ALAN R. PESLAK, Ph.D.

                                                  arp14@psu.edu

 

   University Address                                                                          

   Penn State Worthington Scranton                                                        

   120 Ridge View Drive                                                                          

            Dunmore, PA 18512                                                                            

   (570) 963-2640                                                                                    

                                                                                                                       

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

 

Economic, Social, and Ethical Impact of Computing and Information Sciences, Enterprise Resource Planning Systems, Information Privacy, and Computer and Information Science Pedagogy

 

 

EDUCATION

 

 

Ph.D. Information Systems

October, 2001

 

Dissertation Topic "A Firm Level Study of Information Systems Productivity Using Financial and Market Based Measures"        

 

 

Nova Southeastern University, Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, Fort Lauderdale, FL 

 

 

 

 

 

M.S. Management Information Systems

February, 2000

 

Nova Southeastern University, Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, Fort Lauderdale, FL

 

 

GPA: 4.0

 

 

 

 

 

M.B.A. Finance

1977

 

University of  Scranton, Scranton, PA

 

 

GPA 4.0

 

 

 

 

 

B.S. Accounting – Summa Cum Laude, Minor Computer Science

1976

 

University of  Scranton, Scranton, PA

 

 

GPA: Major 4.0/4.0 Cum 3.97/4.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journal Articles

 
  1. Peslak, A. (2007) ACM Code of Conduct and Information Technology Moral Judgment and Intent, Journal of Computer Information Systems (forthcoming)
  2. Peslak, A. and Subramanian, G. (2007) The Phases of ERP Software Implementation and Maintenance: A Model for Predicting Preferred ERP Use, Journal of Computer Information Systems (forthcoming)
  3. Peslak, A. (2007) ERP Success: Significant Influences from the Financial Executive Perspective, Industrial Management and Data Systems Vol. 106, Iss. 9; p. 1288
  4. Peslak, A. and Stanton, M. (2007) Information Technology Team Achievement: An Exploratory Factor Analysis and Development of a Team Success Model (TSM), Team Performance Management, 13(1/2), pp. 21-27.

5.      Stillman, R. and Peslak, A. (2007) Modern Data Structures: Experiences with a Flexible Approach to a Data Structures Course, Information Systems Education Journal, 5(3), http://isedj.org/5/3/. ISSN: 1545-679X.

  1. Peslak, A. (2006) Privacy Primer: An Ethical Review in an Information Systems and Technology Curriculum, Information Education Systems Journal, 4(83), http://isedj.org/4/83/. ISSN: 1545-679X..
  2. Peslak, A. (2006) PAPA Revisited: A Current Empirical Study of the Mason Framework, Journal of Computer Information Systems, 46 (3), pp. 117-123.

8.      Peslak, A. (2006) Current Privacy Issues and Factors: Development and Analysis, Journal of Information Technology Impact, 6 (3), 171- 186.

