ISECON Workshop
4:15 to 4:40 pm
ISECON Workshop
4:45 to 5:10 pm
ISECON Workshop
5:15 to 5:35 pm
ISECON Workshop
Geographic Information Systems: Geographic Information Systems: Geographic Information Systems: Geographic Information Systems:
A Hands on Introduction
A Hands on Introduction
A Hands on Introduction
A Hands on Introduction
Farkas, Pace University, (2055)
(Continued)
(Continued)
(Continued)
Cabildo
Salon
ISECON Paper / Integration
w/other Disciplines
ISECON Paper / Other Topics
ISECON Paper /Enrollment
Trends
ISECON Abstract
McCarthy,
Richard
Engaging Community Service
Students through Digital
Portfolios
Lawler, Pace University, (1905)
Gallier
Salon
ISECON Paper / Pedagogy
/Curriculum
Babb,
Jeffry
Developing an Undergraduate
Information Systems Security
Track
Improving the Internship and
Career Search Process for IS, CS,
and IT Students
Student Graduation Paths: A
Preliminary Data Warehouse
Analysis
Laverty, Laverty, Wood,
Turchek, Robert Morris
University, (1949)
Segall, Metropolitan State
University of Denver, (1973)
EDSIG-Fellows Meeting
EDSIG-Fellows Meeting
Current EDSIG Fellows
Current EDSIG Fellows
Hands-on Experience: What Are
We Doing to Improve Student
Learning in Computer
Networking and Data
Communications Courses
Brooks, Middle TN State U,(2098)
(Continued)
Sharma, Murphy, Rosso, Grant,
North Carolina Central U, (1960)
La
Nouvelle
Orleans
East
ISECON Panel
ISECON Panel
ISECON Panel
Going Digital: Lessons from
Three Years of e-Textbook Use
Going Digital: Lessons from
Three Years of e-Textbook Use
Yoder,
Robert
Dennis, Indiana University,
(2065)
(Continued)
Journal of Information Systems
Education (JISE) Insight and
Advice on Publishing Your
Research
Panelists: Next Column
ISECON Panel
(Continued)
Panelists: Kruck, James Madison
University, Harris, Appalachian
State University, Surendran,
Southeast Missouri State
University, White, Texas State
University-San Marcos, (2030)
More Sessions in this time period, next page
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(continued)
La
Nouvelle
Orleans
West
ISECON Paper
Distance Education Challenges
ISECON Paper
Ethics Education
Improving healthcare
Reassessing the Skills Required of
administration: Real time
Graduates of an Information
locations systems or outsourcing? Systems Program: An Updated
Analysis
Lawrence, Firth, Khumalo,
University of Montana, (2133)
Legier, Southern Illinois
University Carbondale,
Woodward, Martin, Southern
Illinois University - Carbondale,
(1933)
Influence of Students’
Characteristics on E-textbook
Experiences: The Moderating
Effects of Technology Savvy and
Gender
Deception, Ethics, and
Information Technology: Policy
Implications
Pontalba
Salon
CONISAR Paper
Web Applications, Web 2.0
ISECON Paper
Capstone Experience
ISECON Paper
Pedagogy/Curriculum
Gebauer,
Judith
Comparing Performance of Web
Service Interaction Styles: SOAP
vs. REST
Implementing an Integrated
Curriculum with an Iterative
Process to Support a Capstone
Course in Information Systems
Costs and Benefits of Vendor
Sponsored Learning Materials in
Information Technology
Education
Wu, Peter
ISECON Case (Teaching or
Business)
Kumar, Ahuja, Umapathy,
Prodanoff, University of North
Florida, (2208)
ISECON Paper
Enrollment Trends
Reinicke, Janicki, Gebauer,
University of North Carolina
Wilmington, (1924)
Sun, Flores, University of Texas
Pan American, (1920)
Kamali , Becker, Kianmehr,
Missouri Western State
University, (1986)
ISECON Abstract
Mobile technologies, social
media, and crowdsourcing: how
students get their local news
Breese-Vitelli, McMillion, Macon
State College, Vitelli, Viriginia
Hua, Ball State University, (1966) Polytechnic Institute and State
University(2083)
Friday Social Event
A Night on Bourbon Street: Reception, Dinner and Balcony Views of Bourbon St
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm- Bourbon Vieux (503 Bourbon Street)
Meet in the hotel lobby at 6:40 p.m. to walk (2 blocks) to restaurant
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Saturday, Nov 03 - 9:15 am to 10:35 am
Location
Chair
Bienville
Room
Mitchell,
Stacy
Cabildo
Salon
Lawrence,
Cameron
Gallier
Salon
Sharma,
Aditya
La
Nouvelle
Orleans
East
Sun, Jun
Nouvelle
Orleans
West
Kianmehr,
Ladan
Pontalba
Salon
9:15 to 9:40 am
9:45 to 10:10 am
10:15 to 10:35 am
ISECON Workshop
Data Mining Methods Workshop Using R
Jafar, Babb, Dana, West Texas A&M
University, (2062)
ISECON Workshop
A Strategic Course Redesign to Hybrid
Format Using Online Technologies
Grant, Augsburg College, (2059)
ISECON Abstract
Enhancing Student Internships by Incorporating Ideas from an Industry Adv Board
Petkov, Erwin, Citurs, E CT ST U., (2099)
ISECON Case (Teaching or Business)
A Case for Calculating Innovation Score:
Comparison between Apple, Inc. and
Microsoft, Corp.
Aimiuwu, Morgan State University, (2128)
ISECON Case (Teaching or Business)
LINUX, Virtualization, and the Cloud: a
hands-on student introductory lab
Serapiglia, St. Vincent College,(2134)
ISECON Abstract
Financial Innovation in High-Frequency
Trading (H-FT) as a Discipline in a
Technology Entrepreneurship Program,
Lawler, Joseph, Pace University, (2080)
CONISAR Paper Web Applications, Web 2.0
Adding Social Features to E-commerce
Huang, Yoon, Benyoucef, University of
Ottawa,(2235)
ISECON Paper / Pedagogy/Curriculum
IT Management: Course Re-design Using an
Assessment Driven Approach
Surendran, Schwieger, Southeast Missouri
State University, (1922)
ISECON Abstract
“Hello, IT – Have you Tried Turning it off
and on Again?” – Using Help Desk Software
to Teach Enterprise Networking to Students
Imboden, Southern Illinois U - Carbondale
ISECON Panel
Effects of Contemporary Technologies on
Medical Education, Practice, and Mgt
Nezlek, Luba, U of Chicago, Maino, Illinois
College of Optometry, Friedman, Radiation
Oncology of Mississippi, (2036)
ISECON Panel
The Effects of Contemporary Technologies
on Medical Education, Practice, and
Management
(Continued)
ISECON Paper / Distance Ed Challenges
Analysis of the Holistic Model for Blended
Learning versus Face-to-Face Instructions
used to teach At-Risk students (more)…..
Breese-Vitelli, Macon St C., Thomas , Robert
Morris U, Vitelli, VA Polytechnic Inst & ST U
ISECON Paper / Outcomes Assessment
A Database Management Assessment
Instrument
Landry, Pardue, Daigle, Longenecker,
University of South Alabama, (1913)
ISECON Paper Ethics Education
A Comprehensive Survey on Cyberbullying
Perceptions at a Major Metropolitan
University – Faculty Perspectives
Molluzzo, Lawler, Pace University, (1918)
ISECON Abstract
Introductory Programming - Blended vs
Traditional Modality
Smith, University of South Alabama, (2091)
CONISAR Paper / Web Applications, Web 2.0
Building a Competitive Edge through Social
Media
Aimiuwu, Morgan State University, (2201)
ISECON Abstract
Why IT Education Matters: A Preliminary
Study of the Value of an IS Education
McCarthy, Quinnipiac University,(2089)
ISECON Paper / Security and Assurance Ed
Info Security Ed Relationships on Incidents
and Preventions: Cyber Assurance Literacy
Yaylacicegi, Needs
Ulku
White, Texas State U-San Marcos, (1904)
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Saturday, Nov 03 - 11:00 am to 11:55 am
Location
Chair
Bienville
Room
Umapathy,
Karthikeyan
Cabildo
Salon
Smarkusky,
Debra
11:00 to 11:25 am
11:30 to 11:55 am
ISECON Workshop
ISECON Paper / Pedagogy/Curriculum
HTML 5: An Overview and Demonstration of the Latest in Web
Technology.
A Survey of ABET Accredited Information Systems Undergraduate
Programs in the USA
Dana, West Texas A&M University, (2063)
Harrington, Larson, Slippery Rock University,(1961)
ISECON Paper / Integration w/other Disciplines
CONISAR Paper / ERP/Bus Process/Supply Chain
Computer Information Systems: A Research Plan to Identify Origins Rocky Relationships: Enterprise Resource Planning and Supply
and Destination
Chain Management
Clark, Plotnicki, Colorado State University, Longenecker,
Feinstein, University of South Alabama, (1947)
Crumbly, Tuskegee University, Fryling, Siena College, (2228)
Gallier Salon ISECON Paper / Security and Assurance Education
ISECON Paper Outcomes Assessment
Aimiuwu, Ehi Building a Cybersecurity Workforce with Remote Labs
Ten Year Assessment of Learning Outcomes of a Computer
Information Systems (CIS) Program
Martin, Woodward, Southern Illinois U - Carbondale, (1921)
Abraham, Siena Heights University, (1946)
La Nouvelle
Orleans East
ISECON Panel
ISECON Panel
Who, What, Where ? In Search of the Home for IS
Who, What, Where ? In Search of the Home for IS
Nezlek, Consultant, Dekleva, DePaul U, Hidding, Loyola U
Chicago, Reithel, U of Mississippi, Waguespack, Bentley U,(2029)
(Continued)
La Nouvelle CONISAR Paper / Data and Data Mgt
Orleans West
ETL Evolution for Real-Time Data Warehousing
ISECON Paper / Cloud Computing
Reithel,
Brian
Kakish, Georgia Gwinnett College, Kraft, U of MI Flint, (2214)
Van Sickle, Toderick, Li, East Carolina University,(1959)
Pontalba
Salon
ISECON Paper / Capstone Experience
ISECON Paper Capstone Experience
Lessons Learned From A Decade Of Using Community-Based NonProfit Organizations In Information Systems Capstone Projects
Developing Enterprise Information Systems: Experiences of a
Graduate Class Using Teams
Leidig, Lange, Grand Valley State University, (1968)
Holifield, Longenecker, Feinstein, U of South Alabama, (1965)
Del Belso,
Deb
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Saturday, Nov 03 - 2:15 pm to 3:35 pm
Location
Chair
Bienville
Room
2:15 to 2:40 pm
2:45 to 3:10 pm
3:15 to 3:35 pm
ISECON Workshop
Becoming "AGILE" with teaching Systems
Analysis and Design
Pauli, Anderson, Bergman, Dakota State
U., Wessel, Davisbase Consulting (2058)
ISECON Workshop
Becoming "AGILE" with teaching Systems
Analysis and Design
(Continued)
ISECON Abstract
Reflecting on Religious Principles for
Teaching Ethical Values in an E-Business
Course
Mirza, King Saud University,(2086)
CONISAR Paper / Data and Data Mgt
Readiness for Transitioning to ICD-10
Coding: A Comparison on Practice Ownership
and Community Size
Litton, Humphrey, Schwieger, Southeast
Missouri State University, (2209)
ISECON Paper / Masters Student/Faculty
A Measurement Framework to assess SME
Performance
Phihlela, Odunaike, Tshwane U of
Tech, Olugbara, Durban U of Tech, (1982)
ISECON Abstract
Exploring Integration Issues in A Blended
Mobile Learning Model context oriented
applied to a Requirement Engineering course
– Mobility, Context And Cloud
Moreira, Ferreira, Portucalense U, (2088)
ISECON Paper / Capstone Experience
A Collaborative Capstone to Develop a
Mobile Hospital Clinic Application Through a
Student Team Competition
Wong, Pepe, , Englander, Bentley U, Stahl,
Massachusetts General Hospital,(1972)
ISECON Paper / Cloud Computing
CloudBees: A Resource Guide for Teaching
Clouding Computing on a Java Platform
Yuan, Ringful, LLC. , Long, Texas State
University-San Marcos, (1956)
ISECON Abstract
Academic Integrity Policies and Practices:
Can Cloud’s Centralization Become an
Enabler?
Cannoy, Lomo-David, North Carolina A&T
State University, (2082)
Nouvelle
Orleans
East
ISECON Panel
Online transition: Best practices in redesigning courses for fully online & hybrid format.
Grant, Ek, Augsburg College, (2031)
ISECON Panel
Volunteering for EDSIG Conferences and
Journals
Ed Sig Board Members & Publication Leaders
ISECON Abstract
Relational Divide
Pardue, University of South Alabama,
Kyper, Lynchburg College,(2093)
Nouvelle
Orleans
West
Brooks,
Nita
ISECON Paper / Other Topics
Lessons Learned: The Evolution of an
Undergraduate Research Program
Smith, Xavier University, Laker, U of
Cincinnati, Tesch, Xavier University, (1962)
ISECON Paper / Pedagogy
Reflections on Service Learning Projects in
an Information Systems Project Management
and Implementation Course
Petkova, Central CT State University, (1990)
ISECON Abstract
An Alternative Approach to Computer
Literacy - A Work in Process
Chapman, University of South
Alabama, (2092)
Pontalba
Salon
ISECON Paper / Pedagogy/Curriculum
Information Systems Curricula: A Fifty Year
Journey
Longenecker, Feinstein, U of South
Alabama, Clark, Colorado State U,(1967)
ISECON Paper / Enrollment Trends
Active Learning Modules to Improve
Retention in Introductory Computing Courses
Pollacia, Heinz, Kakish, Dekhane, Georgia
Gwinnett College, (1935)
CONISAR Abstract
Possible Lessons for the Field of Information
Systems from the Work of Russel Ackoff
Petkov, Eastern Connecticut St U, Petkova,
Central Connecticut St U, (2303)
Moreira,
Fernando
Cabildo
Salon
LomoDavid,
Ewuuk
Gallier
Salon
Adkins,
Joni
Segall,
Mark
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Saturday, Nov 03 - 4:00 pm to 4:55 pm
Location
Chair
Bienville
Room
Smith,
Michael
Cabildo
Salon
Nezlek,
George
Gallier
Salon
Kruck, S
4:00 to 4:25 pm
4:30 to 4:55 pm
CONISAR Paper / PhD Papers/WIP
Building Baseline Preprocessed Common Data Sets for Multiple
Follow-on Data Mining Algorithms
Fowler, Hammell II, Towson University,(2239)
ISECON Paper / PhD Papers / WIP
Improving E-learning Practice Using Living Theory Methodology
Odunaike, Tshwane U of Technology, Olugbara, Durban U of
Technology, Ojo, Tshwane U of Technology, (1939)
ISECON Paper / Distance Education Challenges
Antecedents of Adopting e-Learning: Toward a Model of Academic
e-Learning Acceptance Culture
Kamali , Missouri Western State University, (1907)
ISECON Paper / Distance Education Challenges
Collaborative learning in online courses: Exploring students'
perceptions
Faja, University of Central Missouri, (1964)
CONISAR Paper / Systems Devel/Software Eng
Vicinities for Spatial Data Processing: a Statistical Approach to
Algorithm Design
Wu, Acharya, Robert Morris University, (2225)
ISECON Case (Teaching or Business)
Enhancing IT Infrastructure at Saint Philip’s Hospital: Point-Of-Care
Solutions
Naydenova, White, Quinnipiac University,(2132)
La Nouvelle CONISAR Paper / Other
Orleans
Using the Layered Model to Understand Employee Selection of
East
Information and Communication Channels for Information and
Knowledge Sharing in Project Teams
Grant, Ken
Lee-Partridge, Snyder, Central Connecticut State University, (2206)
ISECON Paper / Masters Student/Faculty Papers
Requisition of Competition: Spurring Wireless Telecommunications
in the U.S.
Greats, Yaylacicegi, U of North Carolina Wilmington, (1971)
La Nouvelle CONISAR Paper / IT Innovation / Tech Changes
Orleans
Traffic on the Information Super Highway -- Use vs. Useful?
West
Grant, Middleton, Ryerson University,(2238)
CONISAR Paper / Cloud Computing
Using the Cloud: The Cost of Encryption in IaaS
Cronin, Pauli, Ham, Dakota State University,(2224)
Lawler, J
Pontalba
Salon
Steenkamp,
Annette
ISECON Paper / PhD Papers / WIP
A Systematic Approach to Faculty Development Towards Improved
Capability in Tertiary Teaching in a Blended Learning Environment
Badawood, Taif University , Steenkamp, Lawrence Technological
University, (1932)
CONISAR Paper / IT Management / Strategy
The Adoption of Green IT/IS: Proactive and Reactive Approaches to
Meeting Environmental Challenges
Sharma, North Carolina Central University, (2229)
5:00 p.m. – Annual Meeting of EDSIG, Election of 2013 Directors, all welcome – La Nouvelle Orleans East
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Welcomes
EDSIG President
Welcome to ISECON/CONISAR 2012
Dear Members, Colleagues, and Friends,
Laissez les bons temps rouler! Let the good times roll. This year we return to one of our most popular
and entertaining conference sites, the great city of New Orleans. And we have assembled an
unprecedented program packed with new technologies, workshops, seminars, and especially, ample
opportunity to network and interact with your fellow colleagues. Welcome back! As President of AITP
Educational Special Interest Group, I am proud to help lead a unique group of educators who
genuinely care about their colleagues, their profession, and especially, their students. But this
conference is all about you. You make this conference the friendliest and most supportive of all
Information Systems conferences. In talking with years of participants, I have found that everyone
who takes part comes away with a renewed spirit and passion for their profession as well as new
insights in teaching, research, and service. We are thrilled to have you as part of this year’s
conference.
This year again presents special challenges in our rapidly evolving educational environments. Coupled
with new economic realities, our roles as educators have become more complex. Yet our importance
has never been greater. We are the front line for training a new generation of technology leaders that
will be able to address the major problems facing our world today. And we must do so more efficiently
and effectively with practical resource limitations. At no other time in history have we been faced with
these unprecedented tasks. Our conference can be a significant opportunity to help. I encourage you
to actively participate in our workshops, panels, and presentations, since now, more than ever, we
face a global environment requiring our students and our profession to move ever forward at an
accelerating pace. I invite you to accept the challenge as an invitation to excellence. We hope our
conference can help us to confidently face this uncertain future.
This year is a special treat as well, as we gather in the beautiful and exciting city of New Orleans, LA.
Please take some time to enjoy the beautiful sights of this over 300 year old city. Take part in the
world renowned nightlife of Bourbon Street, visit Jackson Square, the French market, the Mississippi
river walk, and Preservation Hall. Tour the French Quarter and the unique architecture and charm of
this one of a kind city. And don’t forget the food. New Orleans is world famous for its Louisiana Creole
and Cajun cuisines. From fantastic seafood dishes such as crawfish etouffee, jambalaya, and gumbo,
to unique sandwiches such as Po’ Boys and Muffulettas, and finally, specialty desserts such as
beignets and bread pudding, the food is unlike any you will have in the world.
A conference of this size is the work of many individuals. We (the EDSIG board) would like to thank all
the leaders of the conference who work diligently to help all of us improve our research capabilities.
Kevin Jetton is the conference meeting planner and works tirelessly to ensure your experience is first
class. Tom Janicki is our Past President but has also served for the second year as our
ISECON/CONISAR chair. His efforts in bringing us to New Orleans and planning our conference are
unparalleled. He has prepared us to truly see this great city in its entire splendor and has arranged for
you to see the highlights of its unique charm.
The papers, panels, workshop and case teams work hard to insure higher quality papers each year.
Special thanks to Chuck Wortaschek, and Terri Lennox who served as our ISECON Papers Co-Chairs,
and Scott Hunsinger, who once again served as CONSIAR papers chair. The rest of our entire
Conference team also deserves special thanks including Li-Jen Shannon, Muhammad Miah, Mike
Smith, Olga Petkova, Anthony Serapiglia, George Nezlek, Jeffry Babb, Michelle Louch, Eric Bremier,
Wendy Ceccucci, Lesie Waguespack, Warren Duclos, Brian Reithel, Don Petkov, and Mary Lind. Our
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fourth class of EDSIG fellows will be welcomed on Friday. Thank you past fellows for recommending a
select group of special contributors to EDISG. We are always looking for more volunteers, so please
step up with your unique talents.
Finally, put San Antonio, Texas on your calendar for November 7-10, 2013. The conference will make
a return to Texas and the charm of the inviting River Walk area. The conference will be hosted at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel Riverwalk. We expect a record crowd for our 30th annual conference.
Thank you for all you do and especially for joining us here in here in New Orleans. Have a productive
and fun conference.
Alan Peslak
Penn State University
AITP-EDSIG President
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November 1 to 4, 2012
FITE President
500 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3400
Chicago, IL 6061
Dear Fellow IT/IS Colleague:
The Information Systems Educator’s Conference (ISECON) and the debuting Conference on
Information Systems Applied Research (CONISAR) provides special opportunities for information
technology faculty. For over a quarter of a century, the Foundation for Information Technology
Education has been providing this forum of a broad spectrum of presentation topics, and a special
camaraderie to be shared by those who attend.
This week and weekend, we are gathering to expand our understanding of information systems
education. We are extremely grateful for the efforts of the entire ISECON 2012 and CONISAR 2012
conference planning committees for organizing these conferences. Thanks to conference chairs Tom
Janicki and Kevin Jetton, for sure a great conference. Be sure to visit with our sponsors and vendors
during the conference, attend the vendor workshops and say thanks!
The authors, reviewers, presenters, and panelists, in conjunction with the ISECON and CONISAR
committees, have collaborated to make this national conference function smoothly. In addition, those
involved with registration, logistics and local arrangements deserve a special thank you. Anyone who
has worked on the planning and execution of a conference of this magnitude can certainly appreciate
the amount of effort necessary to present such an excellent conference.
The Foundation for Information Technology Education (EF) exists to advance the state of education
and practice in the Information Technology profession. We are extremely fortunate to partner with
the Education Special Interest Group (EDSIG) of the Association of Information Technology
Professionals (AITP) in developing the annual ISECON & CONISAR conferences. Through these
conferences, we offer a forum in which IT/IS educators can interact, learn, and then return to their
classrooms to shape the skills and knowledge of tomorrow’s IT professionals.
On behalf of the FITE Board of Regents, I would like to extend our gratitude to those who have
participated for many years to build the coalition that draws on the combined strengths of EDSIG,
AITP and FITE.
We hope ISECON 2012/CONISAR 2012 will be a valuable experience – from both a personal
networking and professional development viewpoints. We also sincerely hope you will join us next
year at the beautiful Crowne Plaza Hotel literally in the exciting River Walk district in San Antonio
November 7-10, 2013.
Have a great conference and let us know if there is anything that we can do to make your conference
experience better not only this year, but in future years as well!
Sincerely,
Nita Adams, CISSP
President, Foundation for Information Technology Education
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AITP President
Dear ISECON/CONISAR Attendee:
Welcome to ISECON 2012, the 29th Information Systems Educators Conference. I want to
thank you for your ongoing support of the Association of Information Technology Professionals
(AITP), the Foundation for Information Technology Education (FITE) and our Educational
Special Interest Group (EDSIG). Because of your support and participation, ISECON has
become the premier Information Systems Educator conference.
