The following represents a complete list of the courses I have taught during my career as a teacher. I have included a brief description of each course. The courses are organized in chronological order with the courses that I have taught most recently listed first.

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COURSES

Accounting Information Systems (ACCT 3363)

In this course, students learn the basics of accounting information systems. Specific course objectives are to assist students in:

  • Developing an in-depth awareness of the impact of accounting information systems on managerial decision making as well as organizational competitiveness.
  • Understanding the basic principles underlying the design, integrity, and effectiveness of internal controls and accounting information systems.
  • Acquiring a conceptual understanding of the internal controls necessary for and the risks associated with key accounting cycles.
  • Gaining an appreciation that internal controls and accounting information systems are subject to continuous rethinking caused by economic and technological change.

This course is a required core course in the undergraduate Accounting program at The University of Oklahoma. I will teach this course in the Fall 2004 and Spring 2005 semesters.

Seminar in Accounting Information Systems (ACCT 5970)

In this course, we will discuss advanced accounting information systems topics and current trends in accounting information systems. Specific course objectives are to assist students in: 

  • Acquiring a conceptual understanding of the roles of accounting information and information technology in decision making, operational support, and stewardship
  • Developing an in-depth awareness of the impact of accounting information systems on managerial decision making as well as organizational competitiveness
  • Gaining an appreciation that the functions (and implementations) of accounting information systems continue to be subject to constant rethinking caused by economic and technological change

This course is an elective course offered to MAcc and MBA students at The University of Oklahoma. I will teach this course in the Fall 2004 semester.

Information Systems Infrastructure (MIS 3363)

In this course students examine IS infrastructure concepts and technologies within the context of the business enterprise. The content of the course is divided into five sections: 1) overview and introduction, 2) computer organization and architecture, 3) operations and communication, 4) networking, and 5) management issues. specifically, the course assists students in:

  • Understanding the fundamentals of hardware and software
  • Identifying  basic issues and trends in developing effective enterprise architectures
  • Defining and understanding IS infrastructure concepts in the context of the enterprise
  • Reading trade literature and utilizing related online resources
  • Communicating with technology specialists and business specialists about technology
  • Understanding and demonstrating professional business behavior while producing deliverables in accordance with professional-level standards

This course is a core course in the undergraduate MIS program at The University of Oklahoma. I taught this course in the Fall 2003 and Spring 2004 semesters.

Systems Analysis and Design Theory (MIS 3373)

This course covers the systems development lifecycle from the birth of a new system to the system's death and replacement.  Students learn about various tools, techniques, and methodologies used by systems analysts to develop information systems in organizations. Specifically, the course assists the student in:

  • Understanding the systems development lifecycle
  • Understanding and explaining the role of information systems in organizations
  • Analyzing an existing information system (whether manual or automated)
  • Generating alternative solutions to an information systems problem
  • Working successfully with a team of peers on a common problem

This course is a core course in the undergraduate MIS program at The University of Oklahoma. I taught this course every Fall and Spring semester between Fall 1998 and Fall 2002.

Object Oriented Systems Development (MIS 4413/MIS 5413)

As an advanced systems analysis and design course, this course will build upon the concepts that you studied in the database course and the systems analysis/design theory course. However, in contrast to the structured development lifecycle studied in these previous courses, we will focus on the concepts and principles of object-oriented systems development.

A portion of this course will be spent learning the Unified Modeling Language (UML). Students will learn how to apply the UML concepts in modeling information about the static structure and dynamic behavior of a computer-based information system. Specifically, the course assists the student in:

  • Understanding the difference between structured systems development and object oriented systems development
  • Applying common modeling techniques of the UML to represent the specifications of an information system
  • Understanding the impact of object orientation and component-based development on the systems development field

Dr. Traci Carte and I developed this course this course together. It is an elective course in the MIS program at The University of Oklahoma. After the Fall 2000 semester, the course was slash-listed and offered to both undergraduate and graduate students. Traci Carte and I team-taught this course every Fall and Spring semester between Fall 2000 and Spring 2002. I taught this course by myself during the Fall 2002 semester.

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COURSES

Decision Support and Expert Systems Management

The objectives of this course are for students to develop an understanding of the role of computers in direct support of managerial decision making; to reinforce previous understanding of the role of managerial decision making in organizations; and to apply this understanding, as well as prerequisite systems design, database, and programming skills, to the design of typical systems for managerial decision support. Specifically, the course assists each student in:

  • Understanding the concepts of decision support and expert systems structure and the principles of their design
  • Analyzing typical decision situations to determine whether it is practical to support them with computer technology and, if so, how
  • Designing and implementing a decision support system
  • Designing and implementing an expert system
  • Understanding decision support, expert, and group decision support system use, development, and evolution
  • Gaining an appreciation of working on systems development projects in a team environment and obtaining experience with project management

This course is the capstone course in the MIS undergraduate program at Florida State University. Only senior MIS majors are allowed to take this course in the last semester before graduation. I taught this course during Fall 1996, Summer 1997, and Summer 1998 semesters.

Introduction to COBOL Programming for Business

This course provides a basic introduction to COBOL programming for business applications. Structured programming techniques and common structured programming documentation are emphasized. This course assists students in:

  • Understanding the COBOL language
  • Understanding structured programming techniques
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  • Designing and developing small-scale business applications using structured programming techniques and the COBOL language

This course is the second of three programming languages required for undergraduate MIS students at The Florida State University.  I taught this course during the Spring 1998 semester.

Quantitative Methods for Business

The major objectives of this course are for students to develop an understanding of the decision making process and its application to business problems generally, and to appreciate the role of analytical methods and computer technology in finding solutions to business decision problems. Specifically, this course assists the student in:

  • Understanding the nature, structure, and characteristics of various formulations of common business decision problems
  • Applying various models and techniques to analyze business decision problems and alternative solutions to these decision problems
  • Interpreting the results of the analysis and choosing the best solution(s) to these decision problems
  • Using computer-based models and techniques to formulate and solve various common business decision problems

In this course, students are instructed in one- and two- sample hypothesis testing, chi-square hypothesis testing, regression, multiple regression, and time-series analysis techniques and how to apply these techniques to common business problems. In addition, various Bayesian and non-Bayesian decision analysis methods are explored, such as, Maximin, Maximax, Minimax Regret, Expected Payoff, and Expected Opportunity Loss.

All business majors are required to take this course. I  taught this course during the Fall 1996, Spring 1997, Summer 1997, Fall 1997, and Spring 1998 semesters.

Information Resource Management for Business

This course exposes students to examples of how IT can be used in a business setting. Specifically, this course covers some ways the various functional areas of business, including accounting, marketing, finance, operations, and other areas benefit from the use of IT. Students are exposed to a variety of tools, including spreadsheet analysis and on­line database reference systems. Information systems concepts and principles used by organizations to help reduce costs, improve quality, and obtain a competitive advantage in the market place are integrated throughout the course. This course assists the student in:

  • Understanding the role of IT in supporting business functions.
  • Using several systems tools, including Microsoft Windows, Lotus 1-2-3, and others.
  • Understanding information systems (IS) concepts and principles.
  • Understanding the difference between transaction processing systems, management information systems, decision support systems, and expert systems.
  • Understanding and applying basic systems development approaches in designing, developing, operating, and maintaining computer­based information systems.

All business majors are required to take this course. I taught this course during Summer 1995 and Spring 1996 semesters.

   
 

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