Nova Southeastern University

2003 -

Ph.D., Management Information Systems (MIS)
College of Business Administration,
Florida International University (FIU), Miami, FL

Dissertation: “A Study of Learners' Perceived Value and Satisfaction for Implied Effectiveness of Online Learning Systems”
For full UMI/ProQuest Citation & Dissertation Abstract, click here!
Major Professor: Dr. Steve H. Zanakis
Committee Members: Dean Joyce J. Elam, Dr. Kenneth E. Murphy,
Dr. Leonard Bliss, and Dr. Michael Dompus
 

1998 -

MBA, MIS concentration
College of Business Administration
Florida International University (FIU), Miami, FL
 

1993 -

B.Sc., Aerospace Engineering
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
 

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

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Levy, Y., & Danet, T. L. (in press). Implementation success model in government agencies: A case of a centralized identification system at NASA. International Journal of Information Systems in the Service Sector.

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Levy, Y., & Ramim, M. M. (2009). Initial development of a learners’ ratified acceptance of multibiometrics intentions model (RAMIM). Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, 5, 379-397.

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Ellis, T. J., & Levy, Y. (2009). Towards a guide for novice researchers on research methodology: Review and proposed methods. Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, 6, 323-337.

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Levy, Y., & Green, B. D. (2009). An empirical study of computer self-efficacy and the technology acceptance model in the military: A case of a U.S. Navy combat information system. Journal of Organizational and End User Computing, 21(3), 1-23.

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Nichols, A. J., & Levy, Y. (2009). Empirical assessment of college student-athletes' persistence in e-learning courses: A case study of a U.S. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) institution. The Internet and Higher Education, 12(1), 14-25. doi: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2008.10.003

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Levy, Y., Murphy, K. E., & Zanakis, S. H. (2009). A value-satisfaction taxonomy of IS effectiveness (VSTISE): A case study of user satisfaction with IS and user-perceived value of IS. International Journal of Information Systems in the Service Sector, 1(1), 93-118.

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Reid, M. H., & Levy, Y. (2008). Integrating trust and computer self-efficacy with TAM: An empirical assessment of customers' acceptance of banking information systems (BIS) in Jamaica. Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce, 13(3), 1-18.

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Ball, D. M., & Levy, Y. (2008). Emerging educational technology: Assessing the factors that influence instructors’ acceptance in information systems and other classrooms. Journal of Information Systems Education, 19(4), 431-443.

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Levy, Y. (2008). An empirical development of critical value factors (CVF) of online learning activities: An application of activity theory and cognitive value theory. Computers & Education, 51(4), 1664-1675. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2008.04.003

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Ellis, T. J., & Levy, Y. (2008). A framework of problem-based research: A guide for novice researchers on the development of a research-worthy problem. Informing Science Journal, 11, 17-33.

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Levy, Y. (2007). Comparing dropouts and persistence in e-learning courses. Computers & Education, 48(2), 185-204. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2004.12.004

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Levy, Y., & Ellis, T. J. (2006). A systems approach to conduct an effective literature review in support of information systems research. Informing Science Journal, 9, 181-212.

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Ramim, M. M., & Levy, Y. (2006). Securing e-learning systems: A case of insider cyber attacks and novice IT management in a small university. Journal of Cases on Information Technology, 8(4), 24-34.

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Levy, Y. (2006). The top 10 most valuable online learning activities for graduate MIS students. International Journal of Information and Communications Technology Education, 2(3), 27-44.

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Levy, Y. (2005). A case study of management skills comparison in online and on-campus MBA programs. International Journal of Information and Communications Technology Education, 1(3), 1-20. ***This paper was the recipient of IJICTE Editor's Award of Excellence***

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:

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Ellis, T. J., & Levy, Y. (2009). Towards a guide for novice researchers on research methodology: Review and proposed methods. Proceeding of the Informing Science + Information Technology Education Conference 2009, Macon, GA.

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Levy, Y., & Ramim, M. M. (2009). Towards a development of a users’ ratified acceptance of multi-biometrics intentions model (RAMIM): Initial empirical results. Proceeding of the Chais 2009 Conference on Learning Technologies Research, The Open University of Israel, Raanana, Israel.
***This paper was the recipient of The Best Paper Award in the conference***

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Levy, Y., & Danet, T. L. (2008). Towards an implementation success model of a centralized identification system at a NASA center. Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Decision Science Institute (DSI) 2008, Baltimore, Maryland, pp. 5771-5776.

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Levy, Y. (2008). Towards an empirical development of critical value factors of online learning activities. Proceeding of the Chais 2008 Conference on Learning Technologies Research, Rannana, Israel, pp. 71-78.