We have over 400 educators as members, and we place a significant importance on the value
that each of you deliver to your students on a day to day basis. You are preparing the next
generation of IT professionals and showing them how they can become the IT leaders of
tomorrow. I myself have been an EDSIG member since I was a Faculty Fellow and Computer
Science professor at The College of New Jersey, and I know first-hand the challenges you face
in the classroom, with your research and as you mentor your students.
The annual AITP National Collegiate Conference (NCC) is a great example of how AITP works
with our faculty advisors to develop our student members. NCC provides college and university
students with many opportunities for networking, speaking with industry leaders, interviewing
with prospective employers, and achieving certifications. We had 775 attendees at NCC 2012 in
San Antonio, making it one of the best attended NCCs ever. It was my personal pleasure to
acknowledge our dedicated faculty advisors during the Conference Awards Dinner. You can find
more information about NCC at www.aitp.org/NCC, including pictures from San Antonio and
registration information for NCC 2013 in St. Louis.
Once again, AITP is pleased that you are able to join together for three days of education and
networking. I will be available during ISECON to answer any questions that you may have
about AITP and our relationship with EDSIG and ISECON. My father was a SEABEE during
World War II, and he raised us with the SEABEE “CAN DO” attitude. Together, AITP and EDSIG
“can do” what is needed to support you, the information systems educators of today.
I look forward to meeting you at the conference and working with you in the future. Welcome
to New Orleans! Laissez les bons temps rouler.
Kindest Regards,
Norbert J. Kubilus, CCP MBCS
2012 Association President
Association of Information Technology Professionals
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2012 Conference Team
ISECON/CONISAR Conferences Chair
Proceedings Chair
Tom Janicki
University of North Carolina Wilmington
janickit@uncw.edu
Meeting Planner
Kevin Jetton
Texas State University
kjetton@satx.rr.com
CONISAR Papers Chair
Scott Hunsinger
Appalachian State University
hunsingerds@appstate.edu
ISECON Papers Chairs
Chuck Woratschek
Robert Morris University
Terri Lenox
ISECON Assistant Papers Chairs
Muhammad Miah
Woratschek@rmu.edu
Westminster College
lenoxtl@westminster.edu
Olga Petkova
Southern University at New Orleans
mmiah@suno.edu
Central Connecticut State University
petkovao@ccsu.edu
IS Teaching Cases Chair
Anthony Serapiglia
St. Vincent College
anthony.serapiglia@email.stvincent.edu
Abstracts Chair
Mike Smith
msmith@sotellme.net
Panels Chair
George Nezlek
gnezlek@gmail.com
Workshops Chair
Jeffry Babb
West Texas A&M University
jbabb@wtamu.edu
New Members Welcome / Social Media
Michelle Louch
Robert Morris University
Host Team
Warren Duclos
Delgado Community College
wduclo@dcc.edu
Southern University at New Orleans
mmiah@suno.edu
Muhammed Miah
Best Papers Awards
Bill Tastle – ISECON
Gerald DeHondt II – CONISAR
Ithaca College
tastle@ieee.org
Grand Valley State University
dehondtg@gvsu.edu
Exhibitors Chair
Brian Reithel
University of Mississippi
breithel@bus.olemiss.edu
Web Developer / Program Chair
Eric Briemer
Siena College
ebreimer@siena.edu
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2012 Distinguished Educator – Dr. Alan Dennis
Award will be presented at the Friday Luncheon
Each year EDSIG recognizes one of our 'best'. The individual who is selected as the distinguished
educator for the year is recognized for their outstanding efforts to lead the field of IS education in
terms of teaching, research and service. Particularly important is their effort to improve the quality of
our graduates.
Alan Dennis, Ph.D., is Professor of Information
Systems and holds the John T. Chambers Chair of
Internet Systems in the Kelley School of Business
at Indiana University. He earned a Bachelor of
Computer Science from Acadia University in Nova
Scotia, an MBA from Queen’s University in Ontario,
and a Ph.D. in Information Systems from the
University of Arizona in Tucson. He worked as a
programmer and a consultant for several firms,
before settling on academia as his career.
Alan
wrote
his
first
textbook
on
data
communications and networking in 1996. Six
editions later, the book is still a market leader. He
has
subsequently
written
another
data
communications and networking book and two systems analysis and design books. His current book
project is a 3D virtual world “serious game” on information systems security whose goal is to radically
change the way faculty teach and students learn.
Alan is a leading innovator in the move to electronic textbooks. He is the co-founder of Courseload,
Inc., an etextbook startup. Courseload’s vision is to make learning customizable and social, and to
change the way textbooks are sold to dramatically cut their cost. More than 50 colleges and
universities use the Courseload software with books from leading publishers, open source content,
coursepacks, and self-written material. With the Courseload model, colleges and universities contract
directly with publishers to buy materials at prices significantly below the cost of used books. Every
student is charged a course fee for the material, which is delivered through the university’s learning
management system. Students can download or print as many copies as they like, although our
research shows that once students start reading their books digitally, less than 10% choose to print.
Instructors can add annotations to direct students about what to read or not read, to provide their
interpretation of key parts of the book, or to ask questions to guide students’ reading. Instructors also
can add web pages, videos, PDFs, PowerPoints, etc. into specific passages to customize the materials
to the needs of their students. Students can add and share annotations, so that reading becomes a
more social experience.
In his spare time, Alan enjoys snorkeling, skiing and hiking with his wife Kelly McNamara.
EDSIG Previous Educators of the Year
2011 Kathy Schwalbe010
Kenneth Kendall
2009 David Kroenke
2008 Bruce White
2007 Stuart Varden
2006 Jack Russell
2005 Gayle Yaverbaum
2004 David Feinstein
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
Ephraim McLean
Blake Ives
Bart Longenecker
Paul Gray
John T. Gorgone
Herman "Hoppy" Hoplin
Jay Nunamaker
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1995
1994
1993
1987
1986
1985
Milt Jenkins
Andy Whinston
Dan Cougar
Gordon Davis
Jerry Wagner
Joyce Currie Little
Philip Gensler
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EDSIG Distinguished Fellows (2012 Inductees)
The new class of inductees will occur during the Thursday Evening Welcoming Reception
This recognition is in honor of their sustained, long-term, meaningful and effective support
of AITP-EDSIG in its ongoing mission to improve IS Education, mentor IS students, and
foster the careers of IS faculty. They have distinguished themselves and advanced the
profession of Information Systems education at the collegiate level.
Roy Daigle
University of South Alabama
Professor – School of Computing
Dr. Roy J. Daigle is a Professor in the School of Computing (SoC) at
the University of South Alabama. He has been a computing faculty
member at South Alabama since 1981. He has served as
Coordinator of Information Systems from 1996 to 2008, as Director
of Graduate Studies since 1998, and as Associate Dean since 2010.
Dr. Daigle's research interests include curriculum development,
database
design,
assessment,
and
information
systems
development. He has published many articles on course
development, learning, and curriculum modeling for added value to
the curriculum. Dr. Daigle and his coauthors have received ISECON
Best Paper awards in 1997, 1998, and 2000.
Dr. Daigle's primary teaching responsibility is the CIS Research Methods course in which he seeks to
add value to the graduate masters program by leveraging course assignments for the thesis and
project concentrations in two areas of specialization, Computer Science and Information Systems.
Dr. Daigle's professional service includes ISECON Program Chair from 1996 through 1999, EDSIG
Treasurer in 1998, reviewer for SIGCE, AIS, and ISECON, ABET program evaluator for Information
Systems and Computer Science from 2001 to 2006, and ABET CAC Commissioner from 2007-2012.
Dr. Daigle has been selected as SoC Faculty of the Year in 1998, International Student Organization's
Faculty of the Year in 2001, SoC Advisor of the Year in 2002 and 2008, and University of South
Alabama National Alumni Association Excellence in Advising in 2009. He was inducted into the Alpha
Iota Mu international honor society in 2002.
Dr. Daigle is currently a member of the Association of Information Technology Professionals and a lifetime member of the Association of Computing Machinery. His hobbies include racquetball and tennis.
William R. Reaugh
Caterpillar Inc.
Past AITP President
Mr. William “Bill” R. Reaugh, CDP was past national president of the
Association for Information Technology Professionals (AITP) and the AITP
Education Foundation. Bill devoted a lifetime of service to the information
technology profession. He was a true professional and an early pioneer in
promoting education in information technology. He was one of the first
DPMA/AITP members to share his efforts in promoting standards in
curriculum in the community colleges.
Bill represented the interests of the Association of Information Technology
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Professionals on the Board of the Institute for the Certification of Computing Professionals in order to
further career opportunities and professional certification for those involved in the IT profession
around the world. He provided invaluable leadership and service in furthering the interests of the IS
Educators Conference (ISECON), thereby providing important professional development opportunities
for thousands of information systems educators. Bill had a highly distinguished career as an
information systems leader with Caterpillar, Inc.
Bill passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 16, 2006. He was the beloved husband of Gleneta;
devoted father of Lauren (Simon) Mulverhill of San Antonio, Texas, and Tom (Tommi) Reaugh of
Louisville, Ky.; proud brother of Jack (Mary) Reaugh of Pleasanton, Calif.; caring stepfather to Todd
(Maria) Little of London, England, and David (Connie) Little of Alvarado, Texas; special grandfather to
Kelsey and Christopher Mulverhill, Alexander and Cecelia Reaugh, Gaby Fernandez and Patrick Little
and Linzy Poe Davis.
Bill was a graduate of Bradley University, earning an MBA in 1969. He served in the United States Air
Force and retired from Caterpillar Inc. in 1999. Books and music were very important to him. He
served as president of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra Board and president of the Peoria Public Library
Board, as well as being active in the Friends of Peoria Public Library.
He was very active in the Peoria community throughout his life, serving as chairman of the Peoria Area
Chamber of Commerce Community Leadership School, serving on the board of WTVP, as a Rotary
North member and a 50-year member of Sigma Chi fraternity.
EDSIG Distinguished Fellows (Previous Inductees)
Honoree
Affiliation
Don Colton
Brigham Young University - Hawaii
David L. Feinstein
University of South Alabama
Albert L Harris
Appalachian State University
Mark (Buzz) C. Hensel Jr.
The University of Texas at Arlington
Teresa Hickerson
Snyder High School
Ronald Kizior
Loyola University Chicago
Paul Leidig
Grand Valley State University
Joyce Currie Little
Towson University
Herbert E. Longenecker, Jr.
University of South Alabama
Herbert Rebhun
University of Houston Downtown
Jack P. Russell
Northwestern State University
William J. Tastle
Ithaca College
Margaret Thomas
Ohio University
Stuart A. Varden
Pace University
Gerald (Jerry) E. Wagner
California State Polytechnic University
Bruce A. White
Quinnipiac University
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Abstracts
ISECON Paper Abstracts
Consumerization of IT" - Challenges for
IS Education
Wail Law
University of Guam
Friday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 10:45 am
The quiet revolution of consumer IT reached a
climax recently, with the adoption of smart
consumer devices dominating the technology
world, with rapid penetration into enterprise IT
applications. This significant change of attitude,
as well as reliance on information technology
has been referred to as “Consumerization of IT”
(CoIT). CoIT emerged with a global driving force
that have been and would continue to reshape
IT practices. This paper examines some of the IT
challenges associate with CoIT, and relate them
to IS educational challenges
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1928.pdf
A Collaborative Capstone to Develop a
Mobile Hospital Clinic Application
Through a Student Team Competition
Wilson Wong
James Pope
James Stahl
Irv Englander
Bentley University
Bentley University
Massachusetts General Hospital
Bentley University
Saturday in Gallier Salon at 2:15 pm
A new collaborative capstone model is presented
that consists of three synergistic elements: 1) a
capstone course component, 2) a business
component, and 3) an advanced technical course
component geared towards enhancing the
student capstone learning experience. The
model was fully implemented at Bentley
University in spring 2012 with a collaboration
among a software project management capstone
course, a research and teaching hospital, and a
mobile application development course. The
capstone project was structured as a student
team competition to create the best mobile wayfinding application for patients and employees of
Massachusetts General Hospital’s Wang walk-in
clinic and labs. The collaborative capstone
teaching methods leading to the successful
student team outcomes are presented along
with success factors and lessons learned.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1972.pdf
A Comprehensive Survey on
Cyberbullying Perceptions at a Major
Metropolitan University – Faculty
Perspectives
John Molluzzo
James Lawler
Pace University
Pace University
Saturday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 9:45
Cyberbullying is a concern for any college or
university. Digital harassment incidents are
featured daily in the news. The authors of this
study examine the perceptions of faculty on
cyberbullying at a major metropolitan university.
From the findings of a survey distributed to
faculty in all schools of the university, the
authors learn of high levels of perceptions on
incidents as an issue, but low levels of
perceptions on infrastructural and instructional
methods of preemption and resolution, at the
university. This study will be beneficial to faculty
in colleges and universities, as cyberbullying is
considered an issue more frequent in high
schools.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1918.pdf
A Database Management Assessment
Instrument
Jeffrey Landry
J. Harold Pardue
Roy Daigle
Bart Longenecker
University of South Alabama
University of South Alabama
University of South Alabama
University of South Alabama
Saturday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 9:15
This paper describes an instrument designed for
assessing
learning
outcomes
in
data
management. In addition to assessment of
student learning and ABET outcomes, we have
also found the instrument to be effective for
determining database placement of incoming
information systems (IS) graduate students.
Each of these three uses is discussed in this
paper. We describe the use of a pre/post test,
item validation, and correlation techniques for
the purpose of validation and assessment.
Although the instrument was developed for local
assessment, its design is based on international
information
systems
curriculum
guidelines
rendering it suitable for use in any program
which incorporates database management in its
curriculum.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1913.pdf
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A Design Quality Learning Unit in
Relational Data Modeling Based on
Thriving Systems Properties
Leslie Waguespack
Bentley University
Thursday in Pontalba Salon at 12 Noon
This paper presents a learning unit that
addresses quality design in relational data
models. The focus on modeling allows the
learning to spans analysis, design, and
implementation enriching pedagogy across the
systems development life cycle. Thriving
Systems
Theory
presents
fifteen
choice
properties that convey design quality in models
integrating aspects of aesthetics, the more
subjective phenomena of satisfaction; a quality
perspective more expansive than that usually
found in software engineering, the traditional
“objective” notion of metrics. Recent IS
curriculum
guide-lines
compress
software
development pedagogy into smaller and smaller
pockets of course syllabi. Where undergraduate
IS students may once have practiced modeling
in analysis, design, and im-plementation across
several courses using a variety of languages and
tools they commonly now experience modeling
in two or three courses in at most a couple of
paradigms. And in most of the-se courses their
modeling focuses on acceptable syntax rather
than achieving design quality in in-formation
systems. Learning design quality may once have
been an osmotic side effect of devel-opment
practice, but now it must be a conscious goal in
pedagogy if it is to be taught at all. This learning
unit is intended as an adaptable framework to
be tailored to the coursework and the over-all
objectives
of
specific
IS
programs.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1908.pdf
A Measurement Framework to assess
SME Performance
Tlou Phihlela
Tshwane University of Technology
Solomon Odunaike
Tshwane Univ of Technology
Oludayo Olugbara
Durban Univ of Technology
Saturday in Cabildo Salon at 2:45 pm
This study proposes the development of a
measurement
framework
to
assess
the
performance of Small and Medium-sized
Enterprises (SMEs) on the adoption of ICT
strategies. The role of SMEs in any economy is a
distinctive one as they contribute towards Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) and employment
workforce. SMEs are typically a measure of a
healthy economy across the world. Like any
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business organization, they strive for market
survival, changing technology and advancement,
globalization,
branding,
competition
while
maintaining cost and profit. They react to these
stiff market pressures by adopting different
strategies in their efforts to remain competitive.
One of such strategies is the deployment of
Information and Communications Technology
(ICT) as competitive weapon that comes at the
expense of budget and profits. Hence, there is a
great need to measure business performance as
a consequence of adopting ICT strategies to
ensure that the effort is not a wasted one and to
moderate on the efficiency and effectiveness of
the intervention. Whereas, most of the available
Performance Measurement Systems (PMS) are
for large enterprises, in most cases they are
deemed not suitable for SMEs. The performance
measurement framework being proposed will
provide guidelines for future evaluation and
assessment of ICT investment decisions and
deployment
strategies
for
SMEs.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1982.pdf
A Pedagogical Approach Toward
Teaching An Information Systems
Student How To Conduct A Web
Usability Study For An Honors Project:
A Case Study.
Gayle Jesse
Thiel College
Thursday in Pontalba Salon at 2:30 pm
The purpose of this paper is to provide educators
with a course model and pedagogy to teach a
computer information systems usability course.
This paper offers a case study based on an
honors student project titled “Web Usability:
Phases of Developing an Interactive Event
Database.” Each individual phase—creating a
prototype along with usability testing, defining a
technical structure, and designing a usable
interface—is equally valuable to the entire
process of interactive web development. A
distinct significance is present within each
phase, which emphasizes the importance of
completing every step in the development
process. Unlike businesses that suffered when
the Dot-com bubble burst, businesses that
acknowledge the diverse levels of understanding
and recognize that implementation of each
phase directly affects the success of the
business will prosper in this age of technology.
This paper focuses primarily on the prototype
and usability testing phase. With that in mind,
an extensive background and explanation of
phase one in developing an interactive event
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database is presented for the reader; the honors
student paper did, however, present an allencompassing
understanding
of
web
technologies. Additionally, this paper provides a
method for developing the requirements to
conduct and evaluate an honors project. Finally,
this paper concludes by considering the study’s
limitations and suggestions for further research.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1953.pdf
A Survey of ABET Accredited
Information Systems Undergraduate
Programs in the USA
Maria Harrington
Stephen Larson
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock University
Saturday in Bienville Room at 11:30 am
This paper contains the results of a survey of
the
36
ABET
accredited
undergraduate
programs in Information Systems (IS) from
2012 in the USA. With the goal of discovering
the makeup of a typical ABET accredited IS
program, each educational institution's website
was searched for applicable information about
its undergraduate program for information
systems. The information gathered will be
useful for institutions desiring to start the
accreditation process, or for those modify their
existing IS program, and for schools wishing to
compare
their
program
with
accredited
programs.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1961.pdf
A Systematic Approach to Faculty
Development Towards Improved
Capability in Tertiary Teaching in a
Blended Learning Environment
Ashraf Badawood
Taif University
Annette Steenkamp Lawrence Technological U.
Saturday in Pontalba Salon at 4:00 pm
The blended learning (BL) approach provides an
efficient and effective instructional experience.
However, adopting BL poses some challenge to
faculty; the most important obstacle found in
this research is faculty’s lack of knowledge
regarding the use of technology in their
teaching.
This
challenge
prompted
the
researchers to develop a solution to address this
problem by improving faculty’s ability to use of
technology in teaching. A systematic Learning
Management
System
(LMS)
Process
Improvement Model, named Opening, Analyzing,
Stimulation, and Achieving Processes (OASA), is
proposed that enables educational institutions to
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establish a well-designed, effective faculty
development program for BL teaching and
learning. OASA is structured into five levels.
Transformation from the lower to the higher
levels of capability in BL teaching and learning is
based on prescribed processes intended to
provide a new foundation of practices. The
conceptualization of OASA was demonstrated by
means of a prototype with scope focusing on
enhancing faculty’s level of capability from Level
Two to Level Three. The research has been
validated using various validation strategies. The
main finding is that OASA is a well-founded
approach that can help educational institutions
overcome challenges related to faculty’s lack of
knowledge in using technology in teaching. This
study found that adopting OASA would make
faculty
development
processes
more
understandable, give faculty a starting point for
BL pedagogy, keep faculty focused on tasks, and
show a process of BL improvement until faculty
achieve best practices. In addition, the main
contribution is that OASA expands the BL body
of knowledge, generalizing a solution for
problems relating to faculty’s lack of knowledge
about technology, and demonstrating the
proposed solution by means of a Blackboard
based
prototype
of
BL
course.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1932.pdf
Active Learning Modules to Improve
Retention in Introductory Computing
Courses
Lissa Pollacia
Adrian Heinz
Kamal Kakish
Sonal Dekhane
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Gwinnett
Gwinnett
Gwinnett
Gwinnett
College
College
College
College
Saturday in Pontalba Salon at 2:45 pm
This paper describes a project to improve the
retention of first-year students by increasing the
active learning components in an introductory
computing course taught at an open access
institution. By the development of Active
Learning Modules (ALMs), which engage the
student and produce positive learning outcomes,
are shown to be beneficial for student retention.
An example of an Active Learning activity is
presented. The study demonstrates that the
Project is successful in by increasing the passing
rate in the course
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1935.pdf
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An Analysis of the Holistic Model for
Blended Learning versus Face-to-Face
Instructions used to teach At-Risk
Students in an Alternative School
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The purpose of this research project was to
explore the effectiveness of a holistic model for
blended learning compared to a face-to-face
model. Within the context of this study, blended
learning is defined as the combination of faceto-face and online instruction. The goal of the
re-search project was to analyze the impact of a
holistic approach of blended learning on the academic success of at-risk students in an
alternative educational program
project between students in an Information
Sciences and Technology course and students in
a General Education Arts course. Students were
tasked with creating the digital musical scores
and writing Java applications for the robot
movements. The design and implementation of
the choreography would be the bridge between
discipline areas. The final product was a robot
dance where the movements of robot couples
were synchronized to the rhythm of the music.
Active-learning exercises were utilized to expose
students to a variety of music theory, animation
and programming components that together
provided the foundation for this project.
Students
used
the
respective
software
applications to realize a design in music or
choreography and implement a solution.
Iterative development coupled with various
forms of visual and audio feedback enhanced the
student learning experience
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1954.pdf
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1919.pdf
Jennifer Breese-Vitelli
Macon State College
Raymond Thomas
Robert Morris University
Maura Vitelli
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Saturday in La Nouvelle Orleans East at 10:15
An Exploratory Study of the use of
Video as an Instructional Tool in an
Introductory C# Programming Course
Jason Sharp
Leah Schultz
Tarleton State University
Tarleton State University
Thursday in Gallier Salon at 3:00 pm
This study examines the background of
introductory programming concepts and the use
of video as an instructional tool. Thirty-five
students in an introductory C# class were
administered a survey to re-port data on
demographics, usage on video, and opinions
about the video. Students were in online and
face to face sections of the class. Data were
analyzed to determine how students used the
videos and to determine if there were
differences between the two groups. Multiple
aspects analyzed show no difference in use of
the online video between face to face and online
students.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1974.pdf
An Interdisciplinary Learning
Experience: The Creation of a Robot
Dance
Debra Smarkusky
Sharon Toman
Penn State University
Penn State University
Thursday in Gallier Salon at 4:00 pm
Students are engaging technology as a means to
convey their creativity, artistic design, and
appreciation of the Arts. In this paper, we share
our experiences regarding an interdisciplinary
Antecedents of Adopting e-Learning:
Toward a Model of Academic eLearning Acceptance Culture
Ali Kamali
Missouri Western State University
Saturday in Cabildo Salon at 4:00 pm
This study investigates factors that predict the
successful adoption and implementation of elearning technologies in producing knowledge.
