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ROBERT ERIC BEASLEY

920 South Shore Court

Franklin, IN 46131

(317) 738-8252

rbeasley@franklincollege.edu

www.franklincollege.edu/pwp/rbeasley

 

EDUCATION

 

Ph.D. (1994) - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

 

M.S. (1991) - Illinois State University, Normal, IL

 

B.S. (1987) - Illinois State University, Normal, IL

 

A.A.S. (1984) - Parkland College, Champaign, IL

 

COURSEWORK

 

Languages

Software Development

Assembly Programming

Introduction to Systems Development

C Programming

Systems Development

Cobol Programming I

Software Development Practices

Cobol Programming II

Software Development Processes

LISP Programming

Software Design

PL/I Programming

Microcomputer Application & Design I

Prolog Programming

Microcomputer Application & Design II

RPG II Programming

 

 

Artificial Intelligence

Data Structures

Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems

Advanced Topics in Data Processing

Intelligent Computer-Assisted Instruction

Internal Data Structures

 

External Data Structures

Other

Database Processing

Business Data Processing

 

Computer Operations

Mathematics and Statistics

Introduction to Data Communications

Data Processing Mathematics

Data Processing Seminar

Finite Mathematics

Human Factors in Information Systems

Calculus

 

Descriptive Statistics

 

Statistical Methods in Research

 

Advanced Statistical Methods in Research

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Professor, Department of Mathematics & Computing, Franklin College, Franklin, IN (August, 1997 to Present)

 

·         Served as Department Chair (August, 2008 to Present)

·         Promoted to Full Professor (August, 2008)

·         Served as Department Chair (August, 2002 to August, 2005)

·         Promoted to Associate Professor (August, 2001)

·         Tenured (August, 2001)

·         Appointed Assistant Professor (August, 1997)

·         Teach CMP 130 - Introduction to Computing.

·         Teach CMP 230 - Management Information Systems.

·         Teach CMP 231 - Cobol I (discontinued).

·         Teach CMP 232 - Cobol II (discontinued).

·         Teach CMP 330 - Computer Training Seminar (discontinued).

·         Teach CMP 350 - Professional Development Seminar (discontinued).

·         Teach CMP 362 - Systems Analysis and Design.

·         Teach CMP 370 - Database Design & Processing.

·         Teach CMP 381 - Software Engineering I (discontinued).

·         Teach CMP 382 - Software Engineering II (discontinued).

·         Teach CMP 383 - Visual Software Development.

·         Teach CMP 387 - Software Engineering.

·         Teach CMP 470 - Senior Maintenance Project.

·         Teach CMP 473 - Senior Seminar.

·         Teach CMP 499 - Senior Competency Practicum.

 

Assistant Professor, Department of Business, Union College, Barbourville, KY (August, 1995 to August, 1997)

 

·         Appointed Assistant Professor (August, 1995)

·         Taught COMP 121 - Basic Programming.

·         Taught COMP 211 - Introduction to Business Information Systems.

·         Taught COMP 221 - Cobol Programming I.

·         Taught COMP 222 - Cobol Programming II.

·         Taught COMP 241 - Advanced Microcomputer Applications.

·         Taught COMP 331 - Structured Systems Analysis and Design.

·         Taught COMP 441 - Database Design and Implementation.

·         Taught COMP 455 - Applied Software Development Project.

 

Assistant Professor, Department of Library Studies and Educational Technology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC (August, 1994 to August, 1995)

 

·         Appointed Assistant Professor (August, 1994)

·         Taught EDTC 5020 - Authoring Systems for Instructional Product Development.

·         Taught EDTC 5375 - Multimedia Instructional Product Development.

·         Taught LIBS 6903 - The Internet: Organization, Design, and Resource Discovery.

 

Research Assistant, United States Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories (USACERL) (August, 1991 to July, 1994)

 

·         Designed and developed the Building Use Categorization and Scale-up (BUCS) system.

·         Designed and developed the Renewables and Energy Efficiency Planning (REEP) system.

·         Designed the XGRASS online glossary and manual.

·         Designed the online help facility for the GRASS GIS.

 

Teaching Assistant, Illinois State University (January, 1990 to June, 1991)

 

·         Taught ACS 140 - Introduction to the Computer World.

·         Taught ACS 150 - Using Microcomputer Productivity Tools.

·         Taught ACS 168 - Structured Problem Solving and PL/I Programming.

