Professor of Information Systems Technologies
Contact Information:
Office: DV 137F
Phone: 801-395-3548
Email: let@weber.edu
EDUCATION:
Brigham Young University, USA
Ph.D. (Information Management), August 1991
Honors: Beta Gamma Sigma National Scholastic Honor Society
Golden Key National Honor Society
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
MLS, December 1985
Honors: National Dean’s List
Beta Phi Mu
Wuhan University, China
BS (Information Science), July 1983 (Wuhan University was then the 5th-ranking university in China with the 1st-ranking information science program in the nation)
Honors: Outstanding Student Award
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION & TRAINING:
ERICSSON CHINA ACADEMY
Training on Knowledge Era and Information Industry Development
(September 2002)
COMPUMASTER
Training on E-Commerce (October 2000)
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
Oracle Training on SQL & PL/SQL (September 2000)
NOVELL INC.
Certified Novell Instructor (May 1996)
UNISYS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Certificate in Basic UNIX Fundamentals (September 1993)
Certificate in Extended UNIX Fundamentals (September 1993)
REVELATION TECHNOLOGIES TRAINING SCHOOL
Certificate in Continuing Programming in Advanced Revelation (June 1990)
Certificate in Continued Development in Advanced Revelation (June 1990)
TANDEM COMPUTERS TRAINING SCHOOL
Certificate in Application Programming with PATHWAY (May 1990)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:
AIS (Association for Information Systems)
CAST-USA (Chinese Association for Science and Technology in the U.S.)
¨ National Board of Directors (Nov. 2000 – Nov. 2003)
¨ President of Utah Chapter (January 2002 – Return to China in May 2002)
¨ Vice President of Utah Chapter (January – December 2001)
¨ Secretary General of Utah Chapter (January – December 2000)
¨ Board of Directors of Utah Chapter (January 2000 – December 2003)
WRSA (Western Returned Scholars Association)
JOB EXPERIENCE:
Weber State University (Department of Information Systems & Technologies, Goddard School of Business & Economics) (July 1998 – Present)
1. Professor of IS&T (July 1, 2006 – Present)
Taught or teaching Software Development I, E-Commerce/Web Development, IT for Businesses, and Enterprise Software Development courses
Effectively served as:
Chair of the IS&T Faculty-Search Committee
Member of the School MBA Program Committee
Effectively serving as:
Member of the School MBA Admissions Committee
Member of the School Rank, Tenure, and Promotion Committee
2. Associate Professor of IS&T (July 2003 – June 30, 2006)
Taught Introduction to IS&T, E-Commerce/Web Development, Systems Analysis and Design, Software Development I (Java Programming), and Software Development II (Advanced Java Programming) courses
Effectively served as:
WSU Faculty Senator
Chair of the IS&T Department Faculty-Search Committee
Member of the Business School Dean-Search Committee
Member of WSU’s MBA Admissions Committee
3. On University-Approved Leave (May 2002 – May 2003)
Working in Liaoning, China (see next section of the resume)
4. Co-Chair of the IS&T Department & Associate Professor of IS&T (Jan. 2001 – May 2002)
While bearing the responsibilities of faculty affairs and sharing the responsibilities of curriculum management, co-managed every aspect of the department with the other co-chair
Taught Database Design & Implementation and Client/Server Development courses, coordinated Individual Projects and Cooperative Experience courses
Effectively served as:
WSU Faculty Senator
Member of WSU Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Committee
Member of WSU Teaching and Learning Technologies Roundtable
5. Associate Professor (August 2000 – December 2000)
Taught Database Design & Implementation course
Effectively served as:
Member of WSU Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Committee
Member of WSU Teaching and Learning Technologies Roundtable
6. Acting Chair of the IS&T Department & Associate Professor of IS&T (May – August 2000)
Managed all aspects of the department
Taught Database Design & Implementation course, coordinated Individual Projects and Cooperative Experience courses
Effectively served as:
Member of WSU Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Committee
Member of WSU Teaching and Learning Technologies Roundtable
Member of the WSU Diversity Learning Task Force
7. Assistant Professor (July 1998 – April 2000)
Taught Visual Basic Programming and Systems Analysis and Design courses, coordinated Individual Projects and Cooperative Experience courses
Effectively served as:
Member of WSU Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Committee
Member of WSU Teaching and Learning Technologies Roundtable
Member of the WSU Diversity Learning Task Force
Liaoning Provincial Department of Information Industry, China
Deputy Director General of the Department (May 2002 – May 2003)
Managed international cooperation of the IT field between Liaoning Province (a province of about 42 million people) and countries/regions throughout the world
Hosted or met with top leaders of well-known IT companies throughout the world (such as Hewlett Packard, Sony, Ericsson, etc.) on behalf of Liaoning Province and promoted IT cooperation between Liaoning and these companies
Co-drafted the logistics-management framework for the province
Participated in decisions on IT-related provincial initiatives
Proposed international-IT-cooperation-related measures that were widely accepted throughout the province
Southern Utah University (Business Administration Department, College of Business) (September 1995 – June 1998)
Assistant Professor of Information Systems (Sep. 1995 – June 1998)
Taught 119 quarter credit hours of information systems courses to over 900 graduate and undergraduate students. Subjects taught include Advanced Database, Systems Analysis and Design, Local Area Networks, NT Networks Management, Accounting Information Systems, MS Office Technologies, Operating Systems, and Webpage Design, etc.
