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Listing of Course Committees for the 2021-2023 Term

In the College of Information Sciences and Technology, undergraduate courses are updated and maintained by course committees. Committee membership is determined by general knowledge of the content associated with the course and frequency and/or recency of teaching experience with the course.

In general, the role of the course committee is to work closely with the Associate Dean of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies, the Faculty Director of Undergraduate Studies, and Faculty Program Coordinators to a) maintain agreement on a common 80% of course content, b) coordinate assessment efforts when asked, and c) respond to course-related questions and concerns. Specific responsibilities of course committees and chair persons follow.

CHAIR* responsibilities include:

  • responding to requests for documentation about the course
  • discussing the course with faculty who are newly assigned to teach the course
  • leading discussions about, making assignments regarding, and/or reviewing course revisions in-residence and online, when necessary
  • reviewing and approving new instances of the course for online delivery
  • authoring course change proposals, when necessary
  • assisting in leading course assessment efforts, when asked
  • calling and facilitating meetings of the committee to discuss issues raised about the course
  • communicating course committee recommendations to faculty, faculty leaders, and/or administrators

COMMITTEE MEMBER responsibilities include:

  • sharing course materials and best practices with instructors assigned to teach the course
    • Note: Information about courses resides on this site’s Course Materials page
    • Note: Statewide Faculty Meetings are another venue for sharing materials and best practices
  • participating in discussions about, authoring, and/or reviewing course revisions in-residence and online, when necessary
  • reviewing new instances of the course for online delivery, when asked
  • participating in the development and deployment of assessment tools (rubrics or tests) for use in curricular assessment process, when asked
  • reviewing and responding to issues raised about the course

List of Course Committees 2021-2023 (chairs and members)

* The committee chairperson for each course committee is indicated with an asterisk in the tables below.

Cyber 100: Computer Systems Literacy
nxg13Nick Giacobe - UP*
mrb24Mike Bartolacci - Berks
nxd13Nannette D'Imperio - Brandywine
bkg113Brian Gardner - Schuylkill
lwg111Larry Garvin - Altoona
jch164John Henry - Mont Alto
afk119Angela Kern - Harrisburg
tup77Todd Price - Altoona

Cyber 262: Cyber-Defense Studio
pxl20Peng Liu - UP*
jzb545Jennifer Breese - Greater Allegheny
dmh411David Hozza - UP
jal620Andy Landmesser - Brandywine
abm140Andy Morrow - Harrisburg

Cyber 342W: Cyber Incident Handling and Response 
hbm103Henry Moeller - UP*
nxg13Nick Giacobe - UP
mkh179Mike Hills - UP
afk119Angela Kern - Harrisburg
jal620Andy Landmesser - Brandywine
ssr16Syed Rizvi - Altoona

Cyber 362: Cybersecurity Analytics Studio 
jdk450Johnson Kinyua - UP*
jzc5917Jinghui Chen - UP
auk3Abdullah Konak - Berks
abm140​Andy Morrow - Harrisburg
lus401Linhai Song - UP

Cyber 366: Malware Analytics 
mmm7959Mohamed Meky - UP*
hqh5357Hong Hu - UP
jal620Andy Landmesser - Brandywine
abm140Andy Morrow - Harrisburg

Cyber 440: Cybersecurity Capstone 
nxg13Nick Giacobe - UP*
abm140Andy Morrow - Harrisburg
juy1John Yen - UP

DS 120: Scripting for Data Sciences 
suh972 Sharon Huang - UP*
nxd13Nannette D'Imperio - Brandywine

DS 200: Introduction to Data Sciences 
juy1John Yen - UP*
cxc19Carl Cotner - UP
kraahemiKaamran Raahemifar - UP

DS 220: Data Management for Data Sciences 
suh972Sharon Huang - UP*
cxc19Carl Cotner - UP
auk3Abdullah Konak - Berks
pum10Prasenjit Mitra - UP
kraahemi Kaamran Raahemifar - UP
xzz89Xiang Zhang - UP

DS 300: Privacy and Security for Data Sciences 
acs20Anna Squicciarini - UP*
suh972Sharon Huang - UP
smr48Sarah Rajtmajer - UP
tbw5359Ting Wang - UP

DS 305:  
suh972 Sharon Huang - UP*
vuh14Vasant Honavar - UP
hbh5279Hadi Hosseini - UP
qingyun.wuQingyun Wu - UP
juy1John Yen - UP

