International Conference on Informatics Education & Research

December 14-16, 2001; New Orleans, Louisiana

Friday December 14

Opening Reception (6:00 pm – 8:30 pm)

Saturday December 15

Keynote Address (8:00 am – 9:30 am)

Sessions 1A – 1D (9:45 am – 10:45 am)

Sessions 2A - 2D (11:00 am – 12:00 am)

Sessions 3A - 3D (1:45 pm – 2:45 pm)

Sessions 4A - 4D (3:00 pm – 4:00 pm)

Sessions 5A - 5D (4:15 pm – 5:15 pm)

Sunday December 16

Sessions 6A - 6D (9:00 am - 10:00 am)

Sessions 7A- 7D (10:30 am - 12:00 pm)

Session 8 - Joint IAIM/ICIS (12:30 pm – 1:30 pm)



Friday, December 14

IAIM Board Meeting (9:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.) - Mayor’s Chambers

Opening Reception (6:00 – 8:30 P.M.) Explorers Room



Saturday, December 15

Breakfast Buffet (7:30 – 8:30) Bayou Lobby

Keynote Address (8:00 – 9:30)

(Bayou 1 & 3)

Joseph A. Grace, Jr. is the founding and current President of the Louisiana Technology Council. Joe is a 1980 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a former Nuclear Submarine Officer. He comes from a well-established Louisiana family and spent most of his early years overseas where his father was in the Diplomatic Corps as a Naval Attaché. After leaving the Navy in 1988, Joe toured as a musician and recording artist before "getting a real job" with a Fortune 500 Electronics firm in California, where he held various positions in sales and sales management. He came home to Louisiana in November of 1994 to assume the position as President and develop the New Orleans Technology Council. He is fully committed to transforming the Louisiana Technology industry and serves on multiple Boards and committees throughout the State.


Sessions 1A-1D (9:45 - 10:45)

1A – Pedagogical Issues I (Bayou 1)

SESSION CHAIR: Diane Fischer, Dowling College

 

"Who do we need to motivate? Toward an Integrative Model of E-education"

Celia Romm, Central Queensland University, and Arik Ragowsky, Wayne State University.

 

"Technology for Managing Professional Knowledge of Future Software Developers"

Aybuke Aurum, University of New South Wales.

 

1B – Internet/Distance Education I (Bayou 2)

SESSION CHAIR:  Mary Brabston, The University of Manitoba

 

“Student Learning Styles & Distance Learning”

Raymond Papp, University of Tampa.

 

“From Distance Education to Flexible Learning”

Tim S Roberts, Central Queensland University.

 

1C – Curriculum Issues I (Bayou 3)

SESSION CHAIR:  Jim Buffington, Indiana State University

 

“Application Of A Model For Improving ICT Management: A Case Study”

Gregory Wanyembi, Delft University of Technology.

 

“RoboCup: Multi-disciplinary Senior Design Project”

Kevin Lee Elder, Lonnie R. Welch, David M. Chelberg and Douglas A. Lawrence, Jae Y. Lew and Robert L. Williams II.


1D – PANEL Presentation
(Bayou 4)

SESSION CHAIR:  Mary Granger, George Washington University

 

“Cultural and Gender Issues In The Computer and Information Technology Curriculum”

Mary J. Granger, George Washington University, Joyce Currie Little, Towson University, and Susan K. Lippert, George Washington University.

 


Sessions 2A-2D (11:00 – 12:00)

2A – Pedagogical Issues II (Bayou 1)

SESSION CHAIR: Max Burns, Georgia Southern University

“Effective Case Study Methodologies In The Management Of IT Courses”

James R. Buffington, and Jeffrey S. Harper, Indiana State University.

 

“Teaching With Online Case Studies: Implementation And Evaluation Issues”

Roberto Vinaja, University of Texas Pan American, and Mahesh S. Raisinghani, University of Dallas.

 

2B – Internet/Distance Education II  (Bayou 2)

SESSION CHAIR:  Cindy Randall, Georgia Southern University

 

“Using the Web as a Strategic Resource: An Applied Classroom Exercise”

Kathleen M. Wright, Salisbury State University, and Mary J. Granger, George Washington University.

