InSITE 2006
June 25-28, 2006 Salford (Greater Manchester, England)


Preliminary Schedule
as of May 27 with links to full papers, including

Two special sessions on Double Helix Relationship of Use and Design

Tuesday and Wednesday - 11:00 – 12:30

Paper presentations will be held at the University of Salford

Sunday June 25

Optional Bus Day Trip
 

Sunday 25 June    17:00 – 18:30

Registration and Informal Welcoming Reception

Arts Restaurant, Piccadilly Hotel, Manchester

 

Monday 26 June    8:30

Registration opens

Mary Seacole Building, University of Salford

Monday 26 June    9:00 – 10:30

Opening Session and Keynote Address by Tom Boyle
 "The use of learning objects to improve teaching and learning"
 

Monday 26 June 11:00 - 12:30              Room:      A      Session Chair:      David Banks

Practical IT Education. Deepening of Technology, Expansion of Work, and Development into Headwaters: A  Systematic Effort to Achieve Higher

Yoshinori Fujio, Prefectural University of Kumamoto, Japan

Readiness to Communicate in a Digital World

Kathy Lynch, Monash University, Australia

Reflecting on an Adventure-Based Data Communications Assignment: The ‘Cryptic Quest’

David Banks, University of South Australia, Australia

Monday 26 June 11:00 - 12:30              Room:      B      Session Chair:      Iwona Miliszewska

Online Communication and Information Technology Education

Aleksej Heinze, University of Salford, UK

Chris Procter, University of Salford, UK

Teaching the Evaluation of Web Usability

Chris Procter, University of Salford, UK

The Issue of Gender Equity in Computer Science – What Students Say

Iwona Miliszewska, Victoria University, Australia

Gayle Barker, Victoria University, Australia

Fiona Henderson, Victoria University, Australia

Ewa Sztendur, Victoria University, Australia

Monday 26 June 11:00 - 12:30              Room:      C      Session Chair:      Ram Misra

Principals, Agents and Prisoners: An Economical Perspective on Information Systems Development Practice

Karlheinz Kautz, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

Bjarke Nielsen, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

Open-Minded Electronic Learning: Towards Enabling Cost-effective Lifelong Learning

Olutayo Ajayi, University of Agriculture, Nigeria

Ibironke Ajayi, Federal College Of Education, Osiele, Nigeria

Evolution of the Philosophy of Investments in IT Projects

Ram Misra, Montclair State University, USA

Monday 26 June 11:00 - 12:30              Room:      D      Session Chair:      Elmarie Kritzinger

Towards Changes in Information Security Education

Mariana Hentea, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, USA

Harpal Dhillon, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, USA

Manpreet Dhillon, George Washington University, USA

E-learning: Incorporating Information Security Governance

Elmarie Kritzinger, University of South Africa, South Africa

Sebastiaan Von Solms, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Oracle Database Workload Performance Measurement and Tuning Toolkit

Sai Peck Lee, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Džemal Zildžić, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Lunch 12:30 - 13:45 - sponsored by  Azuza Pacific University

Monday 26 June 13:45 - 15:15              Room:      A      Session Chair:      Martin Eayrs

Fighting Intrusive Thoughts Using Podcasts:  A Strategy for Effective E-Learning

Susan Smith Nash, Excelsior College, USA

M-Learning Management Tool Development in Campus-Wide Environment

Anang Hudaya Muhamad Amin, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia

Ahmad Kamil Mahmud, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia

Ahmad Izuddin Zainal Abidin, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia

Miziana Abdul Rahman, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia

A Principled Methodology for Information Retrieval on the Web

Martin Eayrs, University of Salford, UK

Monday 26 June 13:45 - 15:15              Room:      B      Session Chair:      Bob Travica

Concept and Rule Based Naming System

Chakkrit Snae, Naresuan University, Thailand

Michael Brueckner, Naresuan University, Thailand

Information Retrieval Systems: A Perspective on Human Computer Interaction

Panagiotis Petratos, California State University, USA

Information Systems Field at the Forks: Relish Diversity or Perish

Bob Travica, University of Manitoba, Canada

Monday 26 June 13:45 - 15:15              Room:      C      Session Chair:      Elizabeth Scott

Workflows without Engines: Modeling for Today’s Heterogeneous Information Systems

