Fang Chen

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Education

  • Ph.D. Management of Information Systems, University of Arizona, U.S.A. August 2004

Working Experiences

  • Assistant Professor and Associate Professor, University of Manitoba, 2004-present
  • Research Associate, Center for the Management of Information (CMI), University of Arizona, 2000 – 2004
  • Database Application Developer, Deseret Mutual Benefits Administrator, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1999 – 2000

Research Interests

  • Virtual/distributed teams
  • Cross-border knowledge transfer
  • Computer mediated communication
  • Computer assisted learning
  • Collaborative project management

Research Grants

  • University of Manitoba International Conference Travel Grant, $1,343, 2005-2006
  • University Research Grant Program (URGP) of University of Manitoba, title of the research project: Knowledge Transfer in a Global Context, $5,303, 2007-2008

Referred Journal Articles

  • Chen, F., Nunamaker, J. F. Jr., Briggs, R. O., Corbitt, G., Sager, J. & Gardiner, S. C. (forthcoming). An Application of Focus Theory to Project Management Processes, Group Decision and Negotiation.
  • Sager, J. & Chen, F. (forthcoming). Integrating a Web-Based Discussion Forum and Student Peer Feedback into a High-Enrollment IS Class: Expectations and Outcomes, Journal of Learning in Higher Education.

  • Chen, F., Zhang, L., & Latimer, J. (forthcoming). An Exploratory Study of Social Loafing in Asynchronous Virtual Collaboration, International Journal of Information and Decision Sciences (IJIDS).

  • Chen, F., Bapuji, H., Dyck, B., & Wang, X. (2012). I Learned More Than I Taught: The Hidden Dimension of Learning in Intercultural Knowledge Transfer, The Learning Organization, 19(2), pp.109-120.

  • Zhang, L., Chen, F., & Latimer J. (2011) Managing Virtual Team Performance: An Exploratory Study of Social Loafing and Social Comparison, Journal of International Technology and Information Management, 20 (1), pp. 103-120.

  • Chen, F., & Sager, J. (2011). Effects of Tablet PC Use in the Classroom on Teaching and Learning Processes, Journal of Learning in Higher Education, 7(2), pp.55-67.

  • Chen, F., & Brabston, M. (2011). LAN Configuration and Analysis: Projects for the Data Communications and Networking Course, Journal of Information Systems Education, 22 (1), pp. 7-14.

  • Burgoon, J, Chen, F. & Twitcheell, D. (2010), Deception and its Detection Under Synchronous and Asynchronous Computer-Mediated Communication, Group Decision and Negotiation, 19(4), pp. 345-366 .
  • Chen, F., Sager, J., Corbitt, G. & Gardiner, S.C. (2008), Incorporating Virtual Teamwork Training into MIS Curricula, Journal of Information Systems Education, 19(1), pp.29 - 42.
  • Chen, F., Romano, N.C. Jr., & Nunamaker, J.F. Jr. (2006), A Collaborative Project Management Approach and Supporting Software Architecture, Journal of International Technology and Information Management, 15(2), pp. 1-16.

Referred Book Chapter

Chen, F. & R.O.Briggs. (Forthcoming) Theoretical Foundations of Productivity in Collaboration Science, in book Collaboration Science, Technologies, Processes and Applications, Eds R.O.Briggs and J.F. Nunamaker Jr., in book series Advances in MIS (Vladimir Zwass Series Editor).