DS 310: Machine Learning for Data Analytics 
vuh14Vasant Honavar - UP*
vue9Vinayak Elangovan - Abington
auk3 Abdullah Konak - Berks
ffm5105 Fenglong Ma - UP
jds6696Justin Silverman - UP
qingyun.wuQingyun Wu - UP
auy212Amulya Yadav - UP

DS 320: Data Integration 
jds6696 Justin Silverman - UP*
vue9Vinayak Elangovan - Abington
yme2Yasser Elmanzalawi - UP
vuh14Vasant Honavar - UP

DS 330: Visual Analytics for Data Sciences 
xuz14Sharon Huang - UP*
mza149Mahir Akgun - UP
xuz14Xiaolong (Luke) Zhang - UP
gxc26Guoray Cai - UP

DS 340W: Applied Data Sciences 
jzw11James Wang - UP*
kraahemiKaamran Raahemifar - UP

DS 402: Emerging Trends in the Data Sciences 
suh972 Sharon Huang - UP*
juy1John Yen - UP

DS 410: Programming Models for Big Data 
juy1John Yen - UP*
duk17Daniel Kifer - UP

DS 420: Network Analytics 
szw494Suhang Wang - UP*
xzz89Xiang Zhang - UP

DS 435: Ethical Issues in Data Science Practice 
dus1043Daniel Susser - UP*
tkc3Tricia Clark - Berks
vuh14Vasant Honavar - UP
duk17Daniel Kifer - UP
smr48Sarah Rajtmajer - UP

DS 440: Data Sciences Capstone Course 
pum10 Prasenjit Mitra - UP*
kraahemi Kaamran Raahemifar - UP
jds6696 Justin Silverman - UP
qingyun.wuQingyun Wu - UP

DS 442: Artificial Intelligence 
auy212 Amulya Yadav - UP*
vue9Vinayak Elangovan - Abington
clg20Lee Giles - UP
hbh5279Hadi Hosseini - UP

ETI 300W: Development and Documentation of Enterprise Web 
djf3 Dave Fusco - UP*
nxg13Nick Giacobe - UP

ETI 435: Enterprise Analytics 
djf3 Dave Fusco - UP*

ETI 461: Database Management and Administration 
kraahemi Kaamran Raahemifar - UP*
jdk450Johnson Kinyua - UP
dul13Dongwon Lee - UP
yxl157Ying Lu - UP
dkr5542Dan Richert - UP

ETI 463: Distributed Database Management Systems 
jdk450 Johnson Kinyua - UP*
yxl157Ying Lu - UP

HCDD 113: Foundations of Human-Centered Design and Development
srh10Steve Haynes - UP*
sfk5613Stephen Kanicki - Beaver
klk5059Kelsey Kirk - Harrisburg
yvk5270Yubo Kou - UP
wq9Emily Wenk - York

HCDD 264: Design Practice in Human-Centered Design and Development
srh10Steve Haynes - UP*
xqg5108Xinning Gui - UP
bvh10Ben Hanrahan - UP
sfk5613Stephen Kanicki - Beaver
rll142Rod Lee - Harrisburg
sjs230Sarah Stager - UP

HCDD 340: Human-Centered Design for Mobile Computing
sua425Saeed Abdullah - UP*
txh710Kenneth Huang - UP
jxs121Jane Kochanov - Harrisburg
sgo7Sabahattin Gokhan Ozden - Abington
gxc26Guoray Cai - UP

HCDD 364W: Methods for Studying Users
xqg5108Xinning Gui - UP*
rll142Rod Lee - Harrisburg

HCDD 440: Human-Centered Design and Development Capstone Course
dkr5542Dan Richert - UP*
skb5969Syed Billah - UP
rll142Rod Lee - Harrisburg
mur13Mary Beth Rosson - UP

IST 110: Information, People and Technology
sjs230Sarah Stager - UP*
fja100Fred Aebli - Scranton
mza149Mahir Akgun - UP
hongHong Chen - New Kensington
bkg113Brian Gardner - Schuylkill
lwg111Larry Garvin - Altoona
dpk104David Kitlan - Harrisburg
axk60Ashu Kumar - Beaver
arm193Alison Murphy - Brandywine
kxs456Kevin Sylvester - UP
fxt101 Fred Terwilliger - DuBois
suw724Shomir Wilson - UP
lmk12Lynette Yarger - UP

IST 111S: Seminar in Information Sciences and Technology 
maf946 Marc Friedenberg - UP*
yxl157Ying Lu - UP

IST 130: Emerging Technologies in Popular Culture
lmk12Lynette Yarger - UP*
fxt101Fred Terwilliger - DuBois