Cristina Costa, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra - Centro de Informática e Sistemas da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Paulo Cunha, Universidade de Coimbra - Centro de Informática e Sistemas da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

The Development, Use and Evaluation of a Program Design Tool in the Learning and Teaching of Software Development

Stuart Garner, Edith Cowan University, Australia

Effectiveness of Self-selected Teams: A Systems Development Project Experience

Elsje Scott, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Michael Pollock, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Monday 26 June 13:45 - 15:15              Room:      D      Session Chair:      Claudia Morrell

Honeypot through Web (Honeyd@WEB): The Emerging of Security Application Integration

Nor Badrul Anuar, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Omar Zakaria, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Chong Wei Yao, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Towards Building Secure Software Systems

Adesina Simon Sodiya, University of Agriculture, Nigeria

Sadia Adebukola Onashoga, University of Agriculture, Nigeria

Olutayo Bamidele Ajayi, University of Agriculture, Nigeria

Role of Perceived Importance of Information Security: An Exploratory Study of Middle School Children’s Information Security Behavior

Sangmi Chai, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA

Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA

Claudia Morrell, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA

H. Raghav Rao, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA

Shambhu Upadhyaya, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA

Monday 26 June 15:45 - 16:45              Room:      A      Session Chair:      Mary Ruth de Villiers

Information Systems Success in the Public Sector: Stakeholders' Perspectives and Emerging Alignment Model

Ivana Elpez, Edith Cowan University, Australia

Dieter Fink, Edith Cowan University, Australia

Multi-Method Evaluations: Case Studies of an Interactive Tutorial and Practice System

Mary Ruth de Villiers, University of South Africa, South Africa

Monday 26 June 15:45 - 16:45              Room:      B      Session Chair:      Tony Jewels

Quality of Informing: Bias and Disinformation Philosophical Background and Roots

Zbigniew Gackowski, California State University Stanislaus, USA

Nerdy, Soft, or Natural? A Taxonomy of Desired Personal Qualities for IT Project Team Members

Tony Jewels, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Marilyn Ford, Griffith University, Australia

Monday 26 June 15:45 - 16:45              Room:      C      Session Chair:      Antonio Cartelli

Using Interactive Technologies in Teaching an Online Information Systems Course

Thomas Connolly, University of Paisley, UK

Mark Stansfield, University of Paisley, UK

Semantics, Ontologies and Information Systems in Education: Concerns and Proposals

Antonio Cartelli, University of Cassino (Italy), Italy

Monday 26 June 15:45 - 16:45              Room:      D      Session Chair:      Denisa Krbec

Processes for Ex-ante Evaluation of IT Projects - Case Studies in Brazilian Companies

Fernando Jose Barbin Laurindo, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Renato de Oliveira Moraes, University of Ouro Preto and FEAD, Brazil

Evaluating the ENQA's Benchmarking Practice: Possible Strategies for the New Comers

Denisa Krbec, University of Rijeka, Croatia

 

Monday 26 June    18:30 – 10:30

BANQUET at Manchester United Football Stadium

Bus transportation from Piccadilly and Britannia Hotels

 

Tuesday 27 June 9:00 - 10:30               Room:      A      Session Chair:      Heinz Dreher

Journey to the Center of the Core: Computers and the Internet in the Core Curriculum

Jorge Perez, Kennesaw State University, USA

Meg Murray, Kennesaw State University, USA

Development of Scoring Rubrics for Projects as an Assessment Tool across an IS Program

Doncho Petkov, ECSU, USA

Olga Petkova, CCSU, USA

Interactive On-line Formative Evaluation of Student Assignments

Heinz Dreher, Curtin University of Technology, Australia

Tuesday 27 June 9:00 - 10:30               Room:      B      Session Chair:      Nicole Buzzetto-More

Learning in Virtual Teams: Exploring the Student Experience

Annegret Goold, Deakin University, Australia

Naomi Augar, Deakin University, Australia

James Farmer, Deakin University, Australia

Collaborative Learning: A Connected Community Approach

John Rae, University of Salford, UK

Carole Roberts, University of Salford, UK

Gary Taylor, University of Salford, UK

Navigating the Virtual Forest: How Networked Digital Technologies Can Foster Transgeographic Learning

Nicole Buzzetto-More, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, USA

Tuesday 27 June 9:00 - 10:30               Room:      C      Session Chair:      Dieter Fink

Towards a Framework of Literature Review Process in Support of Information Systems Research

Yair Levy, Nova Southeastern University - Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, USA

Timothy J. Ellis, Nova Southeastern University - Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, USA

Dealing with Isolation Feelings in IS Doctoral Programs

Azad Ali, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA

Frederick Kohun, Robert Morris University, USA

The Professional Doctorate: Its Relativity to the PhD and Relevance for the Knowledge Economy

Dieter Fink, Edith Cowan University, Australia

Tuesday 27 June 9:00 - 10:30               Room:      D      Session Chair:      Peter Trkman

Would Regulation of Web Site Privacy Policy Statements Increase Consumer Trust?