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Ellis, T. J., & Levy, Y. (2008). Towards a framework of problem-based research: A guide for novice researchers. Proceeding of the Informing Science + Information Technology Education Conference 2008, Varna, Bulgaria. ***This paper was the recipient of The Best Paper Award in the conference***

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Levy, Y., & Green, B. D. (2007). Study of the extended technology acceptance model in the U.S. Navy: Case of combat information system. Proceeding of the Information Resources Management Association International Conference (IRMA) 2007, Vancouver, Canada, pp. 292-295.

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Ramim, M. M., & Levy, Y. (2007). Towards a framework of biometrics exam authentication in e-learning environments. Proceeding of the Information Resources Management Association International Conference (IRMA) 2007, Vancouver, Canada, pp. 539-543.

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Levy, Y., & Ellis, T. J. (2006). Towards a framework of literature review process in support of information systems research. Proceeding of the Informing Science + Information Technology Education Conference 2006, Greater Manchester, UK, 171-181. ***This paper was the recipient of The Best Paper Award in the conference***

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Levy, Y., & Ramim, M. M. (2003). Building successful self-funding online learning program: Think big…Start small…Build fast…, Proceeding for the Business Information Systems Conference (BIS2003), Colorado Springs, Colorado, pp. 1-13.

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Levy, Y., & Murphy, K. E. (2002). Toward a value framework for online learning systems. Proceeding of the 35th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-35), Big Island, Hawaii, pp. 5-14.

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Levy, Y. (2001). E-learning: An overview of next-generation Internet-based distance learning systems. Proceeding of the WebNet 2001 Conference, Orlando, Florida, 780-786.

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Levy, Y. (2006). Assessing the value of e-learning systems. Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing. (ISBN#s: 1591407265 HC; 1591407273 SC)

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Levy, Y. (Ed.) (2005). Proceedings of the IEEE SoutheastCon 2005. Stoughton, WI : The Printing House.

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Levy, Y. (2005). Book review: Encyclopedia of distance learning. International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 3(4), 77-79.
***Was reprinted by the publisher in the Distance Learning Link Newsletter (July-December, 2005), Information Management, 18(3/4), and Information Technology Newsletter, 16(2)***

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Levy, Y., & Ramim, M. M. (2005). Eight key elements of successful self-funding e-learning programs. In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology. Hershey, PA : Idea-Group Publishing.

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Levy, Y., & Ramim, M. M. (2004). Financing expensive technologies in an era of decreased funding: Think Big... Start Small... Build Fast... In C. Howard, K. Schuenk, & R. Discenza (Eds.), Distance Learning and University Effectiveness: Changing Educational Paradigms for Online Learning (pp. 278-301). Hershey, PA : Idea-Group Publishing.

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Levy, Y. (1997). The world wide web as a medium of instruction: What works and what doesn’t. NASA Conference Publication 3358, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, California.
 

Currently Active:

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Founding Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Doctoral Studies (IJDS) (Since June, 2006).

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Serving as an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Web-based Learning and Teaching Technologies (IJWLTT) (Since September, 2005).

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Serving as a member of the Editorial Review Board for the The Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education (Since March, 2009).

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Serving as a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE) (Since March, 2005).

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Serving as a member of the Editorial Review Board for the Informing Science Journal (Since March, 2006).

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Serving as a member of the International Board of Reviewers for the Journal of Information Technology Education (Since February, 2006).

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Serving as a member of the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Cases on Information Technology (JCIT) (Since September, 2005).

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Serving as a member of the Editorial Review Board for the International Journal of Information Systems in the Service Sector (IJISSS) (Since May, 2008).

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Serving as a member of the Editorial Review Board for the International Journal of Digital Literacy and Digital Competence (IJDLDC) (Since January, 2009).

Past Services:

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Served as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Advances in Web-based Learning (AWBL) Book Series by Idea Group Reference (February, 2007 - March, 2008).

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Served as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government and Mobile Commerce by Idea Group Reference (May, 2005 - February, 2006).

 SERVICE TO THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY: REVIEWER FOR SCIENTIFIC FEDERAL GRANTS AND PROPOSALS

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Served as a reviewer for a grant proposal submitted to the U.S. Department of State's Office of the Science and Technology Adviser (STAS). Review was done on October, 2009.

2009:

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education (DSJIE). Review was done on September, 2009.

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Served as a reviewer for a textbook Strategic Information Systems Management by Kevin Grant, Ray Hackney, and David Edgar. Review was done on September, 2009.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Advances in Teaching and Learning Technologies mini-track in the 2010 Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-43). Review was done on August 2009.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). Review was done on July, 2009.

