Dwyer CV

Catherine Dwyer

http://csis.pace.edu/~dwyer
cdwyer [at] pace.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Ph.D. - Information Systems (May 2008)

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
Dissertation topic: Appropriation of Privacy Management Within Social Networking Sites

Advisor: Dr. Starr Roxanne Hiltz

M.S. Computer Science (June 1996)
Pace University, New York, NY

M.A. Music Education (June 1984)
The Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY

B.A. Double major English and Political Science (June 1979)
Fordham University, Bronx, NY
Magna cum laude in cursa honorum

Professional Interests

Research:

social media, social networking sites, online privacy management, virtual teams, computer mediated communication, learning management systems, online learning

Teaching:

systems analysis and design, information systems strategy, e-commerce, ethics and technology, computing literacy

Memberships

	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
	IEEE Computer Society
	Association for Information Systems

University Teaching Experience

2000 to Present

Pace University, New York, NY

Lecturer – Department of Information Systems

Full time faculty member and instructor for AACSB and ABET accredited courses.

1995 to 2000

Pace University, New York, NY

Adjunct Professor, Department of Computer Science and Information Systems

Courses Taught

	CIS101 - Introduction to Computing required course for BBA in IS students (AACSB accredited) Taught in hybrid mode (combination of face to face and online)
	IS112 - Computer Organization and Programming required course for BBA in IS students (AACSB accredited) and BS in IS students (ABET accredited) Taught 100% Online, and face to face
	IS223 – Introduction to Programming required course for BBA in IS students (AACSB accredited) and BS in IS students (ABET accredited)
	IS241 – Systems Analysis and Design required course for BBA in IS students (AACSB accredited) and BS in IS students (ABET accredited)
	IS323 – Object Oriented Programming
	IS660Z – Programming Games Using Visual Basic Hybrid mode Graduate elective for MS in IS program

Curriculum Development

IS Curriculum Revision Chair
Supervised and managed development of new IS curriculum using internal resources and IS 2002, the national model curriculum. Complete overhaul of undergraduate IS curriculum resulted in changes to every required course, implementing new topics and updating program emphasis. The revision process was the subject of a journal article, “How Useful is IS 2002? A case study applying the Model Curriculum,” written with Constance A. Knapp, in The Journal of Information Systems Education (2004).

Course coordinator for IS112, Computer Organization and Programming

Co-developer of "CyberCitizenship: Ethics and the Internet"
This learning community course was developed for the Pfortzheimer Honors College. It joins two disciplines, computing and ethics, to provide a grounding to understand the explosive impact of technology on all aspects of modern society. The disruptive nature of this impact has raised serious ethical and social issues that extend beyond traditional community and national boundaries. While the Internet and information technology are recent inventions, they have provoked age old ethical and moral issues involving privacy, property, responsibility and power. Philosophers have struggled over these issues for centuries. A classical approach to ethics, drawing on the writings of Kant, Mill, and the work of contemporary thinkers, is applied to the high speed ethical quandaries of modern society.

Lead Developer, CIS101 Online

	Primary developer and author of curriculum materials for transformation of CIS101 (Introduction to Computing) into a web assisted (partially online) course. This Sloan funded project converted CIS101, the technology course required for all undergraduates into a two hour computer class, one hour online format, with curriculum updated to reflect the impact of the Internet and technology in all parts of society.
	Primary author of 14 weeks worth of Blackboard materials. Also developed a lab manual for four weeks of classroom instruction in JavaScript.
	Developed faculty development and instructor support materials, and designed and implemented a Blackboard Faculty Resource Site for distribution of these materials. Details are described at Sloan-C Effectiveness Site.
	Received Pace University Award for Distinguished Service in recognition of contribution in development of this online course

Development of hybrid graduate elective “Programming Games Using Visual Basic” first taught in January 1999, IS660Z

IS660Z was one of the first classes at Pace to combine online instruction with face-to-face class sessions, a hybrid format that is now the basis of Web assisted courses taught throughout the school. The target audience for the course consists of IS graduate students who have not fared well in programming classes. Learning to create computer games is a great motivating factor. Students take a more engaged approach to their work, and thoroughly enjoy the class. IS660Z is among the first classes in the Information Systems offerings to close out during registration. 100% of students taking the class indicated that they would recommend IS660Z to other students.

