The AMCIS 2005 Pre-Conference Workshops will
be held on Thursday, August 11th, 2005 in the Hilton
Omaha except the Gallup Leadership Workshop which will be held
off-site.
All workshops are half-day except the
Gallup Leadership Workshop which runs all day. Workshop registration must
be paid in addition to conference registration.
Please visit the
registration
page for more information. All workshop
sessions have access to the
following:
- Screen, Laptop, and LCD projector for
the speaker. Participants should bring their presentations and other
files on a CD or USB flash drive. No internet access will be provided
unless it has been previously arranged with workshop chairs.
- For a morning workshop, coffee, soft
drinks, and pastry -- available at 8am onwards; For an
afternoon workshop, soft drinks, coffee, and either fresh
fruit or cookies -- available at 1pm onwards.
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MORNING SESSIONS (8am
to 12pm) |
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Perspectives on Service Oriented Architecture
Sriram Anand, Infosys
Technologies, Ltd. (Sriram_Anand@infosys.com)
Srinivas Padmanabhuni, Infosys Technologies, Ltd.
(srinivas_p@infosys.com)
SOA and Web Services are the hottest topics of discussion currently
with regards to enterprise architecture. The technologies are
maturing from a standardization perspective and the level of
understanding of various aspects of a SOA is gradually rising with
an increasing number of clients thinking about service
implementation and adoption. This trend has generated significant
interest in IT and business circles alike, owing to the promise of
bridging the gap between business strategists and IT architects.
Service Oriented Architecture builds upon decades of distributed
computing technologies and advocates the delivery of software
applications in the form of an open interface based on strict
contracts, leading to loosely coupled systems which are
implementation independent. The recent trends of web services are
often mistaken to be the sole form of SOA, however through this
workshop we will offer deeper insights into the more generic and
higher level manifestations of SOA beyond web services. SOA can
manifest itself in different technologies such as EAI, J2EE or .NET.
This workshop will focus on providing an overview of service
oriented architecture with emphasis on the evolution of SOA from
other technologies such as object oriented programming and
distributed computing. Subsequently, the workshop will delve into
exploring SOA from multiple perspectives, such as the relevance of
SOA in EAI, SOA features of J2EE and .NET apart from illustrating
specific recommendations on migrating to SOA based on some sample
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Flash MX
Gerald R. Wagner, University of Nebraska at Omaha
(grwagner@mail.unomaha.edu)
Eric Goeken, University of Nebraska at Omaha
(eric.goeken@grwstudios.com)
This workshop is an introduction to Flash™ a
software development tool created by Macromedia, Inc. Flash began its life
as an animation tool specifically designed to create small, efficient
animations by using vector lines as opposed to bitmap images. This allows
Flash movies to be smaller than other types of animation found on the Web,
such as animated GIFs. What has made Flash better than animated GIFs is
interactivity—buttons and alternate paths based on what the user clicks on
in a Flash movie. Over the years, this ability to assign interaction to
elements in Flash has matured into its own robust scripting language
called Action Script. Today’s Flash helps Flash developers to create
application interfaces that are much more compelling than most software
found today. Flash interfaces often have an almost indescribable level of
delightfulness to them—the “wow” factor –that keeps users focused and
entertained. Although today’s application interfaces are still mostly
static, Flash-based applications are defining a future where sound,
animation and aesthetics can be effectively combined to create software
that is appealing and delightful. All attendees should bring a laptop with
Flash installed. |
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| Philosophical Foundations of Information Systems
Deborah Bunker, The University
of New South Wales (d.bunker@unsw.edu.au)
John D. Haynes, University of Central Florida
(jhaynes@bus.ucf.edu)
James F. Courtney, University of Central Florida
(jim.courtney@bus.ucf.edu)
Melissa Cole, Brunel
University(melissa.cole@brunel.ac.uk)
This workshop will address the theme of
“Philosophical Understanding of Research Approaches in the Field of
Information Systems/Technology”. PhD student position papers (1000
words - based on the student’s understanding of how PFIS is relevant
to the research approach used within current dissertation work) will
be solicited, and from these papers a workshop theme will be
created. The workshop will be devised and led by the PFIS mini-track
co-chairs. It will be designed and structured to generate a dialog
with students about their understanding of how philosophy underpins
their dissertation research. The workshop will also be recorded and
a working paper on important areas of focus for students in this
area will be published and distributed to attendees and interested
parties. Philosophy is an established and vast field, as compared to
our fledgling area of information systems and many of the PFIS group
student members have expressed an interest in better understanding
the philosophical underpinnings of their work.