Two hundred and twelve members of the faculty
in a small Liberal Arts college in the Midwest
were targeted. Several layers of analysis were
performed to test the effects of academic
backgrounds and other demographic variables
on the tendencies to adopt e-learning. It was
found that the academic background variables
did not yield significant correlations with
perception about, and the decision to adopt, elearning. The data showed that the primary
interest in the correlates of the decisions to
adopt e-learning is the faculty’s self confidence
in using the technology.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1907.pdf
Assessing the Microsoft Office Skills
Course: Computer-Mediated Delivery
and Pre-and Post-Surveys
Donald Carpenter
Gayla Slauson
Denise McGinnis
Johnny Snyder
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Mesa
Mesa
Mesa
Mesa
University
University
University
University
Thursday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 3:00
This paper explains a four-year study of the
assessment process for a Microsoft Office skills
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course. It examines whether there is an increase
in students’ knowledge based on responses to
pre- and post-surveys that ask students to
evaluate how well they can do particular tasks.
Classical classroom teaching methods were used
in the first two years; computer-mediated
learning plus classical methods were employed
in the last two years. The study examines
whether that change to computer-mediation
made a difference in student learning. It also
examines
whether
students
retain
the
knowledge as measured by entrance surveys in
a follow-on course. Results indicate that
computer-mediation does appear to make a
positive difference in the mastery of computer
skills in the basic computer skills course
although computer-mediation did not make a
positive difference in retention of that mastery
at the beginning of the follow-on course.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1943.pdf
Assessing the Microsoft Office Skills
Course: Computer-Mediated Delivery
and Pre-and Post-Surveys
Donald Carpenter
Gayla Slauson
Denise McGinnis
Johnny Snyder
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Mesa
Mesa
Mesa
Mesa
University
University
University
University
Thursday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 3:00
This paper explains a four-year study of the
assessment process for a Microsoft Office skills
course. It examines whether there is an increase
in students’ knowledge based on responses to
pre- and post-surveys that ask students to
evaluate how well they can do particular tasks.
Classical classroom teaching methods were used
in the first two years; computer-mediated
learning plus classical methods were employed
in the last two years. The study examines
whether that change to computer-mediation
made a difference in student learning. It also
examines
whether
students
retain
the
knowledge as measured by entrance surveys in
a follow-on course. Results indicate that
computer-mediation does appear to make a
positive difference in the mastery of computer
skills in the basic computer skills course
although computer-mediation did not make a
positive difference in retention of that mastery
at the beginning of the follow-on course.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1943.pdf
Bridging Game-Programming into the
K-12 Curriculum
Li-Jen Shannon Sam Houston State University
Yaprak Dalat Ward Fort Hays State University
Thursday in Pontalba Salon at 1:00 pm
The fact that the U.S. students lag behind in math
and science performances continues to be a burning
issue for the nation. In the past decade, although
ample studies offered a significant variety of fun
computing projects to motivate students in math
and science learnings, this issue has been
disregarded perhaps due to misaligned curriculum,
or due to perhaps educators who lacked the
required technical skills. To remedy this problem,
this study investigated how the perspectives of the
non-computer science educators changed after
learning game-programming and how it could be
fitted into the K-12 curriculum. Fourteen noncomputer science educators and/or administrators
in the K – 16 educational systems who made up a
cohort at Sam Houston State University, Master of
Education/Instructional
Technology
Program
participated in this study. The participants were
required to learn two free Web 2.0 gameprogramming applications and reflect on an article
related to reviving interest in math and science as
part of their program. Qualitative data consisted of
online reflections, and peer-review processes
through Facebook. A quantitative component was
added to the analysis. The findings indicated that:
(a) the perspectives of the participants changed
from negative to positive as they reflected on their
own game-programming learning experiences; (b)
participants came to understand how game
programming could build up students’ logical
concepts and critical thinking skills improving
performances in math, science, and other subjects;
and (c) due to the benefits of logical concepts and
critical thinking skills game programming could
have immense benefits if built into the K-12
curriculum.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1937.pdf
Building a Cybersecurity Workforce
with Remote Labs
Nancy Martin
Southern Illinois U Carbondale
Belle Woodward Southern Illinois U Carbondale
Saturday in Gallier Salon at 11:00 am
Now more than ever, cybersecurity professionals
are in demand and the trend is not expected to
change anytime soon. Currently, only a small
number of educational programs are funded and
equipped to educate cybersecurity professionals
and those few programs cannot train a
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workforce of thousands in a relatively short
period of time. Moreover, not only are additional
educational resources needed, but the programs
need to deliver high quality, hands-on learning
for future cybersecurity professionals. Survey
results show that lack of funding and lack of
equipment prevent some educational institutions
from providing a hands-on learning component
in security curricula. One solution is the use of
remote labs to increase the number of students
with access to security lab environments. We
propose that it is an appropriate time for
Centers of Academic Excellence in Information
Assurance and other organizations to collaborate
to assist universities, community colleges and
even high schools, through the development of
remote security labs, to increase our nation’s
capacity to adequately train a large number of
cybersecurity professionals. The authors have
recently
implemented
a
remote
lab
infrastructure to begin testing the viability of the
concept on a small scale.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1921.pdf
Building an Effective Interdisciplinary
Professional Master’s Degree
Douglas Kline
Ron Vetter
Karen Barnhill
U of North Carolina Wilmington
U of North Carolina Wilmington
U of North Carolina Wilmington
Friday in Pontalba Salon at 10:00 am
This article describes the creation of the Master
of Science of Computer Science and Information
Systems at University of North Carolina
Wilmington. The creation of this graduate degree
was funded by the Sloan Foundation as a new
type of program, the Professional Master’s. The
program was designed with significant industry
input, and is truly interdisciplinary, spanning not
only departments, but schools and colleges. The
planning, start-up, operation, and formal review
of the program are reviewed. IS Educators
planning or administering graduate programs
should benefit from the review of challenges and
solutions provided
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Cloud computing represents an architecture and
paradigm of computing designed to deliver
infrastructure, platforms, and software as
constructible computing resources on demand to
networked users. As campuses are challenged to
better accommodate academic needs for
applications and computing environments, cloud
computing can provide an accommodating
solution for mobile, campus laboratory, and
distance computing. The need for ubiquitous
software deployments, virtual environments,
software acceleration, economies of scale, and
on-demand services points to cloud computing
solutions for expedient network access to a pool
of shared resources. In this baseline study, as
part of a nascent research track, the researchers
examine a proposed design for cloud computing
at Southern Polytechnic State University to
support action research, applied learning and
practical, real-world student experiences at the
university. Access to university cloud computing
resources via an academic research network,
physically isolated from the current production
network, is proposed. Following a system
development life-cycle methodology, design
criteria are derived from an analysis of focus
group data involving questions related to
academic research, applied instruction, and
experiential and service learning. Presentation of
findings occurs in the form of a use case and
architectural topology rendering to be used as a
basis for follow-on study in this research track.
Physical implementation of cloud computing
models at the University can follow this roadmap
as the research track unfolds and data are
collected to analyze and evaluate for optimal
cloud architecture in support of research and
education.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1911.pdf
CloudBees: A Resource Guide for
Teaching Clouding Computing on a
Java Platform
Juntao Yuan
Ringful, LLC
Ju Long
Texas State University-San Marcos
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1975.pdf
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Cloud Computing in Support of Applied
Learning: A Baseline Study of
Infrastructure Design at Southern
Polytechnic State University
Cloud computing is a model for enabling
ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network
access to a shared pool of configurable
computing resources that can be rapidly
provisioned
and
released
with
minimal
management
effort
or
service
provider
interaction. The projected popularity of the
Cloud has motivated Information Systems
educators to incorporate it in the information
technology classroom (Frydenberg, 2011). In
this research, we focused on a core service
Samuel Conn
Han Reichgelt
Southern Polytechnic St U
Southern Polytechnic St U
Friday in Gallier Salon at 2:30 pm
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model of cloud computing, Platform as a Service
(PaaS). In particular, we examined PaaS on a
Java Platform, which is more relevant to the
current IS education curriculum. We stated that
finding the right resource to teach PaaS on a
Java platform could be challenging and we set to
identify a valuable resource –CloudBees for the
IS educators. We argued that as a leader in the
Java
PaaS
sector,
CloudBees
provides
Information System educators a standardbased, integrated, and scalable platform for
students who want to develop and deploy web
applications in a cloud environment without
administration headaches. We provided a
detailed examination of
CloudBees’
core
features. We hope our study will be beneficial to
IS educators who wish to teach PaaS on a Java
Platform. It could potentially be useful to
corporate practitioners who need to select an
appropriate
platform
provider
for
PaaS.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1956.pdf
Collaborative learning in online
courses: Exploring students'
perceptions
Silvana Faja
University of Central Missouri
Saturday in Cabildo Salon at 4:30 pm
Virtual collaborative activities have the potential
to keep students engaged, create a sense of
community in online courses and allow them to
experience and practice virtual teamwork skills.
This study presents an attempt to explore
students’ perceptions of online collaborative
learning involving both process and product
oriented activities. The online collaborative
activities were used in the context of a
Management Information Systems course.
Results showed that perceived structure of the
collaborating activity and peer interaction that
takes place during the activity are positively
related to perceived learning. Peer interaction
and perceived learning were also related to
satisfaction with the course.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1964.pdf
Common Access Control Terminology
Used in Multilevel Security Systems
Robert Marchant
Penn State University
Friday in Pontalba Salon at 10:45 am
Access to computer data can be controlled by
many methods ranging from simply ensuring
that the data is contained in a secure
environment where only approved personnel
have access to more complex access methods
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associated with public cloud infrastructures.
Regardless of where a system resides,
controlling access to data must start with
fundamental understanding of the terms used in
deciding who (or what) has access to the data.
In Multilevel Security (MLS) systems where
users (or services acting for users) may have
disparate privilege to access the data and the
data may have disparate sensitivity, access
based on attributes (both data attributes and
user attributes in combination) may be required.
This paper is intended to describe some of the
terms
that
are
used
when
discussing
classification systems and these types of
systems. Its purpose is to provide common.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1931.pdf
Comparing Top-down with Bottom-up
Approaches: Teaching Data Modeling
Hsiang-Jui Kung
LeeAnn Kung
Adrian Gardiner
Georgia Southern University
Auburn University
Georgia Southern University
Friday in Cabildo Salon at 2:00 pm
Conceptual database design is a difficult task for
novice database designers, such as students,
and is also therefore particularly challenging for
database educators to teach. In the teaching of
database design, two general approaches are
frequently emphasized: top-down and bottomup. In this paper, we present an empirical
comparison of students’ performance between
these two approaches in a conceptual data
modeling exercise. Our results indicate that,
while prior database education had a significant
effect on the quality of design performance, the
chosen approach did not. Such findings appear
to contradict the widely accepted view that the
top-down approach is superior to the bottom-up
approach.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1910.pdf
Computer Information Systems: A
Research Plan to Identify Origins and
Destination
Jon Clark
Colorado State University
John Plotnicki
Colorado State University
Bart Longenecker University of South Alabama
David Feinstein
University of South Alabama
Saturday in Cabildo Salon at 11:00 am
Information Systems (IS) faculty who entered
the workforce in the 1970’s saw firsthand the
evolution of a new discipline embraced by
universities in a variety of ways, including sub
groups
within
existing
departments
of
management science, operations research, and
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accounting. Within a few years, these split off
into separate departments of data processing,
management information systems or computer
information systems. During this transformation,
the source of faculty too evolved from those
trained in some other related discipline, to
specifically trained faculty at a small but growing
number of doctoral programs, each with its own
take on the relevant foundation literature. Within
a decade, curricula began its standardization as
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE), Association for Computing
Machinery (ACM), and the Data Processors
Management Association (DPMA) began efforts
to define and consolidate content required for
professionals. The purpose of this paper is to
develop a research plan to trace the origins of IS
up through its current state, and more
importantly, hypothesize its future destination.
The following questions must be answered: 1)
will we continue as a largely stand-alone
discipline; 2) might we instead, be reabsorbed
into another core business discipline such as
accounting; 3) should we concentrate on serving
a set of core business disciplines while
maintaining a degree of independence; 4) might
we disappear as management science and
operations research has, in spite of their impact
on the productivity of the 1940’s through the
1980’s. Our destiny has yet to be determined.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1947.pdf
Contemporary competencies of
Information Systems alumni
Rosarito Sanchez-Morcilio
University of Puerto
Rico-Río Piedras
Thursday in Pontalba Salon at 2:00 pm
This
article
presents
the
contemporary
competencies of Information Systems alumni. It
provides guides to improve Information Systems
curriculum
based
on
the
alumni
recommendations. A focal group of eight alumni
was conducted. Their enthusiastic participation
provided
professional
competencies
and
recommendations for the Information Systems
curriculum. To discover emerging trends, data
analysis was done following the advice of
Bhattacherjee (2012) who describes the
grounded theory of Straus and Corbin (1990). A
number of relevant competencies was found. In
addition, creative yet useful recommendations
were made to improve the Information Systems
curriculum. This article provides adequate
guidance to demonstrate the major accreditation
agencies Information Systems curriculum is
continuously being improved. This article
provides direction towards conducting similar
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studies contributing to the enrichment of the
Information Systems curricula according to new
demands in the Information Systems field. It
also presents the modern aspects of the
Information Systems career and thoughtful
reflections on Information Systems curricula
which
can
be
put
into
practice.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1955.pdf
Costs and Benefits of Vendor
Sponsored Learning Materials in
Information Technology Education
David Hua
Ball State University
Friday in Pontalba Salon at 4:45 pm
The demand for qualified information technology
professionals remains high despite the lackluster
economy. It is imperative to provide students
with a curriculum that provides a broad
foundation in information technology knowledge,
skills, and abilities. However, students also need
access to specialized technologies and learning
materials to develop the skills that will be
needed to drive growth in companies across all
sectors of the economy. The dilemma faced by
administrators of information technology degree
programs is the lack of resources needed to
provide students with these specialized learning
opportunities. Cisco, VMWare, NetApp, and other
information technology vendors offer learning
materials that can be used by higher education
programs. The potential costs and benefits of
using these resources and how they have been
incorporated into the undergraduate Computer
Technology program at Ball State University will
be discussed
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1966.pdf
Cyberbullying Presence, Extent, and
Forms in a Midwestern Post-secondary
Institution
Julie Smith
Jiyonn Yoon
University of Minnesota
University of Texas Arlington
Friday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 9:30 am
This research study was an investigative inquiry
as to the forms and characteristics of
cyberbullying present in a midwestern postsecondary educational institution. Cyberbullying
incidents
have
increased
in
educational
situations bringing new ethical and legal issues
to light; however, most of the research has
focused on secondary education. Cyberbullying
in this post-secondary institutional study was
defined in this research as repeated use of
technology to threaten or harass. Researchers
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utilized an online survey and interview
methodology to gather cyberbullying data and
information. The survey sought information from
a randomly selected group of students
(n=16,983) enrolled at any of the university’s
campuses, inclusive of undergraduate, graduate,
and continuing education students, where 276
students participated. Through the survey
invitation, a voluntary interview was also
requested
where
nine
students
were
interviewed. Results included confirmation that
cyberbulling incidents did occur to and by
college students as well as instructors at this
institution. The majority of both survey and
interview participants did not think it a problem
at the university level, but this issue is more
serious and prevalent in secondary schooling.
Those experiencing cyberbullying as a university
student, however, reported moderate to
extremely serious effects in their life and
learning which included physical endangerment.
The researchers have advised more research
into this topic. Additionally, while conducting this
study, this institution proposed cyberbullying
language in their student conduct code to try to
address the cyberbullying phenomenon.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1945.pdf
Deception, Ethics, and Information
Technology: Policy Implications
Ali Kamali
Missouri Western State University
Deborah Becker
Missouri Western State Univ
Ladan Kianmehr
Missouri Western State Univ
Friday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 5:15 pm
The newness of computer technology has
generated unprecedented dimensions to ethical
topics such as “cyber ethics,” “internet ethics,”
and “computer ethics,” to name but a few. This
study investigates ethical concerns that involve
using information technology and resources in
higher education. More specifically, the paper
looks at the ways in which ethical consideration
affects e-learning. We propose that breaching
ethics in information technology involves a set of
skills, the parameters of which depend on the
end users’ morals. Thus, ensuring ethics in IT
necessitates identifying vulnerable end users,
and formulating a set of guidelines to ensure
ethical codes along technological advancements.
All stakeholders, administrators, academics and
students are included.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1986.pdf
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Developing 21st Century
Communicators
Jami Cotler
Robert Yoder
Eric Breimer
Deb Del Belso
Siena
Siena
Siena
Siena
College
College
College
College
Friday in Pontalba Salon at 9:30 am
What are the characteristics of an effective
communicator in the 21st century business
world? How can we equip our students with the
skills necessary to successfully navigate the
computer-mediated communication landscape
during this time of globalization and rapid
technology growth? In this paper, we examine
these questions and discuss several methods for
addressing the increasing demand for the
diverse,
complex
and
often
non-routine
communications skills required of today’s
business and information systems students.
Drawing on practitioners from education and
industry, along with our own research and
observations, we discuss several teaching
approaches that include developing professional
collaboration skills using shared workspaces,
delivering presentations using web conferencing,
becoming comfortable in front of a video
camera, using ePortfolios to articulate and
reflect on learning, and professionally leveraging
a social networking presence. When introducing
new methods of communication there will
inevitably be lessons learned and improvements
that can be made in future iterations. This paper
discusses
students’
perceptions
of
their
experiences
using
computer-mediated
communication and reflections on how we can
improve the way we teach these concepts.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1950.pdf
Developing a Bachelor’s Program in
Health Information Technology
Elizabeth Howard
Cathy Bishop-Clark
Donna Evans
Anthony Rose
Miami
Miami
Miami
Miami
University
University
University
University
Thursday in Pontalba Salon at 3:00 pm
There is little doubt that the healthcare industry
is experiencing tremendous growth in regards to
technology. If you have visited a healthcare
professional recently, you may have seen a
similar notice, “Please be patient as we
implement a new electronic healthcare record
system.” This confluence of technology and
healthcare provides a new field of study in IT –
Health Information Technology (HIT). This paper
describes the development and implementation
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process and the curriculum for a Bachelor of
Science in Information Technology with a major
in Health Information Technology. Developed in
collaboration with nursing educators and in
consultation with HIT professionals, this unique
multi-disciplinary program blends technology
and healthcare to prepare students for a wide
variety of opportunities in the evolving field of
HIT. The development of this degree was funded
in part by grant awarded under ARRA High
Growth & Emerging Industries Grant as
implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor's
Employment & Training Administration.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1923.pdf
Developing an Undergraduate Degree
Program in Cyber Forensics and
Information Security
Karen Paullet
Gary A. Davis
Robert Morris University
Robert Morris University
Friday in Cabildo Salon at 3:00 pm
Cyber Forensics is an emerging discipline
offering
significant
career
opportunities.
Professionals in this discipline combat identity
theft, corporate theft, cyber terrorism, and the
exploitation of minors. To meet the current and
growing need of these professionals, a mediumsized, mid-Atlantic University has developed a
Bachelor of Science in Cyber Forensics and
Information Security. This paper describes the
rationale, development, and implementation of
this new undergraduate degree program. Initial
enrollment projections are cited in relation to
actual student enrollment for the first year of
the program. In addition, future enrollment
projections for the new degree program are
explored
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1957.pdf
Developing an Undergraduate
Information Systems Security Track
Aditya Sharma
NC Central
Marianne Murphy
NC Central
Mark Rosso
North Carolina Central
Donna Grant North Carolina Central
University
University
University
University
Friday in Gallier Salon at 3:45 pm
Information Systems Security as a specialized
area of study has mostly been taught at the
graduate level. This paper highlights the efforts
of establishing an Information Systems (IS)
Security track at the undergraduate level. As
there were many unanswered questions and
concerns regarding the Security curriculum,
focus areas, the benefit of certifications, and
limited experience of undergraduate students,
we reviewed prior literature and conducted in
depth semi-structured interviews of industry
executives that are responsible for the security
portfolio within their organizations. We present
findings that can benefit not only our efforts but
also other schools that plan to offer similar
programs at an undergraduate level.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1960.pdf
Developing Concepts and Practices of
Research in Computing
Roy Daigle
University of South Alabama
Bart Longenecker University of South Alabama
Thursday in Gallier Salon at 4:30 pm
Typically a graduate research methods course
for a discipline has at least two goals: exposure
to the relevant body of knowledge associated
with the discipline and coverage of the accepted
research styles associated with the discipline.
One way to accomplish this is to prescribe to the
class a pre-determined collection of published,
refereed papers. These papers provide the
opportunity for students to become familiar with
accepted norms for the structure and style of
published research papers in the discipline while
simultaneously becoming familiar with disciplinespecific knowledge and procedure threads. In
this paper, we describe an alternative approach
for a course that is shared by different
computing disciplines. This approach focuses on
the research process itself through a semesterlong project that involves preparation of a
document that conforms to an accepted format
and style for the discipline. Rather than all
students examining a predefined collection of
papers, each student is responsible for
identifying a topic of interest and for finding a
faculty mentor to provide guidance for the
literature associated with the topic.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1963.pdf
Developing Enterprise Information
Systems: Experiences of a Graduate
Class Using Teams
Jeffrey Holifield
University of South Alabama
Bart Longenecker University of South Alabama
David Feinstein
University of South Alabama
Saturday in Pontalba Salon at 11:30 am
Teaching students how to work as a part of a
team to develop enterprise information systems
is a worthy and challenging goal. We describe
the type of problems we attempt to solve with
these projects. The type of teams and their
structure used to complete the project is
reviewed. We describe some of the leadership
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issues and concepts we teach to student leaders
and followers and describe how the project is
managed though Lean software development
techniques. We describe the standards and
procedures we use to integrate the developed
systems and the use of templates to guide
system development and student efforts
The findings further indicate generally higher
impact of the service and systems on the
individuals with disabilities and also on the
students. This paper can be beneficial to
instructors considering e-Portfolio as a method
for improving the impact of service involving
systems.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1965.pdf
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1905.pdf
Effects of Social Networking on
Adolescent Education
Muhammed Miah
Adnan Omar
Monique Allison
Southern U at New Orleans
Southern U at New Orleans
Southern U at New Orleans
Thursday in Pontalba Salon at 12:30 pm
In recent years, the use of social networking
sites has grown tremendously especially among
the teens and high school students. However,
very little is known about the scale of use, the
purpose, how students use these sites and,
more specifically, whether these sites help or
hurt their academic progress. This study
investigates how high school students in Rapides
Parish, Louisiana, are using social networks for
school- or education-based work. The study
measures the usage, time spent on social
networking sites, the specific websites that are
being accessed, and the subjects being studied
while on social networking sites, and tries to find
out if these are helping or hurting the students’
academic progress. The purpose of this research
is to help education administrators, teachers and
parents to discover how and whether social
networking sites helping their students in their
learning process. The study also provides
recommendations to make the use of social
networking sites effective and beneficial for the
students.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1927.pdf
Engaging Community Service Students
through Digital Portfolios
James Lawler
Pace University
Friday in Cabildo Salon at 3:45 pm
Community engagement courses are becoming
commmon in the discipline of information
systems. In this paper the author analyzes the
benefits and the challenges of an e-Portfolio in a
course engaging students with a community of
individuals with developmental and intellectual
disabilities. The case study in the paper finds
generally higher engagement of students from
the commuity projects of the course if an ePortfolio is designed flexibly for the students.