David Meinert, Missouri State University, USA

Dane Peterson, Missouri State University, USA

John Criswell, Shelter Insurance, USA

Martin Crossland, Oklahoma State University, USA

Measurement of Supply Chain Integration Benefits

Peter Trkman, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ales Groznik, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Tuesday 27 June 11:00 - 12:30             Room:      A      Session Chair:      Peter Baloh

Over 283 693 Reasons to Elaborate Education, Work and Apply E-learning

Ari Wahlstedt, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

What Makes Valuable Pre-experience for Students Entering Programming Courses?

Edward Holden, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

Elissa Weeden, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

Marketable, Unique and Experiential IT-Skills Education for Business Students

Peter Baloh, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Talib Damij, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Peter Vrecar, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Tuesday 27 June 11:00 - 12:30             Room:      B      Session Chair:      Ganiyu Aderounmu

A Virtual Learning Environment for Mobile IP

Laura Bergström, Arcada Polytechnic, Finland

Kaj Grahn, Arcada Polytechnic, Finland

Göran Pulkkis, Arcada Polytechnic, Finland

End-to-End Performance Evaluation of Selected TCP Variants across a Hybrid Wireless Network

Ayodeji Oluwatope, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Biodun Obabire, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

G. Adesola Aderounmu, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Matthew Adigun, University of Zululand, South Africa

Performance Modeling of UDP Over IP-Based Wireline and Wireless Networks

Adeniyi Akintola, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

G. Adesola Aderounmu, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Afolabi Owojori, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Matthew Adigun, University of Zululand, Kwadlangezwa, Republic of South Africa

Tuesday 27 June 11:00 - 12:30             Room:      C      Session Chair:      Elsa Naude

Defining Professional Behavior: A Situational Look at Ethics in the Classrooms and Laboratories of American Colleges and Universities

Tina Ashford, Macon State College, USA

Linda Davis, William Woods University, USA

Creating Web-Based Learning Systems: An Evolutionary Development Methodology

Said Hadjerrouit, Agder University College, Norway

Cheating or ‘Collaborative Work’: Does it Pay?

Elsa Naude, University of South Africa, South Africa

Tertia Horne, University of South Africa, South Africa

Tuesday 27 June 11:00 - 12:30             Room:      D      Session Chair:      Peter Bednar

First Session on Double Helix Relationship of Use and Design

Special Issue of Informing Science: Phenomenology and IS

Peter Bednar, University of Portsmouth, UK

Christine Welch, University of Portsmouth, UK

A Double Helix Relationship of Use and Redesign in IS

Hans-Erik Nissen, Lund University, Sweden

Peter Bednar, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Christine Welch, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Co-evolution and Contradiction: A Diamond Model of Designer-User Interaction

Anja-Karina Pahl, The University of Bath, England

Linda Newnes, The University of Bath, England

Lunch 12:30 - 13:45 - sponsored by
        School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Tuesday 27 June 13:45 - 15:15             Room:      A      Session Chair:      Eli Cohen

ISI Journals Panel

Eli Cohen, Informing Science Institute, USA

Grandon Gill, University of South Florida, USA

Alex Koohang, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, USA

Bob Travica, University of Manitoba, Canada

Linda Knight, DePaul University, USA

Keith Harman, Northcentral University, USA

Scott Lloyd, University of Rhode Island, USA

Tuesday 27 June 13:45 - 15:15             Room:      B      Session Chair:      Ales Popovic

A Memory Optimized Public-Key Crypto Algorithm Using Modified Modular Exponentiation (MME)

Ayodeji Oluwatope, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Bamidele Ojo, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

G. Adesola Aderounmu, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Matthew Adigun, University of Zululand, South Africa