This workshop is founded
on the belief that we have hardly begun to tap the potential of
philosophy in our work, especially in developing a more robust
foundation for what we do. Our students are the future of our work
and as such, should have the opportunity to explore ideas in PFIS
with each other and more experienced researchers. |
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| Developing and Implementing Information Security Programs
Michael E. Whitman, Kennesaw
State University
(mwhitman@kennesaw.edu)
Herbert J. Mattord, Kennesaw State University
(hmattord@kennesaw.edu)
One of the continuing challenges facing industry is
the security and protection of information. Advances in information
security have been unable to keep pace with advances in computing in
general. One of the recognized ways to combat the threat to
information security is education needed to prepare students to
create a secure and ethical computing environment.
This workshop will provide information on three important aspects of
developing and implementing information security education in higher
education. First, it addresses the determination of scope and depth
of a program of study in InfoSec by assisting the individual faculty
members in identifying the desired outcomes of their programs.
Second, it addresses the design and instruction of specific
coursework based on the “Draft Curriculum Model for Programs of
Study in Information Security and Third, the program will provide
insight into the development and implementation of a computer
instruction lab to teach information security hands-on materials,
with the utmost concern for the learning of the students, the
resources of the program, and the protection of information assets
in the institution. |
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Designing a First-Year Experience Course for IS Students
Amy B. Woszczynski, Kennesaw State University
(awoszczy@kennesaw.edu)
Martha Myers, Kennesaw State University
(mmyers@kennesaw.edu)
First Year Experience (FYE) courses target
entering students and introduce them to the college environment and
expectations for the college classroom. These courses have gained
increasing popularity due to their positive impact on retention of
students, as well as increased graduation rates. This workshop will
describe how to design a FYE course specifically targeting IS
students. The IS focused FYE course should improve the retention of
students in information technology and information systems. As IS
departments face declining enrollment, retaining the students who do
select IS majors is of critical importance. Workshop participants
will create a basic syllabus for the specially focused FYE course
and will complete activities that will prepare them to propose and
deliver the course at their university. |
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Grant Writing in Information Systems Research
Matt Germonprez, Case Western Reserve University
(germonprez@case.edu)
Dong-Gil Ko, Indiana University
(dgko@indiana.edu)
Participants
Kalle Lyytinen -- Case Western Reserve University
Balasubramaniam Ramesh -- Georgia State University
Suzi Iacono -- National Science Foundation
Jane Prey -- Microsoft Research
Grant writing has become
increasingly important for Information Systems researchers. This
workshop is intended to provide insight on how the grant writing
process is handled from both the academic and practitioner
perspective. This workshop is intended to be very applied in
providing the audience with practical skills necessary for writing a
variety of grants into a variety of sectors. The workshop will
include a representative from the National Science Foundation,
Microsoft Research, and two academics from leading Information
Systems departments. |
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AFTERNOON
SESSIONS (1pm to 5pm) |
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| Designing and Teaching Web Systems Integration |
Matt Germonprez, Case
Western Reserve University
(germonprez@case.edu)
This workshop is intended to teach faculty members who are
interested in a web systems integration course for their
departmental curriculum. The course is hands-on and requires
attention to detail by instructor. The learning curve is steep for
both the instructor and students but the payoffs are large. From an
instructor’s perspective, this course consistently has students from
Information Systems, Computer Science, and Computer Engineering.
This is useful for boosting departmental enrollments and creating
connections between university departments. The course is also
capable of delivering high course evaluations because of its cutting
edge application of technology and hands-on experience. From a
student’s perspective, the course consistently rates highly as
useful for critical thinking, systems thinking, and job searching.
