UMUC Research and Scholarship

- 1st annual ShareFair poster session video
- University of Maryland University College (UMUC)
- Universities & colleges -- Faculty
- This is a video of the poster session.
- 2012 G8 Summit: Business preparedness, response, and impact in Frederick County, MD
- Landahl, Mark
- Emergency Management; Emergency preparedness in business; Preparedness
- The purpose of this study is to examine the use of information sources, preparedness actions, response actions, and impacts of an extraordinary international event on the business community in Frederick County, Maryland. The G8 summit drew 14 world...
- 2012 G8 Summit: Local business preparedness, response, and impacts
- Landahl, Mark
- Emergency management; Emergency preparedness in business; Preparedness
- This study examines the use of information sources, preparedness and response actions, and impacts of an extraordinary international event on the business community of Frederick County, MD. The G8 Summit, a meeting of the eight highly...
- 2nd Annual ShareFair 2012: Overview
- University of Maryland University College (UMUC)
- ShareFair
- 2nd Annual ShareFair on UMUC Faculty Research and Scholarship September 20, 2012 Noon-3pm Largo Auditorium/1st Floor Hallway/Classroom 1380 Schedule: 12:00-12:30pm Lunch starts promptly at noon: Welcome Comments from Actin Provost Marie Cini...
- 2nd Annual ShareFair 2012: Poster session presentation
- University of Maryland University College (UMUC)
- ShareFair
- 2nd Annual ShareFair on UMUC Faculty Research and Scholarship September 20, 2012 Noon-3pm Largo Auditorium/1st Floor Hallway/Classroom 1380 Schedule: 12:00-12:30pm Lunch starts promptly at noon: Welcome Comments from Actin Provost Marie Cini...
- 360 degree perspective on CSR
- Mann, Clarence J.
- Corporate social responsibility; Corporate governance; Social responsibility of business; Business enterprises;
- The purpose of this study is to formulate a framework and rationale for assessing and determining the ways in which the full range of a company’s operations can be managed and performed in ways that not only do no harm to a country’s physical...
- "How to get published" panel
- Wyzalek, John; Renda-Tanali, Irmak; Liebowitz, Jay; Aje, John
- Writing for publicaion; Faculty publishing; Higher education
- This is a video of the panel discussion. Free registration is required to view this webcast.
- Ability to advance knowledge in a trans-global learning environment
- Bricker, Suzane
- Knowledge transfer; Online learning; Technology -- Study & teaching
- Knowledge is an invaluable commodity whose transference must be facilitated by educators through technological means. Thus, while the boundaries of “traditional society” appear to be stretching beyond the breaking point, those who guide a...
- Abused men versus old-school feminism how a movement founded to protect and advocate for equal gender rights evolved to a philosophy which denies victims their status based solely on gender
- Mally, Natacha
- Family violence
- A husband will never fear his potential violent wife; therefore, it is impossible for her to exert psychological and social control over her husband through the use of violence (Jacobson et al., 1994). This denial of possible husband abuse seems...
- Active use of social media and online learner engagement and development
- Blaschke, Lisa Marie
- Distance education; Social media; Online learning; Higher education -- Effect of technological innovations on; Educational technology
- This research project was undertaken during the spring semester 2012 within the OMDE601 Foundations of Distance Education and E-learning course, the first course that graduate students take upon entering the Master of Distance Education and...
- Advanced web-based education: The next five years and beyond
- Uskov, Vladimir
- Web-based instruction
- Featuring Vladimir L. Uskov, PhD, professor of Computer Science and Information Systems and co-director of the InterLabs Research Institute, Bradley University. Dr. Uskov discussed technology and instructional approaches for advanced Web-based...
- Advances in financial decision making: Past, present, and future
- Howard, James A.
- Decision making; Cognitive psychology; Neurosciences; Human behavior
- This paper will employ a model comprised of five components (Rules of Thumb/Heuristics, Rational Being/Theory, Cognitive Psychology/Behavioral Finance, Neuroscience, and the Unconscious Mind) for conducting a qualitative meta-analysis of the...
- Agile project management and the creation of intellectual property
- Gonzalez, Winston
- Intellectual property; New product development; Project management; Agile project management; Innovation
- The purpose of the research is to advance knowledge in the area of agile project management and its applicability to the creation and management of different types of intellectual property.
- Anatomy of corporate decline: A symbolic interactionism approach to the manager's observations, understanding, and response
- Buikema, Ronald J.
- Organizational change; Organizational sustainability
- The purpose of this research is to analyze the process of corporate decline, with emphasis on the inception of decline, to develop an anatomy, including a definition of organizational decline, to identify decline precursors that may be observed,...
- Assessing focal points in homeland security and emergency management research and practice through content analysis method: Creating a knowledge area map for the curriculum at UMUC
- Renda-Tanali, Irmak
- Research -- Methodology; Information retrieval; Curriculum planning; Curricula (Courses of study); National security; Emergency management
- Abstract: This research identified important focus areas associated with the fields of Homeland Security and Emergency Management through a survey of the literature published in the well known online scholarly journal, Journal of Homeland security...
- Assessing focal points in homeland security and emergency management research and practice through content analysis method: Creating a knowledge area map for the curriculum at UMUC
- Renda-Tanali, Irmak
- Research -- Methodology; Information retrieval; Curriculum planning; Curricula (Courses of study); National security; Emergency management
- This poster identified important focus areas associated with the fields of Homeland Security and Emergency Management through a survey of the literature published in the well known online scholarly journal, Journal of Homeland Security and...
- Assessing the applicability and utility of the megacommunity model: a case study in law enforcement information sharing and applicability to broader issues of intelligence management
- McWeeney, Thomas
- Assessment; Management -- study & teaching; Intelligence service; Community relations; University of Maryalnd University College; Information sharing
- The purpose of this project was to begin an assessment of the extent to which the practical solutions offered by the Megacommunities model are relevant to the cross-boundary problems of intelligence management in the 21st Century. This project...
- Assessing the benefits of online scenario simulation tools in security-related studies at UMUC
- Renda-Tanali, Irmak
- Simulation methods; Classroom simulators; Simulation of crimes
- INTRODUCTION Today, teaching the core concepts and underlying theories that constitute the backbone of Homeland Security and Emergency Management education effectively is an ongoing challenge faced by many higher education institutions. Teaching of...
- Assessing the benefits of online scenario simulation tools in security-related studies at UMUC
- Renda-Tanali, Irmak
- Simulation methods; Classroom simulators; Simulation of crimes
- Abstract: This research aimed at capturing the effectiveness of computerized simulation tools used in security related courses in online classroom environments at UMUC on student learning. The researcher identified one graduate course and 3...
- Assessing the benefits of online scenario simulation tools in security-related studies at UMUC
- Renda-Tanali, Irmak
- Simulation methods; Classroom simulators; Simulation of crimes
- Abstract: This research aimed at capturing the effectiveness of computerized simulation tools used in security related courses in online classroom environments at UMUC on student learning. The researcher identified one graduate course and 3...