  1. Peslak, A. (2006) An Exploratory Investigation of Information Technology Ethics Factors, Issues in Information Systems, October, 2006
  2. Peslak, A. (2006) An Empirical Study of the Privacy Policies of the Largest International Companies: The Forbes International 100, Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations, 4 (3), pp. 46-63.
  3. Peslak, A. (2006) A Review of National Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and a Proposed National Electronic Initiative Framework (NEIF), First Monday, 11 (5) April 2006.
  4. Peslak, A. (2005) The Importance of Information Technology: An Empirical and Longitudinal Study of the Annual Reports of the 50 Largest Companies in the United States. Journal of Computer and Information Systems, 45 (3), pp. 32-42.
  5. Peslak, A. (2005) The Educational Productivity Paradox. Communications of the ACM, 48 (10), pp. 111-114
  6. Peslak, A. (2005) Teaching Object-Oriented Applications via Distance Education. Issues in Information Systems, 6 (1), pp. 244-250.
  7. Peslak, A. (2005) Privacy Policies:  A Framework and Survey of the Fortune 50. Information Resources Management Journal 18 (1), pp. 29-41.
  8. Peslak, A. (2005) Innovative Technologies in a Systems Integration Curriculum: XML and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Information Systems Education Journal, 3 (32). http://isedj.org/3/32/. ISSN: 1545-679X.
  9. Peslak, A. (2005) Incorporating Business Processes and Functions: Addressing the Missing Element in Information Systems Education. Journal of Computer Information Systems, 45 (4), pp. 56-61.
  10. Peslak, A. (2005) Emotions and Team Projects and Processes. Team Performance Management, 11 (7/8), pp. 251-262.
  11. Peslak, A. (2005) An Ethical Exploration of Privacy and Radio Frequency Identification, Journal of Business Ethics, 59 (4), pp. 327- 345.
  12. Peslak, A. (2005) A Twelve-Step, Multiple Course Approach to Teaching Enterprise Resource Planning. Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE), 16 (2), pp. 147-156.
  13. Peslak, A. (2005) A Framework and Implementation of User Interface and Human-Computer Interaction Instruction. Journal of Information Technology Education, 4, pp. 189-205.
  14. Peslak, A. (2004) Teaching Software Engineering Through Collaborative Methods. Issues in Information Systems, 5 (1), pp. 247-253.
  15. Peslak, A. (2004) An Empirical Study of the Effect of Information Technology Expenditures on Student Achievement. Information Research. 9 (4) July 2004.
  16. Peslak, A. (2004) An Analysis of Regional and Demographic Differences in United States Internet Usage. First Monday 9(3) March 2004.
  17. Peslak, A. (2004) A Firm Level Study of Information Technology Productivity in Europe Using Financial and market based Measures. Australasian Journal of Information Systems 11 (2) pp. 27-36 May 2004.
  18. Peslak, A. (2003) Teaching Computer Information Systems Via Distance Education: A Researched and Personal Perspective. Information Systems Education Journal, 1 (12). ISSN: 1545-679X.
  19. Peslak, A. (2003) A Firm Level Study of Information Technology Productivity Using Financial and Market Based Measures.  Journal of Computer and Information Systems, 43 (4) pp. 72-80.
  20. Peslak, A. (2003) A Firm Level Study of Information Technology Productivity by Industry Using Financial and Market Based Measures. Journal of Information Technology Impact 3(2) pp. 77-90.

 

Refereed Conference Proceedings

  1. Peslak, A. (2006) Web Services: Introduction and Travel Project Tutorials Using Visual Studio and ASP.NET Proceedings of Information Systems Education Conference (ISECON), Dallas, Texas, November 2006.
  2. Ethics and Moral Intensity: A Comparison of Information Technology Students and General Education Students Proceedings of Information Systems Education Conference (ISECON), Dallas, Texas, November 2006.
  3. Peslak, A. (2006) The Impact of Personality on Information Technology Team Projects Proceedings of ACM SIGMIS Conference 2006, Claremont, California, April, 2006.
  4. Peslak, A. (2005) Privacy Policies of the Largest Privately Held Companies – A Review and Analysis of the Forbes Private 50 Proceedings of ACM SIGMIS Conference 2005, Atlanta, Georgia, April, 2005.
  5. Peslak, A. (2005) A Firm Level Study of Information Technology Productivity by Company Size Using Financial and Market Based Measures Proceedings of International Resources Management Association Conference 2005, San Diego, California, May 2005.
  6. Peslak, A. (2004) Improving software quality: an ethics based approach.  Proceedings of ACM SIGMIS Conference 2004, Tucson, Arizona, April, 2004.
  7. Peslak, A. (2004) A Framework of Information Technology Productivity Studies, Proceedings of International Resources Management Association Conference 2004, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 2004.

 

 

Book Chapters

36.   Peslak, A. (2007) Progress in Internet Privacy Policies: a Review and Survey of US Companies from 1998 through 2006, Chapter 12 of the book, Emerging Information Resources Management and Technologies (Advances in Information Resources Management - vol 6) , edited by Dr. Medhi Khosrow-Pour Idea Group Inc.

 

37.   Peslak, A. and Jurkewicz, N. (2007) Privacy Polices of International Companies 2003-2007. Idea Group Inc.

 

 
TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS

Conferences

 

1.      Peslak, A. (2006) Web Services: Introduction and Travel Project Tutorials Using Visual Studio and ASP.NET Information Systems Education Conference (ISECON), Dallas, Texas, November 2006.