 

Computer Analyst/Programmer, Software Enterprises, Inc. (January, 1988 to January, 1990)

 

·         Performed systems analysis, design, and programming tasks.

 

Computer Analyst/Programmer Intern, Office of Residential Life Facilities (March, 1987 to December, 1987)

 

·         Performed systems analysis, design, and programming tasks.

 

Computer Programmer Intern, Beranek and Associates (August, 1983 to October, 1983)

 

·         Performed programming tasks.

 

INVITED ADDRESSES

 

Colloquium: Franklin College, Franklin, IN. October, 25th, 2007. Department of Mathematics & Computing Colloquium Series. Topic: Web-based music study: The effects of listening repetition, song likeability, and song understandability on EFL learning perceptions and outcomes.

 

Presentation: I-Shou University, Dashu Township, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan. October 5th, 2007. The Eleventh International Conference on Multimedia Language Instruction. Topic: Short Message Service (SMS) texting symbols: A functional analysis of 10,000 cellular phone text messages. (Skype videoconference presentation.)

 

Keynote: National Museum of Science & Technology, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. December 16th, 2006. The Fourth International Conference on Multimedia Language Education of APAMALL and The Tenth International Conference on Multimedia Language Education of ROCMELIA. Topic: The effects of web-based music study on Taiwanese EFL learners: A summary of current findings.

 

Keynote: National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. April 15th, 2005. Second International Conference on Teaching of Language, Linguistics, and Literature. Topic: The effects of online music study on listening comprehension, language acquisition, and lifestyle literacy in Taiwanese ESL learners.

 

Colloquium: Franklin College, Franklin, IN. October 14th, 2003. Department of Mathematics & Computing Colloquium Series. Topic: Software consulting and the REEP Project.

 

INVITED PROJECT PARTICIPATION

 

Chinese Online CEF-based Test and Instruction Project. October, 2007 to Present. Other participants include Inspector General Joel Bel Lassen of the France Ministry of Education and Fellow Chin-Chuan Cheng of the Academia Sinica, the highest research institute in Taiwan.

 

BOOK REVIEWS

 

Edwards, M. D. (2006). Becoming globally competitive in software: The fundamentals for regular people. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse.

 

Schneider, G. M. & Gersting, J. L. (2007). Invitation to Computer Science (3rd Ed.). Boston, MA: Thompson Course Technology. (Chapter 9 and Revision Proposal.)

 

REVIEW BOARDS

 

Asia-Pacific Association for Multimedia-Assisted Language Learning (APAMALL) Journal (2006-Present)

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Chapters in Books

 

·         Beasley, R. E. (1995). Developing multimedia instruction using Authorware Academic. In D. D. Kester (Ed.), Technology touches all students through learning partnerships (pp. 8-13). Greenville, NC: East Carolina University.

·         Beasley, R. E., & Lister, D. B. (1993). Application report: User orientation in a hypertext glossary. In J. Hirschbuhl (Ed.), Computer studies: Computers in education (pp. 142-145). Guilford, Connecticut: Dushkin Publishing Group, Inc.

 

Articles in Refereed Journals

 

·         Beasley, R. E., & Chuang, Y. (2008). Web-based music study: The effects of listening repetition, song likeability, and song understandability on EFL learning perceptions and outcomes. Accepted for publication.

·         Beasley, R. E., Chuang, Y., & Liao, C. (2008). American music immersion: Influencing factors and its impact on Taiwanese EFL learners engaged in web-based, multimedia music study. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 17(1), 27-42.

·         Beasley, R. E. (2007). Short Message Service (SMS) texting symbols: A functional analysis of 10,000 cellular phone text messages. Accepted for publication in the Journal of the Asia-Pacific Association for Multimedia-Assisted Language Learning.

·         Beasley, R. E., Chuang, Y., & Liao, C. (2006). Determinants and effects of English language immersion in Taiwanese EFL learners engaged in online music study. The Reading Matrix, 6(3), 330-339.

·         Beasley, R. E., & Chuang, Y. (2006). The effects of web-based American music, lyrics, definitions, and explanations on Taiwanese ESL learners. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 34 (4), 461-471.

·         Beasley, R. E., Cupp, J. W., Sanders, D., & Walker, E. (2004). Developing senior capstone projects: Panel discussion. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 20 (1), 26.

·         Beasley, R. E. (2003). Conducting a successful senior capstone course in computing. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 19 (1), 122-131.

