Jia Shen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Computer and Information Systems
College of Business Administration
Rider University
Office: Sweigart Hall Room 317
Phone: (609) 895-5535
Fax: (609) 896-5304
Email: jiashen@rider.edu

 

Dr. Jia Shen is an Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Systems in the College of Business Administration at Rider University. She holds the Ph.D. in Information Systems from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), the M.S. in Information Systems from NJIT, and the B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Beijing University of Technology (formerly known as Beijing Polytechnic University). She was an Assistant Professor at the New York Institute of Technology from 2005 to 2007. Her current research interests include Social Computing, E-Commerce, Human Computer Interaction, Online Learning, and Ubiquitous Computing.   Dr. Shen's teaching interests include Management Information Systems, Human Computer Interaction, E-commerce, and Database Management Systems.  

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Publications

Journal

  • Jia Shen, Starr Roxanne Hiltz, and Michael Bieber, "Learning Strategies in Online Collaborative Examinations" IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, Volume 51, Issue 1, March 2008. In Press.
  • Jia Shen, Starr Roxanne Hiltz, and Michael Bieber, "Collaborative Online Examinations: Impacts on Interaction, Learning, and Student Satisfaction," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans, Volume 36, No. 6, November 2006.
  • Karen Swan, Jia Shen, and Starr Roxanne Hiltz, "Assessment and Collaboration in Online Learning", Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 45-62, February 2006.
  • Jia Shen, Michael Bieber, and Starr Roxanne Hiltz, "Participatory Examinations in Asynchronous Learning Networks: Longitudinal Evaluation Results," Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, Volume 9, Issue 3, pp. 93-113, October 2005.

Book Chapter

  • Jia Shen, Starr Roxanne Hiltz, and Michael Bieber, "Collaborative Examinations in Asynchronous Learning Networks: Research in Progress." In Bourne, J. and Moore, J. C. (eds.), Elements of Quality Online Education: Engaging Communities, Volume 6 in Sloan-C Series. Needham, MA: Sloan Consortium Publications, 2005.
  • Michael Bieber, Jia Shen, Dezhi Wu and Roxanne Hiltz, "Participatory Learning Approach," Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Caroline Howard, Judith Boettcher, Lorraine Justice, Karen Schenk, Gary Berg and Patricia Rogers (ed.), Idea Group, 2005

Conference

  • Jia Shen, Lauren Eder, "Intentions to Use Virtual Worlds: An Exploratory Study". Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems. Toronto, Canada. August 14-17, 2008
  • Jia Shen, "User Acceptance of Social Shopping Sites: A Research Proposal". Proceedings of the Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems. Suzhou, China, July 3-7, 2008.
  • Jia Shen, Starr Roxanne Hiltz, and Michael Bieber, " Group Collaboration and Learning through Online Assessments: Comparison of Collaborative and Participatory Online Exams". Human Computer Interaction International (HCII) 2007 Conference, Beijing, China, July 22-27, 2007
  • Jia Shen, Karen Patten, "Faculty Perspectives of Collaborative Online Examinations: Initial Report." ISOneWorld Conference, April 2005.
  • Jia Shen, Kung-E Cheng, Michael Bieber, and Starr Roxanne Hiltz, "Traditional In-class Examination vs. Collaborative Online Examination in Asynchronous Learning Networks: Field Evaluation Results." Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems. (New York City, NY, August 5-8), 2004. Best Paper Nomination.
  • Jia Shen, "Utilizing Mobile Devices to Capture Case Stories for Knowledge Management." ACM Computer Human Interaction (CHI) 2003 Proceedings Extended Abstract- Doctoral Consortium (Florida, April 6-10), 2003.
  • Jia Shen and Quentin Jones, "In Situ Data Capture and Mobile Knowledge Management: Helping Technicians Share Case Stories." Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (Florida, August 4-6), 2003.
  • Jia Shen and Xiaojian Shen, "User Requirements in Mobile Systems." Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems, (Boston, August 2-5), 2001: pp. 1341-1344.
  • Jia Shen, Starr Roxanne Hiltz, Kung-E Cheng, Yooncheong Cho, and Michael Bieber, "Collaborative Examinations for Asynchronous Learning Networks: Evaluation Results." Proceedings of the 34th Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, IEEE Computer Society Press, Los Alamitos, CA, (Maui, January 3-6), 2001.
  • Jia Shen, Kung-E Cheng, Yooncheong Cho, Starr Roxanne Hiltz, and Michael Bieber, "Evaluation of an online Collaborative Examination Process." Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems, (California, August 10-13), 2000: pp. 1791-1797.

Workshop

  • Jia Shen and Quentin Jones, "Pervasive Story Fair: Capturing and Sharing of Stories for Knowledge Sharing." Position paper for the Storytelling and Collaborative Activities Workshop, Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) Conference. (New Orleans, November 15-20), 2002.

 

 

Teaching

Office Hours (Fall 2008)

Mon/Wed: 11:00AM-12:00 noon
Wed: 4:30PM-5:30PM

Courses in Fall 2008

Courses in Spring 2008

Courses in Fall 2007

Courses taught previously at NYIT (2005-2007) and NJIT (2000-2004)

  • E-Commerce
  • Knowledge Management
  • Computer Security
  • Introduction to MIS
  • Evaluation of Information Systems (Graduate)
  • Database Systems Design and Management
  • Introduction to Information Systems and Productivity Toolware

 

 

Recent Awards

  • 2008: Davis Fellowship, Rider University
  • 2008: Summer Research Fellowship, Rider University
  • 2007: Institutional Support of Research and Creativity Grant, New York Institute of Technology
  • 2004: Best Paper Nomination, Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS).
  • 2003: Doctoral Consortium Fellowship, ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI).
  • 2003: Doctoral Consortium, Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS).
  • 1999-2004: Graduate Research and Teaching Assistantship, New Jersey Institute of Technology.

 

 



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