2.      Peslak, A. (2006) Modern Data Structures: Experiences with a Flexible Approach to a Data Structures Course, Information Systems Education Conference (ISECON), Dallas, Texas, November 2006.

  1. Ethics and Moral Intensity: A Comparison of Information Technology Students and General Education Students. Information Systems Education Conference (ISECON), Dallas, Texas, November 2006.
  2. Peslak, A. (2006) An Exploratory Investigation of Information Technology Ethics Factors, International Association for Computer Information Systems Conference, Reno, Nevada, October, 2006.
  3. Peslak, A. (2006) The Impact of Personality on Information Technology Team Projects ACM SIGMIS Conference 2006, Claremont, California, April, 2006.
  4. Peslak, A. (2005) Privacy Primer: An Ethical Review in an Information Systems and Technology Curriculum, Information Systems Education Conference (ISECON), Columbus, Ohio, October, 2005.
  5. Peslak, A. (2005) Privacy Policies of the Largest Privately Held Companies – A Review and Analysis of the Forbes Private 50 Proceedings of ACM SIGMIS Conference 2005, Atlanta, Georgia, April, 2005.
  6. Peslak, A. (2005) A Firm Level Study of Information Technology Productivity by Company Size Using Financial and Market Based Measures International Resources Management Association Conference 2005, San Diego, California, May 2005.
  7. Peslak, A. (2004) Innovative Technologies in a Systems Integration Curriculum: XML and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Information Systems Education Conference (ISECON), Newport, Rhode Island, November, 2004.
  8. Peslak, A. (2004) Teaching Software Engineering Through Collaborative Methods. International Association for Computer Information Systems Conference, Reno, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico October, 2004.
  9. Peslak, A. (2004) Improving software quality: an ethics based approach.  ACM SIGMIS Conference 2004, Tucson, Arizona, April, 2004.
  10. Peslak, A. (2004) A Framework of Information Technology Productivity Studies, International Resources Management Association Conference 2004, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 2004.
  11. Peslak, A. (2003) Teaching Computer Information Systems Via Distance Education: A Researched and Personal Perspective. Information Systems Education Conference (ISECON), San Diego, California, November 2006.

 

 

Panels

 

Panel on Ethics as a Part of ACM SIGMIS Computer Personnel Conference 2004, Tucson, Arizona, April 2004.

 

 

 

FUNDED PROJECTS, GRANTS, COMMISSIONS AND CONTRACTS

 

 

Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, Inspire Teaching Academy Grants, $2600

2005-2006

 

 

 

 

Penn State Commonwealth College Faculty Research Development Grant, “Information Technology Ethics”, $300. 

Fall 2003

to

Spring 2005

 

 

 

 

Penn State Commonwealth College Faculty Research Development Grant, “Internet Shopping, Instant Messaging, and Search Engine Motivations and Behavior”, $300. 

Fall 2000

 

 

RESEARCH STUDIES

 

 

Principal Investigator -  Information Technology Motivations and Behavior

Summer 2005 - Present

 

Principal Investigator – Ethics of Information Technology - Academic and/or Experience Project.

 

Summer 2004

to

present

 

 

 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

SAINT-GOBAIN CORPORATION, Olyphant, Pennsylvania              

1999-2001

Plant Controller

and

 

limited part-time 2001-2005

Responsible for all accounting, financial statements, budgeting, cost accounting, payroll, accounts payable, and information technology including LAN admin.  Also responsible for pricing and electronic commerce.  Installing AS/400 BPICS enterprise system.  Developed standard cost system and converted inventory management systems.

 

 

 

FIRST SECURITY INVESTMENTS, Kingston, Pennsylvania             

1998

Chief Financial Officer

to

 

1999

Directly responsible for all finance, administration, systems, and strategic planning.  Series 7, 24, 27 and 63 licensed.  Also Chief Information Officer and Webmaster.  Installed new Peachtree Financial Systems, CMR Commission Manager software, and Bear Stearns Web Shell comprehensive Brokerage management systems.  Developed 401k profit sharing plan.