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Served as an associate editor (AE report and final decision) for a paper submitted to the International Journal of Web-based Learning and Teaching Technologies (IJWLTT). Review done on July, 2009.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Information Systems track in the annual meeting of the Decision Science Institute (DSI) 2009. Review was done on May, 2009.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). Review was done on April, 2009.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Innovative Education track in the annual meeting of the Decision Science Institute (DSI) 2009. Review was done on April, 2009.

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Served as an editor (editor's report and final decision) for a paper submitted to the International Journal of Doctoral Studies (IJDS). Reviews were done on April, 2009.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Proceedings of the 15th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2009 Conference. Review was done on March, 2009.

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Served as a referee for 11 doctoral student papers submitted to the Doctoral Symposium in the ISOneWorld 2009 Conference. Reviews were done on February, 2009.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Proceedings of the ISOneWorld 2009 Conference. Review was done on February, 2009.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). Review was done on January, 2009.

2008:

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Computers & Education (C&E). Review done on December, 2008.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC). Review was done on December, 2008.

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Served as a referee for six papers submitted to the Proceedings of the Chais 2009 Conference on Learning Technologies Research. Reviews were done on November, 2008.

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Served as an editor (editor's report and final decision) for a paper submitted to the International Journal of Doctoral Studies (IJDS). Reviews were done on November, 2008.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the journal of The Internet and Higher Education (IHE). Review was done on October, 2008.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Cases on Information Technology (JCIT). Review was done on October, 2008.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). Review was done on September, 2008.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Information Technology Education (JITE). Review was done on September, 2008.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the International Journal of Information Systems in the Service Sector (IJISSS). Review was done on August, 2008.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Advances in Teaching and Learning Technologies mini-track in the 2009 Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-42). Review was done on July 2008.

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Served as an editor (editor's report and final decision) for a paper submitted to the International Journal of Doctoral Studies (IJDS). Reviews were done on July, 2008.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Cases on Information Technology (JCIT). Review was done on June, 2008.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education (IJICTE). Review was done on April, 2008.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). Review was done on April, 2008.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Decision Science Institute (DSI) 2008. Review was done on April, 2008.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education (IJICTE). Review was done on March, 2008.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Information Technology Education (JITE). Review was done on March, 2008.

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Served as a referee for two papers submitted to the International Journal of Doctoral Studies (IJDS). Reviews were done on January, 2008.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). Review was done on January, 2008.

2007:

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Informing Science Journal (ISJ). Review was done on September, 2007.

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Served as an editor (editor's report and final decision) for two papers submitted to the International Journal of Doctoral Studies (IJDS). Reviews were done on August, 2007.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Information Technology Education (JITE). Review was done on August, 2007.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). Review was done on August, 2007.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Cases on Information Technology (JCIT). Review was done on August, 2007.

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Served as a referee for one paper submitted to the Advances in Teaching and Learning Technologies mini-track in the 2008 Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-41). Review was done on July 2007.

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Served as a referee for two papers submitted to the International Journal of Doctoral Studies (IJDS). Reviews were done on March, 2007.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). Review was done on February, 2007.

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Served as reviewing chair for eight manuscripts submitted to 1st Informing Science Institute Doctoral Consortium at the Informing Science + Information Technology Education (InSITE) 2007 conference. Reviews were done on February, 2007.

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Served as an associate editor (AE report and final decision) for a paper submitted to the International Journal of Web-based Learning and Teaching Technologies (IJWLTT). Review done on February, 2007.

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Served as a referee for four chapters and table of contents of the 1st edition of the book: Motiwalla, L. &  Thompson, J. (in press). Enterprise Systems for Management, 1st ed. Prentice Hall. Review was done on February, 2007.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Computers & Education (C&E). Review done on January, 2007.

2006:

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC). Review was done on November, 2006.

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Served as a referee for six papers submitted to the IRMA (Information Resources Management Association) International Conference 2007, Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Reviews were done on November, 2006.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Cases on Information Technology (JCIT). Review was done on October, 2006.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Informatics Education Research (JIER). Review was done on October, 2006.

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Served as an associate editor (AE report and final decision) for a paper submitted to the International Journal of Web-based Learning and Teaching Technologies (IJWLTT). Review done on September, 2006.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Information Technology Education (JITE). Review was done on September, 2006.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). Review was done on August, 2006.

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Served as a referee for three papers submitted to the ALN mini-track in the 2007 Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-40). Reviews were done on July 2006.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Cases on Information Technology (JCIT). Review was done on June, 2006.

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Served as a referee for two papers submitted to the International Conference on Communications, Internet and Information Technology (CIIT) 2006, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Reviews were done on June, 2006.

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Served as an associate editor (AE report and final decision) for a paper submitted to the International Journal of Web-based Learning and Teaching Technologies (IJWLTT). Review done on May, 2006.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). Review was done on May, 2006.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI). Review done on April, 2006.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Computers & Education (C&E). Review done on April, 2006.