IST 140: Introduction to Application Development
dtw5246 Dan Welch - UP*
nxd13Nannette D'Imperio - Brandywine
rxo4Rosalie Ocker - UP
dkr5542Dan Richert - UP
dls102Deb Smarkusky - Scranton
fxt101Fred Terwilliger - DuBois
smv159Seth Volpe - Altoona

IST 210: Organization of Data
rxo4Rosalie Ocker - UP
*
fja100Fred Aebli - Scranton
bxb30Barbara Brazon - Hazleton
hongHong Chen - New Kensington
ruj1Rhonda Joseph - Harrisburg
jzk99Joe Kasten - York
dul13Dongwon Lee - UP
yxl157Ying Lu - UP
jlm10Jesse Middaugh - Harrisburg
sgo7Sabahattin Gokhan Ozden - Abington
kraahemiKaamran Raahemifar - UP
dkr5542Dan Richert - UP
kqy1Martin Yeh - Brandywine

IST 220: Networking and Telecommunications
nxg13Nick Giacobe - UP*
mrb24Mike Bartolacci - Berks
kmb6846Kermit Burley - Lehigh Valley
maf946Marc Friedenberg - UP
bkg113Brian Gardner - Schuylkill
afk119Angela Kern - Harrisburg
jel115Jason Long - DuBois
jxr65Jungyoo Ryoo - Altoona

IST 230: Language, Logic, and Discrete Mathematics 
smr48Sarah Rajtmajer - UP*
drb21Dave Barnes - Altoona
lrb206Larry Boven - Greater Allegheny
cxc19Carl Cotner - UP
muf15Margaret (Peggy) Fisher - UP
bkg113Brian Gardner - Schuylkill
dpk104Dave Kitlan - Harrisburg
rcm27Richard Martin - Lehigh Valley
dls102Deb Smarkusky - Scranton
hhs10Hal Smith - New Kensington
kxs456Kevin Sylvester - UP

IST 237: Digital Entrepreneurship 
arm193Megan Costello - UP*
arm193Alison Murphy - Brandywine

IST 240: Introduction to Computer Languages 
fuf1Fred Fonseca - UP*
jcr127Jeff Rimland - UP

IST 242: Intermediate & Object-Oriented Application Development
jcr127Jeff Rimland - UP*
nxd13Nannette D'Imperio - Brandywine
bkg113Brian Gardner - Schuylkill
bvh10Ben Hanrahan - UP
jlm10Jesse Middaugh - Harrisburg
dls102Deb Smarkusky - Scranton
hhs10Hal Smith - New Kensington
smv159Seth Volpe - Mont Alto
dtw5246Dan Welch - UP

IST 250: Introduction to Web Design and Development
jcr127Jeff Rimland - UP*
fja100Fred Aebli - -Scranton
wuc100Wei-Fan Chen - Wilkes-Barre
yxl157Ying Lu - UP
fxt101Fred Terwilliger - DuBois

IST 256: Programming for the Web
srh10Steve Haynes - UP*
jch164John Henry - Mont Alto
txh710Kenneth Huang - UP
Kelsey Kirk - Harrisburg
Kelsey Kirk - Harrisburg
jxo19Joe Oakes - Abington

IST 260W: Introduction to Systems Analysis and Design
jel115Jason Long - DuBois*
bxb30Barbara Brazon - Hazleton
jxr65Jungwoo Ryoo - Altoona

IST 261: Application Development Design Studio I 
DTW5246 Dan Welch - UP*
fja100Fred Aebli - Scranton
jlm10Jesse Middaugh - Harrisburg

IST 301: Information and Organizations
rxo4Rosalie Ocker - UP*
dpk104David Kitlan - Harrisburg
yxl157Ying Lu - UP
jas86Jeff Stone - Lehigh Valley

IST 302: IT Project Management 
djf3 Dave Fusco - UP*
jlm10Jesse Middaugh - Harrisburg

IST 311: Object-Oriented Design and Software Applications
skb5969Syed Billah - UP*
rdb126Bob Bartell - York
jlm10Jesse Middaugh - Harrisburg
kqy1Martin Yeh - Brandywine

IST 331: Foundations of Human-Centered Design
fer2Sarah Stager - UP*
sua425Saeed Abdullah - UP
rll142Rod Lee - Harrisburg
wq9Emily Wenk - York

IST 337: Technologies for Digital Entrepreneurs 
muc148Megan Costello - UP*

IST 361: Application Development Design Studio II 
txh710Kenneth Huang - UP*
fuf1Fred Fonseca - UP
jlm10Jesse Middaugh - Harrisburg