 

 

 

CERTEX, INC., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania                                              

1997

Financial Director

 

 

 

Distributor of lifting systems with 126 locations throughout the world.  Total 1996 sales of $350 million.  Subsidiary of Bridon plc, world’s largest wire rope manufacturer. Also served as Far East Controller. Responsible for worldwide finance, distribution accounting, and information technology.       Reviewed, recommended, and installed enterprise software for worldwide operations. Developed comprehensive financial reporting and analysis package through Comshare FDC reporting and  Excel.

 

 

 

AKZO NOBEL SALT INC., Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania: 

1985 to April 1997

Vice President Finance                                                                                     

1995-1997

 

 

Responsible for all corporate and business unit finance, plant accounting and treasury functions.  Also responsible for all strategic planning, information management, production, sales and logistics planning and operational analysis.  Strategic business partner on all major decisions facing the organization. Re-engineered financial function to reduce headcount 25% with increased value-added services provided. Extensive LBO expertise developed through attempt to purchase salt business unit assets from Akzo Nobel n.v. Appointed board member on Information Technology Steering Committee for all Akzo U.S. operations. Prepared and implemented corporate wide plan to streamline operations, reduce SKU’s, and eliminate admin expense saving $15 million yearly. Developed comprehensive business plan to rebuild flooded Retsof mine.  After parent company decision not to proceed, sold plan to NY investor group for $10 million

 

 

 

Corporate Controller

1993-1995

 

 

Revamped three year operational plan, rolling forecast, and monthly reporting. Introduced major process improvements to organization including EDI for freight payables and AMEX Purchase Card reducing purchasing and accounts payable paperwork by 1/3 or 40,000 invoices.

 

 

 

Director, Planning And Operations

1991-1993

 

 

Designed and instituted product line, customer, plant and divisional reporting to measure where profitability occurred. Utilized linear programming to optimize distribution from 120 stockpile locations to our thousands of Highway/Chemical customers saving $2 million yearly. Developed and implemented all sales forecasting and analysis including installation of the Lucas Bear sales forecasting system.

 

 

 

Deputy Corporate Controller                                       

1988-1991

 

 

Developed and converted cost reporting systems for 9 plant locations throughout the United States. Converted all financial systems to DBS including General Ledger, Accounts Payable and Payroll

 

 

 

Cost Accounting Manager

1985-1988

 

 

Commonwealth Telephone Company, Dallas, Pennsylvania     

1983-1985

Operations Staff Manager

 

 

 

IBM, Endicott, New York        

1981

Financial Analyst

 

 

 

GTE, Towanda, Pennsylvania

 

1979-1981

Market Research Analyst

 

 

 

International Correspondence Schools, Scranton, Pennsylvania

1976-1979

Planning Analyst                            

Assistant Accounting Manager 

 

 

 

University of Scranton, Scranton, PA

1974-1976

Programmer Analyst

 

 

 

 
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Penn State University, Worthington Scranton Campus, Dunmore, PA

Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technology. (Fall 2002 - present) Responsible for the teaching of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) courses, research, service, and advising undergraduate students. 

Adjunct Professor of Information Sciences and Technology. (Fall 2001 – Spring 2002) Responsible for the teaching of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) courses and MIS (Management Information Systems).

The number of course sections taught and students advised are shown below for each academic year:

Course

                          Year                         

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

MIS 103 Microcomputer Applications in Business ( 3 credits)

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

IST 110  Introduction to Information Sciences and Technology (4 credits)

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

IST 111 (PSU 008) Seminar in Information Sciences and Technology (1 credit)

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

IST 260W  Introduction to Systems Analysis and Design (3 credits)

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

IST 321 Information Technology And Systems Integration I ( 3 credits)

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

IST 301 Information And Organizations ( 3 credits)

 

 

2X

X

X

X

 

IST 331 Organization And Design Of Information Systems: User And System Principles ( 3 credits)

 

 

X

2X

X

X

X

IST 412 The Engineering Of Complex Software Systems ( 3 credits)

 

 

X

X

X

X

 

IST 413 Usability Engineering ( 3 credits)

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

IST 420 Fundamentals Of Systems And Enterprise Integration ( 3 credits)

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

IST 421 Advanced Enterprise Integration: Technologies And Applications ( 3 credits)

 

 

X

X

X

X

 

IST 440W  IST Integration and Problem Solving (3 credits)

 

 

X

 

X

X

X

Undergraduate Students Advised

25

25

25

25

25

25

35

 

Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Adjunct Professor in Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences. (Fall 2002 – Present) Responsible for the teaching of graduate Computer Information Systems (MCIS) and Management Information Systems (MMIS) courses.

