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Timothy Woods

Part Time Professor

Office hours: By Appointment
Fax: (650) 508-3467
Email: twoods@ndnu.edu
Website: sbm.ndnu.edu


Education History

  • Ph.D. Walden University, Current Status: ABD (Dissertation in progress, expected graduation-2008)
    • Major: Applied Management and Decision Sciences
    • Concentration: Information Systems Management
    • Dissertation: A Model for Reducing Student Course Drop Rates Through Ehhanced Faculty Performance Measurement/Decision Support Systems (FPM/DSS)
    • Dissertation Chair: Dr. Raghu Korrapati, Ph.D.
  • M.A. California State University Fresno, College of Political Science, May 1992
    • Major: International Relations
    • Concentration: Comparative Systems
    • Thesis Title: Mass Political Participation Within the Former Soviet Union
    • Thesis Chair: Dr. Alfred Evans, Ph.D.
  • B.A. University of California Riverside, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, August 1989
    • Major: Political Science
    • Concentration: Comparative Politics
    • Senior Thesis: Perestroika & Glasnost: A Historical Perspective

Courses Taught

  • Telecommunications Management - TM 177
  • Organizational Behavior and Managment Theory - BA 200

Research and Interests

  • General Research Interests
    • Decision Support Systems (DSS) design/implementation
    • Group Decision Support Systems (GDSS)
    • Distributed Computing Environments (DCE) design/implementation
    • Grid-based computing
    • DSS and DCE Security
    • Data Warehousing and Mining
    • Online ANalytical Processing (OLAP) design/implementation
    • Online Transaction Processing (OLTP)
    • Enterprise Resource Programming (ERP)

Recognitions

  • HONORS SOCIETIES
    • Sigma Iota Epsilon, Zeta Rho Chapter. Walden University.
      Vice President, (2005-Current).
    • Alpha Phi Sigma, Eta Theta Chapter. University of Phoenix.
      Western Regional Advisor (2007-Current).

Major Seminars/Workshops

  • Woods, T. (2006, November 16). Cyber Crime & The Organization: Intrusion Detection, Security Investigation and Response. ACE Commuter Services.
  • Woods, T. (2006, October 18). Cyber Crime & The Individual: Identity Theft Deterrence, Detection, and Defense. ACE Commuter Services.
  • Konzen, D., Woods, T., & Wasescha, A. (2006). Investing in lifelong excellence. Unpublished Doctoral Residency Presentation. Sigma Iota Epsilon, Zeta Rho Chapter.
  • Wasescha, A., Woods, T., & Konzen, D. (2006). Excellence in social change. Unpublished Doctoral Residency Presentation. Sigma Iota Epsilon, Zeta Rho Chapter.
  • Woods, T., Konzen, D., & Wasescha, A. (2006). Scholarship in action. Unpublished Doctoral Residency Presentation. Sigma Iota Epsilon, Zeta Rho Chapter.
  • Woods, T. (2005). Database Security: Oracle 10g and Grid-based Distributed Computing Environments Conference paper, Walden University.
  • Woods, T. (2005). Internet Addiction and Emerging Distance Education Trends KCNS TV Interview.
  • Woods, T. (2005). Internet Addiction and Emerging Distance Education Trends NBC Ch. 11 TV Interview.
  • Woods, T. (2005). Project Management: Why IT Projects Fail. ACE Commuter Services.
  • Woods, T. (2005). Conflict Management: Negotiating true win-win solutions. ACE Commuter Services.
  • Woods, T. (2005). Security 101: Privacy & Identity Theft, University of Phoenix.
  • Woods, T. (2005). Security 102: Threat Assessment and Intrusion Detection, University of Phoenix.
  • Woods, T. (2005). Security 103: Establishing a Technology Security Plan , University of Phoenix.
  • Woods, T. (2005, March). Aligning Career Growth w/ Education C-SIX general meeting.
  • Woods, T. (2005, January).Student Use of the Center for Writing Excellence; and Strategic rEsource. University of Phoenix – General Faculty Meeting.
  • Woods, T. (2005, January).Global Technology Supply Chain Management. C-SIX general meeting.
  • Woods, T. (2004, October). Offshoring: Solutions for the Silicon Valley Worker. C-SIX Discussion Panel Member.
  • Woods, T. (2004, October). Offshoring and the Bay Area Economy.  Bay Area Today NBC 11.
  • Woods, T. (2004, September).Adult Education, Online Learning, and You! KK Kaneshiro TV Talk Show.
  • Woods, T. (2004, July). Bringing Strategies to Life! ACE Train Seminar. University of Phoenix.
  • Woods, T. (2001, September). Virtual Private Networking & Security. University of Phoenix IT Forum, Fresno.

Publications

  • Woods, Timothy J. (2007, August). Unleashing the Inspired Educator: Motivating Faculty through Transactional/Transformational Leadership Strategies. Journal of Leadership Studies, 1(2).
  • Konzen, D. P., Selke, S. D., Woods, T. J., & Young, P. F. (2006, January 20). Crossing the Digital Divide: The Application of Effective and Efficient Technology Strategies for Graduate Students. Proceedings of the Second Annual Conference on Applied Management and Decision Sciences, 1(1), 129-144.

Texts

  • Woods, Timothy J. (2000). E Commerce: Strategic Business Principles. Entrepreneurial Resource Center.

Curriculum Development

  • Woods, T. (2006). CMGT/430 - Enterprise Security. University of Phoenix.
  • Woods, T. (2006). BSA/400 – Business Systems Development II. University of Phoenix.
  • Woods, T. (2005). BSA/375 – Business Systems Development I. University of Phoenix.