IST 390: Introduction to Professional Development
dul13Dongwon Lee - UP*

IST 402: Emerging Issues and Technologies 
dul13Dongwon Lee - UP*
mza149Mahir Akgun - UP
gxc26Guoray Cai - UP
djf3 Dave Fusco - UP
jdk450Galen Grimes - Greater Allegheny
dmh411David Hozza - UP
txh710Kenneth Huang - UP
jdk450Johnson Kinyua - UP
yvk5270Yubo Kou - UP
cfm12Carleen Maitland - UP
dus1043Daniel Susser - UP
auy212Amulya Yadav - UP

IST 411: Distributed-Object Computing 
jcr127Jeff Rimland - UP*
skb5969Syed Billah - UP
klk5059Kelsey Kirk - Harrisburg
jxo19Joe Oakes - Abington

IST 412: The Engineering of Complex Software Systems
srh10Steven Haynes - UP*
klk5059Kelsey Kirk - Harrisburg
arp14Alan Peslak - Scranton

IST 413: Usability Engineering 
sjs230Sarah Stager - UP*
rll142Rod Lee - Harrisburg

IST 420: Fundamentals of Systems and Enterprise Integration
djf3Dave Fusco - UP*
mrb24Mike Bartolacci - Berks
lrb206Larry Boven - Greater Allegheny
wpc2William Cantor - York
djf3Dave Fusco - UP
lwg111Larry Garvin - Altoona
jdk450Johnson Kinyua - UP
crm13Clifford Maurer - Berks
jlm10 Jesse Middaugh - Harrisburg
arp14Alan Peslak - Scranton

IST 421: Advanced Enterprise Integration: Technologies and Applications
djf3Dave Fusco - UP*
mrb24Mike Bartolacci - Berks
lrb206Larry Boven - Greater Allegheny
wpc2William Cantor - York
lwg111Larry Garvin - Altoona
jdk450Johnson Kinyua - UP
crm13Clifford Maurer - Berks
jlm10Jesse Middaugh - Harrisburg
rxo4Rosalie Ocker - UP
arp14Alan Peslak - Scranton

IST 422: Enterprise Architecture Foundations 
djf3Dave Fusco - UP*
rxo4Rosalie Ocker - UP

IST 423: Enterprise Information Management and Storage Architecture
djf3Dave Fusco - UP*
rxo4Rosalie Ocker - UP

IST 424: Architectural Modeling of Organizations  
djf3Dave Fusco - UP*
rxo4Rosalie Ocker - UP

IST 431: The Information Environment 
lmk12Lynette Yarger - UP*
kv5991Kelley Cotter - UP
pxk5293Priya Kumar - UP
axh50Andrea Tapia - UP

IST 432: Legal and Regulatory Environment of IST 
maf946Marc Friedenberg - UP*
drb21Dave Barnes - Altoona
muc148 Megan Costello - UP
afk119Angela Kern - Harrisburg
sxs393Susan Schneider-Morgan - Schuylkill

IST 437: Digital Design and Innovation 
muc148Megan Costello - UP*
maf946Marc Friedenberg - UP

IST 440W: IST Integration and Problem Solving  
mkh179Michael Hills - UP*
mrb24Mike Bartolacci - Berks
jlm10Jesse Middaugh - Harrisburg
arm193 Alison Murphy - UP
jxo19Joe Oakes - Abington
arp14Alan Peslak - Scranton
kraahemiKaamran Raahemifar - UP
kqy1Martin Yeh - Brandywine

IST 441: Information Retrieval and Organization 
clg20Lee Giles - UP*
pum10Prasenjit Mitra - UP

IST 442: Information Technology in an International Context 
cfm12Carleen Maitland - UP*

IST 445H: Globalization Trends and World Issues 
maf946Marc Friedenberg - UP*
axh50Andrea Tapia - UP

IST 451: Network Security 
lus401Linhai Song - UP*
jzb545Jennifer Breese - Greater Allegheny
bkg113Brian Gardner - Schuylkill
mkh179Michael Hills - UP
mxn16Mahdi Nasereddin - Berks
jal620Andy Landmesser - Brandywine
pxl20Peng Liu - UP
mmm7959Mohamed Meky - UP
abm140Andy Morrow - Harrisburg
mxn16Mahdi Nasereddin - Berks

