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Greg Anderson

Professor,
Information Systems
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Biography

Greg has over 30 years of industry experience, was Chair of Computer Science at Weber State University for almost 9 years, and currently Associate Chair in the Information Systems department at BYU. He is a co-author of Connecting with Computer Science (2nd edition) and Looking at CA-Visual Objects. He also has been a contributing editor of several magazines. He has also spoken at top Information Systems conferences ICIS, HICSS, AMCIS, SIGMIS, SIGED, SIGCSE, PACIS, ECIS, FIE, and EDSIGCon.

Education

  • PhD, Technology Management, Indiana State University, 2010
  • Master's Level Certificate, Information Assurance, University of Maryland University College, 2005
  • Masters, MBA with IS emphasis, Univ. of Colorado, 2002
  • BA, Computer Science with IS Minor, Weber State University, 1989

Group Affiliations

  • ACM — 2012–0
  • AIS — 2012–0
  • AITP — AITP is the leading worldwide society of professionals in information technology — 2013–2017

Selected Publications

  • "How Can Chatbots Improve the Gender Gap in Information Systems?", Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2024
  • "Model Curriculum Update", Model Curriculum Update (ISCAP/EDSIGCON), ISCAP/EDSIGCON 2022, 2022
  • "A Chatbot Tutor Can Lessen the Gender Confidence Gap in Information Systems Learning", HICSS-55, 2022
  • "Team Building with Video Games: Explaining Team Performance with Flow Theory", 2021
  • "TUTORIAL: MAPPING YOUR INSTITUTIONAL CURRICULUM TO THE IS2020 COMPETENCY MODEL", SIGED (ICIS), 2021
  • "Team Building Through Team Video Games: Randomized Controlled Trial", Edition 4, Volume 9, Pages e28896, JMIR Serious Games, 2021
  • "The Effect of Help Seeking on Creative Self-Efficacy of IS Students", AMCIS 2021, 2021
  • "Experiential Learning Through a Week Long Information Systems Case Study", 54th Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science, 2021
  • "IS 2020: Developing an ACM/AIS Information Systems Model Curriculum for Undergraduate Programs (ICIS)", ICIS, 2020
  • "Educational Disruption \& Rising Faculty Expectations", 2020
  • "ACM / AIS IS2020: Updating the IS Model Curriculum (AMCIS)", AMCIS 2020, 2020
  • "IS2020: Updating the Information Systems Model Curriculum (SIGCSE)", 2020
  • "ACM / AIS IS2020 Task Force: Updating the Model Curriculum", ICIS 2019 SIGED, 2019
  • "Student Retention in Information Systems Majors: The Role of Creative Self-Efficacy", ICIS 2019 SIGED, 2019
  • "IS2020: Updating the IS Model Curriculum (EDSIGCON)", EDSIGCON 2019, 2019
  • "ACM / AIS IS2020 Taskforce: Updating the Model Curriculum", AMCIS 2019, 2019
  • "Optimizing Software Team Performance with Cultural Differences", Proceedings of the 52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Page 10, HICSS Conference, Hawaii, 2019
  • "Team Video Gaming for Team Building: Effects on Team Performance", AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction, Edition 4, Volume 10, Pages 205-231, 2018
  • "The Effect of Software Team Personality Composition on Learning and Performance: Making the “Dream” Team", HICSS 2018, 2018
  • "The Effects of Video Gaming on Work Group Performance", International Conference on Information Systems, 2016
  • "Increase Team Cohesion by Playing Cooperative Video Games", CrossTalk, Edition Jan/Feb 2015, Volume 28, Page 5, U.S. Department of Defense, HAFB Layton, UT, 2015
  • "The Effects of Team Flow on Performance: A Video Game Experiment", SIGHCI at ICIS, 2014
  • "Connecting with Computer Science. 2nd Edition", Edition 2, Cengage, 2010
  • "Connecting with Computer Science. 1st Edition", Edition 1, Cengage, 2005
  • "RoboHelp to the Software Development Rescue", Access VB SQL Advisor, 2003
  • "Easy Handheld Development with AppForge MobileVB and Visual Basic", Access VB SQL Advisor, 2002
  • "A Cut Above, ReportPro for Windows", Database Advisor, 1995
  • "Code Blocks, Plain and Simple", Clipper Advisor, 1995
  • "Icons are Worth a Thousand Words", Clipper Advisor, 1995
  • "In the Blink of an Eye", Clipper Advisor, 1995
  • "Looking at CA-Visual Objects", APPtitude Press, 1995
  • "Now Anyone Can Write Programs!", Clipper Advisor, 1995
  • "ISCAP Initiative - Curriculum Update", ISCAP/EDSIGCON 2021
  • "Updating the Information Systems Curriculum: The ACM / AIS IS2020 Joint Project", ACM SIGMIS Computers and People Research
  • ""Increase Team Cohesion by Playing Cooperative Video Games""
  • "Visual FoxPro 4 Primer", Waite Group