Developed and delivered the university’s first EdNet class in IS
Developed and taught two new IS courses (Systems Analysis and Design and NT Networks Management) for the department
Played a key role in converting the IS program from quarter system to semester system
Effectively served as:
SUU Faculty Senator
Chairman of the BA Department Teaching Evaluation Committee
Member of Business College Dean Selection Committee
Member of the BA Department Faculty Recruitment Committee
Member of the University Laptop User Committee
Member of the University Academic Computing Users Committee
Dynix Inc. (a software company of over 1,000 employees worldwide and an international leader in library automation systems) (November 1990 – August 1995)
1. Development Manager (March 1994 - August 1995)
Supervised and coordinated all software development efforts in the School Division. Responsibilities also included budgeting, recruiting, training, etc. As the chief developer in the division, participated in the development of Dynix Software Releases 143 and 150
Was recognized by top management for important contributions
Effectively served as:
member of Dynix Product Round Table
member of School Division Management Team
member of Dynix Programming Standards Committee
member of School Division Product Committee
2. Senior Development Programmer/Analyst (Oct. 1992 – Mar. 1994)
As the leading programmer/analyst in the School Division, headed the School Division’s software development efforts, co-developed Dynix Software Release 135.3, and served as the “software expertise center” for the entire division
Co-represented Dynix, Inc. at three national conventions
Co-starred in two company ads in three national journals and magazines
3. Database Programming Team Leader (Sep. 1991 – Oct. 1992)
Recruited and trained new database programmers for the School Division, set team goals and coordinated team efforts, and ensured that the database programming team was never a problem in the product delivery process
As the Senior Database Programmer, expanded and enhanced the School Division’s database conversion utility package, converted databases for over 100 libraries, and provided continuous database support to clients
4. Database Programmer (Nov. 1990 – Sep. 1991)
Developed the School Division’s database conversion procedures and much of its utility package (wrote over 400 programs) during this time, converted databases for over 50 libraries, and laid a solid foundation for the School Division’s database processing
Was recognized as the Employee of the Quarter in April 1991
Knowledge Data Systems, Inc. (a medical software company of about 100 employees) (February 1990 - November 1990)
Systems Programmer (February 1990 - November 1990)
Co-developed the company’s Laboratory Information System using COBOL and Screen COBOL, enhanced the company’s Microbiology Information System (wrote or modified over 100 AREV windows and R:BASIC programs and fixed over 200 problems in the existing software), and wrote in-house utility programs using AREV
Was recognized by the top management for outstanding performances before the company was sold during Fall 1990
Brigham Young University (Department of Information Management, Marriot School of Management) (1986-1990)
1. Instructor (Summer 1989)
Taught Advanced Programming Languages course to graduates and senior undergraduates for the Information Management Department. Subjects taught included SQL, QBE, R:Base, Relational Algebra, and Relational Calculus.
2. Teaching Assistant (1986-1989)
Assisted various professors many times with the following courses:
Business Computer Programming
Advanced COBOL Programming
4th-Generation Programming Languages
Database Management
Advanced Systems Analysis and Design
Documentation and Information Retrieval
Advanced Information Science
Responsibilities included conducting help sections, grading homework and exams (critiqued and corrected more than 2,000 computer programs written in various 3rd- and 4th-generation languages), and writing sample programs and solutions.