IST 452: Legal and Regulatory Environment of Privacy and Security
maf946Marc Friedenberg - UP*
whb108Bill Bowers - Berks
muc148Megan Costello - UP
arp14Alan Peslak - Scranton

IST 453: Legal, Regulatory, Policy Environment of Cyber Forensics 
drs36Don Shemanski - UP*
muc148Megan Costello - UP
mur45Maryam Roshanaei - Abington

IST 454: Computer and Cyber Forensics 
mkh179Michael Hills - UP*
whb108Bill Bowers - Berks
hqh5357Hong Hu - UP
afk119Angela Kern - Harrisburg
mur45Maryam Roshanaei - Abington

IST 456: Information Security Management 
hbm103 Henry Moeller - UP*
drb21Dave Barnes - Altoona
gag5Galen Grimes - Greater Allegheny
abm140Andy Morrow - Harrisburg
acs20Anna Squicciarini - UP

IST 489H: Research Methods for the Information Sciences and Technology
maf946Marc Friedenberg - UP*
kv5991Kelley Cotter - UP

PSU 17: First-Year Seminar College of Information Sciences and Technology 
suw724 Shomir Wilson - UP*
suh972Sharon Huang - UP
juy1John Yen - UP

SRA 111: Intro to SRA
wap5103William Parquette - UP*
muc148Megan Costello - UP
maf946Marc Friedenberg - UP
ejg8Ed Glantz - UP
afk119Angela Kern - Harrisburg
ssr16Syed Rizvi - Abington
mur45Maryam Roshanaei - Abington
sxs393Susan Schneider-Morgan - Schuylkill

SRA 211: Threat of Terrorism and Crime 
wap5103 William Parquette - UP*
lwg111Larry Garvin - Altoona
mkh179Mike Hills - UP
dpk104Dave Kitlan - Harrisburg
crm13Clifford Maurer - Berks

SRA 221: Overview of Information Security 
dmh411David Hozza - UP*
lwg111Larry Garvin - Altoona
jch164John Henry - Mont Alto
afk119Angela Kern - Harrisburg
ssr16Syed Rizvi - Abington
mur45Maryam Roshanaei - Abington
jxr65Jungwoo Ryoo - Altoona
lus401Linhai Song - UP
duw12Dinghao Wu - UP

SRA 231: Decision Theory and Analysis 
jlg34Jake Graham - UP*
lwg111Larry Garvin - Altoona
nxg13Nick Giacobe - UP
ejg8Ed Glantz - UP
dmh411David Hozza - UP
afk119Angela Kern - Harrisburg
auk3Abdullah Konak - Berks

SRA 268: Visual Analytics
mza149 Mahir Akgun - UP*
xuz14Xiaolong (Luke) Zhang - UP
gxc26Guoray Cai - UP

SRA 311: Risk Analysis in a Security Context 
ejg8Ed Glantz - UP*
drb21Dave Barnes - Altoona
pkf1Pete Forster - UP
gat5Greg Thomas - UP

SRA 365: Statistics for Security and Risk Analysis 
mza149Mahir Akgun - UP*
dpk104David Kitlan - Harrisburg
mxn16Mahdi Nasereddin - Berks
kxs456Kevin Sylvester - UP

SRA 421: The Intelligence Environment 
wap5103 William Parquette - UP*
jlg34Jake Graham - UP
jmh7924Jeff Harrington - UP
jgh161John Hodgson - UP
fpk105Francis Killeen - UP

SRA 433: Deception and Counterdeception 
jlg34Jake Graham - UP*

SRA 440W: Security and Risk Analysis Capstone Course 
jlg34Jake Graham - UP*
mkh179Michael Hills - UP
jdk450Johnson Kinyua - UP
​abm140Andy Morrow - Harrisburg
ssr16Syed Rizvi - Altoona

SRA 450: Cyber Crime and Cyber Warfare 
mkh179Michael Hills - UP*
jgh161John Hodgson - UP

SRA 468: Visual Analytics for Security Intelligence 
gxc26 Guoray Cai - UP*
gat5Greg Thomas - UP
xuz14Xiaolong (Luke) Zhang - UP

SRA 471: Informatics, Risk, and the Post-Modern World 
jgh161John Hodgson - UP*

SRA 472: Integration of Privacy and Security 
axx29 suw724Shomir Wilson - UP*
mkh179Michael Hills - UP
abm140Andy Morrow - Harrisburg
axx29Aiping Xiong - UP

SRA 480: Crisis Informatics 
axh50Andrea Tapia - UP*
mkh179Michael Hills - UP
gxc26Guoray Cai - UP

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