Remote Method Invocation and Mobile Agent: A Comparative Analysis

G. Adesola Aderounmu, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Bosede Oyatokun, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria

Matthew Adigun, University of Zululand, Republic of South Africa

Using Process Maps for Simulation Modelling in Business Process Change Projects

Ales Popovic, University of Ljubljana - Faculty of Economics, Slovenia

Mojca Indihar Stemberger, University of Ljubljana - Faculty of Economics, Slovenia

Jurij Jaklic, University of Ljubljana - Faculty of Economics, Slovenia

Tuesday 27 June 13:45 - 15:15             Room:      C      Session Chair:      Matthew Butler

Will It Work? An Initial Examination of the Processes and Outcomes of Converting Course Materials to CD-ROMs

Rob Connoley, Deakin University, Australia

Presenter Agents: A Survey of Research Issues and Research Directions

Anton Nijholt, University of Twente, Netherlands

Video Annotation – Improving Assessment of Transient Educational Events

Matthew Butler, Monash University, Australia

Tim Zapart, Monash University, Australia

Raymond Li, Monash University, Australia

Tuesday 27 June 13:45 - 15:15             Room:      D      Session Chair:      Barbara Crump

Student Satisfaction of Web-Supported Learning at A Historically Black University

Nicole Buzzetto-More, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, USA

Retta Guy, Fayetville State University, USA

Information Access for Development: A Case Study at a Rural Community Centre in South Africa

SJ Jacobs, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

Marlien Herselman, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

The Factors that Influence Adoption of ICTs by Recent Refugee Immigrants to New Zealand

Eltahir Kabbar, Massey University, New Zealand

Barbara Crump, Massey University, New Zealand

Tuesday 27 June 15:45 - 17:15             Room:      A      Session Chair:      Linda Knight

The Academic Open Access E-Journal: Platform and Portal

Alex Koohang, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, USA

Keith Harman, Northcentral University, USA

Implications of Foreign Ownership on Journalistic Quality in a Post-Communist Society: The Case of Finance

Martine Robinson Beachboard, Idaho State University, USA

John C. Beachboard, Idaho State University, USA

The Relevance of Information Systems Research: Informing the IS Practitioner Community; Informing Ourselves

Theresa Steinbach, DePaul University, USA

Linda Knight, DePaul University, USA

Tuesday 27 June 15:45 - 17:15             Room:      B      Session Chair:      Mahendrenath Motah

Development of the Web Users Self-Efficacy Scale (WUSE)

Peter Eachus, University of Salford, UK

Simon Cassidy, University of Salford, UK

The Human Computer Interaction Spiral

Jennifer Martin, RMIT University, Australia

Elspeth McKay, RMIT University, Australia

Linette Hawkins, RMIT University, Australia

The Ontogeny of Memory and Learning:  Natural Intelligence versus Artificial Intelligence in Information Technology Education

Mahendrenath Motah, University of Technology, Mauritius

Tuesday 27 June 15:45 - 17:15             Room:      C      Session Chair:      Igor Hawryszkiewycz

The Power of Normalised Word Vectors for Automatically Grading Essays

Robert Williams, Curtin University of Technology, Australia

Adding a new Language to VB .NET Globalization  – Making the Case for the Kurdish Languages

Azad Ali, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA

Seever Sulainman, Interthinx, USA

Software Agents for Managing Learning Plans

Igor Hawryszkiewycz, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Tuesday 27 June 15:45 - 17:15             Room:      D      Session Chair:      Wilbur Rich

A Second Opinion on the Current State of Affairs in Computer Science Education: An Australian Perspective

Lakshmi Narasimhan, The University of Newcastle, Australia

Web Design Curriculum and Syllabus Based on Web Design Practice and Students' Prior Knowledge

Tanja Krunic, The Advanced Technical School, Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro

Ljiljana Ruzic-Dimitrijevic, The Advanced Technical School, Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro

Branka Petrovic, The Advanced Technical School, Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro

Robert Farkas, The Advanced Technical School, Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro

Preparing Students for the Onslaught of Technology

Wilbur Rich, Wellesley College, USA

Tuesday 27 June     17:30 - 19:00

Reception in Bryans Suite, Allerton Building, University of Salford

Sponsored by Faculty of Business and Informatics, University of Salford

 

Wednesday 28 June 9:00 - 10:30          Room:      A      Session Chair:      Samuel Sambasivam

World Poverty, Hunger, and the Effect of Welfare-to-Work Legislation in the United States

Henry O'Lawrence, California State University Long Beach, USA

The Application of Semantic Enablers in the Context of Content Management Systems

Samuel Sambasivam, Azusa Pacific University, USA

Tilemachos Kanakis, Liverpool University, UK

Advanced Data Clustering Methods of Mining Web Documents

Samuel Sambasivam, Azusa Pacific University, USA

Nick Theodosopoulos, , UK

Wednesday 28 June 9:00 - 10:30          Room:      B      Session Chair:      Kathy Egea

Thinking and Behaving Scientifically in Computer Science: When Failure is an Option!