3. Administrative Assistant (1988)
Assisted the chairman of the Information Management Department with faculty file organization and employment records maintenance
4. Research Assistant (1986, 1988)
Worked with various professors
Responsibilities included administering surveys, writing statistical programs to process survey data, analyzing data using standard statistical procedures, writing research summaries, and building subject collections.
RESEARCH &
PUBLICATIONS:Refereed Publications
1. Taowen Le, Wayne Huang, Jin Zhang: “China as a Software Outsourcing Outlet: Status, Enabling Factors, International Impact, and Growth Determinants”, Proceedings of 2007 International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking, and Mobile Computing (Sponsored by IEEE, etc.; Shanghai, China, September 21-25, 2007), PP 6115-6121.
2. Wayne Huang, Taowen Le, X. Li, S. Gandha: “Categorizing Web Features and Functions to Evaluate Commercial Websites: An Assessment Framework and an Empirical Investigation of Australian Companies”, Industrial Management & Data Systems (a SCI Index journal), PP 523-539, No. 4, Vol. 106, 2006.
3. Lori Klamo, K.L. Wang, Taowen Le, Wayne Huang: “Successfully Implementing e-Government: Fundamental Issues and a Case Study in USA”, Electronic Government: An International Journal, PP 158-173, No. 2, Vol. 3, 2006.
4. Taowen Le, “Software Industry in China: Challenges & Strategies”, Proceedings of the Pre-ICIS 2004 International Symposium (Sponsored by ICIS; Washington D.C., December 11, 2004), PP 121-134.
5. Taowen Le: “Achieving Breakthroughs in Both Quantity and Quality of Foreign Investment in the IT Industry of Liaoning Province”, Liaoning Work, PP 20-22, No. 1, 2003.
(Liaoning Work is not a typical academic journal. It is the official government journal of Liaoning Province. Though governors are typically not involved in the refereeing process, this particular article was examined by Liaoning Province’s governor, vice governor, and many others including IT professionals before it was accepted into this journal. This article has since received national recognition in China and has been selected by two of China’s national organizations (Ba Jin Literature Academy & China Development Series Editing Office) to be included in their joint series publication On Modern China).
6. Wei Lu, Jia Du, Jin Zhang, Feicheng Ma, Taowen Le: “Internet Development in China”, Journal of Information Science (JIS), PP207-223, No. 3, 2002.
7. Taowen Le: “Economic Development Strategies of Utah State in the Western United States”, Journal of Western Returned Scholars Association, PP 30-32, No. 4, 2000. (This is a high-profile journal in China. All members of the editorial board are well-known scholars in China.)
8. Taowen Le: “A Look at Western China Development from the Perspective of Utah’s Economic Growth”, Proceedings of Symposium on 21st Century China and Globalization: Problems and Counter-Measures (August 8-10, 2000), PP 109-119. (One of the 42 papers published among nearly 150 papers submitted)
9. Taowen Le: “Where Would Systems Analysts Fit in an Open Source Environment?” Journal of the Utah Academy, PP176-184, Vol. 76, 1999.
10. Taowen Le: “Conversion of Scientific and Technological Findings in a Knowledge-Based Economy”, Information Forum (Quarterly), PP 2-6, No. 1, 1999, March 1999.
11. Taowen Le: “Information Systems Development in China: Challenges and Opportunities”, Journal of the Utah Academy, PP101-110, Vol. 75, 1998.
12. Taowen Le, Yong Xia, & Guanyuan Xu: "On Privatization of Libraries", Library Information Service of Zhejiang Universities and Colleges Quarterly, PP 1-4, No. 4, 1997, December 1997.
13. Taowen Le: "Selecting a Library Automation System", Journal of Academic Libraries, PP 29-34, No. 5, Vol. 15, September 1997.
14. Taowen Le: "Union Catalog: On or Off the Network", Journal of Library and Information Science of Shanghai Colleges and Universities, PP 1-5, No.3, Vol. 7, September 1997.
Professional Journal Publications
1. Taowen Le: “Recalling the Days of Dynix”, Trade Wind, PP 63-67, No. 1, 2001.
2. Taowen Le: “A Few Thoughts on Western China Development”, Highlights of China, PP 48-49, No. 5, 2001.
3. Taowen Le: “A Look at Western China Development from the Perspective of Utah’s Economic Growth”, Trade Wind, PP 32-37, No. 2, 2000.