Ethics Among Scholars in Academic
Publishing
Gina Boff
California Univ of Pennsylvania
Thursday in Pontalba Salon at 4:00 pm
This paper offers a survey of the contemporary
and common-place ethical breaches concerning
authorship, research, and publishing in today’s
scholarly production, as juxtaposed with some of
the predominant standards and guidelines that
have been developed to direct academic
publishing practices. While the paper may
suggest the need for an updated and
comprehensive set of guidelines for multiple
discipline areas, the purpose here is to prepare
the theoretical framework for a future computing
discipline-specific study of ethical authorship and
related concepts in academia.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1948.pdf
Flipping Excel
Mark Frydenberg
Bentley University
Friday in Gallier Salon at 3:00 pm
The “flipped classroom” model has become
increasingly popular in recent years as faculty
try new ways to engage students in the
classroom. In a flipped classroom setting,
students review the lecture online prior to the
class session, and spend time in class working
on problems or exercises that would have been
traditionally assigned as homework. The ability
to easily create and consume multimedia on
personal computers, tablets, smart phones, and
personal media players, and the increased
availability of web-based tools for collaboration
and communication are two factors that
contribute to the popularity of the flipped
classroom.
This
paper
presents
an
implementation of the flipped classroom
pedagogy in a first-year introduction to
information technology course, specifically
focusing on how these techniques were used to
facilitate students’ experiences learning Excel
concepts. A survey given to students in three
sections of the course suggests that students
found the instructional methods captured their
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interests, challenged them, and contributed to
their learning.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1914.pdf
Fostering Entrepreneurship in the CIS
Sandbox
Mark Frydenberg
Bentley University
Thursday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 4:00
A fresh coat of paint and new furniture were the
obvious external changes to an eleven-year-old
computer lab at Bentley University when it was
renovated in 2011. More difficult than changing
the outward appearance of the room was
changing the perceptions of what happens
inside. The facility had a reputation of being a
place where only students who needed help
would go, and the role of assistants who worked
there was limited to tutoring and maintaining
equipment. This case study describes the
transformation of a Computer Information
Systems (CIS) department tutoring laboratory
into a Learning and Technology Sandbox where
student lab assistants are employed as staff of a
startup company, whose responsibilities include
not only tutoring, but managing the technology
and business infrastructure, publicity, and dayto-day operations of the facility. Students who
frequent the facility go for tutoring as well as to
independently explore new technology. This
study, which included both surveys and personal
interviews of student workers and student
attendees, suggests that through the use of
web-based collaborative applications, social
media, and a work environment that encourages
exploration, the Sandbox has provided student
workers with an opportunity to build skills as
entrepreneurs, and changes the nature of what
a computer lab can be for the students who
frequent it.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1926.pdf
GIS in Business School Curricula:
Trends and a Case Study
Avijit Sarkar
James Pick
University of Redlands
University of Redlands
Friday in Cabildo Salon at 9:30 am
Geographical information systems are being
increasingly used by organizations in business
and government to derive spatial intelligence
and make better decisions. GIS proliferation has
increased employment opportunities for business
school graduates – future managers and
knowledge workers. However efforts to infuse
spatial thinking and GIS into the curricula of
business schools across the country have been
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somewhat tepid. We examine limited instances
of GIS infusion in business school curricula
reported in the literature and attempt to identify
some trends of such infusion. Based upon those
trends, we propose a model of maturity of GIS
infusion. The model is comprised of sequential
steps that improve the breadth and depth of GIS
coverage in business school courses. We then
present a detailed case study of GIS infusion in
a business school. Several aspects of the case
study such as historical evolution of GIS infusion
in the school’s curricula, current practices to
infuse GIS at both graduate and undergraduate
levels, GIS software and technology, training
and support, and assessment are discussed in
depth. The case study has the potential to act as
a model for future efforts by business school
educators to infuse GIS into their course
curricula.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1969.pdf
Implementing an Integrated
Curriculum with an Iterative Process to
Support a Capstone Course in
Information Systems
Bryan Reinicke U of North Carolina Wilmington
Tom Janicki
U of North Carolina Wilmington
Judith Gebauer U of North Carolina Wilmington
Friday in Pontalba Salon at 4:15 pm
Learning is enhanced with repetition, either
through more exercises in individual courses, or
through the integration of concepts in a
capstone experience. A well planned and
integrated curriculum can utilize a capstone
course, not only to provide a service learning
component, but also as an opportunity to refresh
students on key discipline topics immediately
preceding graduation. This article describes the
process used at one university to integrate
concepts taught in pre-requisite courses into the
capstone experience. In addition, it discusses
the need to constantly refine all of the courses
to integrate the concepts and learning
experiences in both directions. The capstone
course must provide repetition and hands-on
learning of earlier concepts, and the prerequisite courses must provide the knowledge to
enable a successful capstone experience for
students. This is a two way integration up and
down the chain of courses and instructors must
work together to integrate all of the courses in
the discipline to enrich the capstone experience
and achieve desired learning objectives.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1924.pdf
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Improving E-learning Practice Using
Living Theory Methodology
Solomon Odunaike
Tshwane U of Technology
Oludayo Olugbara
Durban U of Technology
Sunday Ojo Tshwane University of Technology
Saturday in Bienville Room at 4:30 pm
E-learning as a new frontier in teaching and
learning is transforming education to its scope,
boundary and pedagogy. It offers exciting
opportunities and provides access to global
information. Its effort is a far reaching one,
creating a learning atmosphere that defies the
constraint of time and distance. Despite having
the required technologies and infrastructures at
their disposal, some notably institutions of
higher learning have not be able to kick-start
the online instructional course. This short
coming resulted in unprecedented low Return on
Investment, sustainability issue among others.
The reason for this inadequacy is not limited to
inappropriate
handling
of
e-learning
implementation and strategies on our campus
but also include lack of leadership and initiative
in this regard. The zeal to see the offering of online course in our faculty and University has
prompted this study in looking for the best
possible ways of improving e-learning practices.
The best practices being proposed will be
derived from our intuitions and personal
experiences gathered in our educational studies
using living theory methodology and our
University as the basis. We believe the
suggested best practices may speed up the
introduction of on-line courses in our curriculum
and provides opportunity for effective utilization
of e-learning infrastructures and technologies. It
will also enhance the provisioning of quality
teaching and learning services to our students
who for one reason or the other may not make it
to campus everyday as demanded by traditional
classroom education.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1939.pdf
Improving the Internship and Career Search
Process for IS, CS, and IT Students
Joseph Laverty
Robert Morris University
Christine Laverty
Robert Morris University
David Wood
Robert Morris University
Friday in Cabildo Salon at 4:15 pm
Universities often centralize career placement
personal and online services to provide training,
guidance and support for many different
disciplines. Comparing the differences among
liberal arts, business, education John Turchek
Robert Morris University
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and CS/IS/IT career search processes and tools,
it is increasingly important for CS/IS/IT
departments and faculty to advise their students
of the unique career search strategies related to
their discipline. After conducting a literature and
Internet review, interviews were conducted for
several career placement specialists, IT and HR
managers. This study focuses on improving
traditional and generic resume, internship and
career search services for the needs of CS/IS/IT
students. General and applied recommendations
are presented.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1949.pdf
Influence of Students’ Characteristics
on E-textbook Experiences: The
Moderating Effects of Technology
Savvy and Gender
Jun Sun
University of Texas Pan American
Javier Flores University of Texas Pan American
Friday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 4:45 pm
The adoption of electronic textbooks in
universities by the majority of students has yet
to materialize, requiring a better understanding
of the differences among individual users to
customize its design and support. The main
focus of this study is to examine the role of
technology savvy in terms of the experiences,
skills and self-efficacy of students in using
information technologies. It is hypothesized that
technology savvy moderates the relationships
among
E-textbook
Helpfulness,
Student
Involvement and Learning Outcome. Based on
the data gathered through a survey, the results
suggest that the e-textbook experiences of
students vary significant across technology
veterans and novices. In particular, the
mediating relationship between E-textbook
Helpfulness and Learning Outcome through
Student Involvement is stronger for users with
higher
technology
savvy.
An
additional
comparison based on gender is performed to
find out whether the gender stereotyping
regarding technology preference holds true for
the new generation of students impacting the
relationship between technology savvy and etextbook preferences. The results show that
gender does not fully account for the differences
in technology savvy, and its moderating effects
on E-textbook experiences are quite different
from those of technology savvy.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1920.pdf
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Information Security Education
Relationships on Incidents and
Preventions: Cyber Assurance Literacy
Needs
Garry White
Texas State University-San Marcos
Saturday in Pontalba Salon at 9:15 am
Educational institutions are the first line of
defense through training and educating (Mensch
&
Wilkie,
2011).
Does
education
from
educational
institutions
decrease
security
incidents and increase preventive actions?
Nothing was found in the literature that shows
education will lower the number of security
incidents. The purpose of this paper is to
determine if security incidents can be lowered by
education. Findings showed that education does
increase preventative behavior and is unrelated
to the number of security incidents. An
interesting find was the more preventative
behavior, the more security incidents occurred.
The discussion section explores the possible
whys.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1904.pdf
Information Systems Curricula: A Fifty
Year Journey
Bart Longenecker University of South Alabama
David Feinstein
University of South Alabama
Jon Clark
Colorado State University
Saturday in Pontalba Salon at 2:15 pm
This article presents the results of research to
explore the nature of changes in skills over a
fifty year period spanning the life of Information
Systems model curricula. Work begun in 1999
was expanded both backwards in time, as well
as forwards to 2012 to define skills relevant to
Information Systems curricula. The work in 1999
was based on job ads from 17 major national
news papers. The ~3000 ads enabled generation
of 37 skills and defined major areas of skills:
software
development,
web
development,
database,
operating
systems
and
telecommunications, strategic organizational
development, interpersonal and team skills, and
project management. During the development of
this research a ninth skill area was added:
information and security assurance. The original
37 skills had been expanded to 69 skills, and
within this effort, 69 additional skills were
added. Analysis of the skills as of today
suggested elimination of retired (24) and too
new (13) skills. Of the remaining skills a set (35)
of skills was common to all curricula, a large set
of current skills (64) was abandoned by IS 2010
which added new skills (2). Deletion of
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programming as a requirement of IS 2010
accounts for a significant proportion of deletions.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1967.pdf
Information Technology for Good
(IT4G): Merging Information
Technology with Social Responsibility
Bruce Saulnier
Quinnipiac University
Thursday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at Noon
A case is made for a new approach to higher
education in the 21st century, an approach in
which the traditional majors are extended
beyond their usual boundaries by applying one’s
education to address the public good. The LEAP
initiative and the Learning Paradigm College are
advanced as exemplars of effective 21st century
educational practices, and it is shown that these
two concepts are consistent with both employer
expectations of college/university graduates and
the expectations of both school and program
accrediting
agencies.
The
Information
Technology for Good (IT4G) initiative is
advanced as an exemplar of using Information
Systems/Technology education to advance the
public good. Examples of IT4G in action are
presented, and an invitation is extended to other
information systems academic programs to join
the Computer Information Systems program at
Quinnipiac University in this endeavor.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1917.pdf
Information Technology Management:
Course Re-design Using an Assessment
Driven Approach
Ken Surendran
Dana Schwieger
Southeast Missouri State U
Southeast Missouri State U
Saturday in Gallier Salon at 9:45 am
One of the core courses in the IS2010 Model
Curriculum
Guideline
is
IS
Strategy,
Management and Acquisition (ISMA). The
authors redesigned their pre-IS2010 model
Information Technology Management (ITM)
course to meet the skills development stated in
the ISMA course. Since the IT discipline is
changing rapidly, the technical content in the
course needs constant refinement. Instead of
starting with learning outcomes and related
content for the course design, the authors
suggest that the design process could start with
learning outcomes and assessments and provide
a broad content list with specifics determined by
the assessments. They adapt a combination of
ideas found in software product development for
their evolving course redesign by focusing on
assessments in the course. In this paper, the
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authors apply the test-first principle from agile
system development for refining their ITM
course to meet the academic intents of the ISMA
course. They discuss all aspects of their
redesigned ITM course resulting from their initial
offering.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1922.pdf
Lessons Learned From A Decade Of
Using Community-Based Non-Profit
Organizations In Information Systems
Capstone Projects
Paul Leidig
David Lange
Grand Valley State University
Grand Valley State University
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addition, our findings are compared to the
results of a similar survey, performed fifteen
years earlier, of the same undergraduate
research program. The comparison reveals a
maturation of a program which has evolved to
better support the financial needs and time
demands of today’s students.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1962.pdf
Managing a Project Using An Agile
Approach and the PMBOK® Guide
Kathy Schwalbe
Augsburg College
Friday in Gallier Salon at 10:45 am
This paper examines a decade of our institution’s
use
of
community-based
non-profit
organizations in the information systems
capstone course. Information systems or
computer science majors often have technical
skills but lack an adequate understanding of
organizational
processes,
team
project
experience, and the ability to integrate
information technology into an organizational
setting. To bridge this gap, we use group
projects
that
leverage
local
non-profit
organizations. We document lessons learned
from our decade of using community-based
projects to provide recommendations for
successfully implementing similar courses.
This paper includes excerpts from Kathy
Schwalbe’s text, Information Technology Project
Manage-ment, Seventh Edition. It emphasizes
the unique aspects of using an agile approach in
each project management process group versus
using a more predictive or waterfall approach.
An agile approach is often used for projects in
which the team cannot clearly express the scope
early in the product life cycle. An agile project
team typically uses several iterations or
deliveries of software instead of waiting until the
end of the project to provide one product. This
paper suggests that the project management
process groups (initiating, planning, executing,
monitoring and controlling, and closing) can be
used in an agile approach, but there are several
different terms, techniques, and outputs.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1968.pdf
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1985.pdf
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Lessons Learned: The Evolution of an
Undergraduate Research Program
Gregory Smith
Lauren Laker
Debbie Tesch
Xavier University
University of Cincinnati
Xavier University
Prepping for Cloud - A New Look at an
Old Alliance
Ed Van Sickle
Lee Toderick
Peng Li
EMC
East Carolina University
East Carolina University
Saturday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 2:15
Saturday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 11:30
Undergraduate
research
programs
are
commonplace at many universities. However,
little re-search has been conducted to evaluate
their ongoing and long-term effectiveness from
the standpoint of the undergraduate student
researcher. In an effort to gain perspective from
the student researcher, including their thoughts
on such a program, a survey was conducted of
past participants of a business school research
program
which
brings
together
three
stakeholders in the research process: a faculty
member, a business executive mentor, and the
undergraduate student researcher. The results
presented highlight the major benefits and
deficiencies of the existing program from the
student’s perspective and provide an evaluation
of the program’s overall effectiveness. In
Cloud Computing is taking off and a study by
Sand Hill Group estimates hundreds of
thousands of new jobs in the U.S. will be created
that support cloud computing technologies. An
IDC Whitepaper states that IT departments must
develop these new skills now that can allow
them to scale at the speed of business while
maintaining an infrastructure and architecture
that is predictable, repeatable, and reliable.
What is also needed is having the appropriate
training and education that will enable IT
departments to be more agile and more
prepared to respond to business needs. Many
corporate IT departments look to colleges and
universities as part of the solution. Are students
being prepared for these new roles? Findings
from research show that data storage, cloud
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technologies and Big Data should be taught, but
there are prohibiting factors for including these
topics in a curriculum. The EMC Academic
Alliance program was started in 2006 with the
goal of partnering with universities to teach
“open” courses, meaning the courses are
technology oriented and not vendor specific.
Today,
the
program
has
expanded
so
universities can offer courses in Information
Storage & Management, Cloud Infrastructure &
Services, and Data Science & Big Data Analytics.
East Carolina University is building a curriculum
using the courses and preparing students for
new jobs in these technologies.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1959.pdf
Raising Awareness: Education is
the Key to Understanding
Cyberbullying
Karen Paullet
Adnan Chawdhry
Robert Morris University
California U of Pennsylvania
Thursday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 12:30
In order to fully understand cyberbullying, it is
critical that adults and children recognize the
conse-quences that can occur from inappropriate
communication taking place in the digital world.
Education is the key to understanding the issues
that arise from the use of technology. Parents,
schools, and law enforcement need to take an
active role in raising awareness about
cyberbullying. Active campaign programs are
necessary to fight the increasing problems
associated with cyberbullying. Cyberbullying will
only decrease once the extent of the problem is
fully understood.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1976.pdf
Reassessing the Skills Required of
Graduates of an Information Systems
Program: An Updated Analysis
John Legier
Southern Illinois U Carbondale
Belle Woodward Southern Illinois U Carbondale
Nancy Martin
Southern Illinois U Carbondale
Friday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 4:15 pm
The study involves an updated analysis of the
requirements of information systems graduates
based on the status of the job market as well as
the perceptions of 72 graduates over a four year
period from an information systems program of
a Midwestern university. Approximately onethird of the graduates were working in positions
related to technical support. Providing end-user
support,
installing
software,
managing
information, and installing and maintaining
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computer devices/components were the top four
tasks performed by the largest number of
graduates. Research indicates that employers
are looking not only for technical skills but also
strong soft skills as competition increases at
home and abroad. From a list of 18 technical
and nontechnical skills, the graduates ranked
thinking skills, personal characteristics, desire to
learn, attitude and motivation, teamwork, and
communication skills as the top requirements for
success in the information technology field.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1933.pdf
Reflections on Service Learning
Projects in an Information Systems
Project Management and
Implementation Course
Olga Petkova
Central Connecticut ST U
Saturday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 2:45
The paper presents an overview of previous
research on service learning in Information
Systems. It extends on existing frameworks for
implementing such courses. Reflections on five
implementations of a service learning Project
Management course are summarized with the
hope of enabling wider spread of service
learning in Information Systems education.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1990.pdf
Relational Algebra and SQL: Better
Together
Kirby McMaster
Fort Lewis College
Samuel Sambasivam
Azusa Pacific University
Steven Hadfield
U.S. Airforce Academy
Stuart Wolthuis
Brigham Young U-Hawaii
Friday in Cabildo Salon at 2:30 pm
In this paper, we describe how database
instructors can teach Relational Algebra and
Structured Query Language together through
programming. Students write query programs
consisting of sequences of Relational Algebra
operations vs. Structured Query Language
SELECT statements. The query programs can
then be run interactively, allowing students to
compare the results of Relational Algebra and
equivalent
Structured
Query
Language
commands. In this way, students better understand both Relational Algebra and Structured
Query Language—by writing code and watching
it run.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1906.pdf
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Requisition of Competition: Spurring
Wireless Telecommunications in the
U.S.
Keith Greats
U of North Carolina Wilmington
Ulku Yaylacicegi U of North Carolina Wilmington
Saturday in La Nouvelle Orleans East at 4:30 pm
The U.S. has four major carriers; AT&T, Sprint,
Verizon, and T-Mobile who make up over 90 %
of the U.S. market collectively. At the end of
2011 Verizon had the largest market share with
36.5% and AT&T was a close second with
32.1%. Sprint, the nation’s third largest carrier
had 15.4% and T-Mobile held 10.7%. It is
imperative that these carriers, and the regional
carriers who make up the remaining percentage
of the market, operate in an effectively
competitive manner in order to keep prices
down, promote cellular network usage, and
remain innovative in order for the industry to
thrive. Due to the high level of concentration in
this market, the absorption of just one of the
major carriers through mergers or acquisitions
could dramatically shift the market by bringing
drastically anti-competitive effects on the
market and its participants. This research paper
validates the necessity of competition in the
highly concentrated market of carriers (or
mobile network operators) in the United States.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1971.pdf
Security Engineering Lessons Learned
for Migrating Independent LANs to an
Enterprise Environment
Robert Marchant
Thomas Bonneau
Penn State University
Sotera Defense Solutions
Thursday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 2:00
Transition from small, independent LANs into
larger enterprise managed infrastructures is
becoming more prominent in academia, business
and government. Consolidation of IT resources
into larger, more disciplined, and more
professionally
managed
environments
has
significant advantages however they do bring
their own unique issues to solve in order to
make the transition for the organizations
involved easier. The topics covered under this
paper are critical areas of concern organizations
and their administrator staff needs to consider
and resolve in order that transition and
migration can be as painless as possible. Loosely
using NIST SP 800.53 controls as a reference,
the areas presented within this paper include
access control mechanisms, patch management
considerations, the need to address difference in
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hardware and software monitoring, baselines
and licensing.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1970.pdf
Software Engineering Frameworks: Life
Cycle Changes
Kirby McMaster
Fort Lewis College
Samuel Sambasivam
Azusa Pacific University
Stuart Wolthuis
Brigham Young U-Hawaii
Friday in Cabildo Salon at 10:45 am
This research examines frameworks developed
by Computer Science and Information Systems
students during a two-semester sequence in
Software Engineering. The second semester
course is project-based, where students work as
teams to produce a software product. A
questionnaire listing 60 Software Engineering
concepts was given to students at three
universities at the end of the second semester
course. The concepts were chosen to span the
software development life cycle. Students were
asked to rate the importance of each concept on
two Software Development scales--an Early
scale (analysis and design) and a Later scale
(implementation and beyond). From the
responses, we calculated the average perceived
importance for each concept, both Early and
Later in the life cycle. We then examined how
the relative importance of each concept changes
and
how
student
Software
Engineering
frameworks
evolve
during
software
development.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1936.pdf
Strategic Plan for Enhancing Online
Learning
Elfreda Samman
Adnan Omar
Rachid Belmasrour
Ghasem Alijani
Southern
Southern
Southern
Southern
U
U
U
U
at
at
at
at
New
New
New
New
Orleans
Orleans
Orleans
Orleans
Thursday in Gallier Salon at 2:00 pm
E-learning has evolved over the past years
necessitating many universities to incorporate
online courses into their curricula. Southern
University at New Orleans (SUNO) has included
the concept of online learning into its quality
enhancement plan (QEP), which is designed to
enhance online learning resulting in an Efocused environment. Surveys of faculty and
students at SUNO, however, showed the
potential difficulties faced in online learning.