The courses taught and students advised are shown below for each year:

Course

                          Year                         

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

MCIS 503 Data Structures and Algorithms (3 credits)

 

 

 

X

4X

3X

X

MCIS 611 Survey of Programming Languages

 

2X

X

 

 

 

 

MCIS 620 Management Information Systems

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

MCIS 645 Software Engineering

 

 

X

2X

 

2X

 

MCIS 661 Object-Oriented Applications

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

MCIS 665 Client Server Computing

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

MCIS 671 Decision Support Systems

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

MCIS 685 Database Security

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

MMIS 630 Database Systems

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

MMIS 661 Object-Oriented Applications

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

COMMITTEE WORK

 

 

College of Information Sciences and Technology

 

 

 

 

 

Penn State Information Sciences and Technology Course Curriculum Review Committee:

Participant, IST301 – Information and Organizations

 

 

Fall 2002 – present

 

 

 

 

 

Penn State University, University Park

 

 

 

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Penn State University Enterprise Integration Consortium Steering Committee–Intercollegiate (IST, Smeal, Engineering) National Association of Penn State University faculty and national industry IT and business leaders

2004-Present

 

 

 

 

Penn State University Enterprise Integration Consortium–Intercollegiate (IST, Smeal, Engineering) National Association of Penn State University faculty and national industry IT and business leaders

2003-Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Penn State Worthington Scranton Campus

 

 

 

 

 

Penn State Worthington Scranton Campus Faculty Senate:

              Faculty Senate Chair-Elect

 

2006 - Present

 

Penn State Worthington Scranton Campus Faculty Senate Committee:

Chair, Undergraduate Research

 

2006 - Present

 

Participant, Business and Economics Faculty Search Committee, Worthington Scranton Campus

 

Academic Year 2006-2007

 

Participant, IST Faculty Search Committee, Worthington Scranton Campus

Academic Year 2006-2007

 

 

Co-Chair Penn State Worthington Scranton Campus Strategic Planning Committee

 

2005

 

Participant, Physics Faculty Search Committee, Worthington Scranton Campus

 

Academic Year 2005-2006

 

Campus Chair of IST Industry Advisory Board  

January 2004 -  December 2005

 

 

Participant, Penn State Worthington Scranton IST Surcharge Committee

Spring 2003 – present

 

 

Penn State Worthington Scranton Campus Faculty Senate Committee:

Participant, Curricular Affairs

Participant, Undergraduate Research

 

Fall 2002 – present

Fall 2002 – present

 

 

Member, Freshman Year Seminar Committee

2001-2002

 

 

CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS

 

 

Conferences

 

 

 

 

 

Information Systems Education Conference (ISECON), Dallas, Texas, November 2006. Presenter and Conference Program Chair.

Annual International Association of Computer Information Systems International Fall Conference, Reno, Nevada, October 2006. Presenter and Session Chair.

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) SIGMIS Computer Personnel Research Conference 2006, Claremont, California, April, 2006.

Information Systems Education Conference (ISECON), Columbus, Ohio, November 2005. Presenter and Conference Program Chair. Also Assistant Papers Chair.

International Resources Management Association Conference 2005, San Diego, California, May 2005. Track Chair, Presenter and Session Chair.

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) SIGMIS Computer Personnel Research Conference 2005, Atlanta, Georgia April, 2005, Presenter and Session Chair.

Information Systems Education Conference (ISECON), Newport, Rhode Island, November 2004. Presenter and Session Chair.

Annual International Association of Computer Information Systems International Fall Conference, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, October 2004. Presenter and Session Chair.

International Resources Management Association Conference 2004, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 2004. Presenter.

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) SIGMIS Computer Personnel Research Conference 2004, Tucson, Arizona, April, 2004.