 

“A Hierarchy of Needs for a Virtual Class”

Catherine Beise, and Judy Wynekoop, Florida Gulf Coast University.

 

 

2C – Curriculum Issues II (Bayou 3)

SESSION CHAIR: Celia Romm, Central Queensland University

 

“Development Of An E-Commerce Model Curriculum”

Dwayne Whitten, Ouachita Baptist University, and Charlotte Stephens, Louisiana Tech University.

 

“Aligning E-Business Programs with Industry Needs”

Keng Siau, Sid Davis, and Kumar Dhenuvakonda, University of Nebraska –Lincoln.

 

2D – PANEL Presentation (Bayou 4)

SESSION CHAIR:  Doris Lidtke, Towson State

 

“Preparing For Information Systems Accreditation”

Doris K. Lidtke, Towson University, John Gorgone, Bentley College, and David Feinstein, University of South Alabama.

 

 


 

Luncheon & Annual Meeting (12:00 – 1:30) Bailey Room

 


Sessions 3A-3D (1:45 – 2:45)

3A – Pedagogical Issues III (Bayou 1)

SESSION CHAIR: Geoffrey Dick, University of New South Wales

 “A Strategy to Overcome Challenges in Teaching an Introductory MIS Course”

Aileen Cater-Steel, Ee Kuan Low, and Rohan Genrich, University of Southern Queensland, Australia.

 

“Teaching Data Warehousing to Graduate Students – A Case Study”

MC Matthee, HL Viktor, J Pretorius and E Venter, University of Pretoria.

 

3B – Internet/Distance Education  III  (Bayou 2)

SESSION CHAIR:  Tom Schambach, Illinois State University

 

“End User Support as a Result of Computing Education”

Susan E. Yager and John F. Schrage, Southern Illinois University.

 

“Teaching the evaluation of Electronic Commerce sites using HCI techniques”

Carina de Villiers, University of Pretoria.

 

3C – Curriculum Issues III (Bayou 3)

SESSION CHAIR: Charlotte Stephens, Columbus State University

 

“A Survey of Database Curricula Using Web-Posted Syllabi”

Joseph T. Harder, Indiana State University.

 

“Requiring Students To Bring Computers To Campus: Are Universities Achieving Their Goals?”

Cindy H. Randall, and Barbara A. Price, Georgia Southern University.

 

3D – Best Paper Finalists I (Bayou 4)

SESSION CHAIR: Tom Pencek, Meredith College

 

“Implementing a ‘Third Place’ for MIS Students: A Preliminary Report”

Lori Baker-Eveleth, Washington State University, Suprateek Sarker, Washington State University, and Daniel Eveleth, University of Idaho.

 

“Comparing the Expectations of Information Technology Students to the Expectations of Graduates”

Pat Hodd, and Brian Dobing, University of Lethbridge.

 


Sessions 4A-4D (3:00 – 4:00)

4A – Pedagogical Issues IV (Bayou 1)

SESSION CHAIR:  Camille Rogers, Georgia Southern University

 

“Students’ Perception of PBL Assessment”

Ahmad Ghafarian, North Georgia College & State University & Willie Yip, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

 

“Comparison of Live Versus Paper-Based Assessment in Computer Application Courses”

Nicole B. Koppel, and Kimberly A. Killmer, Montclair State University.

 

4B – Internet/Distance Education  IV  (Bayou 2)

SESSION CHAIR:  Susan Lippert, Drexel University

 

“Telematic Education in Informatics:  A case study of the pitfalls and the challenges”

A.C (Awie) Leonard, and WM (Wayne) Motha. University of Pretoria.

 

“Predicting Physicians’ Intentions To Adopt Internet-Based Health Applications: A Field Study Utilizing The Extended Technology Acceptance Model”

Sonja Wiley-Patton, and William Chismar, University of Hawaii Manoa.