Inadequate training, lack of motivation, and
poor time management are some of the major
factors affecting passing rates. This study
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investigates and assesses the progression of
online learning and proposes approaches to
enhance online learning. Data was collected to
compare campus based and online courses and
monitor progression over the years. Campus
based courses have a higher passing rate than
online courses with a greater increase in passing
rates over a three year period. The results serve
as a baseline for improving online learning
procedures and outcomes over the next five
years.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1916.pdf
Student Graduation Paths: A
Preliminary Data Warehouse Analysis
Mark Segall
Friday
in
Metropolitan ST U of Denver
Cabildo
Salon
at
4:45
pm
The ability to complete a college degree in a
timely fashion is a concern for college
administrators given the pressures to use
resources efficiently and effectively. However
the traditional student graduation path of
completing a bachelor’s degree in 4 years on a
residential campus does not apply to most
students anymore. Given the difficulty of
tracking a student’s progress when many
students go to school part time and transfer
from one school to another an alternate method
is proposed to describe the graduation paths of
students. This paper proposes that students who
complete a bachelor’s degree be the basis for a
descriptive system to inform stakeholders on the
graduation paths for undergraduates. This
system is not comprehensive in capturing the
metric of graduation rates but does address the
difficult to measure metrics of transfer rates and
time to get a degree for all students. A star
schema dimensional model is proposed to
capture the credits earned by a student and a
preliminary analysis is discussed.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1973.pdf
Teaching Introductory Visual Basic
Using Microsoft's Team Foundation
Server
Kevin Matthews
Paul Martin
Douglas Kline
U of NC Wilmington
U of NC Wilmington
U of NC Wilmington
Friday in Pontalba Salon at 3:00 pm
The
enterprise-level
application
lifecycle
management system Microsoft Team Foundation
Server was used in an introductory Visual Basic
programming course for assigning projects,
collecting finished projects, and tracking
feedback. The sample class implementation is
discussed and observations are made. The
system was found to add little or no cognitive
overhead to the students, saved the instructor
and student time on several levels, and
introduced professional tools and concepts to the
students.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1988.pdf
Ten Year Assessment of Learning
Outcomes of a Computer Information
Systems (CIS) Program
Samuel Abraham
Siena Heights University
Saturday in Gallier Salon at 11:30 am
In recent years greater attention has been paid
to develop learning outcomes for academic
programs and then to develop methods to
assess these learning outcomes. Generally
speaking, there are two kinds of outcomes:
course outcomes and program outcomes.
Assessments of these learning outcomes in
institutions of higher education are mandated by
the accrediting organizations. This paper
describes a methodology used by a Computer
Information Systems program in a small
undergraduate institution to develop its learning
outcomes, to collect assessment data, and to
evaluate or assess its course and program
outcomes during a ten year period. The data
collection and the subsequent data analysis
showed the strengths and weaknesses of the
program and we were able to address a number
of these weaknesses.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1946.pdf
Using Mobile Apps to Entice General
Education Students into Technology
Fields
Xiang (Michelle) Liu
Diane Murphy
Marymount University
Marymount University
Friday in Cabildo Salon at 11:15 am
It is of national importance to increase the
number of college students pursuing degrees in
information
systems/information
technology
(IT/IS) subjects. The primary focus at many
institutions is renovating or enhancing existing
IT/IS programs and the target audience is the
students who have selected to major in IT/IS
subjects. This paper looks at general education
students and how exposure to mobile app
development may change their attitudes toward
IT/IS and entice them into pursuing a
technology major or minor. The research setting
is a liberal arts university with a large female
population and a diverse ethnic basis. The
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authors develop a new pedagogical strategy,
teaching students to develop mobile apps using
an easy-to-use tool, with the objective of
transforming
students
from
technology
consumers to technology creators and increasing
the number who choose technology as a career
path. Techniques for the evaluation of the
project outcomes are also discussed.
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Wiki Mass Authoring for Experiential
Learning: A Case Study
J. Harold Pardue University of South Alabama
Jeffrey Landry University of South Alabama
Robert Sweeney University of South Alabama
Thursday in La Nouvelle Orleans East at 3:00 pm
Global expansion, cost containment, and
technology advances have all played a role in
the increase of virtual teams in today’s
workplace. Virtual teams in an online graduate
information technology management class
prepared
and
presented
synchronous
presentations over a business or non-profit
sector case. This paper includes a brief literature
review of virtual teams and synchronous
presentations, strategies suggested for virtual
teams, the process used for this assignment,
and feedback from the students in the course.
The students in the course overwhelmingly
recommended the format of the virtual team
synchronous case assignment for other online
projects. Lessons learned as recommendations
for future implementation are also included.
Web
2.0
services
include
sharing
and
collaborative technologies such as blogs, social
networking sites, online office productivity tools,
and wikis. Wikis are increasingly used for the
design and implementation of pedagogy, for
example to facilitate experiential learning. A U.S.
government-funded project for system security
risk assessment was conducted using a wiki
powered by MediaWiki. Participants were
geographically disbursed students, faculty, and
industry
partners
with
highly
diverse
backgrounds and expertise. The focus of this
research was the experiential learning practiced
by students carrying out the work of the project.
Through the use of a wiki as a mass authoring
tool, students constructed knowledge in the form
of an annotated bibliography of extant systems
security literature. Results from a student survey
offered convincing support for the use of the
wiki’s influence on students’ experiential
learning, particularly through the benefit of
observation and reflection, as well as the
motivational influence of social norms. Lessons
learned and possible extensions of the approach
described in this study to other educational
settings are discussed.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1952.pdf
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1938.pdf
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/pdf/1915.pdf
Virtual Teams and Synchronous
Presentations: An Online Class
Experience
Joni Adkins Northwest Missouri State University
Friday in Cabildo Salon at 10:00 am
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CONISAR Paper Abstracts
A Framework for an Interactive WordCloud Approach for Visual Analysis of
Digital Text using NLTK
Musa Jafar
Jeffry Babb
Kareem Dana
West Texas A&M University
West Texas A&M University
West Texas A&M University
Friday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 3:00 pm
In this paper we present a web-based
framework which supports the visual analysis of
digital text. The framework presents a front-end
as a set of web-pages which employ a wordcloud approach to present and manipulate the
underlying digital text for the purpose of
understanding and analyzing its content. The
framework’s back-end is an Apache-Based
Django framework that uses the Python
programming language to access the Natural
Language Processing Toolkit’s (NLTK 2.0)
capabilities for the parsing and analysis of digital
text. We also present examples of our
framework’s practical application. Ideally, our
work will allow a humanities researcher, or
similar non-technical professional, to analyze
and manipulate text without needing to know
the particulars of NLTK or Python, and without
having to read the whole digital text.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2240.pdf
A Portal-Based Web Service
Development Using a Mashup Approach
Shah Miah
Justin Debuse
John Gammack
Diarmuid Pigott
Victoria University
U of the Sunshine Coast
Murdoch University
Murdoch University
Thursday in La Nouvelle Orleans East at 5:00 pm
A mashup is an integrated Application
Programming Interface (API) that combines data
from different data sources or third party web
services. In recent years, mashups have been
implemented
to
enhance
information
management
in
many
web
applications.
Mashups provide a combined API that is both
technologically valid and compatible with other
web applications, allowing them to provide
customized solutions to business end users
through rapid data and service combination.
Traditionally portal architectures aggregate
content but have limitations which mashup
solutions can overcome. We propose an
alternative service development approach to the
distributed architecture of web portals, using a
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mashup technique. We show how a generic
design based around web service architectures
can better meet end user needs, and how
customized solutions can readily be built for
business
problems.
Prototype
mashup
applications, developed through action research,
were evaluated favorably for usefulness, speed
and ease of use by both technical and business
representative users
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2219.pdf
A Quantitative Analysis of Computing
Jobs in 2012
Gail Robin
Robert Roggio
Baker College
University of North Florida
Friday in Pontalba Salon at 11:15 am
University degrees provide a foundational
education that can have long reaching
application for both personal and professional
purposes. However, will a degree by itself lead
to an information technology job in today's
competitive market place for top rated
computing companies? This study updates one
undertaken in 2010 and addresses education
and experience requirements and the need for a
professional certification as required for job
vacancies
in
“Information
Technology”
advertised by one hundred of the top firms
among the Computerworld’s Best 100 Places to
Work in IT 2012. The findings suggest in job
vacancy postings of two percent of the openings
required a Master’s degree. Bachelor’s degrees
are required for nearly 70 percent of the jobs,
and experience is almost universally specified in
job announcements. Data will provide interesting
insights into the job market and suggest a
number of inferences that one might make as
well as opportunities for additional research.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2237.pdf
A Study of Cloud Computing Softwareas-a-Service (SaaS) in Financial Firms
James Lawler
H Howell-Barber
Supriya Desai
Anthony Joseph
Pace
Pace
Pace
Pace
University
University
University
University
Friday in Pontalba Salon at 2:00 pm
Cloud Computing is a delivery method of
information systems that is being deployed by
the financial industry. Software-as-a-Service
(SaaS) is the more frequent model of this
method in the industry. In this study the authors
analyze factors that can enable firms in the
financial industry to formulate cloud computing
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strategy from a foundational investment in
SaaS. The authors learn that business and
procedural factors are more critical than
technical factors as drivers in an implementation
strategy. The findings of the study contribute
guidance into the formulation of strategy from
initial investments in the technology.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2205.pdf
Adding Social Features to E-commerce
Zhao Huang
Seo Yeon Yoon
Morad Benyoucef
University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
Saturday in Gallier Salon at 9:15 am
With the introduction of social media, ecommerce is being transformed from productcentered
to
a
customer-centered
social
environment.
Such
changes
strengthen
customer relationships, increase traffic to ecommerce websites, generate new business
opportunities, and support product and brand
development. Although a variety of social media
tools have been used on current e-commerce
platforms, the social features of those tools are
not
well
understood.
Without
a
clear
understanding of their social features, social
media tools may not achieve their expected
design goals. To this end, this study examines a
selection of e-commerce websites, identifying
existing social media tools, then grouping them
into five social feature categories, namely social
connection, social communities, social media
marketing,
social
shopping
and
social
application. To leverage these social features,
some implementation issues are discussed. This
contributes to understanding social design
features, and supports designers in developing
more social, collaborative and interactive ecommerce systems.
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other device. These files can then be accessed
through another computer or mobile device. No
known study has examined the factors
influencing students whether to use the Dropbox
file hosting service. This topic is important
because end-users can choose among multiple
competing file sharing services, many of which
are offered for free or for a low cost. This paper
uses the Theory of Planned Behavior and Affect
to better understand student usage of Dropbox.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2230.pdf
Analysis of Electronic Health Record
Implementation and Usage in Texas Acute
Care Hospitals
Stacy Mitchell
Ulku Yaylacicegi
UNC Wilmington
UNC Wilmington
Friday in La Nouvelle Orleans East at 3:00 pm
Despite a consensus that the use of health
information technology should lead to more
efficient, safer, and higher-quality care, there
are no reliable estimates of the prevalence of
adoption and physician usage of electronic
health records (EHRs). Data from the American
Hospital Association was examined for the
presence
of
specific
electronic-recorded
functionalities. We also examined the differences
in implementation and usage of EHRs to specific
hospital characteristics.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2216.pdf
Analysis of the Variables That Affect
Frequency of Use and Time Spent on
Social Networking
Alan Peslak
Wendy Ceccucci
Patricia Sendall
Penn State University
Quinnipiac University
Merrimack College
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2235.pdf
Thursday in Bienville Room at 1:00 pm
An Examination of the Factors
Influencing Student Usage of Dropbox,
a File Hosting Service
This manuscript provides a comprehensive
review of the many potential variables
associated with the use of technology and tests
their applicability to social networking. Variables
were included from a variety of well accepted
theories including Theory of Reasoned Action,
Diffusion of Innovation, Theory of Planned
Behavior, Technology Acceptance Model and End
User Computer Satisfaction. Prior studies have
explored variables and factors that influence
social networking intention and behavior. This
study is an extension of prior studies that
separately reviewed emotions associated with
social networking behavior and intention as well
as applying the TRA model and the Diffusion of
Scott Hunsinger
Ken Corley
Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University
Thursday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 1:00
The popularity of file hosting services is
increasing as people are becoming more
comfortable storing their files in the “cloud”
versus on their local devices. Dropbox currently
has over 50 million users and is one of the most
popular file hosting services. Dropbox users save
their files in a special folder on their computer or
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Innovation theory model to behavioral intention.
Another study examined only the role of
emotions in social networking use. This study is
unique in that it does not review the intention or
usage of the technology but rather explores the
frequency of use and the amount of time spent
using the technology. In addition, it is a
comprehensive look at variables from a number
of important behavioral theories as well as
emotions. As a result, we can explore a
comprehensive review of many variables effect
on the relative importance of the technology and
its time and frequency penetration on the part of
users rather than just a generic variable
measuring agreement with an intention to use
and actual use.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2226.pdf
Building a Competitive Edge through Social
Media
Ehi Aimiuwu
Morgan State University
Saturday in Pontalba Salon at 9:45 am
The usefulness of social media has soared in
recent times as a platform that has empowered
customers in defining firms, their brands,
products, and services through interaction with
other customers while ignoring the firm as a
mere observer. Many companies are now aware
of the need to utilize social media in enhancing
their brand and products, but are hesitant
because they are uncertain about which social
media to employ, and are clueless about the
best strategy for marketing their brand and
products using social media. Firms are also
undecided on how to manage social media
outlets effectively, and are worried about how
customer-to-customer communication on social
media may affect consumers’ decisions about
their brand and products. This paper explains
how managers and researchers can become
more comfortable with social media as a
strategic information technology (IT) and
business process tool. The paper also presents
four strategies that will help researchers and
managers to understand and appreciate the use
of social media in building competitive
advantage. The four strategies for using social
media to achieve competitive advantage are (a)
using social media to invite customers, (b)
marketing products good for social media, (c)
holding conversations that are beneficial on
social media, and (d) developing the best
attitude for social media success.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2201.pdf
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Building Baseline Preprocessed Common
Data Sets for Multiple Follow-on Data
Mining Algorithms
Charles Fowler
Robert Hammell II
Towson University
Towson University
Saturday in Bienville Room at 4:00 pm
Organizations across all domains and of all sizes
wrestle with the problem of "coping with
information overload." They ingest more and
more data, in new and varied formats every day,
and struggle increasingly vigorously to find the
nuggets of knowledge hidden within the vast
amounts of information. Furthermore, due to the
various and pervasive types of noise in the
haystack of data, it is becoming exceedingly
difficult to discern between shining false shards
and the true needles of knowledge. In the
grander scheme of our work we intend to
demonstrate that, in the realm of offline network
and computer forensic data mining, several data
mining applications reporting to a hybrid
intelligence/multi-agent
systems
based,
overarching
layer
for
interpretation
and
interpolation of the findings will yield more
accurate results than any one data mining
application acting on its own. In this paper we
discuss steps required for generating suitable
test data, and then take a look at initial results
rendered by various data mining algorithms
(classifiers, clusterers, associators – future work
will include MapReduce job results)
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2239.pdf
Cloud Computing: Should I Stay or
Should I Cloud?
Ross Muhleman
Walsh University
Philip Kim
Walsh University
Joseph Homan
Cornerstone Consulting
Jennifer Breese-Vitelli Robert Morris University
Thursday in Cabildo Salon at 4:30 pm
Cloud-based computing continues to make
waves in the areas of customer relationship
management and enterprise resource planning.
And yet, relying on an external vendor to supply
mission critical software as a service and
warehouse vast amounts of sensitive information
is still daunting for many businesses to seriously
consider. This paper discusses the advantages
and drawbacks of cloud-based enterprise
applications software as compared to traditional
in-house installed and hosted infrastructure.
Topics compared include total cost of ownership,
implementation, usability, customization and
security. The goal of this paper is to explore
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further the various issues that businesses must
consider when moving to the cloud. Is it really
worth it? What key issues should management
consider before upgrading or implementing
cloud-based enterprise applications?
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2210.pdf
Comparing Performance of Web
Service Interaction Styles: SOAP vs.
REST
Pavan Kumar
University
Sanjay Ahuja
University
Karthikeyan Umapathy
U
Zornitza Prodanoff University
of
of
of
of
North
North
North
North
Florida
Florida
Florida
Florida
Friday in Pontalba Salon at 3:45 pm
This paper presents a comparative performance
evaluation of two Web service implementations:
one is based on SOAP and the other on
Representational State Transfer (REST). SOAP
and
REST-based
development
approaches
handle service interactions quite differently.
SOAP is a standardized framework for
constructing
and
processing
messages
independent of the technological capabilities of
the receiver and can work on top of a variety of
application layer protocols such as RPC, HTTP, or
SMTP, whereas, REST is a set of principles for
designing Web applications (HTTP as the
underlying protocol). We built SOAP and RESTbased Web services that perform CRUD
operations on a database and retrieve local files.
We utilized response time and throughput
metrics to compare the performance of these
Web services. We found that, on average, REST
has better performance compared to SOAP,
though not all results were statistically
conclusive. As an ancillary outcome, we found
that developing Web services using SOAP was
easier, due to considerable tool support,
whereas developing Web services using REST
was time consuming and difficult due to the
necessity of in-depth knowledge of HTTP and
rudimentary tool support
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2208.pdf
Creating an Audio Conferencing
Application on Android Smart Phones
Jui Sun
U of North Carolina Wilmington
Ron Vetter
U of North Carolina Wilmington
Bryan Reinicke U of North Carolina Wilmington
Thursday in La Nouvelle Orleans East at 2:00 pm
systems grows and smart phone market
penetration has increased, the smart phone has
become a viable platform for developing
conferencing applications. We have implemented
a centralized audio conferencing model and
developed a client application which was
deployed on Android-based smart phones.
Experiments for battery consumption and packet
delay were designed to evaluate the usability of
the application. The smart phones were not
affected by the application under low traffic
conditions;
however,
the
application
did
consume twice as much battery life under heavy
traffic conditions. The results for delay testing
showed that increasing the number of
participants also resulted in longer packet
average delays. Throughout the development
process, problems involving software/hardware
diversification and audio signal processing were
un-covered and potential solutions were
proposed.
The
paper
provides
valuable
information for develop-ing VOIP applications on
smart phones, specifically on the Android
platform, and can direct future de-velopment of
audio conferencing systems.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2220.pdf
Cybercrime: The Unintentional Effects
of Oversharing Information on
Facebook
Karen Paullet
Jamie Pinchot
Robert Morris University
Robert Morris University
Thursday in Gallier Salon at 2:30 pm
Sharing information on social network sites
could potentially expose users to becoming
victims
of
a
cyber-related
crime.
This
exploratory study of 146 undergraduate and
graduate students examines the oversharing of
information on Facebook and the possible
consequences associated with this action.
Research has found that students are concerned
about sharing information and show concern
about the effects of sharing information on
Facebook. The results of the study reveal that
students are worried about criminal activity such
as identity theft, unauthorized access to online
banking accounts, cyberstalking, cyberbullying,
and child predators. Can information that is
being shared on Facebook contribute to
cybercrime? Should people think twice before
posting
personal
information
online?
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2231.pdf
This paper describes an approach to building an
audio conferencing application for Android smart
phones. As the need for audio conferencing
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Do experiments using immersive and
interactive 3D structures improve
memorization?
Evelyne Lombardo
Christine Angelini
E. MANAGEMENT
Euromed Management
Thursday in Pontalba Salon at 4:30 pm
The paper focuses on the experiment of human
computer interaction in an immersive and
interactive 3D structure by students during their
course. We want in this article examine the real
effect of the New Technologies on the students
and in particular how virtual reality could
improve education, specifically in the ease of
reception of knowledge. We study in particular
the effects of the virtual reality (3D, vision
headset, total immersion) on the long term
memory of the students and the different form
of communication that the specific type of media
imposes. In our study, we compares the case of
different form of courses from a traditional
course (an oral media-based course/ a mediabased course in PowerPoint without taking
notes/ and with note taking) to a media-based
course in virtual imagery (3D, vision headset,
total immersion). We analyse the type of
communication with the use by students of an
immersive, interactive structure, giving the
sensation of presence. Our experiment entails a
3D device in the setting of media-based,
educational communication (Peraya, 1998;
2000) in scholarship
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2213.pdf
Early Stage Probabilistic Software
Project Schedule Estimation
Donghwoon Kwon
Robert Hammell II
Towson University
Towson University
Friday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 2:30 pm
This paper proposes a framework for the
objective and accurate estimation of software
project sched-ules in the proposal preparation
stage, while taking into account project
uncertainty. The project size, resource effort,
and the Project Delivery Rate (PDR) value are
fundamental to the software project schedule
estimation process, and such factors are
calculated and determined by function point
analy-sis and the equations and data repository
of the International Software Benchmarking
Standards Group (ISBSG). Project uncertainty is
accounted for so that numerous possibilities may
be explored. The framework provides a
probabilistic approach by using the @RISK tool
which is based on Program Evaluation Review
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Technique (PERT) analysis. This approach
generates a schedule estimation range; this
range is then narrowed by applying the Central
Limit Theorem (CLT) to the Work Breakdown
Structure (WBS) which reduces the overall
uncertainty and increases the schedule accuracy.
WBS Chart Pro is used to create the project
Work Breakdown Structure, and Microsoft
Project 2010 is used to determine the project
critical path.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2222.pdf
ETL Evolution for Real-Time Data
Warehousing
Kamal Kakish
Theresa Kraft
Georgia Gwinnett College
University of Michigan Flint
Saturday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 11:00
Informed decision-making is required for
competitive
success
in
the
new
global
marketplace, which is fraught with uncertainty
and rapid technology changes. Decision makers
must adjust operational processes, corporate
strategies and business models at lightning
speed and must be able to leverage business
intelligence instantly and take immediate action
(Oxford Economics, 2011). Sound decisions are
based on data that is analyzed according to welldefined criteria. Such data typically resides in a
Database Warehouse for purposes of performing
statistical and analytical processing efficiently.
Data warehouses (DWH) are typically designed
for efficient processing of read only analysis
queries over large data, allowing only offline
updates at night. The current trends of business
globalization and online business activities
available 24/7 means DWH must support the
increasing demands for the latest versions of the
data. Real-Time (or Active) Data Warehousing
aims to meet the increasing demands of
Business Intelligence for the latest versions of
the data (Athanassoulis, et al., 2011). Achieving
Real-Time
Data
Warehousing
is
highly
dependent on the choice of a process in data
warehousing technology known as Extract,
Transform, and Load (ETL). This process
involves: 1) Extracting data from outside
sources; 2) Transforming it to fit operational
needs; and 3) Loading it into the end target
(database or data warehouse). Not all ETL’s are
equal when it comes to quality and performance.
As such, optimizing the ETL processes for real
time decision making is becoming ever
increasingly crucial to today's decision-making
process. An effective ETL leads to effective
business decisions and yields extraordinary
decision-making outcomes. This study overviews
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the theory behind ETL and raises a research
vision for its evolution, with the aim of
improving the difficult but necessary data
management work required for the development
of advanced analytics and business intelligence.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2214.pdf
Evaluating the South African software
industry as a key component for
economic development using an Irish
framework
Kehinde Dehinbo
Johnson Dehinbo
Tshwane U of Technology
Tshwane U of Technology
Thursday in La Nouvelle Orleans East at 2:30 pm
This study takes a critical look at how the South
African (SA) software industry can be successful
in serving as a key component for economic
development. The conceptual framework used
by Heavin et al. (2003) in investigating the
emergence and evolution of the Irish software
industry is used as a guide to investigate the
South African software industry. Firstly, we
investigate how positive changes can be
stimulated with IT applications, how previous
studies have been bridging the IT adoption gap
and the role that can be played by the use of
Open-Source software (OSS) in enhancing the
South African software industry. Then, the study
investigates the impact of the SA geographic
environment,
endogenous
and
exogenous
factors on the SA software industry. A key trend
emerging is the need for building a culture of
diligence, improving education, creativity and
flexibility. The study also looks at the need for
improving quality of products of the SA software
industry. The study has shown that the South
African software industry could learn a lot from
the Irish software industry. A strong barrier to
this vision of enhanced software industry is
ignorance. Education is therefore a key towards
removing this ignorance and opening eyes to the
significant
amount
of
opportunities
for
excellence in the society. Finally, the study
proffers recommendations on the way forward
for the SA software industry towards being
successful in serving as a key component for
economic development.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2212.pdf
Evolving Mobile Architectures: A Case
Study in the Development of a Location
Privacy Application
Jeffry Babb
Kareem Dana
Mark Keit
West Texas A&M University
West Texas A&M University
Brigham Young University
November 1 to 4, 2012
Musa Jafar
West Texas A&M University
Thursday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 4:30
The use of mobile devices, and the applications
that run on them, has soared in recent years.