4. Taowen Le: “Utah and Religion”, Trade Wind, PP 13-14, No. 2, 1999.
5. Taowen Le: “Seven Ways to Motivate Apathetic Students”, Teaching for Success: the Journal of Critical Success Factor Teaching, No. 5, Vol. 9, August 1997.
6. Taowen Le: “Are You Teaching Up to Your Principles?” Teaching for Success: the Journal of Critical Success Factor Teaching, No. 4, Vol. 9, April 1997.
7. Taowen Le: “Sharpening the Ax Improves Woodcutting”, Teaching for Success: the Journal of Critical Success Factor Teaching, No. 2, Vol. 9, February 1997.
Business Column Publications:
1. Taowen Le: “How Safe Are Your Information Systems?” Spectrum December 22, 1996.
2. Taowen Le: “Teamwork Drives Business Success”, Spectrum, May
16, 1996.
3. Taowen Le: “Managing Changes: A Must for Business”, Spectrum, March 10, 1996.
Unpublished Research Papers/Theses:
1. Taowen Le: “Will Systems Analysts Survive the ‘Open-Source Revolution’?” March 2000.
2. Taowen Le: “Internet and Its Social Implications”, April 1997.
3. Taowen Le, Gary W. Hansen, and Stephen W. Liddle: “Deriving Cardinalities in a Semantic Model”, Research at Brigham Young University, January 1992.
4. Taowen Le: “An Examination of Two Aspects of Entity-Relationship Data Model Equivalence”, Doctoral Dissertation, July 1991.
5. Taowen Le: “Decision Making in the Provo and Orem Public Libraries”, Master’s Research Report, December 1985.
6. Taowen Le: “An Exploration of Psychological Behavior of Information Users”, Thesis, July 1983.
KEYNOTE SPEECHES & PRESENTATIONS DELIVERED:
1. Keynote speech titled "Opportunities in China" at Annual Conference of Chinese Association for Science & Technology - Utah Chapter, Salt Lake City, Utah, December 4, 2004
2. Keynote speech at IT Face-to-Face Conference, Shenyang, China; October 21, 2002 (Photo and speech were published in Sm@rtPartner Computer Products and Logistics, P 4, No. 18, Vol. 2, November 11, 2002)
3. Keynote presentation titled “NBA and Computers: On American Computer Software Education” at Annual Conference of Computer Software Association of Liaoning Province, Dalian, Liaoning, China, August 17, 2002
4. Keynote speech at the Opening Ceremony of Dalian Aerospace Data Resource Research Center, Dalian, China; July 26, 2002 (Speech was referenced with photo on P19 of Dalian Informatization, No. 8, 2002)
5. Keynote speech at World-class Manufacturing and Business Informatization Conference, Shenyang, China, June 6, 2002.
OTHER CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
1. Taowen Le: "Software Industry in China: Challenges & Strategies", Pre-ICIS 2004 International Symposium, Washington D.C., December 11, 2004.
2. Taowen Le: “A Look at Western China Development from the Perspective of Utah’s Economic Growth.” 2000 US-China Conference on Science, Technology, and Business, Washington D.C., November 17-19, 2000.
3. Taowen Le: “A Look at Western China Development from the Perspective of Utah’s Economic Growth.” Symposium on “21st Century China and Globalization: Problems and Counter-Measures, Beijing, China, August 8-10, 2000.
4. Taowen Le: “Where Would Systems Analysts Fit in an Open Source Environment?” 1999 Conference of Utah Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, Provo, Utah, April 9, 1999.
5. Taowen Le: "Information Systems Development in China: Challenges and Opportunities", 1998 Conference of Utah Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 3, 1998.
6. Taowen Le: “Delivering Teaching Materials on the Web”, Fifth Annual Southern Utah Regional Faculty Development Conference, Cedar City, Utah, September 18, 1997.
7. Taowen Le: “Helping Students Become More Effective Learners”, Fifth Annual Southern Utah Regional Faculty Development Conference, Cedar City, Utah, September 18, 1997.
8. Taowen Le: “Homepage Design for Accountants”, 1997 Annual CPA Conference, Cedar City, Utah, August 21, 1997.
9. Taowen Le: “Internet and Its Social Implications”, 1997 Conference of Utah Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, Ogden, Utah, April 11, 1997.
CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION:
Pre-ICIS 2004 International Symposium, Washington D.C., December 11, 2004. (Served as a member of the program committee and also a conference session chair)
Annual Conference of Chinese Association for Science & Technology – Utah Chapter, Salt Lake City, November 2001. (Served as the primary organizer of the conference)
Annual Conference of Chinese Association for Science & Technology – Utah Chapter, Salt Lake City, November 2000. (Served as a co-organizer of the conference)
GRANTS RECEIVED:
Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) Grant (1999)
Chunhui Grant of China (1997)
Southern Utah University LCTI grant (1995)
BOOK/PROPOSAL REVIEWS:
Evaluated University of Utah’s IS degree proposal (2001)
Evaluated Weber State University’s diversity grant proposals (1999)
Evaluated grant proposal for Utah Higher Education System (1998)
Reviewed textbook Compact Internet (1997)
INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS TAUGHT:
By invitation, taught the following seminars and workshops to university faculty and other information services professionals at various institutions and organizations.
1. IT Seminar, sponsored by Wuhan University of Technologies, Wuhan, China; June 12, 2007. Made the following presentation: "NBA and IT: An Observation and Analysis of American IT Education"
2. IT Seminar; sponsored by Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; May 29, 2006. Made the following presentation:
“A Look at China’s Software Industry Development from the Perspective of US Software Industry History”
3. IT Industry Seminar; sponsored by Dalian University of Technologies, Dalian, China; June 24, 2005. Made the following presentation:
“IT Trends 2005”
4. IT Industry Seminar; sponsored by Dalian University of Technologies, Dalian, China; June 30, 2004. Made the following presentation:
“Contemporary Trends of the IT Industry”
5. Networked Information Management and Services Workshop; sponsored by Fujian Province Steering Committee of Library and Information Services, Fuzhou, China; July 30-31, 1998. Made the following presentations:
“Information Services in the Information Age”
“Acquiring an Information System”
“Database Publishing on the Web”
6. Information Services Workshop; sponsored by Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; July 27-28, 1998. Made the following presentations:
“Database Publishing on the Web”
“Principles of Successful Systems Development”
7. Electronic Information Resources Utilization and Management Workshop; sponsored by Eastern China Normal University, Shanghai, China; July 23-24, 1998. Made the following presentations:
“Information Services in the Information Age”
“Principles of Successful Systems Development”
8. Information and Future Seminar; sponsored by Wuxue City Education Committee, Wuxue, China; June 27, 1998. Made the following presentation:
“Information Industry and the Future of Our Society”
9. Networked Information Services Seminar; sponsored by Beijing Document Services, Beijing, China; June 23-27, 1997. Made the following presentations:
“Marketing on the Internet”
“Characteristics & Service Scopes of Internet Service Providers”
“File Transfer Across the Net”
“Principles and Techniques of Systems Analysis & Design”
10. Library Services in a Networked Environment Workshop; sponsored by Fudan University, Shanghai, China; June 11-12, 1997. Made the following presentations:
“Union Cataloging: On or Off the Network”
“Acquiring a Library Automation System”
11. Information Superhighway and Library Services Seminar; sponsored by Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, June 9-11, 1997. Made the following presentations:
“Acquisition and Development of Library Automation Systems”
“Internet and Library”
“Homepage Design and HTML”
12. Systems Development Seminar; sponsored by Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Summer 1987. Made the following presentations:
“Systems Analysis and Design”
“Computer Programming Using 4th-Generation Languages”
DOMESTIC SEMINARS TAUGHT:
1. Career Development Seminar, sponsored by the Chinese Student & Scholars Association at University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; July 15, 2006. Made the following presentation: "Career Building"
2. Business Communication Seminar; sponsored by Chinese Association for Science and Technology – Utah Chapter, Salt Lake City, Utah; 1999. Made the following presentation: "Business Writing"
GENERAL WRITINGS:
1. Taowen Le: "Communication Erases Prejudice", People's Daily (Overseas Edition), March 29, 1999.
2. Taowen Le: “ Don’t Be As Lonely As I Once Was”, People’s Daily (Overseas Edition), February 15, 1999.
3. Taowen Le: “ An Honest American College Student”, People’s Daily (Overseas Edition), February 1, 1999.
4. Taowen Le: “Remember the Help We Once Received”, People’s Daily (Overseas Edition), February 12, 1997.