Course materials for IS660Z evolved into a textbook published by Course Technology (Programming Games With Visual Basic, 2001)

Professional Work Experience

1989 to 1998

Muir Communications, New York, NY

Technology Consultant

o Responsible for evaluation and selection of all hardware, software, office equipment, and Internet access for this advertising and graphics design agency

o Implemented Macintosh desktop publishing system

o Developed a PC-based financial management program that produces income statements, expense reports, summarized billing information, and accounts payable reports

o Conceived, designed and developed “IDEAS”, the prototype for a multimedia financial services system

o Responsible for initial analysis, selection of equipment, screen design, budgeting, project management, selection of material, script writing, supervision of video editing, and the overall design and programming of the system’s main control module in MS-Basic IDEAS uses a touch screen interface to combine video from a videodisc player with financial planning software

1984 to 1988

Drexel Burnham Lambert, New York, NY

Programmer Analyst

o Carried out programming in COBOL and Assembler for this NY investment bank as a part of small team that created an on-line cash and securities control system

o Revised systems to reflect changes in SEC regulations, and aided the development of a mutual funds management system

1981 to 1984

Saint Peter’s Prep High School, Jersey City, NJ

Music Teacher and Band Director

o Taught general music and music theory classes.

o Director of school’s band and jazz ensemble.

o Wrote all arrangement for the jazz ensemble.

o Also worked as a freelance musician (trombone and baritone horn) from 1976 to 1984, performing hundreds of concerts throughout the New York area, and was member of the orchestra for the 1982 national tour of “Sugar Babies

Intellectual Contributions

Books

	JavaScript 101, with Henry Gaylord, Narayan Murthy, and David Sachs, Thomson Custom Publishing, 2003
	Programming Games With Visual Basic, with Jeanine Meyer, Course Technology, 2001.
	Pace University Software Exercises, 5th ed., with John C. Molluzzo, Jeanine Meyer, Carol E. Wolf, Simon & Schuster/Prentice Hall, 1999

Journals

	“Identifying Effective Structural Dimensions for Course Portals,” with Jeanine Meyer, International Journal of Learning (2006).
	“Improving Quantitative Reasoning Through Analysis of News Stories,” with Jeanine Meyer, International Journal of Learning (2006).
	"Low-Cost Collaborative Tools for Virtual Communication,” with Parthiv Malani, Information Systems Education Journal (2006).
	“How Useful is IS 2002? A case study applying the Model Curriculum,” with Constance A. Knapp, The Journal of Information Systems Education, volume 15, number 4, Winter 2004, pp. 409-416

Doctoral Consortium

“Task Technology Fit, the Social Technical Gap, and Social Networking Sites,” AMCIS Doctoral Consortium 2007

Conference Proceedings

	“Understanding Development and Usage of Social Networking Sites: The Social Software Performance Model,” With Starr Roxanne Hiltz, and George Widmeyer, in Proceedings of the 41st Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Hawaii, 2008.
	“Trust and Privacy Concern Within Social Networking Sites: A Comparison of Facebook and MySpace,” with Starr Roxanne Hiltz, and Katia Passerini, Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Keystone, Colorado, 2007
	“Digital Relationships in the ‘MySpace’ Generation: Results From a Qualitative Study,” in Proceedings of the 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Hawaii, 2007.
	“Discovering Boundaries for Mobile Awareness: An analysis of relevant design factors,” Proceedings of AMCIS 2006, with Starr Roxanne Hiltz and Quentin Jones, August 2006.
	“Visibility Within Mediated Networks: An Exploration of Contextual Factors,” with Starr Roxanne Hiltz, CHI 2006 Workshop on Mobile Social Software, 2006.
	“Gender and Technology Careers: The Gap Continues,” with John Molluzzo, Proceedings of ISECON 2006
	“Low Cost Collaborative Tools for Virtual Communication,” with Parthiv Malani, Information Systems Educators Conference, Columbus, Ohio, 10/2005, recipient of Distinguished Merit Award
	“Using Web Analytics to Measure the Activity in a Research-Oriented Online Community,” Proceedings of AMCIS 2004, with Starr Roxanne Hiltz and Zhang Yi, August 2004
	“A Case Study in Teaching Programming Using a Hybrid Instructional Model”, Proceedings of ISECON 2000, with Jeanine Meyer, November 2000

Technical Reports

	"Navigation Control Structures for Hypermedia", CSIS Technical Report, Pace University, White Plains, New York, June 1996, No. 97.
	"Introductory Computer Class: How Do Students Learn to Develop Program Logic?", CSIS Technical Report, with Constance A. Knapp, Gerald Wohl, Carol E. Wolf, Jeanine Meyer, M. H. Goldberg, Pace University, White Plains, New York, May 1996, No. 95
	“COBOL Lives On In The PC World,” Developers Insight, May 1991.