Information Systems Education Conference (ISECON), San Diego, California, November 2003. Presenter.

 

 

November 2006

 

 

October 2006

 

 

 

April 2006

 

 

November 2005

 

 

 

May 2005

 

 

April 2005

 

 

November 2004

 

 

October, 2004

 

 

 

May, 2004

 

 

April 2004

 

 

November, 2003

 

 

 

 

IST Faculty Meetings and Seminars

(sponsored by Penn State’s School of Information Sciences and Technology and the Commonwealth College)

 

IST All-Campus Faculty Meeting, University Park, PA.

Nov. 6, 2006

 

IST All-Campus Faculty Meeting, University Park, PA.

May 8, 2006

 

IST All-Campus Faculty Meeting, University Park, PA.

Oct. 10-11, 2005

 

IST All-Campus Faculty Meeting, University Park, PA.

May 9-10, 2005

 

IST All-Campus Faculty Meeting, University Park, PA.

Nov. 15-16, 2004

 

IST All-Campus Faculty Meeting, University Park, PA.

May 10-12, 2004

 

IST All-Campus Faculty Meeting, Penn State Beaver Campus.

August 13-14, 2003

 

IST All-Campus Faculty Meeting, University Park, PA.

May 12-14, 2003

 

IST All-Campus Faculty Meeting, University Park, PA.

November 22, 2002

 

IST All-Campus Faculty Meeting, Penn State Abington Campus.

August 8-9, 2002

 

IST All-Campus Faculty Meeting, University Park, PA.

May 13-16, 2002

 

IST All-Campus Faculty Meeting, Harrisburg, PA.

August 8-9, 2001

 

 

 

 

Commonwealth College Meetings

 

 

 

 

Commonwealth College Faculty Meeting, University Park, PA

Oct.  25-26, 2002

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

PSU Enterprise Integration Consortium Industrial Advisory Board Meeting University Park, PA

 

October 11, 2006

 

 

PSU Enterprise Integration Consortium Industrial Advisory Board Meeting University Park, PA

 

April 21, 2006

 

PSU Enterprise Integration Consortium Industrial Advisory Board Meeting University Park, PA

 

May 8-9, 2005

 

 

PSU Enterprise Integration Consortium Steering Committee Meeting University Park, PA

 

March 25, 2005

 

PSU Enterprise Integration Consortium Industrial Advisory Board, University Park, PA

 

May 20, 2004

 

PSU Enterprise Integration Consortium Industrial Advisory Board, University Park, PA

 

December 4-5, 2003

 

PSU Enterprise Integration Consortium Industrial Advisory Board, University Park, PA

 

June 1-2, 2003

 

Commonwealth College New Faculty Orientation, University Park, PA

August, 2002

 

PSU Enterprise Integration Consortium Industrial Advisory Board, University Park, PA

 

July 31–Aug. 1, 2001

 

SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY

 

 

Penn State University, University Park

 

 

 

 

 

RFID  Presentation to Enterprise Integration Consortium on RFID use at Hershey Foods (University Park) 

 

May 9, 2005  

 

Presenter at University-wide SAP days at University Park

 

June 22 2004  

 

Penn State College of IST

 

 

 

SAP Curriculum:  Working with two instructors at York and New Kensington campuses on SAP curriculum content. 

 

January 2004 – December 2006  

 

Judge at PSU Hazleton campus research fair  

 

April 18, 2006

 

IST Fall 2004 Commonwealth College presenter on SAP

 

Fall 2004

 

Penn State Worthington Scranton

 

 

 

Chairman of 2007 Creative and Achievement Research Night at PSU-WS.

 

2006-2007

 

Presented overview of IST program and personal and joint research to students to Worthington Scranton Campus Advisory Board

 

October 2006

 

One of coordinators of 2006 Creative Achievement and Research night at PSU-WS  

 

2006

 

Primary Research Conducted with Richard Ravizza, Ph.D. in his Worthington Scranton, Introduction to Psychology courses

 

March-April 2005

 

Personally developed successful proposal that recommended addition of IST Integration Option Major (2003).