 

4C – Curriculum Issues IV (Bayou 3)

SESSION CHAIR:  Ali Jenzarli, University of Tampa

 

“An Exploratory Study Of The Structure And Activities Of MIS Advisory Boards”

James R. Buffington, Dennis Bialaszewski, and Janejira Sutanonpaiboon, Indiana State University.

 

“Analyzing the Factors that Affect Intention to Enter a Post Baccalaureate Business Education Program”

Richard McCarthy, Quinnipiac University, and George Claffey, Central Connecticut State University.

 

4D – Best Paper Finalists II (Bayou 4)
SESSION CHAIR: James Coakley, Oregon State University

 

“Adopting Distance Education – What do the Students Think?”

Geoffrey N. Dick, University of New South Wales, Tom Case, Georgia Southern University, and O. Maxie Burns, Georgia Southern University.

 

“SERVQUAL-Based Measurement of Student Satisfaction with Classroom Instructional Technologies:  A 2001 Update”

Betty A. Kleen and L. Wayne Shell, Nicholls State University.

 


Sessions 5A-5D (4:15 – 5:15)

5A – Pedagogical Issues V (Bayou 1)

SESSION CHAIR:  Richard McCarthy, Quinnipiac University

 

“A Framework for Controlling Cheating in IS Education”

James R. Coakley and Craig K. Tyran, Oregon State University.

 

“Pre-training Motivation to Learn:  Construct Exploration in an Information Systems Context”

Cynthia LeRouge, University of South Florida, Creggan Gjestland, University of Alabama, and Ellis Blanton, University of South Florida.

 

5B – Internet/Distance Education V (Bayou 2)

SESSION CHAIR:  Marianne D'Onofrio, Central Connecticut State University  

“A Finance Application Of Information Technology”

Thomas Pencek, Meredith College, and Lisa MacLean Wentworth Institute of Technology.

 

“Tutorial for A Framework to Introduce the Extensible Markup Language (XML) into Information Systems Coursework”

Meg Murray and Stephanie Cupp, Kennesaw State University.

 

5C – Curriculum Issues V (Bayou 3)

SESSION CHAIR:  Stephanie Huneycutt, Christopher Newport University

 

“Using IT to Teach Project Management in the MBA Core”

Ali Jenzarli, University of Tampa.

 

“E-Business And The Global Adaptation Of MBA Programs”

Harald Mahrer and Roman Brandtweiner, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration.

 5D – PANEL: Distance Learning (Bayou 4)

SESSION CHAIR:  Raymond Papp, University of Tampa

 

“What Makes Distributed Learning Effective?”

Tom Case Georgia, Southern University, Diane Fischer, Dowling College, Muhammadou M.O. Kah, Rutgers University, Carol Okolica, Dowling College, and Raymond Papp, University of Tampa.

 


Saturday Post-Session (5:30-6:00)


Bayou 1

 

“Alpha Iota Mu presentation” (Learn about the new Information Systems & Technology honor society)

James R. Buffington & Brent L. Bacon, Indiana State University.


Sunday, December 16

Breakfast Buffet (8:00 – 9:00) Bayou Lobby

 


Sessions 6A-6D (9:00 – 10:00)

6A – Programming Issues (Bayou 1)

SESSION CHAIR:  Behrooz Seyed-Abbassi, University of North Florida

 

“A Comparison of Business and Game Projects For Intermediate Programming Classes”

Brian Dobing, University of Lethbridge, and David Erbach, Purdue University - Fort Wayne.

 

“Programming Languages for Teaching Object-Orientation”

Michael A. Eierman, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh .

   

6B – Knowledge Sharing (Bayou 2)

SESSION CHAIR:  Marianne D’Onofrio, Central Connecticut State University

 

“Knowledge sharing tools and the facilitation of student team performance in IS courses”

Seokwoo Song and Thomas Case, Georgia Southern University.

 

“A Committee-Based Model for Supporting Organizational Knowledge Management”

Les L. Miller* and Sree Nilakanta, Iowa State University.