Conference Proceedings

  • Chen, F. and Brabston, M. E. (2010), LAN Configuration and Analysis: Projects for the Data Communications and Networking Course, Academic Business World International Conference & International Conference on Learning and Administration in Higher Education Proceedings, May 31 – June 2, Nashville, TN, U.S.A., Best Paper Award
  • Chen, F., Zhang, L. & Latimer, J. (2010), Social Comparison or Social Loafing: A Study of Anonymous Ideation in Virtual Teams, Proceedings of the 43 rd Hawai'i Intentional Conference on System Sciences. Jan 5-8, Kauai, HI.
  • Chen, F. & Brabston, M. E. (2009), Total Cost of Ownership: A Project Integrating Multiple Topics for the Introductory IS Course, Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Informatics Education Research, Dec. 12 – 14, Phoenix, AZ.
  • Chen, F., Sager, J., Corbitt, G. & Sandoe, K. (2008), The Effects of Using a Tablet PC on Teaching and Learning Processes, Proceedings of the Fourteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems Americas Conference on Information Systems, Toronto, ON, Canada, August 14-17. Best Paper Award for the Track of Information Systems Education.
  • Chen, F. & Sager, J. (2007), Train to Work Effectively in Virtual Environments: A Framework of Virtual Team Competency, Proceedings of the Thirteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems Americas Conference on Information Systems , Keystone, Colorado, August 9 - August 12, U.S.A.
  • Chen, F., Wang, X., Bapuji, H. & Dyck, B. (2007), I Learned More Than I Taught: Exploring the Feedback Loop of Knowledge Transfer, Organizational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities 2007 International Conference, June 14-17, London, Canada.
  • Chen, F., Corbitt, G., Gardiner, S.C., Sager, J. & Morelli, F. S. (2005), Incorporating Distributed Teamwork and Collaborative Technology into MIS Curriculum, Proceedings of the Eleventh Americas Conference on Information Systems Americas Conference on Information Systems , August 11 - August 14, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.
  • Chen, F., Romano, N.C. Jr. & J.F. Nunamaker Jr. (2003), An Overview of a Collaborative Project Management Approach and Supporting Software. in D. Galletta and J. Ross, (Eds.) Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems. Aug 4-5. Tampa, FL, USA: Association for Information Systems.1303 - 1313.
  • Chen, F., Romano, N.C. Jr. & Nunamaker, J.F. Jr. (2003) A Collaborative Project Management Architecture. in R.H. Sprague Jr. and J.F. Nunamaker Jr., (Eds.) Proceedings of the Thirty-Sixth Hawai'i Intentional Conference on System Sciences. Jan 6-9, Waikoloa Village, Kona, HI: IEEE Computer Society Press. 15-26.
  • Romano , N.C. , Jr., Chen, F. & Nunamaker, J.F. Jr. (2002), Collaborative Project Management Software. in R.H.J. Sprague and J.F.J. Nunamaker, (Eds.) Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth Annual Hawai'i International Conference on Systems Sciences. Jan 3-6, Waikoloa Village Kona, HI: IEEE Computer Society Press. 234-243.

Conference Presentations

  • Burgoon, J & Chen, F. (2005) Communication Processes and Credibility in Computer-Mediated Communication, 20th Annual SIOP (Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology) Conference, Los Angeles, California, April 15-17
  • Burgoon, J, Chen, F. & Twitcheell, D. (2005), Effects of Synchronicity and Deception on Computer Mediated Communication, 55th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, New York, NY, May 26-30, 2005, Won the Top Eight Papers in Communication and Technology.

Teaching Inerests

  • Data management 
  • Data communications and networking  
  • Systems analysis and design
  • Enterprise-Wide System
  • Web development

Teaching Experiences

  • MIS 3510, System Analysis and Design (taught in 2005, 2011)
  • MIS 3520 , Data Communication and Networking (taught in 2004, 2005, 2007-2012)
  • MIS 2000, Information Systems for Management (taught in 2005 - 2011)
  • MIS 3500, Data Management (taught in 2010)
  • MIS 6150, Management of Information Systems and Technology (summer 2012, 2013)
  • MIS 4250, Special Topic - Enterprise-Wide System (Fall 2012)

Professional Memberships

  • Association for Information Systems, 2003 – present

Awards and Honors

  • Best Paper Award for Academic Business World International Conference & International Conference on Learning and Administration in Higher Education, May 31 – June 2, Nashville, TN, U.S.A.
  • Best Paper Award for the Track of Information Systems Education in the Fourteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems Americas Conference on Information Systems, Toronto, ON, Canada, August 14th-17th.
  • Top Eight Papers in Communication and Technology, 55th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, 2005, New York, NY, May 26-30, 2005
  • Graduate Registration Fellowship, University of Arizona, 2002 & 2003
  • Vice-president Research Fellowship, Utah State University, 1997-1998

 

Updated on April 25, 2013