Among the reasons for this rapid uptake is the
inclusion of many useful sensors (including GPS,
accelerometers, and cameras), the plethora of
mobile apps, and improved battery life. These
same advances in the capabilities of mobile
devices and applications can also lead to privacy
concerns; particularly those related to location
privacy. We developed Find-a-mine, an iPhone
application (and supporting infrastructure) to
conduct privacy research through a scavengerhunt style mobile application-based game. This
paper presents a retrospective on mobile device
trends especially within the context of locationbased privacy, describes the design and
development of the Find-a-mine application
ecosystem,
discusses
the
development
challenges faced, and provides our thoughts
regarding the future development of this
application
and
more
generally,
mobile
applications as a whole.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2234.pdf
Examining the Effects of the Value of
Information on Intelligence Analyst
Performance
Allison Newcomb
Robert Hammell II
Towson University
Towson University
Friday in Pontalba Salon at 2:30 pm
Military intelligence analysts must deal with
unprecedented amounts of data from a variety
of sources. Data may originate from hard
sensors, newsfeeds, video or interactions with
other people. Additionally, time constraints,
possibly severe consequences and dynamic,
complex environments place even greater
pressure on an already high pressure function.
Intelligence analysts must investigate a broad
range of data sources to have situational
awareness. Given the abundance of data and
time constraints, intelligence analysts would
benefit from tools to help them quickly identify
important information that is relevant in a
particular context. The research discussed in this
paper presents an approach for automatically
presenting the valuable information first and an
experimental design for evaluating decisionmaking performance.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2227.pdf
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Global Diffusion of Virtual Social
Networks: A Pyramid Model
Jun Sun
Ying Wang
University of Texas Pan American
University of Texas Pan American
Friday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 2:00 pm
Virtual social network (VSN) has become an
international phenomenon, but its diffusion is far
from even across different countries. Such a
digital divide prevents people in certain parts of
the world from enjoying the benefits of VSN. The
objective of this study is to find out what lead to
the variation in the global diffusion of this new
innovation. It identifies relevant cultural,
developmental and regulatory factors and
conceptualizes them as hierarchical foundations
of VSN diffusion in a pyramid model. The model
was empirically validated with secondary data.
The results suggest that the regulatory
foundation has relatively strong but volatile
impact on the diffusion of virtual social
networks, whereas the cultural foundation yields
relatively weak yet stable influence, and
somewhere in between is the developmental
foundation. The findings have important
practical implications, especially for policy
makers, on how to facilitate the diffusion of
virtual social networks in different countries.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2217.pdf
Information Security Blueprint For
Nationwide Health Information
Network
Ulku Yaylacicegi
Selin Benli
Stacy Mitchell
Ron Vetter
U
U
U
U
North
North
North
North
Carolina
Carolina
Carolina
Carolina
Wilmington
Wilmington
Wilmington
Wilmington
Friday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 11:15 am
With the increasing costs and the decreasing
quality of care in the US healthcare industry,
there are substantial incentives by the US
government to move towards an integrated
national health network. The sensitive nature of
the healthcare data to be exchanged requires
the integrated network to address the privacy
and information security concerns. This study
describes the design and implementation
considerations to provide an information security
blueprint for the Nationwide Health Information
Network (NHIN). The objective of this research
is twofold. First, it aims to provide background
information about technology implementations in
healthcare organizations, current Healthcare
Information
Technology
(HIT)
services,
electronic healthcare records (EHRs) and design
November 1 to 4, 2012
considerations for healthcare networks. In
addition, it explores current wide area network
(WAN) technologies and various security
methods for assuring the secure healthcare
information
exchange
between
medical
providers. The positive preliminary feedback
from several HIT professionals validates the
proposed blueprint.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2218.pdf
Information Technology (IT)
professional perceptions regarding the
value of communication, collaboration,
and the use of social networking
technologies in the workplace: a case
study
Meg Fryling
Lisa Trubitt
Siena College
University at Albany
Friday in Gallier Salon at 11:15 am
Continuous communication and collaboration are
critical activities for successful information
technology (IT) initiatives. Researchers have
found that when individuals in an organization
network and form strategic alliances they are
more innovative. There are many barriers that
make it difficult for groups to collaborate across
organizational boundaries. However, the use of
social networking site (SNS) technologies in the
workplace may offer an informal and easy to
deploy
method
to
improve
enterprise
communication and collaboration. This case
study found that IT professionals in the case
organization believe there is ample room for
improvement
in
communication
and
collaboration, both within the department and
particularly across the organization as a whole.
The results also indicate that the IT staff
recognize the benefits of open communication
and collaboration and are willing to explore new
ways to develop these skills, including the use of
SNS. However, participants did express concern
regarding privacy, the use of 3rd party
applications, and blurring the lines between
private and personal lives. While individuals may
perceive SNS as a useful tool for workplace
communication
and
collaboration,
privacy
concerns as well as a lack of organizational
guidelines and policies for adoption may
negatively impact SNS technology acceptance in
the workplace
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2207.pdf
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Let’s Look at the Cloud from a Risk
Management Perspective
Joseph Vignos
Philip Kim
Richard Metzer
Walsh University
Walsh University
Robert Morris University
Thursday in Cabildo Salon at 4:00 pm
Continual advances in technology and product
differentiation have led to the dawn of cloud
computing where virtually any computerized
service – hard or soft – can be outsourced. Now
that well-known companies such as Amazon and
Google use their spare capacity and specific
expertise for this purpose and begin advertising,
all small business owners and IT managers must
take its offerings into consideration. The
potential benefits as well as the risks involved
need to be weighed in light of the overall
business strategy before deciding which services
to subcontract. There are a great deal of
services and applications available and choosing
among them requires a multi-factor analysis.
Because cloud computing is a young field and
involves placing company assets under external
control, there is significant risk involved; indeed,
this is the reason why cloud computing is only
growing at a gradual rate. The manager or CIO
must carefully select which aspects of his/r
business model are amenable to outsourcing and
use a variety of criteria, including a balanced
scorecard, to make a final decision. This paper
examines an experimental approach to assessing
whether organizations are ready for cloud
computing.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2211.pdf
Open Source Software Volunteerism
vs. Motivating Potential of Primary
Employment: Suggestions for a
Research Agenda
Donald Carpenter
Colorado Mesa University
Thursday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 2:30
The open source software phenomenon can be
studied from a variety of perspectives. Given
that much of the work on open source project
has been accomplished by volunteers, one
popular thread has been to examine the
motivation of those who engage in open source
software development. If motivation wanes,
predictably there would be fewer contributions
to open source projects. This paper reviews
relevant literature on open source software,
highlighting a recently published study that
offers a prescription for future research based on
social practice theory. The literature review
November 1 to 4, 2012
herein also examines research on the motivation
of computer programmers, the motivation of
volunteers, and the personality of programmers.
Next this paper weaves together those various
research threads. This paper concludes with
recommendations for a different direction for
expanding the research on open source software
developers’ motivation by blending the extensive
findings on job design of computer programming
positions, research on motivation of volunteers,
and research on programmer personalities. The
paper ends with recommendations for future
research hypotheses.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2221.pdf
Readiness for Transitioning to ICD-10
Coding: A Comparison on Practice
Ownership and Community Size
Christopher Litton Southeast Missouri State U
Roberta Humphrey Southeast Missouri State U
Dana Schwieger
Southeast Missouri State U
Saturday in Cabildo Salon at 2:15 pm
Over the past twenty years, media coverage
regarding legislative actions in the health care
industry has predominantly focused upon the
current Congressional health care bill, HIPAA
(the
Health
Insurance
Portability
and
Accountability Act) legislation and patient
privacy rights. However, medical offices must
abide by many legislative policies and
regulations to provide health care to patients in
a legal, efficient, and financially viable manner.
Although many of these legislative policies do
not garner the same widespread attention as
that received by the current health care bill and
HIPAA, they, nonetheless, require an equally
significant level of attention in the medical
community. In this paper, the authors examine
one of the current legislative rulings affecting
the billing portion of the medical community, the
transitioning process from the ICD-9 to the ICD10 coding system. The authors study the
influence of practice ownership type and
community size on the level of preparedness for
ICD-10 implementation. The results show that
there is little difference between practice
ownership types and community size, when
preparing for implementation of ICD-10.
However, the data does raise the question of
actual versus perceived preparedness levels for
the mandatory implementation of ICD-10.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2209.pdf
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Rocky Relationships: Enterprise
Resource Planning and Supply Chain
Management
Jack Crumbly
Meg Fryling
Meg Fryling
Siena College
Saturday in Cabildo Salon at 11:30 am
In the past decade, supply chain management
(SCM) and logistics leaders have increasingly
looked to information technology tools to
enhance performance (Fawcett, Wallin, Allred,
Fawcett, & Magnan, 2011). Implementation of
enterprise resource planning (ERP) information
systems has been the com-mon choice for
organizations
to
integrate
enterprise-wide
processes (Soh, Kien, & Tay-Yap, 2000). ERPs
have been advertised as an application that
improves business processes and develops
visibility across the organization (Gargeya &
Brady, 2005). However, there is concern about
the effectiveness of ERP capabilities in improving
supply chain processes. This exploratory study
examines perceptions regarding the success and
effectiveness of ERP installations on supply chain
management, with a focus on the postimplementation phase. Five main ideas emerged
from this study: 1) ERP systems lack the
functionality to effectively manage the entire
supply chain. 2) There is a “black hole” in the
supply chain, which ERP systems are currently
unable to handle, that prevents organizations
from achieving the transparency and improved
logistics
they
desire.
3)
Supply
chain
management is often given little consideration
during the ERP implementation phase, leaving
functionality
gaps
and
supply
chain
inefficiencies. 4) The inability for ERP systems to
effectively manage the supply chain is a source
of frustration for supply chain management but
has little impact on perceptions of ERP success
at the organizational level. 5) The most
successful
implementations
involve
trust,
communication, and collaboration between
individuals involved in the implementation,
including supply chain management.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2228.pdf
The Adoption of Green IT/IS: Proactive
and Reactive Approaches to Meeting
Environmental Challenges
Aditya Sharma
North Carolina Central U
Saturday in Pontalba Salon at 4:30 pm
November 1 to 4, 2012
towards environmental degradation. As a result
substantial
research
and
focus
of
the
organizations is towards reducing the negative
impact
of
IT’s
energy
consumption.
Organizations primarily go green in a reactive
mode in response to the forces in its institutional
environment. In doing so they adopt Green
IS/IT practices because they are required to do
so, or believe that they need to be better
corporate citizens or they simply copy their
competitors. This approach while beneficial to
the environment in the short term may not be
sustainable as it views Green initiatives as a cost
of doing business. In this research using the
lenses of institutional theory and strategic choice
theory I propose that organizations will benefit
greatly if they view green initiatives proactively
and as a strategic choice investment rather than
as cost centers. The strategic and proactive
approach towards adoption of Green IT
initiatives is both sustainable and profitable for
the organizations as it becomes a part of the
organization’s strategy and has a long term
beneficial effect. Testable hypotheses have been
presented.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2229.pdf
The Deployment Pipeline
Dan Mikita
Grand Valley State University
Gerald DeHondt II
Grand Valley State U
George Nezlek
Consultant
Thursday in Bienville Room at 12 Noon
A deployment pipeline includes many aspects of
software development that are rarely focused on
by a development team, with the ultimate goal
being deployment of a quality piece of software.
The proper process should include as little
manual testing and configuration as possible
while still confirming all functional and nonfunctional requirements. The business users,
who are the most knowledgeable about the
functional and non-functional requirements, also
need to be personally involved in writing those
tests. All dependencies should be known and
managed consistently while having a releasable
application after nearly every commit. This
provides
a
stable
application,
reliable
development and production environments,
consistent releases, and a product that meets a
larger
number
of
business
goals.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2215.pdf
Most discussions on environmental challenges
relating to the use of IT focus on IT as a drain
on energy resources and a contributing factor
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The Impact of Intra-Organizational
Social Networking Sites on Impression
Formation
Jeffrey Cummings U North Carolina Wilmington
Friday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 10:00 am
The introduction of social media has changed the
way individuals communicate and collaborate
both within and outside the organization. This
paper examines a specific social media, Social
Networking Sites. Organizational use of social
networking sites (both public and enterprise) is
discussed followed by a closer examination of
intra-organizational social networking sites and
how these sites have the potential to change the
impressions formation process. Finally, this
paper concludes by examining how the
information available through this technology
impacts the impression formation process with
an exploratory study of information availability
and impressions of social capital. Implications
and future directions are suggested
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2233.pdf
The Impact of Regulatory Changes on
IS Strategy: An Exploratory Study
Bryan Reinicke
U North Carolina Wilmington
Kerry Ward
University of Nebraska, Omaha
Thursday in Bienville Room at 12:30 pm
While a large number of papers have examined
Information Systems Strategy and the various
factors that impact it, there are a number of
areas that have been largely overlooked. One of
these is the role of government regulation on
the planning and implementation of IS strategy.
In this paper we present a preliminary
examination of the impact of the regulatory
environment on IS strategy and as-sert that
meeting the demands of the regulatory
requirements is a driver in an organization’s IS
strat-egy. In addition, the study found that
regulatory requirements can have both a direct
and indirect effect on IS strategy. This key
assertion is supported with observations from a
multiple case study.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2223.pdf
Traffic on the Information Super
Highway -- Use vs. Useful?
Ken Grant
Catherine Middleton
November 1 to 4, 2012
The information superhighway has been a focus
of government strategies across the world for
almost 20 years. Today often seen as
synonymous
with
widespread
broadband
availability to users, it con-tinues to attract
widespread interest and a largely uncritical belief
that increasing broadband penetra-tion will have
significant benefits to society and national
economies. This paper briefly reviews the
concept of the Superhighway and addresses
specific current issues that seem often to be
forgotten
in
the
largely
pro-technology
discourse. It examines projected and actual use
of the Internet, the credibility of Internet
revenue models and the policy-related capacity
chal-lenges being faced by regulators and
operators. It provides some direction for future
research to bet-ter match address the gap
between rhetoric and reality.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2238.pdf
Using the Cloud: The Cost of Encryption
in IaaS
Kyle Cronin
Wayne Pauli
Michael Ham
Dakota State University
Dakota State University
Dakota State University
Saturday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 4:30
In recent years, the panacea that is cloud based
computing has become the prescribed solution
for many applications and services. Benefits
such
as
greater
availability,
ease
of
maintenance, and reduced costs over physically
owning and maintaining such systems has
proven to be the remedy that many consumers
have chosen to use. Despite the benefits to
consumers using IaaS, there are downsides;
chief among them being the security of data
stored in cloud computing environments. This
research examines the actual cost of encryption
in IaaS, and in order to do so, a commercial
IaaS vendor was chosen for the study. By
utilizing a commercial IaaS vendor the study
was completed in a real-world environment and
the results then become more applicable and
realistic. The time invested in these tests,
compounded with the usage of guest-based
encryption,
could
ultimately
lead
to
a
significantly
more
secure
cloud-computing
environment in a cost-effective manner.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2224.pdf
Ryerson University
Ryerson University
Saturday in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 4:00
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Using the Layered Model to Understand
Employee Selection of Information and
Communication Channels for
Information and Knowledge Sharing in
Project Teams
November 1 to 4, 2012
JooEng Lee-Partridge Central Connecticut St U
Jason Snyder
Central Connecticut St U
computation of geometric intersection and
spatial interference detection. These are
essentially the core functions in geographic
information systems, computer graphics and
computer aided design systems as well. We also
briefly discuss our understanding of how the grid
cell size may affect the performance with regard
to varying patterns of the input data objects.
Saturday in La Nouvelle Orleans East at 4:00 pm
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2225.pdf
Project teams share information and knowledge.
In this paper, we used the layered model that
was developed from previous studies to
understand the factors impacting employees’
choice of information and communication
channels (ICC) to share information and
knowledge
in
project teams.
Using
an
experimental methodology, participants were
randomly assigned to one of four scenarios and
were asked to respond to their preference given
the scenario. Then, different factors in the
layered model were considered one by one.
Respondents responded to each factor by
examining their initial choice and whether they
would change their ICC choice given the change
in the factor. Our results showed that despite
the availability of a wide range of ICC,
employees relied a lot more on one-on-one,
group meetings and emails to share information.
Further, emails and group meetings continued to
be favored when different factors are considered
in the decision choice of a ICC channel for
information sharing.
http://proc.conisar.org/2012/pdf/2206.pdf
Vicinities for Spatial Data Processing: a
Statistical Approach to Algorithm Design
Peter Wu
Sushil Acharya
Robert Morris University
Robert Morris University
Saturday in Gallier Salon at 4:00 pm
Spatial data processing is often the core function
in many information system applications.
Algorithm design for these applications generally
aims at being worst case optimal for processing
efficiency. We propose a different approach
applying the notion of vicinity. We partition the
object space into grid cells of size adapted to the
statistical dimensions of the input data objects
for processing, and consider only those data
objects sharing the same common grid cells. We
describe the processing steps of the algorithm in
our approach and analyze the performance. We
also experimented with different data patterns in
our implementation. We believe that our
approach can be efficient and practicable for the
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Teaching IS Cases
A Case for Calculating Innovation
Score: Comparison between Apple, Inc.
and Microsoft, Corp.
Enhancing IT Infrastructure at Saint
Philip’s Hospital: Point-Of-Care
Solutions
Ehi Aimiuwu ......... Morgan State University
Iva Naydenova.......... Quinnipiac University
Bruce White.............. Quinnipiac University
Saturday - in Cabildo Salon at 9:15 am
This case study is for Ph.D. students in Business,
who are taking a class in Business Intelligence,
measuring business productivity, and innovation.
It is recommended that the students should
have been exposed to the roles, tools, and
strategies of business intelligence, as well as the
importance of innovation before reading this
case. This case is about trying to measure the
innovation score of a firm and comparing it
against a competitor within a particular industry
nationally. It should also motivate students who
are interested in researching the use of Business
Intelligence dashboards to measure innovation
of firms.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/cases/2128.pdf
A Python Pattern Matcher Project for
an Introduction to Artificial
Intelligence Course
Martincic ..................... St. Vincent College
Friday - in Gallier Salon at 2:00 pm
After teaching an Introduction to Artificial
Intelligence course and fielding complaints from
students about having to learn LISP in order to
complete a project for the course, a new project
for the course was developed that utilized
Python. The students implement the project in
an
incremental
manner
throughout
the
semester. The end result of the project is a
rudimentary version of Eliza (Weizenbaum,
1966).
The
project
demonstrates
the
implementation of a number of key concepts in
artificial intelligence reasoning including the
unification process, pattern matching and
backtracking. Although this project was designed
for an artificial intelligence course, it could also
be used in a programming course.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/cases/2136.pdf
Saturday - in Gallier Salon at 4:30 pm
Healthcare has become a rapidly changing field.
With the introduction of value-based purchasing
to determine reimbursement of Medicare
providers based on the quality of care in addition
to outcomes in treatment, the environment is
becoming ever more competitive. Saint Philip’s
Hospital is among the largest non-profit
hospitals in the nation offering a wide variety of
specialist services. It has an outstanding
reputation among its competitors, but like
everyone, it needs to find additional ways to
remain competitive in this field. The most recent
patient satisfaction reports reflect a drop in
quality measure results from the previous
quarter and Saint Philip’s needs to find a way to
retain its reputation as being among the leaders
in providing excellence in treatment and patientfocused care. With the recent increase in patient
flow, this has been challenging. Saint Philip’s IT
infrastructure is strong, but increasing efficiency
is pivotal for the future performance of the
hospital in the increasingly changing and
digitally-enhancing
healthcare
environment.
(Note – some of the data is based upon a real
New York metropolitan hospital, but the case is
fictitious)
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/cases/2132.pdf
Improving healthcare administration:
Real time locations systems or
outsourcing?
Cameron Lawrence ........... Univ of Montana
David Firth ...................... Univ of Montana
Floyd Khumalo ................. Univ of Montana
Friday - in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 3:45 pm
Information Technology has transformed almost
all aspects of modern healthcare and is playing a
vital role in the administration of hospitals
around the world. This case study examines a
hospital’s struggle to solve crucial operational
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problems related to the efficient management of
medical equipment inventory. This case study is
the result of studying the issues facing a
regional medical center in the Western United
States and is based on an actual set of events.
This case focuses on one hospital’s decision
between deploying a sophisticated information
system in the form of a Real Time Location
System, or outsourcing these activities to a
specialist company. All identifying information
has been changed to protect the privacy of all
parties involved. Case Summary: A large
regional medical center in the Western United
States is struggling. A consulting firm hired to
examine the hospital’s operating procedures
revealed that the hospital was suffering from
terrible inefficiencies costing the hospital
millions. In addition, to the financial costs it was
also exposing the hospital to legal liabilities
because
important
medical
equipment
maintenance
activities
were
not
being
conducted. The new CEO took immediate action
to understand the full extent of the problem and,
based upon advice from his leadership team, to
identify a solution. The CEO and his team had a
difficult choice between investing in more
technology or outsourcing important hospital
activates.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/cases/2133.pdf
IT System Integration -- Global Medical
Acquisition of Health Tech Case Study
Mark Russo .............. Quinnipiac University
Bruce White.............. Quinnipiac University
Friday - in Gallier Salon at 10:00 am
In the Information Systems 2010 model
curriculum guidelines, course 7 (IS2010.7) is: IS
Strategy,
Management,
and
Acquisition.
Mergers, acquisitions, management changes are
all part of business life. This case study looks at
the acquisition of a small health technology
company by a larger company and some of the
accompanying issues. Although fiction here, it is
based on a real case. This case could well be
used in an IS2010.7 type course, or other
related courses. The case fails to involve a
strong IT presence from the start, forces the
acquired company to use a new (and difficult)
ERP system that causes the acquired group to
fall behind on production.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/cases/2130.pdf
November 1 to 4, 2012
LINUX, Virtualization, and the Cloud: a
Hands-On Student Introductory Lab
Anthony Serapiglia ....... St. Vincent College
Saturday - in Cabildo Salon at 9:45 am
Many students are entering Computer Science
education with limited exposure to operating
systems and applications other than those
produced by Apple or Microsoft. This gap in
familiarity with the Open Source community can
quickly be bridged with a simple exercise that
can also be used to strengthen two other
important
current
computing
concepts,
virtualization and cloud computing. Through the
creation of virtual machines utilizing free LINUX
distributions with pre-installed productivity
software,
students
can
gain
firsthand
experience. This enables the students to have a
greater understanding of these concepts and
how they may be applied to meet their own
needs, or the requirements of a corporate
scenario.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/cases/2134.pdf
Privacy and Ethics in the Age of the
Smartphone
Cameron Lawrence ........... Univ of Montana
Jake Balyeat .................... Univ of Montana
David Firth ...................... Univ of Montana
Friday -in Gallier Salon at 9:30 am
Abstract
Smartphones
are
fundamentally
transforming almost all aspects of modern life.