This workshop will illustrate the tenets of the course, provide
course material, and point you in the right direction for getting
this up and running. |
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| Practical Examples for Teaching Discrete Mathematics in an Information
Systems Curriculum |
Valerie J. Harvey,
Robert Morris University
(harvey@rmu.edu)
Peter Y. Wu, Robert Morris University
(wu@rmu.edu)
John C. Turchek, Morris University
(turchek@rmu.edu)
This workshop offers practical information and experience on how to
design and implement a discrete mathematics course and modules for
information systems (IS) programs seeking ABET IS accreditation or
already accredited by ABET. The workshop will deliver small group
practice with materials, online software resources, activities, and
teaching techniques are targeted toward needs and interests of IS
students. These materials and resources can be used (1) in a
discrete mathematics course, (2) in modules in core curriculum
courses, such as networking and data communications, operating
systems, database management, systems analysis and design,
programming and application development, network security, or (3) in
both. Such materials, resources, and activities foster motivation
and confidence for students as well as understanding of how the
concepts presented serve in learning and will serve them in career
settings. The technological and societal relevance of discrete
mathematics concepts in the IS curriculum is covered. A matrix
correlates each local ABET-accreditable core curriculum with a
standard set of discrete mathematics topics to derive relevant topic
coverage. Experiences in the information systems (IS) and
information systems management (ISM) programs at Robert Morris
University (RMU) guided the design of this workshop. |
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| Educing Theory from Practice: Developing Significant Theory from Action
Research |
Richard Baskerville,
Georgia State University
(baskerville@acm.org)
Mike Chiasson, University of Calgary
(mike.chiasson@haskayne.ucalgary.ca)
Allen Lee, Virginia Commonwealth University
(allenslee@alum.mit.edu)
Lars Mathiassen, Georgia State University
(Lars.Mathiassen@eci.gsu.edu)
This half-day workshop focuses on the discovery or development of
new or enhanced theory within the action research process. The
highly practical nature of action research sometimes leads to
results that have little to contribute in terms of new scholarly
knowledge. Although a difficult practical problem may have been
resolved, academic publications will often reject reports of the
results because the theoretical value is trivial. How can action
researchers avoid this pitfall? How can new or enhanced theories be
developed within the action research framework? What are the
indications of potentially significant theoretical contributions
within an action research study?
The workshop will address these issues and questions with
suggestions and guidance from a panel of four scholars experienced
in publishing and evaluating action research contributions. The
workshop will then move to examine the nature of the contributions
from several published action research studies, as each panelist
discusses how the publications implement their suggestions and
guidance. The final part of the workshop will involve exercises in
which workshop participants will examine hypothetical and real
action research settings to determine the potential theoretical
outcomes of the studies. |
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| A Hands-on Workshop on Computer Security Tools for Classroom Instruction |
Narayan Murthy, Pace
University
Daniel Farkas, Pace University
(dfarkas@pace.edu)
Anand Vadul, Pace University
In the last ten years, the Internet has become an important
component of global economy. Until recently the security issue was
not very prominent because people were excited about the things they
could do on the Internet focused on the vast amount of information
freely available. This same fascination led some people to misuse
the Internet by hacking systems and gathering sensitive information.
Hackers, ranging from bright curious students to seasoned criminals,
have made people realize the need to secure computer systems and
networks. It is clear that universities and colleges must start
preparing professionals ready to take on these challenges in the
workplace. NSA is actively encouraging universities and colleges to
start new courses and programs in information assurance and
recently, Pace University was awarded designation as a National
Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by
NSA. In this hands-on workshop, we will very briefly overview basic
security issues (e.g. security policies and management, firewalls,
host security, cryptography, application security, incident and
disaster response, Social Engineering). Following this, participants
will learn a number of tools which are used in our introductory
courses. |
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| Bringing Real-World Issues into MIS Classrooms: A Multi-media Case Study
Approach |
Chetan S. Sankar, Auburn
University
(sankar@business.auburn.edu)
Victor W. Mbarika, Southern University
(vmbarika@lsu.edu)
P.K. Raju, Auburn University
(pkraju@eng.auburn.edu)
The focus of the workshop will be to develop a highly interactive
learning environment for faculty members who attend. The
participants will get to work with state-of-the art instructional
materials that have been successfully used in two Universities with
about 2,000 undergraduate and graduate MIS students. These materials
have been developed as part of five National Science Foundation
grants. The workshop will show-case the materials during the
workshop. Objectives of the Instructional Materials is for students
to obtain basic training in MIS skills, integrate business skills
with technical knowledge, enhance the decision-making skills, use
principles of risk and cost management to solve problems, and
enhance teamwork among members thereby increasing productivity. |
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| Process Automation and Management |
Edward A. Stohr, Stevens
Institute of Technology
(estohr@stevens.edu)
Michael zur Muehlen, Stevens Institute of Technology
(mzurmuehlen@stevens.edu)
J. Leon Zhao, University of Arizona
(lzhao@bpa.arizona.edu)
The trend towards e-business is increasing the complexity of
intra-organizational and interorganizational processes. To
accommodate these needs, organizations must integrate their services
in real time to attract and maintain customers. In the last few
years, process automation and management have become central themes
in many businesses. Research areas addressing problems in this
domain include: electronic commerce, business process reengineering,
enterprise application integration, knowledge process management,
groupware, workflow automation, electronic markets, and
computer-supported collaborative work. These areas have unique
research approaches, but have a common interest in advancing process
automation to support intra-organizational and interorganizational
work in the Internet era. The objective of this workshop is to
provide a forum for researchers and practitioners interested in
process automation and management to meet and exchange research
ideas and results. Researchers are invited to present their
research, experience reports and case studies in this area. We
especially value participation from individuals who would like to
address issues related to research methodologies and theoretical
foundations for developing next generation of process technologies.