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Served as a referee for three papers submitted to the Information Systems Education and Research (SIGED) track in the 2006 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Acapulco, México. Reviews were done on March, 2006.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Information Technology Education (JITE). Review was done on March, 2006.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). Review was done on January, 2006.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Cases on Information Technology (JCIT). Review was done on January, 2006.

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Served as a referee for seven papers submitted to the IEEE SoutheastCon 2006 conference. Reviews were done on January, 2006.

2005:

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Served as a referee for three papers submitted to the Informing Science + Information Technology Education Conference 2006, Greater Manchester, UK. Reviews were done on December, 2005.

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Served as a referee for three papers submitted to the IRMA (Information Resources Management Association) International Conference 2006, Washington D.C. Reviews were done on November, 2005.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Cases on Information Technology (JCIT). Review was done on September, 2005.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). Review was done on August, 2005.

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Served as a referee for three papers submitted to the International Conference on Communications, Internet and Information Technology (CIIT) 2005, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Reviews were done on July, 2005.

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Served as a commentary referee for an outline and table of contents of a proposed Enterprise System Management book, Prentice Hall. Review was done on June, 2005.

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Provided testimonial statements for the Encyclopedia of Distance Learning. Was done on June, 2005.

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Served as a referee for two papers submitted to the IEE Mobility Conference 2005, Guangzhou, China. Reviews were done on May, 2005.

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Served as a commentary referee for an outline and table of contents of the 8th edition of the book: Turban, E., & Aronson, J. (Ed.) (2005). Decision support and intelligent systems, 8th ed. Prentice Hall. Review was done on May, 2005.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Computers & Education (C&E). Review done on May, 2005

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). Review was done on April, 2005.

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Served as a referee for two papers submitted to the International Conference on Education and Technology (ICET 2005). Reviews were done on March, 2005.

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Served as a referee for a book chapter titled “Media selection from the point of view of the teacher”, Cartelli, A. (Ed.) to be published by Idea-Group Publishing. Review was done on March, 2005.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to ACM Multimedia Systems Journal. Review was done on March, 2005.

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Served as a referee for seventeen (17) papers submitted to the IEEE SoutheastCon 2005 conference. Reviews were done on January and February, 2005.

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Served as a referee for a book chapter titled "Teaching in the knowledge society: New skills and instruments for teachers", Cartelli, A. (Ed.) to be published by Idea-Group Publishing. Review was done on February 2005.

2004:

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Served as a referee for two papers submitted to the Encyclopedia of Online Learning and Technology. Reviews were done on June, 2004.

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Served as a referee for a book titled "Understanding and Implementing Information Security" by Dusthimer, D., 2005. Publisher: Cisco Learning Institute/Pearson Publishing. Review was done on October 2004.

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Served as a referee for a book titled "Security+" by Reynolds, R., 2005. Publisher: Cisco Learning Institute/Pearson Publishing. Review was done on September 2004.

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Served as a referee for three papers submitted to the ALN mini-track in the 2004 Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-38). Reviews were done on July 2004.

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Served as a referee for two papers submitted to the 2004 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS). Reviews were done on March 2004.

2003:

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Served as a referee for two papers submitted to the ALN mini-track in the 2003 Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-37). Reviews were done on August 2003.

2002:

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the Journal of the Data Base for Advances in Information Systems (ACM-SIGMIS). Review was done on November 2002.

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the 4th International Conference on Practical Aspects of Knowledge Management (IPAKM2002). Review was done on September 2002.

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Served as a referee for three papers submitted to the ALN mini-track in the 2002 Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-36). Reviews were done on July to August 2002.

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Served as a referee for two papers submitted to the 2003 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS). Reviews were done on March to April 2002.

2001:

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Served as a referee for a paper submitted to the 2002 International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). Review done in 2001.

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Served as a referee for a book titled "Microsoft(R) FrontPage(R) 2002: Creating and Managing the Web Sites" by Howland, G. P., 2002. Publisher: Against the Clock, Inc. (contractor of Prentice Hall), ISBN: 0130674478, Editor: Behoriam, E. Review was done on March 2001.
 

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Program Committee Member, Chais 2010 Conference on Learning Technologies Research, Rannana, Israel.

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Chair, Trust and Integrity of Systems in the 8th Annual Security Conference, Discourses in Security, Assurance and Privacy, Las Vegas, NV.

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Co-chair, Doctoral Symposium in the ISWorldOne Conference 2009, Las Vegas , NV.

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Program Committee Member, Chais 2009 Conference on Learning Technologies Research, Rannana, Israel.

