STEPHEN HAAG Stephen Haag is a professor and chair of Information Technology and Electronic Commerce and the director of technology in the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business. Stephen holds a B.B.A. and M.B.A. from West Texas State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Arlington. Stephen has published numerous articles appearing in such journals as Communications of the ACM, The International Journal of Systems Science, Applied Economics, Managerial and Decision Economics, Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, and the Australian Journal of Management.
Stephen is also the author of 20 other books including Interactions: Teaching English as a Second Language (with his mother and father), Case Studies in Information Technology, Information Technology: Tomorrow's Advantage Today (with Peter Keen), and Excelling in Finance. He is also the lead author of the accompanying I-Series Computing Concepts text, released in both an introductory and a complete version. Stephen lives with his wife, Pam, and their four sons, Indiana, Darian, Trevor, and Elvis, in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. JAMES PERRY James Perry is a professor of Management Information Systems in the University of San Diego's School of Business. He holds a B.S. in mathematics from Purdue University and a Ph.D. in computer science from the Pennsylvania State University. Jim has published several journal and conference papers. He is the co-author of 60 other textbooks and trade books including Using Access with Accounting Systems, Building Accounting Systems, Understanding Oracle, The Internet, and Electronic Commerce. His books have been translated into Chinese, Dutch, French, and Korean. Jim teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses at the University of San Diego and has worked as a computer security consultant to various private and governmental organizations including the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He was a consultant on the Strategic Defense Initiative ("Star Wars") project and served as a member of the computer security oversight committee. Jim lives with his wife, Nancy, in San Diego, California. He has three grown children: Jessica, Stirling, and Kelly. PAIGE BALTZAN Paige Baltzan is a professor of Information Technology and Electronic Commerce in the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business. Paige holds a B.S.B.A. from Bowling Green State University and an M.B.A. from the University of Denver. Paige's primary concentration focuses on object-oriented technologies and systems development methodologies. She has been teaching Systems Analysis and Design, Telecommunications and Networking, Software Engineering, and The Global Information Economy at the University of Denver for the past three years. Paige has contributed materials for several McGraw-Hill publications including Using Information Technology and Management Information Systems for the Information Age. Prior to joining the University of Denver, Paige spent three years working at Level(3) Communications as a technical architect and four years working at Andersen Consulting as a technology consultant in the telecommunications industry. Paige lives in Lakewood, Colorado, with her husband, Tony, and her daughter, Hannah. AMY PHILLIPS Amy Phillips is a professor of Information Technology and Electronic Commerce in the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business. Amy holds a B.S. in environmental biology and an M.S. in education from Plymouth State College. Amy has been teaching for more than 18 years: five years in public secondary education and 13 years in higher education. She has also been an integral part of both the academic and administrative functions within the higher educational system. Amy's main concentration revolves around database driven Web sites focusing on dynamic Web content; specifically ASP and XML technologies. Some of the main core course selections that Amy teaches at the University of Denver include Analysis and Design, Database Management Systems, Using Technology to Communicate, and Using Technology to Manage Information. Her first book, Internet Explorer 6.0 , written with Stephen Haag and James Perry, was published in September 2002. MERRILL WELLS Merrill Wells is a professor of Information Technology and Electronic Commerce in the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business. Merrill holds a B.A. and M.B.A. from Indiana University. Although her goal was to teach and write, she followed the advice of her professors and set out to gain business experience before becoming a professor herself.
Merrill began her nonacademic career as a business systems programmer developing manufacturing, accounting, and payroll software using relational databases. Throughout her first career Merrill worked in the aerospace, manufacturing, construction, and oil and gas industries. After years of writing technical manuals and training end users, Merrill honored her original goal and returned to academia to become an active instructor of both graduate and undergraduate technology courses. Merrill is the author of several online books including An Introduction to Computers, Introduction to Visual Basic, and Programming Logic and Design. Merrill lives with her husband, Rick, in Denver, Colorado. They have four children - Daniel, Dusty, Victoria (Tori), and Evan - and foster twins Connor and Gage. |
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