Conference Presentations

	Panelist, “Alternate Paths to University Positions: Women's Choice,” presented at Advancing Women and the Underrepresented in the Academy, Faculty Resource Network, Charlotte, NC, 2007.
	Invited speaker for video presentation on digital relationships, Youth Technology Forum, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, July 2007
	“Technology as an Integrator of Course Content: Critical Success Factors,” with Jeanine Meyer, at The Twelfth International Conference on Learning, Faculty of Education at the University of Granada, July 2005
	“Quantitative Mis-Information: Learning the Importance of Quantitative Analytic Skills by Studying their Mis-application,” with Jeanine Meyer, at The Twelfth International Conference on Learning, Faculty of Education at the University of Granada, July 2005
	“Implementing a Required Computing Course Using a Hybrid Model,” with Jonathan Hill, The Tenth Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks, Orlando, FL, 11/2004
	“Harnessing Urban Diversity: The Story of the Trendsetters Network,” with Barbara Edington, 10th Annual International Conference of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, New York, NY, 10/2004.
	“Any time, Any where Faculty and Curriculum Development,” The Ninth Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks, Orlando, FL, 11/2003
	“The Challenge of Plagiarism in Teaching Programming,” Chair of Discussion Panel, ISECON 2001, Cincinnati, Ohio, 11/15/2001
	“A Case Study in Teaching Programming Using a Hybrid Instructional Model,” ISECON 2000, Philadelphia, PA 11/9/2000

Television

Appeared as a guest on BronxTalk AM, discussing “Computers and Education,” March 12, 2001

Media coverage

	"Putting Your Best Cyberface Forward," by Stephanie Rosenbloom, in The New York Times
	"MySpace indictments may force change, or at least talk," by Tim Barker, in The St. Louis Post Dispatch
	"The Rise of Alter Egos In Everybody's Space," by Kim Hart, in The Washington Post
	"Baring it all: People Expose Their Whole Lives on Facebook," by Erin Kristalyn, in Glue Magazine
	“Facebook, MySpace users will trade privacy for features,” by Heather Havenstein in ComputerWorld
	“Trading privacy for friends?,” by Alice Ritchie, distributed by AFP news bureau
	“Is the MySpace Crowd Lying to Marketers?,” by Michael Estrin, in iMediaConnection, a trade publication for online marketers
	“Facebook: Managing Youth Privacy and Trust,” by Jay Cline, in INSIDE 1 to 1: Privacy, a newsletter distributed by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
	“Trust and Privacy Concern Within Social Networking Sites,” cited on Ed Cast, hosted by Linda Hirsch, CUNY TV, broadcast on 10/24/2007

Community Service/Volunteer Activities

	Reviewer for AMCIS, HICSS, ISECON, CHI, ISCRAM, Journal of Human Computer Interaction, International Journal of E-Commerce, Journal of Management Information Systems.
	Co-leader and developer of full day HICSS tutorial on Social Software, 2007. Prepared introductory presentation, interactive exercises, and initiated an online discussion group and moderated discussion among the participants online both before and after the tutorial.
	Faculty chair and presenter at 2006 Women in Computing event, hosted by the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems at Pace University. This meeting encouraged young women to consider careers in computing and information technology. The event included sessions on potential careers using computing in fields such as music, gaming, GIS, education, security, and forensics.
	Faculty chair and presenter at 2005 Trendsetters Conference on Nontraditional Careers for Girls. The conference presented a wide variety of nontraditional career options in science, technology, computing, digital media, the building trades, business and finance, and the public sector to 400 high school girls from New York City.
	Directed workshop “Internet and Education” for middle school faculty at De La Salle Academy, New York, NY.
	Secretary/Treasurer, The Dick Goldensohn Fund, Inc. (1986-2006)

o Principal Financial Officer and member of Board of Directors for non-profit that awards grant for investigative journalism.

o Primary responsibilities include preparation of financial reports, tax returns, and supervision and evaluation of grant recipients.

Service to the University

	Board of Advisors, SCI2 Incubator
	Board of Advisors, Center for Downtown New York
	Board of Advisors, Pfortzheimer Honors College

Honors and Awards

	Elected to Alpha Epsilon Lambda, the Honor Society for Graduate and Professional Students
	Pace University Award for Distinguished Faculty Service, 2003
	Elected to Phi Beta Kappa
	Outstanding Student of the Year, Pace University
	CSIS Alumni Award for Service to the University, Pace University
	Elected to Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Computer Science Honors Society

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