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Session chair, Implementation of IT in the Information Systems track in the Annual meeting of the Decision Science Institute (DSI) 2008, Baltimore , MD.

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Track co-chair, Doctoral Studies mini-conference in the Annual meeting of the Decision Science Institute (DSI) 2008, Baltimore , MD.

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Chair, 2nd Informing Science Institute Doctoral Consortium @ Informing Science + Information Technology Education (InSITE) 2008 conference, Varna, Bulgaria.

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Chair, Information Science & Research Methods track @ Informing Science + Information Technology Education (InSITE) 2008 conference, Varna, Bulgaria.

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Track chair, Doctoral Studies track in the ISWorldOne Conference 2008, Las Vegas , NV.

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Session chair, Examination of Online Learning session in the Chais Conference on Instructional Technologies Research 2008, Rannana, Israel.

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Chair, 1st Informing Science Institute Doctoral Consortium @ Informing Science + Information Technology Education (InSITE) 2007 conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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Track co-chair, Distance Learning Technologies track in the Information Resources Management Association International Conference (IRMA) 2007, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

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Session chair, Value of e-Learning Systems session in the Information Resources Management Association International Conference (IRMA) 2006, Washington, DC.

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Program Committee Member, Online Learning Research track, the WebCT
!MPACT 2006 8th Annual WebCT User Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

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International Board of Reviewers Member, Informing Science + Information Technology Education (InSITE) 2006, Greater Manchester, UK.

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International Program Committee Member, International Conference on Communications, Internet and Information Technology (CIIT) 2006, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands.

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Track co-chair - Education Track, IEEE SoutheastCon 2006 conference, Memphis, TN.

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Program Committee Member, Information Resources Management Association International Conference (IRMA) 2006, Washington, DC.

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International Program Committee Member, International Conference on Communications, Internet and Information Technology (CIIT) 2005, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Technical Program Committee Member, IEE Mobility Conference 2005, Guangzhou, China.

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Session chair - Distance Learning Technologies Session, Information Resources Management Association International Conference (IRMA) 2005, San Diego, California.

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Technical Program & Proceedings Committee Chair, IEEE SoutheastCon 2005 conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

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Track Chair - Information Systems (General) Track, IEEE SoutheastCon 2005 conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

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Session co-chair - Education and E-learning Session, IASTED International Conference on Communications, Internet and Information Technology (CIIT 2004), St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands.

 SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY AND THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY: TENURE AND PROMOTION REVIEWS

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Served as an external reviewer for Institute Faculty Evaluation Panel for Tenure and Promotion (T&P), School of Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. Review was done on October, 2009.

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Served as an internal reviewer for promotion, Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, Nova Southeastern University. Review was done on January, 2006.

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Served as an internal reviewer for promotion, Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, Nova Southeastern University. Review was done on March, 2005.

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Served as an internal reviewer for promotion, Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, Nova Southeastern University. Review was done on March, 2004.

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Recipient of The Best Paper Award in the Chais 2009 Conference on Learning Technologies Research, The Open University of Israel, Raanana, Israel.

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Certificate of appreciation for the service to the Annual meeting of the Decision Science Institute (DSI) 2008, Baltimore, MD.

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Nova Southeastern University - Five Years of Service award, December, 2008.

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Recipient of The Best Paper Award in the Informing Science + Information Technology Education Conference 2008, Varna, Bulgaria.

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Certificate of appreciation for the service to the Informing Science + Information Technology Education Conference 2006, Greater Manchester, UK.

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Recipient of The Best Paper Award in the Informing Science + Information Technology Education Conference 2006, Greater Manchester, UK.

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Distinguished Educator by Who's Who in Sciences Higher Education (WWSHE)

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Quoted in: Distance Learning Link Newsletter (January-June 2006) about his book: Assessing the value of e-learning systems.

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Delegate to the IS Junior Faculty Consortium, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2005, Las Vegas, NV.

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Recognized as a key contributor in the WebCT 2005 conference Users' Choice Award, San Francisco, California.

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Recipient of IJICTE (Vol. 1, Issue 3) Editor's Award of Excellence for the paper titled "A case study of management skills comparison in online and on-campus MBA programs."

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Recognition for outstanding support to the IEEE SoutheastCon 2005 conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

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Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) - Inducted to the international honor society for the computing and information disciplines, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

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Cited in: (10/23/2003) Keep Those Faculty Working with Mentoring. Distance Learning Articles, 22(2).

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Quoted in: (4/24/2002) Physical Security of Technology Critical to Maintaining Service. Education Technology News, 19(9).

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Quoted in: (4/24/2002) Crisis Management Important for Staff Maintaining Technology Infrastructure. Education Technology News, 19(9).