Anne Venables, Victoria University, Australia

Grace Tan, Victoria University, Australia

The Increments and Transformations Institute at the University of South Florida: A Case Study

Grandon Gill, University of South Florida, USA

William Patterson, University of South Florida, USA

Diane Williams, University of South Florida, USA

Relationship Building in Virtual Teams: An Academic Case Study

Kathy Egea, Central Queensland University, Australia

Wednesday 28 June 9:00 - 10:30          Room:      C      Session Chair:      Dimitar Christozov

Bias, Misinformation and Disinformation: Mental Health, Employment and Human Computer Interaction

Jennifer Martin, RMIT University, Australia

Elspeth McKay, RMIT University, Australia

Janki Shankar, Charles Sturt University, Australia

Quality of Informing: Credibility Provisional Model of Functional Dependencies

Zbigniew Gackowski, California State University Stanislaus, USA

A Measure of Risk Caused by Information Asymmetry in e-Commerce

Dimitar Christozov, American University in Bulgaria, Bulgaria

Stefanka Chukova, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Plamen Mateev, University of Sofia "St. Kliment Ohridski", Bulgaria

Wednesday 28 June 9:00 - 10:30          Room:      D      Session Chair:      Nor Azilah Ngah

Video Learning Object Application System: Beyond the Static Reusability

Xiangming Mu, University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, USA

Alex Koohang, University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, USA

Development of ICT Instructional Materials based on Needs Identified by Malaysian Secondary School Teachers

Nor Azilah Ngah, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Mona Masood, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Learning Objects: Adaptive Retrieval through Learning Styles

Pollyana Mustaro, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil

Ismar Silveira, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil

Wednesday 28 June 11:00 - 12:30        Room:      A      Session Chair:      Keith Whittington

Ten Reasons for IT Educators to Be Early Adopters of IT Innovations

Sharlett Gillard, University of Southern Indiana, USA

Ernest Nolan, University of Southern Indiana, USA

Denice Bailey, Dickson School System, USA

Getting Practical With Learning Styles In “Live” and Computer-based Training Settings

Peter Fenrich, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada

Increasing Student Retention and Satisfaction in IT Introductory Programming Courses using Active Learning

Keith Whittington, Rochester Institute of Technology,

Wednesday 28 June 11:00 - 12:30        Room:      B      Session Chair:      Alex Koohang

Panel Discussion: Hybrid/Blended Instruction, Advantages, Challenges, Design, and Future Directions

Alex Koohang, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, USA

Johannes Britz, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, USA

Tom Seymour, Minot State University, USA

Wednesday 28 June 11:00 - 12:30        Room:      C      Session Chair:      Thomas Gill

Are Universities to Blame for the IT Careers Crisis?

Glen Van Der Vyver, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Michael Lane, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Fraud Management in the E-Commerce Payment Systems

Raafat Saade, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Canada

Lishan Xie, CCXGAMES, Canada

Task Complexity and Informing Science: A Synthesis

Grandon Gill, University of South Florida, USA

Richard Hicks, Texas A&M International University, USA

Wednesday 28 June 11:00 - 12:30        Room:      D      Session Chair:      Christine Welch

Second Session on Double Helix Relationship of Use and Design

Applying Phenomenology and Hermeneutics in IS Design:  A Report on Field Experiences

Randall Whitaker, , USA

Categorizing the IS research literature: A user oriented perspective

Bandula Jayatilaka, Binghamton University, SUNY, USA

Heinz Klein, Binghamton University, SUNY, USA

Jinyoul Lee, Binghamton University, SUNY, USA

Pedagogy and Process in 'Organisational Problem-Solving'