 

 

6C – Collaborative Learning (Bayou 3)

SESSION CHAIR:  Tom Case, Georgia Southern University

 

“Collaborative Learning and Group Assessment: Introducing the Capitalist and Socialist Paradigms”

Tim S Roberts, Central Queensland University.

 

“A Meta-Analysis of Research on Student Team Effectiveness: A Proposed Application of Phased Interventions”

Charlotte S. Stephens, Louisiana Tech University.

 

6D – PANEL Presentation (Bayou 4)

SESSION CHAIR:  Patricia Sendall, Merrimack College

 

“A Comparison of E-Commerce and Information Systems Job Types:  Is There a Difference?”

Patricia Sendall, Merrimack College, and Herbert E. Longenecker, Jr., University of South Alabama.

 


Sessions 7A-7C (10:30 – 12:00)

7A – Social Issues (Bayou 1)

SESSION CHAIR:  Seokwoo Song, Georgia Southern University

 

“Social Issues and e-Business”

Candance Deans, Thunderbird -- the American Graduate School of International Management
Paul Ulrickson, Consultant/Relationship Coach

 

7B – Potpourri Issues (Bayou 2)

SESSION CHAIR:  Betty Kleen, Nicholls State University

 

“Enterprise Resource Planning Systems: Factors Affecting Implementation”

Carol Okolica, Dowling College.

 

“Interested in Improving: Your Teaching, Student Placement, Opportunities for Applied Research, Practical Knowledge, Professional Network and External Financial Out Reach?”

Rick Weible, Marshall University.

 

“Developing a Robust System for Effective Teamwork on Lengthy, Complex Tasks:  An Empirical Exploration of Interventions to Increase Team Effectiveness”

Charlotte S. Stephens, Louisiana Tech University, and Martha E. Myers, Kennesaw State University.

 

7C – Table Topics I (Bayou 3)

SESSION CHAIR:  Brian Dobing, University of Lethbridge

 

“The MFC Framework as a Case Study on Effective Object-Oriented Design”

Yonglei Tao, Grand Valley State University.

 

“Trials and Tribulations of Updating an IS Curriculum”

Behrooz Seyed-Abbassi, University of North Florida.

 

“The Employment Out Look for Information Technology Workers: A Demand Forecast”

Rick Weible, Marshall University.

 

“An Approach To Teaching Information Technology And System Architectures”

Annette Lerine Steenkamp, University of Detroit Mercy.

 

“The Internet and Intellectual Property Rights: What Business Managers and Business Majors Need to Know”

Carol Okolica, Dowling College and Laurette D. Mulry, Legal Aid Society.

 

7D – Table Topics II (Bayou 4)

SESSION CHAIR:  Seokwoo Song, Georgia Southern University

 

“Systems Development Practices: Circa 2001”

Thomas Schambach and Kent Walstrom, Illinois State University.

 

“Changing Trends In Corporate Education: Impacting University Education?”

Abdus Sami Nagi and Mary J. Granger, George Washington University.

 

“Be Prepared for the Working Environment – Teamwork for Information Systems Students”

Gys le Roux, Pieter Joubert, University of Pretoria.

 

“Leveraging Mobile Technology for m-Learning: 3rd Generation Threaded Discussions”

Timothy R. Hill, San Jose State University.

 

“Accommodating Accounting Majors in a Required CIS Beginning Programming Course.  Approach and Results”

David V. Beard, Kenneth J. Trimmer, Mark A. Bezik, Kenneth A. Smith, Idaho State University.

 


Session 8 (12:30 – 1:30)

8 – Joint IAIM/ICIS Curriculum Presentation (Bayou 1)
SESSION CHAIR: Raymond Papp, University of Tampa

 

IS 2002: An Update of the Information Systems Model Curriculum

Herbert E. Longenecker, Jr., University of South Alabama, David L. Feinstein, University of South Alabama, Gordon B. Davis, University of Minnesota, John T. Gorgone, Bentley College, and Joe Valacich, University of Washington.

 


We hope you will join us for ICIER 2002 next December 13-15, 2002 in Barcelona, Spain