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Best Course Award - FIU, College of Business Administration, Master of Science in MIS program, Spring 2002 (MSMIS - Intake #5)

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Distinguished Educator by Who’s Who Among America's Teachers, 2002

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Best Professor Award - FIU, College of Business Administration, Master of Science in MIS program, Summer 2001 (MSMIS - Intake #3)

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Best Professor Award - FIU, College of Business Administration, Master of Science in MIS program, Summer 2001 (MSMIS - Intake #2)

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Best Course Award - FIU, College of Business Administration, Master of Science in MIS program, Summer 2001 (MSMIS - Intake #2)

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Best Instructor Award - FIU, College of Business Administration, Master of Science in MIS program, Summer 2001 (MSMIS - Intake #1)

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Best Course Award - FIU, College of Business Administration, Master of Science in MIS program, Spring 2001 (MSMIS - Intake #1)

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NASA Certificate of Appreciation, October, 1997.
 

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Hejazi, S. (2009). Responsibility factors of reducing inefficiencies in information system processes and their role on intention to acquire six sigma certification. Unpublished Dissertation, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale.

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Ferdousi, B. (2009). A study of factors that affect instructors’ intention to use e-learning systems in two-year colleges. Unpublished Dissertation, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale.

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Blanke, S. J. (2008). A study of the contributions of attitude, computer security policy awareness, and computer self-efficacy to the employees' computer abuse intention in business environments. Unpublished Dissertation, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale.

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Reid, M. H. (2008). Integrating trust and computer self-efficacy into the technology acceptance model: Their impact on customers' use of banking information systems in Jamaica. Unpublished Dissertation, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale.

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Igbonagwam, O.  (2008). The contribution of security clearance, users’ involvement, and computer self-efficacy in the efficiency of requirements-gathering process: An information-systems case study in the U.S. military. Unpublished Dissertation, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale.

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Nichols, A. J. (2008). An empirical assessment of attitude toward computers, motivation, perceived satisfaction from the e-learning System, and previous academic performance and their contribution to persistence of college student-athletes enrolled in e-learning courses. Dissertation Abstracts International, 69(07), (UMI No. AAT 3324646).

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Siddiqui, H. N. (2008). Investigation of intention to use e-commerce in the Arab countries: A comparison of self-efficacy, usefulness, culture, gender, and socioeconomic status in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. Dissertation Abstracts International, 69(06), (UMI No. AAT 3315103).

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Ball, D. M. (2008). An empirical investigation of the contribution of computer self-efficacy, computer anxiety, and instructors’ experience with the use of technology to their intention to use emerging educational technology. Dissertation Abstracts International, 69(02), (UMI No. AAT 3297720).

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Danet, L. T. (2006). A study of the impact of users' involvement, resistance, and computer self-efficacy on the success of a centralized identification system implementation. Dissertation Abstracts International, 67(01), (UMI No. AAT 3205975).

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Informing Science Institute (ISI)

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Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)

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Association for Information Systems (AIS)

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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Information Resources Management Association (IRMA)

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Federal Information Systems Security Educators' Association (FISSEA)

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Ramim, M. M., Clarke, N., & Levy, Y. (2009). Students' perceptions of university – vs. – vendor provided multi-biometric e-learning authentication. Biometric Consortium Conference, Tampa, Florida.

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Levy, Y., Clarke, N., Bedford, W., & Ackerman, E. (2009). Panel on the future of biometrics in e-learning systems: What vendors should know?. Biometric Consortium Conference, Tampa, Florida.

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Levy, Y. (2009). Effectiveness 2.0 or security breach 1.0? Leveraging the effectiveness of e-Learning 2.0 tools and avoiding its security breaches. e-Learning 2.0 conference, Brunel University, Uxbridge (West London), UK. (An Invited Keynote Speaker)

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Ramim, M. M., & Levy, Y. (2009). Addressing the “super quizzer: 100 questions in 5 minutes?” phenomena. The Annual NSU Forum of Best Practices in Online Learning, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

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Levy, Y., & Ramim, M. M. (2007). Who is really taking the e-exam? What can we do about it? The Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning, Orlando, Florida.

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Levy, Y. (2007). Podcasting -- do they really listen? The Annual NSU Best Practices in Online Learning Forum, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

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Levy, Y. (2007). Weekly reminders -- students just love it! The Annual NSU Best Practices in Online Learning Forum, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

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Levy, Y. , & Ramim, M. M. (2007). A theoretical approach for biometrics authentication of e-exams. The 2007 Chais Conference on Instructional Technologies Research, The Open University of Israel, Raanana, Israel.

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Levy, Y. (2006). Assessing e-learning program’s effectiveness: A learns’ perceived value approach. The Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN), Orlando, FL.