John Paul Kawalek, Sheffield University, UK

12:30 - 13:45 - Lunch sponsored by School of Computing, University of Portsmouth

Wednesday 28 June 13:45 - 15:15        Room:      A      Session Chair:      Kathy Connoley

Entropy: Form Follows Function

Samuel Sambasivam, Azusa Pacific University, USA

Vijay Bodas, University of Liverpool, Bahrain

Business Intelligence Systems in the Holistic Infrastructure Development Supporting  Decision Making in Organisations

Celina Olszak, University of Economics, Poland

Ewa Ziemba, University of Economics, Poland

Integration for a New Generation – Technological Solutions for Linking Core Functions of Teaching and Learning

Kathy Connoley, Deakin University, Faculty of Arts, Australia

Wednesday 28 June 13:45 - 15:15        Room:      B      Session Chair:      Theda Thomas

ICT Experiences in Two Different Middle Eastern Universities

Abdallah Tubaishat, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates

Arif Bhatti, Zayed Univeristy, United Arab Emirates

Eyas El-Qawasmeh, Jordan Univeristy of Science and Technolohy, Jordan

Gender Differences in Students’ Perceptions of Information Technology as a Career

Theda Thomas, ACU National, Australia

Alesha Allen, ACU National, Australia

Where Else Have You Been? The Effects of Diaspora Consciousness and Transcultural Mixtures on Ethnic Identity

Niranjala Weerakkody, Deakin University, Australia

Wednesday 28 June 13:45 - 15:15        Room:      C      Session Chair:      Dennis Kira

Enroute to Managed Learning Environment: A Case Study Of Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar, India

Baldev Singh, Lyallpur Khalsa College, India

The Emotional State of Technology Acceptance

Raafat Saade, Concordia University - John Molson School of Business, Canada

Dennis Kira, Concordia University - John Molson School of Business, Canada

Openness to Experience: An HCI Experiment

Raafat Saade, John Molson School of Business, Canada

Dennis Kira, John Molson School of Business, Canada

Fassil Nebebe, John Molson School of Business, Canada

Camille Otrakji, Sigmawave Inc., Canada

Wednesday 28 June 13:45 - 15:15        Room:      D      Session Chair:      Eli Cohen

A Formal Process for Programming Language Evaluation for Introductory Courses

Kevin Parker, Idaho State University, USA

Joseph Chao, Bowling Green State University, USA

Thomas Ottaway, Idaho State University, USA

Jane Chang, Bowling Green State University, USA

The Emergence of Modern Biotechnology in China

Shaheen Lakhan, Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation, USA

Preparing Undergraduate Students for IT Certification

Akram Al-Rawi, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates

Azzedine Lansari, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates

Faouzi Bouslama, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates

Strategies to Enhance Student Learning in a Capstone MIS Course

Anil Kumar, Central Michigan University, USA

4:00 Free walking tour of Salford and Manchester following final presentations


4:00  – 6:00 Optional tour of Manchester United Football Stadium (Details and fees available soon)

Thursday June 29

Optional Bus Day Trip

 

 

Unable to Attend

An Information Assurance and Security Curriculum Implementation

Samuel Liles, Purdue University Calumet, USA

Reza Kamali, Purdue University Calumet, USA

Virtual Medical Campus (VMC) Graz: Innovative Curriculum meets Innovative Learning Objects Technology

Volkmar Haase, HM&S IT Consulting GmbH, Austria

Josef Smolle, Medical University Graz, Austria

Stefan Vejda, HM&S IT Consulting GmbH, Austria

Reinhard Staber, Medical University Graz, Austria

Christian Steinmann, HM&S IT Consulting GmbH, Austria

Ingomar Wascher, HM&S IT Consulting GmbH, Austria

Attitudes toward WebCT and Learning:  An Omani Perspective

Syed Jafar Naqvi, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman

Manzur Ali Ajiz, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman

Integrating Industrial Practices in Software Development through Scenario-Based Design of PBL Activities: A Pedagogical Re-Organization

Kam VAT, University of Macau, Macau, Macau

Middleware Components for E-commerce Infrastructure: An Analytical Review

Qiyang Chen, Montclair State University, USA

James Yao, Montclair State University, USA

Rubin Xing, Montclair State University, USA

Data Warehouse - The Source of Business Information

Malgorzata Nycz, Economic University in Wroclaw, Poland

Barbara Smok, Economic University in Wroclaw, Poland