Ed Green joined the Penn State Abington IST faculty in the fall of 2001 after completing a 25+ year career with Lockheed Martin. He has over 40 years of industry experience in advanced, highly complex information technology systems in a broad variety of application domains. His areas of technology experience are distributed information systems, enterprise application integration, data and database management, information flow and usage in organizations, integration of large-scale information systems, and the interfacing of information between computers and the people who use them.

Mr. Green is particularly interested in the social aspects of information technology, especially computer ethics, information protection, and (public) technology policy. His current focus is community outreach, information technology public policy, information technology as it pertains to US economic competitiveness, and the accompanying social consequences. His current research activities focus on closing the digital divide in disadvantaged and under-served communities.

Mr. Green is a member of ACM, IRMA and IEEE. He was named a Penn State Public Scholarship Associate in 2003 and has been a contributor to the Smeal College Entrepreneurship Project. Mr. Green has been a presenter at both the 2006 and 2007 Outreach Scholarship Conferences.

OFFICE HOURS
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Spring Semester 2008 (January 15th 2008 - May 1st 2008)

Tuesday and Thursday - 9:30 - 10:45 AM
By Appointment - Use the "Schedule an Appointment" link below.

CALENDAR

Teaching Schedule | Appointment Calendar | Schedule an Appointment

PUBLIC SCHOLARSHIP

Interim Report
Final Report
April, 2004 Presentation
Feburary, 2005 Presentation
May, 2005 IST Faculty Meeting Presentation
2006 Outreach Scholarship Conference Presentation
2006 Outreach Scholarship Conference Paper
2007 Outreach Scholarship Conference Presentation

Research Interests | Education | Publications | Professional Affiliations | Courses Taught

COURSES - SPRING 2008

IST 110 - INFORMATION, PEOPLE, AND TECHNOLOGY


IST 110/004 Syllabus | IST 110/004 Introduction | IST 110/004 Terminology
IST 110/004 - Introduction to HCI | IST 110/004 - Documents in Cyberspace IST 110/004 - Information Searching | IST 110/004 - Debugging & Computer Operations
IST 110/004 - Importance of the Internet
IST 110/004 Spring 2008 Group Project
IST 110/004 Lab 1 | IST 110/004 EXCEL Lab
IST 110/004 - Digital Skills Assignment

IST 331 - ORGANIZATION AND DESIGN OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS


IST 331 Syllabus | IST 331 Group Project | IST 331 Independent Research Project
IST 331 Lecture Charts | Productivity | Prototyping | HELP File Considerations
IST 331 Assignment 1 | IST 331 Assignment 2
IST 331 Lab Assignment 1 | IST 331 Lab Assignment 4

IST 432 - LEGAL AND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT OF INFORMATION SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY


IST 432 Syllabus | IST 432 Assignment 1 | IST 432 Assignment 2
IST 432 Assignment 3 | IST 432 Assignment 4

IST 440W - INFORMATION SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY CAPSTONE


IST 440W Syllabus | IST 440W Project Description | IST 440W Kickoff Notes

IST 495 - INFORMATION SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY INTERNSHIP


IST 495 Syllabus | IST 495 Report Requirements

COURSES - FALL 2007

IST 301 - INFORMATION AND ORGANIZATIONS


IST 301 Course Syllabus
Project 1 Description | Project 2 Description
Group Project Theme | Group Project Activity
IST 301 Course Introduction | Organizational Cultures | Security
Business Rules and Reqauirements
Workflow-Driven Information
IST 301 Assignment 1 | Culture Comparison
IST 301 Reading Assignment 1 | IST 301 Reading Assignment 2
IST 301 Reading Assignment 3 | IST 301 Reading Assignment 4
Organizational Culture Analysis | IST 301 Lab Assignment 2

IST 302 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT

IST 302 Course Syllabus
Group Project Theme | IST 302 Group Project Activity
IST 302 Indpendent Research Project
IST 302 Introduction | First Thoughts & Essential Elements | Nature of IT Projects
Roles and Responsibilities | Development Methodologies
Understanding & Planning the Work
Communicating Project Information
Capability Maturity Model
IST 302 Assignment 1
IST 302 Reading Assignment 1 | IST 302 Reading Assignment 2
IST 302 Reading Assignment 3 | IST 302 Reading Assignment 4
IST 302 Lab Assignment 1 | BOE Template
IST 302 Lab Assignment 2

IST 421 - ADVANCED ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION

IST 421 Course Syllabus
IST 421 Group Project
IST 421 Course Introduction | First Concepts and Issues
System and Software Architectures
Security Considerations | Capacity Planning | Middleware | Testing
IST 421 Assignment 1
IST 421 Lab Assignment 1 | IST 421 Lab Assignment 2
IST 421 Lab Assignment 4
Transportation Model

** GENERAL INFORMATION **

General References for IST Students
Grading Philosophy
Ethics
System and Software Architectures
Business Model Overview
Component Overview
Concept of Operations Example (1) | Concept of Operations Example (2)
Requirements | Requirements Example (From GE)
General Lab Report Format
Peer Review Form Instructions | Peer Review Form
Risks
Lab Notebook Standard Page
Writing Standards
Trade Study Spread Sheet | Trade Study Matrix
How Input Is Processed
Using Microsoft NetMeeting
Status Report Memorandum Template
Breeze

Research Interests

• Advanced database management technologies and their applications.
• Large-scale information systems integration, with emphasis on real-time systems.
• Human-Computer Interchange.
• Information interfacing, with emphasis on social, societal, and cultural consequences.
• Information and organizational integration and the application of information within organizations.
• Information utilization within and across enterprises based on business rules and requirements.
• Systems/Software Engineering Process, including Project Management.
• Information technology ethics and public policy.
• Public scholarship and outreach utilizing information technology.

Education

• BA, Mathematics, 1965 from the University of Bridgeport
• MSIE, Computer and Information Sciences, 1977 from the University of New Haven
• Carnegie Mellon Universty Management Challenge Institute.

Recent Publications

Professional Affiliations

• Information Resources Management Association (IRMA)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Courses Taught

• Business Applications Programming (CMPSC 203)
• Introduction to Information Sciences and Technology (IST 110)
• Organization of Data (Database Managment) (IST 210)
• Information and Organizations (IST 301)
• Information Technolgy Project Management (IST 302)
• Information Technology and Systems Integration (IST 321)
• Organization and Design of Information Systems (IST 331)
• Emerging Technologies (IST 402)
• Advanced Enterprise Integration (IST 421)
• The Information Environment (IST 431)
• Information Sciences and Technology Capstone (IST 440W)
• Information Sciences and Technology Internship (IST 495)