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Levy, Y. (2006). Why students drop from online courses? The Annual NSU Best Practices in Online Learning Forum, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

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Levy, Y. (2006). Assessing e-learning: Value thinking approach for measuring e-learning systems effectiveness. 8th Annual WebCT User Conference, Chicago, IL.

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Levy, Y. (2006). A study on comparing dropouts and persistence in e-learning courses. 8th Annual WebCT User Conference, Chicago, IL.

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Levy, Y. (2006). Assessing the Value of e-Learning Systems. Book promotion in the Information Resources Management Association International Conference (IRMA) 2006, Washington, DC.

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Levy, Y. (2006). Assessing e-learning programs: A new value thinking approach for measuring e-learning systems effectiveness. 11th Annual TechEd International Conference, Pasadena, CA.

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Levy, Y. & Ramim, M. M. (2006). Are we safeguarding our WebCT systems enough? A case of insider cyber attacks in a small university. 5th Annual WebCT European User Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

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Levy, Y. (2005). A doctoral course via WebCT? Myth or reality? WebCT 2005 Conference, San Francisco, CA.

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Levy, Y. (2005). Assessing the value of e-learning systems. Innovations 2005 Conference, New York, NY.

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Levy, Y. & Ramim, M. M. (2004). Academic integrity and plagiarism detection with WebCT. WebCT 2004 Conference, Orlando, FL.

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Levy, Y. (2004). Provided a seminar on value theory, information systems satisfaction and its implication for future research of information systems effectiveness, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.

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Levy, Y., Gelman, W. & Rauseo, N. (2003). Minimizing academic misconduct in the online learning environment. WebCT 2003 Conference, San-Diego, CA.

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Levy, Y. & Ramim, M. (2002). Creating an online global executive MBA program. Bar-Ilan University, Israel.

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Levy, Y. (2002). Moderator “lunch n' learn” & “peer 2 peer” lunch sessions on “Managing your e-learning Ssystems”. E-learning 2002 Conference, Washington, DC.

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Ramim, M. M. & Levy, Y. (2002). Knowledge is power: some useful hints about managing your e-learning systems and preventing crisis. E-learning 2002 Conference, Washington, DC.

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Levy, Y. (2001). Creating an online global executive MBA program. WebCT 2001 Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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Levy, Y. (2000). Creating an online learning program abroad. WebCT 2000 Conference, Athens, GA.

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Levy, Y. (2000). Creating an online international business program abroad. Thunderbird-EMU 2000 Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.

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Levy, Y. (1999). Building the technical infrastructure for the virtual college. Management Education Alliance Deans’ Workshop, Miami, FL.

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Levy, Y. (1997). The world wide web as a medium of instruction: What works and what doesn’t. HPCC-IITT Annual meeting, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, CA.
 

Associate Professor
December, 2007 - present

Assistant Professor
December, 2003 - December, 2007

Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences,
Nova Southeastern University (NSU)
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

COURSES TAUGHT/TEACHING:

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System Development Process (Doctoral)

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Enterprise Architecture Infrastructures Planning & Management (Doctoral)

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Electronic Commerce on the Internet (Masters)

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Information Security Project (Masters)

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Decision Support Systems (Masters)

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Data Communications & Networks (Masters)

SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY:

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Member, GSCIS Dean Search Committee (Since March, 2009)

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Lead Faculty Member, Doctoral in Information Systems Program, SACS Response on Program Outcomes and Measures  (Since September, 2007)

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Member, IS/CIS Curriculum Review Committee (Since December, 2003)

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Member, IS Doctoral Admissions Committee (Since December, 2003 - reviewed over 250 IS doctoral admissions applications)

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Member, GSCIS Academic Review Board (Since May, 2004)

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Member, SACS Internal Review Committee (IRC) for Ph.D. program in Information Systems (Since September, 2008) based on Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes.

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Member, SACS Internal Review Committee (IRC) for M.S. program in Computer Information Systems (October, 2007 - April, 2008) based on Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes.

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Member, SACS Online Program Reaccreditation Task Force (November, 2005 - August, 2007)

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Member, NSU Committee on Best Practices in Online Learning (May, 2006 - May, 2009)

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Member, GSCIS Dissertation Tracking System/Doctoral Students' Dissertation Assessment Rubric Sub-committee (Since March, 2008)

Instructor & Director of Online Learning
May, 1998 - December, 2003

College of Business Administration
Decision Science and Information Systems
Florida International University (FIU), Miami, FL

RESPONSIBILITIES (PARTIAL LIST):

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Founding director of FIU's Online Learning center

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Chair, Online Learning Faculty Task Force

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Member of the university’s Intellectual Property Committee

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Directing faculty members teaching for the online learning program