 

2003

 

As member of Curricular Affairs Committee – investigated multiple new majors including recommendations for Letters, Arts, and Sciences major, Communications major, and American Studies major.  Personally investigated all possible minors as possibilities for adoption (2002).  In 2003 this and additional work led to recommendation of IST, English, Communications, American Studies, and Law and Liberal Arts minors for adoption at Worthington Scranton.

 

2002-2003

 

PSU-WS Awards Scholars Dinner

May 2003,

 May 2004,

May 2005

 

 

 

 

Developed new courses for Penn State Worthington Scranton campus

 

 

 

IST 301 Information and Organizations

Fall 2003

 

IST 321 Information and Systems Integration I

Fall 2002

 

IST 331 Organization and Design of Information Systems: User and System Principles

Spring 2003

 

IST 412 The Engineering of Complex Software Systems

Fall 2003

 

IST 413 Usability Engineering

Fall 2002

 

IST 420 Fundamentals of Systems and Enterprise Integration

Spring 2003

 

IST 421 Advanced Enterprise Integration: Technologies and Applications

Fall 2004

 

IST 440W IST Integration and Problem Solving

Spring 2003

 

 

 

 

Penn State Worthington Scranton IST

 

 

 

 

 

Upgraded classes to Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 

Fall 2006 – Spring 2007

 

IST Night - Participant

 

Oct. 18, 2006

 

IST Faculty Senate Executive Luncheon Meeting

 

Oct. 17, 2006

 

IST Distinguished Speaker Night – Introduced Guest Speaker, George Spanos

 

Oct. 2, 2006

 

Coordinated SAP Certification for IST Integration students at WS Campus through SAP America. 

 

Fall 2005 – Present

 

Member of Royer Center Academic and Collaborative Technology Committee  

 

January 2004 -December 2004

 

Faculty Presenter, “IST Student Information Session”, Described the new baccalaureate degree changes effective in Fall 2003, distributed an updated semester-by-semester plan for both the ISDEV and ITINT options, and discussed direction and campus location requirements for students pursuing the ITINT option.

 

March 19-20, 2003

 

Interviewed adjunct faculty for IST 302 Project Management course in the Integration option (2003)

 

2003

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

Humphrey Scholars' Diversity Meeting

October 22, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New IST Content

 

 

 

 

 

Use of online stock market exchange game (Virtual Stock Exchange) from Dow Jones to spur interest in organizations and business.  

 

2006 – Present

 

Use of Gamemaker 6.1 to demonstrate and develop using Human Computer Interaction principles in IST 331  

 

2006 – Present

 

Additional Java Programming using Netbeans 5.0 IDE into IST 412  

 

Fall 2006

 

Inclusion of Client/Server Programming into Software Engineering Course

 

Fall 2006

 

Addition of ABAP Objects Development to IST 421  

 

2006

 

Travel Agency Web Services Project, Comprehensive environment for development of ASP.NET Travel Web Services Project, Subsequently Published in Pedagogical Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings.

2005-2006

 

Hands on ERP SAP R/3 exercises with FitterSnacker and BPI databases

 

2005

 

Extensive SAP R/3 New Company Development 

More than one hundred exercises in SAP R/3 for business process integration and new company development.  

 

2005 - Present

 

 

Implementation of real world projects with external clients, the Hershey Company and United Data Management Services. Solicitation of external organizations for spring IST 440W capstone projects. 

 

2002 – Present

 

 

SERVICE TO GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

 

 

 

 

 

Training Chair, Great Valley Computer Collaborative Committee, Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce

2004-2006

 

 

 

 

Member, Great Valley Technology Alliance – 2002 – present  

September 10, 2003

 

 

 

 

Faculty Presenter, Penn State Worthington Scranton IST Advisory Committee, presented IST Baccalaureate Degree Programs and proposed changes.

2003, 2002

 

 

 

 

Member, North East Technology Information Exchange - NoTIE  

April 18, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

SERVICE TO THE DISCIPLINE AND ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

 

 

Reviewer for Journal of Science and Engineering Ethics

 

2007-Present

 

Special Section Co-Editor of International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems

  

2007

 

ACM SIGMIS CPR Conference reviewer and reviewer for Doctoral Consortium

  

2006-2007

 

Elected to Board of Directors of Educational Special Interest Group for Association for Information Techn