This case study examines moral and ethical
issues surrounding the use of powerful
smartphones that can be used to discreetly
capture the activities of unsuspecting people.
This case shows how a standard iPh-one,
coupled with widely available apps, can be used
in a malicious manner to capture sensitive
information. Furthermore, this case encourages
students to consider issues surrounding privacy,
ethics,
ambition
as
well
as
corporate
governance. This case is intended to be used at
both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
This case complements the model curriculum
objectives in IS 2010.1, IS 2010.7 Case
Summary: InBin, Inc., which was founded by an
entrepreneurial minded MIS major, evolved out
of a business school project and into a successful
technology company built around the iOS
operating environment. The founder is a
charismatic and visionary young man that built a
company which was admired by many in the
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tech industry including the leadership at Apple.
However, the operating environment that gave
rise to his company’s success, also introduced
risks that shook the company to its core.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/cases/2131.pdf
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Panels
A debate in stereo on the
differences between academia and
industry
Gary White ..... Texas State U – San Marcos
John Gragg ....................... Deloitte Touche
Friday - in La Nouvelle Orleans East at 2:00 pm
The panel will be composed of an academic of 32
years and a professional of 32 years. They will
present the differences between academia and
industry. Comparisons will be made between the
classroom and the working world. Another
comparison will be between the student and a
professional. After the brief presentation,
attendees will have the opportunity to discuss
these differences and the impact they have on
academia.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/panels/2028.html
Closing the Gap: Making Decisions
based on data from the ISA Exam
Bruce White.............. Quinnipiac University
Paul Rosentha ................ CA State Univ, LA
Thomas Hilton .... U of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Lynn McKell ....... Brigham Young University
Thursday in La Nouvelle Orleans East at 4:00 pm
The ISA Certification Exam based on the IS 2010
Curriculum has been designed to produce the
information needed for information systems
programs assessment during both AACSB and
ABET IS accreditation reviews. This interactive
panel will involve the participants as we present
data from the ISA Exam and elicit discussion
about what action should be taken to “close the
gap” between students learning and assessment
goal.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/panels/2032.html
Facing the Future in Technology:
The Three Most Important Things
To Prepare Students for Success
Gezinus Hidding .. Loyola University Chicago
Jack Russell ..Northwestern State University
Stuart Varden ................... Pace University
Friday - in La Nouvelle Orleans East at 9:30 am
As rapidly as technology changes, so also must
our instructional methods, course content and
student expectations be modified. The panelists
will provide a forum for educators to share their
insights on how best to prepare students for
careers in the Information Systems (IS) and
Computer Information Systems (CIS) arena.
After a brief introduction to some of the
decisions facing our students as they prepare for
careers, each panel member will briefly list the
three most important things they think should
be done or taught at the university level, and
why. These personal recommendations may
include strengthening recommendations already
in practice by faculty or departmental priorities,
such as accreditation, certification, courses or
content of study, requirements for job
placement, awareness of the impact of future
trends (positive or negative). The speakers may
also include more personal recommendations
that have contributed to student success in their
past, such as the value of experience, inspiring
student goals, connecting with alumni, avoiding
posting of personal information online, relying
on family or friends or faith). This session should
provide insight to help faculty set priorities in
actions to be taken, and will encourage
discussion by means of audience interaction.
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/panels/2033.html
First Time Attendee Welcoming
Session
Michelle Louch ...... Robert Morris University
Thursday in Pontalba Salon at 4:30 pm
How to make the best use of your time at
ISECON/CONISAR
http://proc.isecon.org/2012/panels/2037.html
Joyce Currie Little ......... Towson University
Mary Granger .......... George Washington U
George Kasper ....Virginia Commonwealth U
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Going Digital: Lessons from Three
Years of e-Textbook Use
Alan Dennis .................. Indiana University
Friday - in La Nouvelle Orleans East at 3:45 pm
A new generation of students is now arriving at
universities. Often referred to as “digital
natives”, these students are still greeted by predigital era paper textbooks and approaches to
learning their grandparents would recognize.
Over the past three years, Indiana University
has been pilot testing a new e-text approach
that makes commercial textbooks, coursepacks,
and open source material available digitally to
students and faculty through its learning
management system. The e-text software
enables faculty to augment the “flat” paper
materials with video, audio and text files from
anywhere on the Web to customize the materials
and make them more dynamic. Students and
faculty also can annotate the materials and
share those annotations with others, making
learning a more social experience. In this
presentation, I will report on a three-year study
of the successes and failures of etexts. First, we
will examine student reading and annotating
behaviors and how students acted in the e-text
environment. Then, we will look at student
attitudes towards using e-texts and the factors
that led students to prefer or not prefer e-texts
to paper materials. Finally, we will discuss the
impact of using the digital tools on student
learning. Although this is a preliminary study, I
believe these results have implications for the
adoption and use of e-texts here at IU and at
other institutions.
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Journal of Information Systems
Education (JISE) Insight and
Advice on Publishing Your Research
S.E. Kruck .......... James Madison University
Albert Harris .......... Appalachian State Univ
Ken Surendran .. Southeast Missouri St Univ
Garry White ... Texas State Univ San Marcos
Friday - in La Nouvelle Orleans East at 4:45 pm
Interested in publishing your research? In this
session, you will hear directly from, and ask
questions of, the editor, editor emeritus,
associate editor and special issue editor of JISE
November 1 to 4, 2012
as to what they're looking for, how to avoid a
rejection or endless R&R's. In addition, they will
cover the review process and other opportunities
to become involved. Attendees are encouraged
to ask questions and explore publishing
opportunities.
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The Effects of Contemporary
Technologies on Medical Education,
Practice, and Management
George Nezlek ......................... Consultant
Latarzyna Luba ......... University of Chicago
Dominick Maino .... IL College of Optometry
Richard Friedman Radiation Oncology of MS
Saturday - in La Nouvelle Orleans East at 9:15
In the case of healthcare, the consequences of
applying new technologies can literally be a
matter of life and death. Our panel will discuss
the impacts, good and bad, of relevant
technologies on the delivery of healthcare
services to patients, the management of medical
practice, and the training of future healthcare
professionals
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The online transition: Best
practices in redesigning courses for
fully online and hybrid format.
Jennifer Grant ................ Augsburg College
Heather Ek .................... Augsburg College
George Nezlek ......................... Consultant
Saturday - La Nouvelle Orleans East at 2:15 pm
Are you considering making a transition to the
online platform for your courses or campus? This
panel will offer two valuable perspectives on
approaching this challenge. Best practices,
obstacles, and personal experiences will be
shared from the IT staff viewpoint as well as the
faculty viewpoint. Preparing faculty to make a
successful transition from the traditional
classroom to online requires more than training
in how to use the learning management system.
Information will be provided on how IT staff can
support faculty when redesigning for online by
helping them to discover new software, tools
and techniques. Course redesign strategies will
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be shared. Discussion will center on using the
online platform to create a teaching presence,
encourage
collaboration,
and
effectively
integrating face-to-face time with online
sessions.
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Virtualization and Cloud Computing
in the IS/IT/CS Curriculum
Mark Conway ................................NetApp
John Gragg ....................... Deloitte Touche
Alok Shrivastava ............................... EMC
Douglas Kline .................. UNC Wilmington
Friday in La Nouvelle Orleans East at 10:45 am
Virtualization and cloud computing have changed
the way companies look at their IT infrastructure
and service models. As companies continue to
transition
to
highly
virtualized
cloud
environments, IS/CS/IT students and faculty
across all domains are required to understand
the concepts and principles of virtualization and
cloud infrastructure technologies. This panel will
discuss the how faculty could assist the next
graduates to better understand and be prepared
for virtualization and cloud infrastructures.
November 1 to 4, 2012
Volunteering for EDSIG
Conferences and Journals
EDSIG Directors and Journal Editors
Saturday - in La Nouvelle Orleans East at 2:45 pm
This panel will solicit improvements and new
volunteers for at all levels. EDSIG. Discussion
will include EDSIG in general, the conference
and our two journals. This is an opportunity for
significant professional service that can be very
important for tenure and promotion as well as
your faculty evaluations. It is also an opportunity
for more senior members to mentor newer
educators. We are a welcoming group and hope
you can join us. Just stop by. There may be
areas that will peak your interests.
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Who, What, Where ? In Search of
the Home for IS
George Nezlek ......................... Consultant
Sasa Dekleva ................. DePaul University
Gezinus Hidding .......... Loyola Univ Chicago
Brian Reithel ..........University of Mississippi
Leslie Wagnespack ........ Bentley University
Saturday - La Nouvelle Orleans East at 11:00 am
There has always been a great deal of confusion
about academic IS programs. Are they part of
CS? Are they part of a Business curriculum?
Should IS be an independent academic unit or
part of a larger department? Is IS a professional
or academic discipline? Our panelists will offer
insights into each of these perspectives in an
effort to try an understand why IS programs do
not enjoy a consistent place in academic
hierarchies
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Workshops
A Strategic Course Redesign to
Hybrid Format Using Online
Technologies
Jennifer Grant ................ Augsburg College
Saturday - in Bienville Room at 9:45 am
This workshop includes an analysis of a course
redesign from face-to-face to hybrid format, a
discussion of best practices in online teaching, a
demonstration of an online classroom using
various online technologies, and a case study
synopsis of implementing the redesigned course.
The course used was a mid-level overview of
management information systems. The redesign
used L. Dee Fink’s Creating Significant Learning
Experiences, and D. Randy Garrison & Norman
D. Vaughan’s Blended Learning in Higher
Education, as well as best practices from
SLOAN-C Consortium: Applying the Quality
Matters Rubric to your Online Course. Major
design principles used in the course established
three teaching presences, introduced caring as a
focus leading to critical thinking to understand
decision-making, helped students learn how to
learn, honored web accessibility, increased
group
collaboration,
and
reduced
counterproductive behaviors such as cheating.
Students used document sharing, forums, chat,
wikis, polls, peer review, avatars, images,
videos,
and
voice
technology.
Many
technological concepts are abstract, particularly
at the organizational or complex systems level,
and students often struggle with synthesizing
the components. The hybrid redesign enabled
students to bridge their understanding into
deeper levels of meaning as well as learned how
to collaborate more effectively.
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Becoming "AGILE" with Teaching
Systems Analysis and Design
Wayne Pauli ............. Dakota State College
Tom Wessel .............. Davisbase Consulting
Mitchel Bergman ....... Dakota State College
Zachary Anderson ..... Dakota State College
November 1 to 4, 2012
For many years the perceived correct way to
teach systems analysis and design has been
through
the
traditional
approaches
and
methodologies that have been derived from the
Waterfall approach. The Waterfall methodology
is not broken, it still works very well. It is just
that the next generation of developers may need
to be more agile in how they develop software
solutions through streamlining the system
development life cycle. The purpose of the
workshop would be to discuss the development
of a curriculum that would focus on teaching
programming-centric
methodologies
where
modeling and documentation overhead are
eliminated and face-to-face is the preferred
communication route. According to Alan Dennis
of Indiana University, Barbara Haley Wixom of
the University of Virginia, and Roberta M. Roth
of the University of Northern Iowa, “Agile
development practices were created in part
because of dissatisfaction with the sequential,
inflexible
structure
of
waterfall-based
approaches.” Studies are showing that Agile is
making large gains in the development world,
and are nearing an even split with waterfall.
Based on this assumption, I would propose to
create a workshop that would model a
curriculum for a three credit undergraduate
class, and open for discussion concepts of best
practices from interested participants in creating
the curriculum as well as content for such a
class.
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Computer Literacy Assessment for
Student Placement & Course
Development
David Whitsett ..............Labyrinth Learning
Friday - in Bienville Room at 2:00 pm
An overview of Labyrinth’s eLab Assessment tool
and its use for optimal course placement and the
identification of students lacking critical skills for
success in online courses.
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Saturday - in Bienville Room at 2:15 pm
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Data Mining Methods Workshop
Using R
Musa Jafar............... West Texas A&M Univ
Jeffry Babb .............. West Texas A&M Univ
Kareem Dana........... West Texas A&M Univ
Saturday - in Bienville Room at 9:15 am
Data Mining is the process of extracting valid,
authentic and “ACTIONABLE” information from
large data sets for the purpose of decision
support. It is a combination of theories,
practices and techniques from Machine learning,
Statistics, Information Theory and Computer
Science.
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Developing Problem Solving Skills
and Critical Thinking – with a focus
on Case Studies
Bruce White.............. Quinnipiac University
Friday - in Bienville Room at 10:45 am
“Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined
process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing,
applying,
analyzing,
synthesizing,
and/or
evaluating information gathered from, or
generated
by,
observation,
experience,
reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a
guide to belief and action. In its exemplary form,
it is based on universal intellectual values that
transcend subject matter divisions: clarity,
accuracy, precision, consistency, relevance,
sound evidence, good reasons, depth, breadth,
and
fairness.”
(from:
http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/definingcritical-thinking/766) As Information Systems
educators, we want our students to be able to
think critically and to analyze and solve
problems. There are ways to challenge students
to think critically. One of the most popular is to
use case studies. In this workshop we will:Explore problem solving and critical thinking
through a variety of techniques- Discuss case
studies as problem solving and critical thinking
activities- Analyze sample IS/IT case studies Entire group to dissect and analyze a sample
case - Split group into subgroups to analyze two
additional cases - Bring groups together to
discuss their approaches- Discuss where to use
case studies in Information Systems classes-
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Present several additional IT cases as samples
for classroom instruction- Discuss assigning
students in a class to write their own cases as an
instructional activity- Conclude with a discussion
on case study methods, approaches and use in
classes
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EMC Academic Alliance – Educating
Future IT Professionals
Kim Yohannan .................................. EMC
Alok Shrivastava ............................... EMC
Friday - in Bienville Room at 10:00 am
Learn how you can enhance student career
prospects in the world of IT through the
Academic Alliance. The program offers colleges
and universities around the globe unique ‘open’
curriculum-based education, such as information
storage and management, cloud computing and
big data analytics. The courses focus on
technology concepts and principles applicable to
any vendor environment. The goal is to prepare
graduates to fully leverage enhanced and
emerging technologies in virtualized and cloud
environments. There is no cost to institutions to
join the program and members receive
numerous benefits including: faculty training,
course materials, and secure web portals for
faculty and students.
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Exposing Students to Big Data:
Hands-on Market Basket Analysis
with Access
Eric Breimer ........................ Siena College
Scott Vandenberg ................. Siena College
Robert Yoder ....................... Siena College
Thursday - in Bienville Room at 2:00 pm
Market Basket/Affinity Analysis2 can be used to
help retailers identify products purchased
together where the association might not be
obvious, i.e., hidden associations. These
discoveries can be used to better understand
consumer behavior to drive the sale of
associated items. In our Market Basket Analysis
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(MBA) activity,4 students engage in data
mining3
where
marketing
knowledge
is
discovered by transforming large amounts of
transaction data into association rules. While
such activities might be common in a Data
Mining course, our MBA activity is appropriate
for an introductory business database, computer
applications,
or
management
information
systems course. Our MBA activity can be
performed using only the query design tool in
Microsoft Access where knowledge of SQL is not
a prerequisite. We use a publicly available retail
database where the Apriori Algorithm1 allows for
the computation of itemset quadruples that
would otherwise be intractable. Thus, students
see the importance of pruning in efficiently
handling big data. Using a worksheet activity,
we briefly review MBA concepts including
itemsets, association rules, support, confidence,
and quality. Then, using Access (hands-on), we
guide participants through an MBA activity using
a database with over 900,000 rows. We also
present an alternative, SQL-based approach to
creating itemsets and association rules. We
provide enough detail so instructors can adapt
our activity to different settings. In a lecture,
instructors can use the worksheet to engage
students and then demonstrate the MBA activity.
In a lab, novice students can conduct the
activity using step-by-step instructions, or
advanced students can independently create
many of the queries using less detailed
instructions, in either the SQL or non-SQL
scenario. The worksheet, instructions, and
database will be available to participants, who
should
bring
a
laptop
running
Access
2007/2010, or be able to share such with at
most one other attendee.
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Geographic Information Systems: A
Hands on Introduction
Dan Farkas ....................... Pace University
Friday - in Bienville Room at 3:45 pm
Information Systems involve the application of
computing to the problems of organizations.
Geographic
Information
Systems
are
characterized by spatial objects that have
locations
(e.g.
addresses,
landmarks,
geopolitical
boundaries,
etc.)
and
data
associated with them (e.g. demographic
information, value, etc.). GIS systems, emerging
November 1 to 4, 2012
applications and research involves solving
problems which ask IS related questions about
geospatial information and are applied in many
situations including Security, Customer Analysis,
Market Analysis, Site Selection, etc. Technology
impacts include databases, data mining, project
management, network and web development
analysis and performance. This workshop will
give a hands-on overview of GIS using a variety
of freely available tools and web-based datasets
to give participants the knowledge needed to
understand the geospatial research potential and
get started developing their own applications.
Participants with laptops will create their own
GIS application. This workshop complements the
new formed special interest group, SIGGIS.
TOPICS/OUTLINE
1. Overview of GIS Concepts
2. GIS Databases and Sources
3. Spatial Analysis 4. GIS and the Web
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HTML 5: An Overview and
Demonstration of the Latest in Web
Technology.
Kareem Dana........... West Texas A&M Univ
Saturday - in Bienville Room at 11:00 am
This workshop will demonstrate many of the new
features and capabilities of HTML5 including
canvas, drag & drop, geolocation, and new
multimedia elements. HTML5 is the fifth revision
of the HTML standard and perhaps the most
substantial. Even though it is still under
development, it is supported by most web
browsers and many websites make use of
HTML5 features. Many of the HTML5 features
that will be discussed and demonstrated in this
workshop are what make web apps like Google's
GMail, Google Docs, Facebook, and Amazon so
rich and useful. In addition to demonstrating the
state of the art in HTML, we hope this workshop
will give the audience ideas and tips to
incorporate elements of HTML5 into their
curriculum as it is almost a requirement now in
industry
for
websites
(and
mobile
websites/apps) to make use of HTML5.
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NetApp: IT Trends and the
Implications for Information
Systems Education
Mark Conway ................................NetApp
David Hua ................. Ball State University
Friday - in Bienville Room at 3:00 pm
November 1 to 4, 2012
•Access to commercial web-based training
resources
•Specific
opportunities
for
professional
development
•Pre-packed “teaching modules” to facilitate
introducing more storage content
•A community of colleagues interested in
sharing ideas and teaching resources
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Topics covered or Session Overview:
•Industry IT trends and best practices
•Cloud computing
•Data growth/volumes & Big Data
•IT / IS curriculum
•Industry-Academic partnerships
•Storage and data management
•Shared services and agile data infrastructures
•Strategies for infusing storage & data
management into IS programs & courses
There is a data explosion underway that is
fundamentally changing how data is stored,
managed and preserved. Data volumes in
terabytes and petabytes are now common; it is
exabytes and zettabytes that are the new
challenge. At the same time, the compelling
economics of shared services solutions such as
cloud
computing
and
virtualization
are
transforming how IT services are managed and
delivered. Cisco’s 2011 Global Cloud Index study
estimates that 50% of IT workloads will be
processed “in the cloud” by 2014- just two years
away. There is a fundamental shift underway as
to how enterprise IT services are being designed
and delivered, and this shift has major
ramifications on how the next generation of IT
staff and leaders should be educated. The skills
and technologies that IT-savvy graduates need
to understand are evolving rapidly, as are the
topics and technologies that Information
Technology/MIS programs need to cover. While
these new solutions & technologies are being
adopted widely by CIOs and businesses worldwide, many schools’ IT-focused programs have
been slow to update their courses to reflect the
changing IT landscape and to prepare their
students for today’s cloud-centric /storageintensive computing environments. Please plan
to join this session to learn more about the
shared-services paradigm shift in IT, and how
NetApp’s
innovative
industry-academic
partnership program is working with faculty
members to jump start a curriculum refresh
discussion, and develop the next generation of
New Digital Learning Platforms and
Opportunities
Beth Lang Golub ...... John Wiley & Sons Inc
Friday - in Bienville Room at 9:30 am
Students and professors are moving to online
content solutions at an increasing rate. Ebook
platforms and the variety of devices are
proliferating quickly. Publishers are under
intense pressure from local, state and the
federal government to lower the price of course
materials. These and related issues are
providing
complexity,
challenges,
and
opportunity to the higher education publishing
industry.
Wiley is working on many fronts to keep costs
and prices down. Initiatives include sending out
complimentary review copies in digital format
(via CourseSmart) and offering a broad range of
options to students including printed loose-leaf
and custom books and a variety of digital
formats including CourseSmart, VitalSource, and
WileyPLUS.
Wiley is exploring new online models for
delivering content and services that meet the
needs of professors and students. Wiley is
developing new distribution models and building
relationships with new technology partners. I will
discuss some of the new models and provide an
overview of the issues in the quickly changing
publishing environment. We will also brainstorm
ideas on the kinds of learning resources that
professors would like to see included in the new
digital platforms for IS courses.
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IT leaders. Workshop
Take-aways:
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SimNet/SimGrader Microsoft Office
Kelly Kochendorfer ..................................
....................McGraw Hill Higher Education
Friday in Bienville Room at 2:30 pm
Demo of how our online Microsoft Office product
works (SimNet). Showing a bit of Word, Excel,
Power point, and etc. How it can have a SSO
with all LMS’s.
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Teaching Methods for Some Very
Complex Excel Functions
William Tastle ..................... Ithaca College
Thursday - in Bienville Room at 4:00 pm
Developing expertise with Excel can be nontrivial, to say the least. Some instructors simply
list functions on the board and consider their
teaching of the technology to be complete. This
seems to be the practice, rather than the
exception, with business instructors in general
and there is some evidence to suggest that it is
commonplace in other disciplines. This workshop
will inform the instructor in some well-tested
methods for bringing clarity to a number of the
more complex Excel functions such as nested IF
statements, VLOOKUP versus the INDEX and
MATCH functions, pivot tables, and string
manipulation. It is this last item that is
outstanding in its power to clean data for either
analysis in Excel or to import to a database
table. You will learn methods that have proven
themselves to be very successful in the
classroom for parsing data that cannot be
handled using the Text to Columns button in the
Data tab of Excel. String manipulation will
include LEFT, RIGHT, MID, LEN, FIND, and
SUBSTITUTE. When I have visited corporations
(profit as well as non-profit) I have found that it
is not uncommon to for needed data not to be
properly used because it is in a format that the
uninformed cannot parse. At the conclusion of
this workshop you will have the necessary skills
to teach students how to manage these complex
operations. If time permits, we will also discuss
array functions, a quick way of handling complex
calculations with ease.
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Abstract Only Presentations
Academic Integrity Policies and
Practices: Can Cloud’s Centralization
Become an Enabler?