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Directing the Online Learning Support and Development Team

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Setting goals and standards at college level for online learning development

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Directing the technology for graduate programs (MBA, MS) utilizing online learning systems

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Teaching existing courses and developing new courses (undergraduate & graduate)

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Advising students on courses and degree requirements
 

COURSES TAUGHT:

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Introduction to Web Management

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Business Data Communications & Networking

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Telecommunication and Networking

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E-commerce Technologies & Web Management
 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS (PARTIAL LIST):

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Online Learning program - created its initial structure and requirements

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Established the online learning support center

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Established the online learning development team

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Established guidelines and infrastructure for the virtual college

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Established online courses for undergraduate and graduate programs

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Oversee the  AACSB reaccreditation for FIU - College of Business Administration's online learning program during 1997-1998.

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Oversee the deployment of the college's independent online learning system using redundant Dell cluster servers and RAID 5 data warehouse architecture during 1998-1999.

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Oversee the development of the college's complete undergraduate core courses for online delivery as of Fall 2001.

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Oversee the development of the college's first undergraduate major (International Business) for online delivery as of Fall 2002.

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Oversee the development of the college hybrid courses program as of Fall 2003.
 

NASA Project/Grant Manager
April, 1995 – May, 1998

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Florida International University (FIU), Miami, FL

RESPONSIBILITIES (PARTIAL LIST):

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Coordination of the Aeronautics Learning Laboratory for Science Technology and Research (ALLSTAR) project/grant subcontractors: local colleges, private industries, and NASA research centers, NASA office of education (LaRC & Ames), NASA High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) administration office, and NASA Information Infrastructure Technology and Applications (IITA) administration office.

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Managing a programming team in the development of interactive modules on aeronautical education applied via the Internet and on stand-alone computers distributed throughout middle schools and high schools in Dade county

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Establishing strategic marketing program to promote the project/grant in local and national education, aeronautics, and science conferences and conventions
 

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The 8th Annual Security Conference, Discourses in Security, Assurance and Privacy, Las Vegas, Nevada, April, 2009.

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SAP Curriculum Congress 2009 and training on Business Intelligence (BI) as part of the SAP University Alliances, Charlotte, North Carolina, March, 2009.

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SAP University Alliances Community (UAC) - Webminar, February, 2009.

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International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2006, December, 2006, Milwaukee, WI.

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International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2005, December, 2005, Las Vegas, NV.

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The 9th Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN), The Power of Online Learning: Implications for Teaching and Learning, Orlando, FL, November, 2003.

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Computer & Technology Showcase (CTS) 2003, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, September, 2003.

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International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2002, Barcelona, Spain, December, 2002.

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COMDEX Fall 2002/BioSecurity 2002, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, November, 2002.

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The 8th Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN), The Power of Online Learning: The Faculty Experience, Orlando, FL, November, 2002.

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E-learning Conference & Expo 2002, What blended learning means? Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC, April, 2002.

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Thirty-Fifth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-35), Big Island, Hawaii, January, 2002.

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E-learning Conference & Expo 2001, Discover the Power of e-learning for Your Enterprise! Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC, April, 2001.

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2000 Fall Internet World Show, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City, NY, October, 2000.

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Centra's Second Annual Worldwide User Conference “Centra Summit 2000 Connecting the Enterprise Through Live Collaboration”, Boston, MA, October, 2000.

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WebCT 2000 conference, Georgia State University, Athens, GA, July, 2000.

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Cisco Internet Business Review, Fort Lauderdale, FL, June, 2000.

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1999 Fall Internet World Show, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City, NY, October, 1999.

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COMDEX 1999, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL.

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From Innovation To Implementation WebCT '99, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, July, 1999.

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Florida Conference on Innovations in Higher Education, Orlando FL, June, 1999.

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The Blackboard Summit, “The Internet and Today’s Academic Computing Imperative”, Washington DC, April, 1999.

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1998 Fall Internet World Show, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City, NY, October, 1998.

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COMDEX show, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL, September, 1998.

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NASA Learning Technology Project Principal Investigator’s conference, Portland, ME, June, 1998.

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Spring Internet World Show, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA, March, 1998.

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COMDEX show, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami FL, September, 1997.

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“Customer needs on the World Wide Web” conference, NASA Lewis Research Center, September, 1997.

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NASA Information Infrastructure Technology and Applications (IITA) -- A Look to the Future conference, NASA Ames Research Center, CA, May, 1997.

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NASA Information Infrastructure Technology and Applications (IITA) -- Principal Investigator’s conference, NASA headquarters, Washington, DC, August, 1996.

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NASA High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) -- Decimate NASA’s material to education via the Web conference, NASA Godard Space Flight Center, MD, March, 1996.