·         Beasley, R. E. (2002). Conducting an internal program review in CIS: Methods & results. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 18 (1), 43-54.

·         Beasley, R. E., Seubert, V. R., & Lomo-David, E. (2001-2002). The effects of race on telecommuting motivators: Implications for the recruitment of minorities into open information technology positions. Journal of Computer Information Systems, 42 (2), 21-25.

·         Beasley, R. E., Lomo-David, E, & Seubert, V. R. (2001). Telework and gender: Implications for the management of information technology professionals. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 101 (9), 477-482.

·         Beasley, R. E., Seubert, V. R., & Lomo-David, E. (2001). Character traits and basic, cognitive, social, and technological skills for telecommuting: Implications for the computing curriculum. Journal of Computing in Small Colleges, 17 (1), 117-126.

·         Beasley, R. E., & Lomo-David, E. (2000). Telecommuting and computing professionals: Motivational factors. Journal of Computing in Small Colleges, 16 (1), 111-119.

·         Beasley, R. E., & Lomo-David, E. (2000). Telework: Work schedule flexibility and stress reduction. Issues in Information Systems, 1, 21-26.

·         Beasley, R. E. (2000). Instructional multimedia software development: Implications for the analysis and design phases of the SDLC. Journal of Computer Information Systems, 40 (2), 2-6.

·         Beasley, R. E. (1999). Instructional multimedia software design activities and models: Implications for the systems development life cycle. Journal of Computing in Small Colleges, 15 (1), 39-49.

·         Beasley, R. E. (1998). Mobile computing stations and packaged multimedia presentations: Cognitive and affective support for the undergraduate CIS curriculum. Journal of Computing in Small Colleges, 14 (1), 64-72.

·         Beasley, R. E. (1998). Interactive multimedia development: Pre-design analyses. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 27, 23-42.

·         Beasley, R. E. (1997). The systematic identification, evaluation, and selection of a multimedia authoring system. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 25, 201-219.

·         Beasley, R. E., Deal, B., & DeBaillie, L. (1997). Systematically estimating end-use energy consumption patterns at large military installations. Journal of Environmental Systems, 25, 241-253.

·         Beasley, R. E., & Waugh, M. L. (1997). Predominant initial and review patterns of navigation in a fully constrained hypermedia hierarchy: An empirical study. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 6, 155-172.

·         Beasley, R. E., & Waugh, M. L. (1996). The effects of content structure focusing on learner structural knowledge acquisition, retention, and disorientation in a hypermedia environment. Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 28, 271-281.

·         Beasley, R. E., & Waugh, M. L. (1995). Cognitive mapping architectures and hypermedia disorientation: An empirical study. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 4, 239-255.

·         Beasley, R. E. (1992). A methodology for collecting navigation data using IBM's LinkWay. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1, 465-470.

·         Beasley, R. E., & Lister, D. B. (1992). Application report: User orientation in a hypertext glossary. Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 19, 115-118.

·         Beasley, R. E., & Vila, J. A. (1992). The identification of navigation patterns in a multimedia environment: A case study. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1, 209-222.

 

Articles in Refereed Proceedings

 

·         Beasley, R. E. (2007). Short Message Service (SMS) texting symbols: A functional analysis of 10,000 cellular phone text messages. Accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Multimedia Language Instruction.

·         Beasley, R. E. (2006). The effects of web-based music study on Taiwanese EFL learners: A summary of current findings. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Multimedia Language Education of APAMALL and the Tenth International Conference on Multimedia Language Education of ROCMELIA (pp. 31-47). Kaohsiung, Taiwan: The Crane Publishing Company, Ltd.

·         Beasley, R. E., & Chuang, Y. (2005). The effects of online music study on listening comprehension, language acquisition, and lifestyle literacy in Taiwanese ESL learners. Conference Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Teaching of Language, Linguistics, and Literature (pp. 21-33). Kaohsiung, Taiwan: National Kaohsiung Normal University.

·         Beasley, R. E. (1999). Instructional multimedia software development: Implications for the analysis and design phases of the SDLC. In R. Hayen (Ed.), Proceedings of the 1999 International Association for Computer Information Systems Conference (pp. 1-7). Harrisonburg, VA: Omni Press, Inc.

·         Beasley, R. E., & Wade, K. S. (1998). Packaged multimedia presentations: Restructuring, redesign, and utilization. In K. A. Forcht (Ed.), Proceedings of the 1998 Internationa