We encourage individuals interested in evaluation of emerging
technologies (e.g. web-based workflow systems, enterprise
integration systems, e-business techniques, and mobile process
management systems) to consider participating in this workshop. For
more information regarding submissions to this workshop, please
visit
http://www.stevens.edu/sigpam/resources/call_for_papers/AMCIS2005_SIGPAM.html.
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ALL DAY SESSION
(8:30am to 3:30pm) |
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Gallup Leadership
Workshop |
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The Gallup Leadership Workshop will
start at the Gallup University campus in Omaha at 8:30am and go
until 3:30pm. The Gallup campus is approximately half a mile from
the conference venue. Many of the hotels provide free shuttle
transportation to the Gallup University campus either free or for a
nominal fee. Please contact the guest services desk in your hotel
early to arrange the transportation. Plan on arriving at the Gallup campus
between 8:00am and 8:30am. The
tentative plan for the workshop is detailed below.
Morning Session (8:30am to 12:30pm):
The morning session will be
facilitated by
Brian Brim, Global Program Leader for The Gallup
Organization. He will use Gallup's Talent to Lead
program and introduce participants to Gallup's proven "move from
strength" management philosophy. During the program, participants
will be introduced to factors that are crucial to leadership
success. Through group discussion, insights, and activities, leaders
develop more clarity about their talents and use these insights to
plan strengths-based strategies for success.
During the session, participants
will:
- receive an introduction to the
importance of understanding their unique talents and developing
them into strengths
- gain an increased awareness of a
strengths-based approach to understanding, managing, and leading
others
- develop strengths-based goals that
will help them increase their leadership impact
Prior to attending Talent to Lead,
participants are encouraged to complete Gallup's Clifton
StrengthsFinder assessment. Leaders receive a report of their
five most dominant areas of talent, or Signature Themes, as well as
a Theme Sequence Report listing their 34 themes in rank order. These
results provide the basis for further discovery and leaning during
the program.
Lunch
will be provided courtesy of The Gallup Organization
Afternoon Session (2:00pm to 3:30pm)
A panel of
experts will discuss the issues relating to leading in a virtual world.
In addition, Gallup Chief Information Officer Phil Ruhlman will
showcase Gallup's poll of the world and the Gallup Brain which
houses national and world opinions.
Maximum size limit:
100 (Register early. You must register for the conference to register for the workshop).
Why participate?
The Gallup Organization gathers information that helps leaders build
companies: customer data, workplace engagement and strength
assessments. At the base of leadership education is awareness of
strengths of associates. Gallup research points to higher
productivity when people know what they can do well and have a
focused plan. The
Clifton
StrengthsFinder is a web assessment tool which is part of the
Gallup session. It includes an e-learning component to be completed
before the seminar. Each participant will receive Top Five Strengths
reports. The University
of Nebraska Gallup Leadership Institute (GLI)
studies leadership globally. Updates of this research will be
presented in the workshop session.
Gallup senior scientists are prominent university faculty who advise
the Gallup organization in key research areas. They teach in the MBA
program and publish articles based on Gallup data. Senior scientists
will participate in the closing panel about virtual leadership.
This workshop is
sponsored by
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