Sherrie Cannoy ............ North Carolina A&T St U
Ewuuk Lomo-David ...... North Carolina A&T St U
Saturday - in Gallier Salon at 3:15 pm
Universities have become increasingly concerned
about violations of academic integrity policies by
students, faculty and staff. Technological
advances such as internet and nefarious use of
cellphones on tests have been blamed for aiding
ease of cheating. Can Cloud be an enabler of
cheating? University academic integrity policies
communicate what constitutes cheating and
plagiarism and results of violations. More....
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An Alternative Approach to Computer
Literacy - A Work in Process
Debra Chapman ............. Univ of South Alabama
Saturday - La Nouvelle Orleans West at 3:15 pm
A computer proficiency problem has emerged at
the University of South Alabama. Basic
computing skills are required by many, if not
most, courses at the university and all of our
students are required to demonstrate computer
proficiency as a graduation requirement;
however, this is proving to be more difficult than
anticipated. More....
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Designing a Performance Management
System to Make a Difference - A
Teaching Case
Kelley Donalds ........... Bridgewater St University
Thursday - in Pontalba Salon at 5:00 pm
In this teaching case, students identify design
features and develop screen mockups for a
performance management (PM) system. The
case is based on the author’s ongoing work with
a non-profit organization and the portrayed
events and names are fictitious. More....
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November 1 to 4, 2012
“Do not use Comic Sans unless you are
eight years old and writing about
unicorns.”
Michelle Louch .............Robert Morris University
Elizabeth Storck ...........Robert Morris University
Thursday - in Cabildo Salon at 5:00 pm
In the business world, countless dollars are
spent on marketing research as businesses seek
the perfect typeface to represent their product.
What this research has shown, time and time
again, is that consumers are strongly influenced
by the appearance of the words in the
advertisement or the brand name. More....
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Enhancing Student Internships by
Incorporating Ideas from an Industry
Advisory Board
Doncho Petkov ........... Eastern Connecticut St U
Craig Erwin ................ Eastern Connecticut St U
Alex Citurs ................. Eastern Connecticut St U
Saturday - in Bienville Room at 10:15 am
This short talk summarizes the ideas generated
on issues reflecting student internships. It is part
of research in progress aiming at developing of a
better understanding of the functioning of
industry advisory boards. More.... .
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Exploring Integration Issues in A
Blended Mobile Learning Model context
oriented applied to a Requirement
Engineering course – Mobility, Context
And Cloud
Fernando Moreira .......... Portucalense University
Maria Joao Ferreira ........ Portucalense University
Saturday - in Cabildo Salon at 3:15 pm
The teaching is undergoing an evolution that
goes from the traditional lecture classroom,
through distance learning (e_Learning), to the
combination of the two forms – Blended
Learning (b_Learning). In this context, and
given past experiences of teaching evolution and
more specifically teaching-learning process in
institutions of higher education is moving from a
traditional model to a Blended Mobile Learning
(BML) model. More....
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Financial Innovation in High-Frequency
Trading (H-FT) as a Discipline in a
Technology Entrepreneurship Program
James Lawler .......................... Pace University
Anthony Joseph ....................... Pace University
Saturday - in Cabildo Salon at 10:15 am
The curricula of information systems can be
enhanced with entrepreneurship and innovation.
In this paper the authors explore innovation
practices in high-frequency trading (HF-T) in
financial firms. The goal is to form from a case
study a best practice model of portfolio and risk
management practices in high-frequency trading
systems that may be included in a concentration
of technology entrepreneurship in a school of
computer science and information systems.
More.... .
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Hands-on Experience: What Are We
Doing to Improve Student Learning in
Computer Networking and Data
Communications Courses
Nita Brooks ....... Middle Tennessee St University
Friday - in Cabildo Salon at 5:15 pm
The focus of this research study is to examine
current uses of and opportunities for providing
hands-on
labs
and
activities
in
data
communications and networking courses offered
in information systems degree programs
specifically within colleges of business. More....
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“Hello, IT – Have you Tried Turning it
off and on Again?” – Using Help Desk
Software to Teach Enterprise
Networking to Undergraduate Students
Thomas Imboden ........... S Illinois U Carbondale
Saturday - in Gallier Salon at 10:15 am
One common tool employed by information
technology departments, whether they be run by
a single jack-of-all-trades IT tech or a multinational corporation, is the help desk or ticket
tracking application. This presentation discusses
how the author made use of free academic
licensing of a popular help desk application, BMC
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Track-It!, to teach students networking,
security, and soft skills in an enterprise
networking course for undergraduate students.
More....
proc.isecon.org/2012/abstracts/2096.html
Introductory Programming - Blended
vs Traditional Modality
Melissa Smith ............... Univ of South Alabama
Saturday - in La Nouvelle Orleans West at 10:15
Online education is increasingly being adopted
by four-year institutions to accommodate the
needs of distance learners as well as students
who desire a more flexible course offering.
However,
in
computing
programs,
the
introductory programming course pose particular
challenges which are not faced by traditional
lecture based courses. Concepts taught in a
programming class need to include explanations
of how a language works and not simply the
provision of facts. More....
proc.isecon.org/2012/abstracts/2091.html
Mobile technologies, social media, and
crowdsourcing: how students get their
local news
Jennifer Breese Vitelli......... Macon State College
Simone McMillion ............... Macon State College
Maura Vitelli ......... Virginia Polytechnic Institute
....................................... and State University
Friday - in Pontalba Salon at 5:15 pm
The ways we receive and the sources we rely
onto deliver the news are changing. The main
interface for local news consumption is
beginning to shift toward mobile devices
(Purcell, Rainie, Rosenstiel, & Mitchell, 2011).
However, the Pew American Life Project (2011)
pointed out that among the adults that do use a
mobile device to view local news, viewing
behavior has shown that there is not one group
that produces a distinct pattern of viewing
behavior, but many (Olmstead, Rosenstiel &
Mitchell, 2011). More....
proc.isecon.org/2012/abstracts/2083.html
Why IT Education Matters: A
Preliminary Study of the Value of an
Information Systems Education
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Richard McCarthy ............. Quinnipiac University
Saturday in Pontalba Salon at 10:15 a.m.
Beginning in 2001 there was a significant drop in
enrollment in information systems programs
throughout the United States. Early in the
decade it was attributed to the DOT.Com bubble
burst and outsourcing of information systems
jobs offshore creating a bleak outlook for the
prospects of careers in this field.More....
proc.isecon.org/2012/abstracts/2089.html
Reflecting on Religious Principles for
Teaching Ethical Values in an EBusiness Course
Abdulrahman Mirza ........... King Saud University
Saturday - in Bienville Room at 3:15 pm
There are many ethical issues and values that
need to be presented to students when teaching
an e-business course. Such concerns include the
privacy of a person’s personal information and
data; the authenticity and integrity of product or
customer data being sent across the web; the
behavior and manners of sellers and buyers,
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who are able to communicate remotely but
without seeing each other; the ability to
exchange financial value for products safely
without being subject to credit card fraud or
theft; and, website vandalism. More....
proc.isecon.org/2012/abstracts/2086.html
Relational Divide
J. Harold Pardue ............ Univ of South Alabama
Eric Kyper ........................... Lynchburg College
Saturday - in La Nouvelle Orleans East at 3:15
The divide operator in relational databases is an
underused tool. This is mainly due to the
conceptual complexities of understanding how
and when to use the operator in practice. To
further complicate the issue many relational
database systems still do not support the divide
operator; the only workaround is nested “not
exists” clauses. More....
proc.isecon.org/2012/abstracts/2093.html
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2012 ISECON/CONISAR Reviewers
Thank you to the following individuals who assisted in improving the quality of our
conferences. Your timely reviews enable fellow academics to achieve higher levels of
research productivity.
Abraham, Samuel - Siena Heights University
Adkins, Joni - Northwest Missouri State University
Aimiuwu, Ehi - Morgan State University
Angelini, Christine - Euromed Management
Babb, Jeffry - West Texas A&M University
Becker, Deborah - Missouri Western State University
Belmasrour, Rachid - Southern University at New Orleans
Bhatnagar, Neelima - University of Pittsburgh Johnstown
Bishop-Clark, Cathy - Miami University
Boff, Gina - California University of Pennsylvania
Breimer, Eric - Siena College
Carpenter, Donald - Colorado Mesa University
Ceccucci, Wendy - Quinnipiac University
Chawdhry, Adnan - California University of Pennsylvania
Clark, Jon - Colorado State University
Conn, Samuel - Southern Polytechnic State University
Corley, Ken - Appalachian State University
Cotler, Jami - Siena College
Crumbly, Jack - Tuskegee University
Cummings, Jeffrey - University of North Carolina Wilmington
D'Aurora, Shana - Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Daigle, Roy - University of South Alabama
Davis, Gary A - Robert Morris University
Debuse, Justin - University of the Sunshine Coast
Dehinbo, Johnson - Tshwane University of Technology
DeHondt II, Gerald - Grand Valley State University
Early, Anthony - Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Englander, Irv - Bentley University
Evans, Donna - Miami University
Faja, Silvana - University of Central Missouri
Feinstein, David - University of South Alabama
Finkbine, Ronald - Indiana University Southeast
Fowler, Charles - Towson University
Frank, Ronald - Pace University
Frydenberg, Mark - Bentley University
Fryling, Meg - Siena College
Gebauer, Judith - University of North Carolina Wilmington
Grant, Donna - North Carolina Central University
Grant, Ken - Ryerson University
Hadfield, Steven - U.S. Airforce Academy
Hammell II, Robert - Towson University
Harrington, Maria - Slippery Rock University
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Howard, Elizabeth - Miami University
Hsu, Donald - Dominican College New York
Hua, David - Ball State University
Huang, Zhao - University of Ottawa
Humphrey, Roberta - Southeast Missouri State University
Hunsinger, Scott - Appalachian State University
Jafar, Musa - West Texas A&M University
Jesse, Gayle - Thiel College
Kakish, Kamal - Georgia Gwinnett College
Kamali , Ali - Missouri Western State University
Keith, Mark - Brigham Young University
Kim, Philip - Walsh University
Kline, Douglas - University of North Carolina Wilmington
Kovacs, Paul - Robert Morris University
Kreie, Jennifer - New Mexico State University
Kung, Hsiang-Jui - Georgia Southern University
Kwon, Donghwoon - Towson University
Landry, Jeffrey - University of South Alabama
Larson, Stephen - Slippery Rock University
Laverty, Joseph - Robert Morris University
Law, Wai - University of Guam
Lawler, James - Pace University
Lee-Partridge, JooEng - Central Connecticut State University
Legier, John - Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Leidig, Paul - Grand Valley State University
Lenox, Terri - Westminster College
Li, Peng - East Carolina University
Liu, Xiang (Michelle) - Marymount University
Lombardo, Evelyne - E. MANAGEMENT
Long, Ju - Texas State University-San Marcos
Longenecker, Bart - University of South Alabama
Louch, Michelle - Robert Morris University
Marchant, Robert - Penn State University
Martin, Nancy - Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Martincic, Cynthia - St. Vincent College
Matthews, Kevin - University of North Carolina Wilmington
McMaster, Kirby - Fort Lewis College
Miah, Muhammed - Southern University at New Orleans
Miah, Shah - Victoria University
Mitchell, Stacy - UNC Wilmington
Molluzzo, John - Pace University
Moskal, Edward - Saint Peter's College
Murphy, Diane - Marymount University
Murphy, Marianne - North Carolina Central University
Newcomb, Allison - Towson University
Omar, Adnan - Southern University at New Orleans
Pan, Kai - UNC Charlotte
Pardue, J. Harold - University of South Alabama
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Pauli, Wayne - Dakota State University
Paullet, Karen - Robert Morris University
Peslak, Alan - Penn State University - Worthington Scranton
Pinchot, Jamie - Robert Morris University
Pollacia, Lissa - Georgia Gwinnett College
Reichgelt, Han - Southern Polytechnic State University
Reinicke, Bryan - University of North Carolina Wilmington
Robin, Gail - Baker College
Roggio, Robert - University of North Florida
Rose, Anthony - Miami University
Rosso, Mark - North Carolina Central University
Sagheb-Tehrani, Mehdi - Bemidji State University
Sambasivam, Samuel - Azusa Pacific University
Saulnier, Bruce - Quinnipiac University
Schultz, Leah - Tarleton State University
Schwalbe, Kathy - Augsburg College
Schwieger, Dana - Southeast Missouri State University
Segall, Mark - Metropolitan State University of Denver
Sendall, Patricia - Merrimack College
Serapiglia, Constance - Robert Morris University
Shannon, Li-Jen - Sam Houston State University
Sharma, Aditya - North Carolina Central University
Sharp, Jason - Tarleton State University
Smarkusky, Debra - Penn State University - Worthington Scranton
Smith, Gregory - Xavier University
Snyder, Jason - Central Connecticut State University
Snyder, Johnny - Colorado Mesa University
Steenkamp, Annette - Lawrence Technological University
Sun, Jun - University of Texas Pan American
Surendran, Ken - Southeast Missouri State University
Sweeney, Robert - University of South Alabama
Tesch, Debbie - Xavier University
Toman, Sharon - Penn State University - Worthington Scranton
Tung, Hui-Lien - Auburn University
Umapathy, Karthikeyan - University of North Florida
Vandenberg, Scott - Siena College
Vetter, Ron - University of North Carolina Wilmington
Waguespack, Leslie - Bentley University
Wang, Ying - University of Texas Pan American
White, Bruce - Quinnipiac University
White, Garry - Texas State University-San Marcos
Wolthuis, Stuart - Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Woodward, Belle - Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Woratschek, Charles - Robert Morris University
Wu, Peter - Robert Morris University
Yaylacicegi, Ulku - University of North Carolina Wilmington
Yoder, Robert - Siena College
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Professional Organizations
EDSIG
EDSIG (Education Special Interest Group of the Association of Information Technology
Professionals) is an organization that devotes itself specifically to IS (Information Systems)
education. EDSIG's mission is to provide IS educators with the latest research in educational
techniques, processes and technology.
EDSIG:
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promotes understanding of the mutuality of business and education with the IS
industry
encourages productive dialog between industry and academic regarding IS education
We are IS educators helping other IS educators to improve the quality of our
graduates and programs.
Conferences sponsored by EDSIG:
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ISECON - Information Systems Educators Conference - each Fall - http://isecon.org
CONISAR - Conference for Information Systems Applied Research - each Fall -
http://conisar.org
EDSIG Publications:
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JISE - Journal of Information Systems Education - http://jise.org
ISEDJ - Information Systems Education Journal - http://isedj.org
JISAR - Journal of Information Systems Applied Research – http://jisar.org
http://www.aitp-edsig.org
FITE
FITE (Foundation for IT Education) The Foundation's mission is the professional
development of individuals in the Information Systems industry. FITE as an independent
body representing practitioners, educators and researchers, seeks to provide leadership
in identifying educational opportunities that will advance the information systems
profession.
SERVICES:
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Advance the education of information systems professionals in education, business,
government, and the general public.
Determine the needs and desires of information systems professionals with regard to
education and development.
Develop and stimulate the use of educational programs for information systems
evaluation.
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Conduct research and development activities related to educational courses and
programs.
Further the development of effective information systems curricula.
Encourage the development and adoption of technical and managerial information
systems standards and preferred practices.
Develop and release publications in support of the Foundation's objectives.
http://www.edfoundation.org/
AITP
AITP (Association of Information Technology Professionals) is the leading worldwide
society of information technology business professionals and the community of
knowledge for the current and next generation of leaders.
MISSION:
To serve our members by delivering relevant technology and leadership education,
research and information on current business and technology issues, and forums for
networking and collaboration.
CORE VALUES:
Integrity
We value professionalism and uphold the AITP Code of Ethics and Code of
Conduct.
Respect
We build an inclusive environment through mentoring, delivering on
commitments, working together with trust, and enjoying the camaraderie of
each other.
Innovation We learn, share insights, and encourage our members to make a difference
today and for the future.
Service
We keep current in technology, business, and academia. We contribute to the
Association, IT profession, and society utilizing leadership, appropriate solutions,
and sound processes.
http://www.aitp.org
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2012 EDSIG Board of Directors
President
Alan Peslak
Information Sciences and Technology
Penn State University
arp14@psu.edu
Past President (2009/2010)
Tom Janicki
Information Systems Operations Management Dept
University of North Carolina Wilmington
janickit@uncw.edu
Vice President
Wendy Ceccucci
Computer Information Systems Department
Quinnipiac University
wendy.ceccucci@quinnipiac.edu
Director /Membership Chair
Scott Hunsinger
Computer Information Systems Department
Appalachian State University
hunsingerds@appstate.edu
Director /Secretary
Mike Smith
Information Systems
High Point University
msmith@highpoint.edu
Director/Treasurer
George Nezlek
Independent Consultant
ngnezlek@gmail.com
Director
Eric Breimer
Computer Science
Siena College
ebreimer@siena.edu
Director
Mary Lind
Department of Management
North Carolina A&T State University
lindm@ncat.edu
Director
Michelle Louch
Assistant Director of Education
Sanford-Brown Institute
mlouch@sandfordbrown.edu
Director
Li-Jen Shannon
Computer Science
Sam Houston State University
lys001@shsu.edu
Director
Leslie J. Waguespack Jr.
Computer Information Systems
Bentley University
lwaguespack@bentley.edu
JISE Editor
S. E. Kruck
Computer Information Systems
James Madison University
kruckse@jmu.edu
Ex-Officio Members:
FITE President
Nita Adams
Retired, Div of Administrative Services
State of Illinois
nita.adams@comcast.com
2012 ISECON/CONISAR Conf Chair
Tom Janicki
Information Systems Operations Management Dept
University of North Carolina Wilmington
janickit@uncw.edu
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ISEDJ / JISAR Journal Submission Process
Papers to be considered for publication in ISEDJ/JISAR must first be submitted, accepted and presented
at either the ISECON or CONISAR Conferences. A minimum of three double-blind peer reviews occurs
for acceptance to be presented at the conferences.
After the conference, the top 15% of papers presented at the conference are automatically accepted
into the journals. These award winning papers: best paper (1% of the pool); distinguished papers (7 to
8% of the pool); and meritorious (up to 15% of the pool) will be presented certificates at the conference.
The remainder of the papers submitted before the second submission date (usually July 15) that are
accepted and presented at the conference are considered for publication following another round of
reviews.
Authors are given the opportunity to improve the quality of their manuscript based on conference
feedback; the revised manuscripts are due back by December 31 of the conference year. These revised
papers are submitted to a different team of reviewers and those papers that are deemed of sufficient
quality are accepted for publication in the ISEDJ/JISAR journals. Thus these papers have been through a
minimum of five different reviewers.
The reviews are normally complete by February 28 of the following year, and notice of acceptance or
rejection is sent in early March. Currently the overall acceptance rate for the journals is under 45%.
EDSIG Sponsored Journals Leadership Team
JISE Editor
S. E. Kruck
Computer Information Systems
James Madison University
kruckse@jmu.edu
JISE Associate Editors
Lee A. Freeman, University of Michigan at Dearborn
Don Kerrm University of the Sunshine Coast
Ken Surendran, Southeast Missouri State University
ISEDJ Editor
Wendy Ceccucci
Computer Information Systems
Quinnipiac University
wendy.ceccucci@quinnipiac.edu
JISAR Editor
Scott Hunsinger
Computer Information Systems
Appalachian State University
hunsingerds@appstate.edu
ISEDJ Assistant Editors
Nita Brooks, Middle Tennessee State University
George Nezlek, Grand Valley State University
Michael Smith, High Point University
Publisher ISEDJ/JISAR
Tom Janicki
Information Systems Operations Management
University of North Carolina Wilmington
janickit@uncw.edu
JISE Editor Emeritus
Albert L. Harris
Computer Information Systems
Appalachian State University
ISEDJ Editor Emeritus
Don Colton
Computer and Information Sciences
Brigham Young University Hawaii
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Call for new EDSIG Volunteer Leaders
Board of Directors
Email janickit@uncw.edu if interested in any of the following board positions; see the web site
for a list of duties by position. The new leaders will be elected at the Annual Membership
Meeting Saturday, November 3, 2012
President
Vice President
Director at Large (4 – 2 Year Terms)
Key Volunteer Positions:
Contact Wendy Ceccucci or any board member if you are interested in any of the following positions
ISEDJ Editor
Selection, editing and proofing for the 2013 editions of ISEDJ
Key duties include:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Solicitation of reviewers
Follow up with reviewers
Review/Develop review criteria
Recommend final acceptance
Proofing and editing of final document
Communications with reviewers and authors
2013 Conference Chair
Assist the conference chair to
1. Determine major program events (receptions, luncheons)
2. Theme of conference (if any)
3. Solicit vendors
4. Local entertainment
5. Build team of workers
6. Recruit attendees
Track/Program Chairs
1.
2.
3.
4.
Help develop themes for the conferences
Review papers submitted for applicability
Send papers out for reviews
Provide final acceptance/rejection after revisions are received
Other Conference Volunteers
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Host committee
Vendor committee
Panel coordinator
Workshop coordinator
Abstract coordinator
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2013 ISECON/CONISAR Conference
November 7 to 10, 2013
San Antonio, Texas
ISECON/CONISAR returns to San Antonio, one of our most
popular cities. Plan now to attend to renew friendships, increase
your research productivity, enhance your teaching and enjoy the
famous “Riverwalk”
Our host hotel is the
Crowne Plaza Riverwalk,
and is located in the
heart of the San Antonio’s Riverwalk.
From the hotel you
can easily walk to all the tourist spots
including the Alamo.
Close to parks, restaurants,
and night life.
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ISECON/CONISAR History and Future Conferences
Which Years/Events Were YOU at or Plan to be at?
#
Year
City/State
31st
30th
29th
28th
27th
26th
25th
24th
23rd
22nd
21st
20th
19th
18th
17th
16th
15th
14th
13th
12th
11th
10th
9th
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
Baltimore, MD
San Antonio, TX
New Orleans, LA
Wilmington, NC
Nashville, TN
Washington DC
Phoenix, AZ
Pittsburgh, PA
Dallas, TX
Columbus, OH
Newport, RI
San Diego, CA
San Antonio, TX
Cincinnati, OH
Philadelphia, PA
Chicago, IL
San Antonio, TX
Orlando, FL
St. Louis, MO
Charlotte, NC
Louisville, KY
Phoenix, AZ
Nashville, TN
*not held*
Chicago, IL
*not held*
Dallas, TX
San Francisco, CA
Atlanta, GA
Houston, TX
Anaheim, CA
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
8th
7th
6th
5th
4th
3rd
2nd
1st
Theme/Hotel
Crowne Royal Riverwalk
Hotel Monteleone New Orleans
"In Tune with IS Education"
"CAPITOLize on IS Education"
"Sunny Days for IS Education"
"Bridges to IT Education"
"Boot Up IS Education"
“Sink your teeth into IS”
“Join the IS Fleet”
"The Future of IS - Hot n Spicy"
"Where Innovation & Information Converge"
"Let Freedom Ring:..The Future of IS Education"
"Where Teaching Takes Center Stage"
"The Wonderful World of Information Systems"
"Gateway to the Future"
" IS Education: The Global Marketplace"
*Note: CONISAR started in 2008 in Phoenix/Mesa, AZ
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