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Department of CIS

Dr. Dawn Medlin
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2103 Raley Hall
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: (828) 262-2411
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Walker College of Business CIS Faculty

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Albert L. Harris, Ph.D.


Professor, CIS

Ph.D., Georgia State University
M.S., George Washington University
B.S., Indiana University

Albert L. Harris, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems in the Walker College of Business. He is currently Editor of the Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE).

Dr. Harris received his Ph.D. in Management Information Systems (MIS) from Georgia State University, his Master's degree in Systems Management from George Washington University, and his B.S. in Quantitative Business Analysis from Indiana University.

He had more than 15 years of information systems consulting experience before joining the academic ranks. He teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate CIS courses.

He has published articles in the Journal of Information Systems Education, Information & Management, International Journal of Management, Journal Computer Information Systems, Journal of Management Counseling, the Review of Accounting Information Systems, International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education, and in more than 25 international, national and regional conference proceedings. He served as Acting Chair of the CIS Department from 1998-2001, Treasurer of EDSIG, The Education Special Interest Group of AITP, from 1998-2001, Secretary of SEDSI (1999-2000), MIS Track Chair of SEDSI twice, and reviewer, paper presenter, session chair and/or discussant at AMCIS, DSI, ISECON, SEDSI and SEInforms.

Recent Publications

"Assessing Corporate Strategies in the Global Economy", Global Information Technology & Electronic Commerce, 2nd Edition, Ivy League Publishing, 2006, forthcoming

"Transborder Data Flows in the Global Economy", Global Information Technology & Electronic Commerce, 2nd Edition, Ivy League Publishing, 2006, forthcoming

"Impacts of Behavior Modeling in Online Asynchronous Learning Environments", Advanced Topics in Technology and Human Interaction, B. C. Stahl (Ed) Idea Group, Inc., Hershey, PA., 2006, pp. 128-151

"The Efficacy of Case Method Teaching in an Online Asynchronous Learning Environment". International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2006, pp. 78-86

"Traditional and Internet EDI Adoption Barriers". Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government and Mobile Commerce, Mehdi Khosrow-Pour (Ed), Idea Group Publishing, 2006, pp. 1075-1081

"The Maturing of E-Commerce Education in Our Curricula". Journal of Information Systems Education. Vol. 16, No. 1, 2005, pp. 5-8

"Differential Impacts of Social Presence on Behavior Modeling Approach" (with C. Chen and L. Olfman) International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction, accepted for April 2005 issue.

"Computer Lab Technology to Support Information Systems Programs", Proceedings of the 7th Annual Conference of the Southern Association for Information Systems, Savannah, Ga., Feb. 25-26, 2005

"An Exploratory Study of the Contingent Effects of Task Complexity on Successful Implementation of the Case Method in an Online Asynchronous Learning Environment", ISECON 2005 Proceedings, Columbus, OH., October 7-9, 2005

"Using the Case Method Teaching in an Online Asynchronous Learning Environment: Lessons Learned". Proceedings of the International Conference on Informatics Education & Research (ICIER), Las Vegas, NV., December 9-10, 2005

"Enterprise Systems Education: Where Are We? Where Are We Going?" (with A. Antonucci, G. Corbitt, and G. Stewart) Journal of Information Systems Education, Vol. 15, No. 3, 2004, pp. 227-234.

"Medical Knowledge Discovery Systems: Data Abstraction and Performance Measurement" (with C. Chen and W. Perkins) Knowledge Management Research & Practice, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2004, pp. 95-102.

"Using Structuration Theory to Investigate the Relationship between Management and Users in a Knowledge Management Systems Project: China Motor Co.", Proceedings of QualIT2004, Brisbane, Australia, Nov. 25-27, 2004

"Localizing E-Learning Mediums to Improve Learning Outcomes", Proceedings of ISOneWorld 2004, Las Vegas, NV. April 14-16, 2004

"Using Cases as a Teaching Tool in IS Education" (with R. Hackney and T. McMaster) Journal of Information Systems Education, Vol. 14, No. 3, 2003, pp. 229-234.

"Accommodating Information Security in Our Curricula"  (with K. Surendran and K. Kim) Journal of Information Systems Education, Vol. 13, No. 3, 2002, pp. 174-176.