Experience

Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Teaching Professor, Brigham Young University, 2012–0
  • Associate Professor, Weber State University, 2008–2012
  • Chair of Computer Science, Weber State University, 2003–2012
  • Assistant Professor, Weber State University, 2001–2008
  • Adjunct Faculty, Weber State University, 1989–1992

Professional

  • Senior Project Manager, APPtitude Seminars, 1992–1995
  • Software Engineer, Alta Health Strategies, 1989–1992
  • Software Engineer, Medical Software Systems, 1987–1989
  • Software Engineer, Davis County School District, 1985–1987

Awards

  • 2021 Glenn D. Ardis Teaching Professorship, 2021
  • 2019 J. Owen Cherrington Service Award, BYU Marriott School of Business Information Systems Department, 2019
  • Marriott School Teaching Excellence Award, Marriott School, 2018
  • LeAnn Albrecht Fellow, 2017
  • Bateman Student Choice Award 2017, BYU Marriott School, 2017
  • Bateman Student Choice Award 2014, BYU Marriott School, 2014
  • Distinguished Service Award, Weber State University, 2012

Languages

  • Spanish

BYU Citizenship

  • Rank and Status — Committee/Council Member — September 2017–May 2023
  • Faculty Advisory Council — Committee/Council Member — August 2019–April 2022
  • Club Mentor for Introverts in Business — Other — November 2019–April 2021
  • Department MSM Website Committee — Committee/Council Member — September 2016–2019
  • Associate Chair — Other — September 2019–0
  • Curriculum — Committee/Council Chair — September 2019–0
  • IS Study Abroad — Other — September 2019–0
  • College Minors Committee — Committee/Council Member — August 2019–0
  • IS Core — Committee/Council Member — June 2018–August 2019
  • College Inclusion Committee Member — Committee/Council Member — September 2017–August 2019
  • IS Department Fall Core Coordinator — Committee/Council Chair — July 2017–August 2019
  • IS Newsletter — Committee/Council Chair — October 2013–December 2018
  • College Curriculum Committee — Committee/Council Member — September 2018–0
  • Social Committee — Committee/Council Member — November 2012–August 2018
  • ISYS201 Review Committee — Committee/Council Member — July 2012–August 2018
  • BSIS Admissions — Committee/Council Chair — May 2018–0
  • IS Bachelors Admission Committee — Committee/Council Member — September 2014–April 2018
  • AITP National Collegiate Conference — Committee/Council Chair — April 2013–August 2017
  • MISM Admissions Committee — Committee/Council Member — May 2015–0
  • IS Core Committee — Committee/Council Member — September 2014–0
  • IS Masters Admission Committee — Committee/Council Member — September 2014–0
  • NAC Information Systems Department Rep — Committee/Council Member — October 2013–0
  • Employer Outreach — Committee/Council Member — September 2012–0

Professional Citizenship

  • BlackUp, Board Member, January 2020–0
  • ACM/AIS 2020 I.S. Task Force, Committee/Council Member, February 2019–0
  • CrossTalk Journal of Defense Software Engineering, Board Member, July 2015–0
  • CrossTalk Journal of Defense Software Engineering, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, August 2011–0
  • ASQ - American Society for Quality (Software Quality Professional Journal), Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, October 2016–2018
  • ICIS 2013, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, October 2013–October 2013

Consulting

  • Summerhays Music — Database Administration, Application Development, Web Development — July 2006–0
  • Hutchison & Steffen — Database Expert Witness — December 2014–April 2015
  • Wind River Oil — Software Design and Engineering — January 2014–October 2014
  • Woods Jewelry — Application Development — 2006–2012
  • Kroeger — Application Development — 1995–2003
  • Intermountain Healthcare — Application Development, Training — 1995–2001
  • Consumers Energy — Application Development — 1995–1996
  • Evans and Sutherland — Database Designer — 1987–1987