Proceedings
22nd Annual Conference

December 7 - 9, 2007
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

The International Academy for Information Management

Paper Selection Process

Each year, the process of selecting high quality papers/panels/teaching cases for inclusion in the IAIM annual conference is demanding. Each of the individuals who assisted in the process is owed a debt of thanks. We are sincerely grateful for the time and effort that they devoted to ensure a strong and balanced program covering the major pedagogical issues and concerns of IS educators and trainers, as well as other professionals who incorporate information technology within their disciplines. The fruits of their labor are evident in the papers found on the following pages.

Copies of word-processed manuscripts were submitted to this year’s research committee chair. Each paper was then given a brief editorial review to assure proper submission and the papers were then converted to PDF format for convenient reviewer access. Each paper was then assigned to two reviewers for blind review. Reviewers rated and commented on the submissions on the basis of the appropriateness of the topic, the contribution of the approach, and results toward strengthening their pedagogy and/or curriculum. Acceptance recommendations were returned to the research/track chair that was responsible for making the final acceptance decision. Authors of accepted papers (or extended abstracts) were notified of their acceptance status, were provided with reviewer feedback for potential research/paper improvements, and were directed to the conference web-site to review guidelines for submitting final paper copy of revised/formatted articles.

In addition to rating and commenting on papers, the reviewers were asked to make recommendations regarding whether a paper should be given consideration for "best" conference paper. Several papers were nominated as best paper candidates. The research chair then reviewed reviewer ratings to determine consensus regarding the quality of these papers, and subsequently forwarded best paper candidates to a second round of review and "best paper" ranking. The "Best Paper" finalists will be announced at the conference and are designated via special presentation session at the conference. Authors are then asked to revise and submit for fast track review for acceptance to a special issue of the Journal of Informatics Education and Research. Selection of papers for the journal is competitive and rigorous with a historically low acceptance rate, thus qualifying for fast-track review is an honor.

The articles submitted by authors who met conference qualifications and completed their final drafts by the specified deadline appear in the following pages. Authors retain full copyright of their work but are requested to cite these proceedings where appropriate.