{"id":104,"date":"2012-07-08T00:14:41","date_gmt":"2012-07-08T05:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/oxb00a\/?page_id=104"},"modified":"2018-09-20T14:57:08","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T19:57:08","slug":"scholarship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/oxb00a\/scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do. Whatever else you get, get insight.”<\/em>\u00a0 Proverbs 4:7 GNT<\/p>\n

Definition for Scholarship:\u00a0 The methods, discipline, and attainments of a scholar or scholars. Knowledge resulting from study and research in a particular field.<\/em><\/p>\n

In reflecting on the nature of scholarship in moving towards full professorship, I have come to realize that knowledge can be acquired in different ways.\u00a0 There is the knowledge derived from life experiences, which is divinely guided, mostly\u00a0relational, and practical vs. theoretical. \u00a0There is also knowledge derived from a study of truth\u00a0with deep\u00a0reflection, which\u00a0is the task of the scholar.\u00a0 Both types of knowledge are valuable and serve a purpose in the\u00a0proper time and place.\u00a0 However, as mature\u00a0faculty,\u00a0it is important to understand the\u00a0forms of knowledge that shape our lives for good and how to apply the same\u00a0in particularly\u00a0appropriate\u00a0times and\u00a0situations to add value to a student’s time at ACU.<\/p>\n

As a scholar, it\u00a0is important to\u00a0become skilled in sharing the process of acquiring knowledge so that others can translate\u00a0the same\u00a0into wisdom and insight. Likewise, a\u00a0practitioner can provide understanding by\u00a0providing instruction in the\u00a0best approach\u00a0to achieve a desired outcome. \u00a0It takes a scholar to\u00a0provide\u00a0the theoretical insight needed to\u00a0take steps\u00a0toward\u00a0a common good. \u00a0 However, it takes one skilled in the practical application of disciplinary knowledge to support the increasing emphasis for students to be prepared to obtain a job and enter the workforce.<\/p>\n

This is particularly true in the sciences as well as the business school. \u00a0We prepare students for service and proper stewardship of the resources under their management. Just as a promising researcher needs to understand the processes and tools of research, a manager\/physician\/engineer needs to understand the processes and tools of their respective trade.<\/p>\n

Since I have been at ACU, I have seen many examples of fine scholarship that\u00a0 led to changed\u00a0lives and uncannily favorable\u00a0decisions, done not for personal glory, but because these actions were grounded in faith and truth.\u00a0 I will always remember\u00a0my times in conversation with Dr. Royce Money and Dr. Dwayne VanRheenen.\u00a0 I\u00a0 greatly\u00a0appreciate the time I have been afforded\u00a0over the past years to learn from a true knowledge community and to gain the insight of those who have walked the\u00a0path of\u00a0a scholar.<\/p>\n

At this juncture in life, I see the value of having practical or industry experience in mentoring students regarding their career path beyond academe. When I returned to ACU in 2007, I requested to be hired at the associate professor level because this was common at other institutions hiring business graduates from Arizona State. \u00a0The reason given was that their prior business experience prepared them for professional service in business that is not taught in a Research I level PhD program. \u00a0Some in administrative roles at ACU would not agree to this, for reasons I am sure were part of their conviction\u00a0around the need for faculty to be grounded in an academic community.\u00a0 I had the opportunity to talk with Dr. VanRheenen about this, and he took time not only to explain the nature of the academy but also shared his insight on the nature of mankind when life deals you an\u00a0unexpected hand.\u00a0 I was surprised by his candor and enlightened\u00a0through the discussion.\u00a0\u00a0About the same time, I also had the opportunity to talk with Dr. Money about his life and what brought him to ACU.\u00a0 Without knowledge of my conversation with Dr. VanRheenen, Dr. Money shared his insights in working through the challenges we face when life deals you an unexpected hand.<\/p>\n

Teaching and scholarship go hand in hand. Good scholarship promotes good teaching. \u00a0However, by definition, scholarship has the intended benefit that knowledge in a discipline is acquired through study and research. \u00a0However, knowledge alone does not ensure correct application. \u00a0Philippians 4:9 says, “Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me\u2014put it into practice<\/b>. And the God of peace will be with you.”<\/em> \u00a0This is not a mis-application of scripture. \u00a0It is understanding God’s design behind the relationship between theory and practice. \u00a0By definition, to practice is to do or perform<\/span> (something)<\/span> repeatedly<\/span> in order<\/span> to acquire<\/span> or polish<\/span> a skill. \u00a0To be an accountant, students must practice accounting. \u00a0Business proficiency requires the practice of business skills. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Like teaching music theory without practicing music, or teaching anatomy and physiology without touching the body (which is sometimes done), to prepare business students for skills needed in business, prior business experience is important.<\/p>\n

Our students support this view when they share their experiences in industry. See an example here<\/a> from an Information Systems student who graduated in 2014, and another example here<\/a> from a student who, from her practical business exposure at ACU, was offered a position and graduated in the spring of 2016.<\/p>\n

My involvement in both areas are as follows:<\/p>\n

SPECIFIC RESEARCH INTERESTS<\/p>\n

Research Methods in Management, Spirituality and Religion<\/p>\n

Management and Design of Enterprise Information Systems<\/p>\n

Data storage and analytics using high performance computing systems<\/p>\n

Syndromic surveillance and biosurveillance to improve health outcomes<\/p>\n

Organizational Impacts of Information Systems<\/p>\n

Privacy and Security Issues in Electronic Information Exchanges<\/p>\n

Software Piracy and Intellectual Property Rights<\/p>\n

Economics of information acquisition and management<\/p>\n

The teaching interests as listed below inform my scholarship:<\/p>\n

Enterprise Architectures and\u00a0Systems (specifically ERP systems)<\/p>\n

Operations Management and Business Process Management<\/p>\n

Business Intelligence and Data Management<\/p>\n

Financial and Managerial Accounting<\/p>\n

Economics (Micro and Macro, as they relate to the common good)<\/p>\n

Research Methods in Management, Spirituality and Religion<\/p>\n

For tenure and promotion, COBA required five high quality peer-reviewed intellectual contributions in the previous five years, including one peer-reviewed publication. \u00a0When I applied for tenure in 2011, I had completed 4 peer-reviewed journal publications and 6 conference proceedings over the past five years.<\/p>\n

In 2014, COBA revised its requirements for being classified as SA – Scholarly Academic, as follows:<\/p>\n

Academic track: A faculty member is qualified if s\/he has both<\/u>: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Initial Academic Preparation, taking one of the following forms:<\/p>\n

a) A research-oriented doctoral degree in the primary teaching area.<\/p>\n

b) A research-oriented doctoral degree related to the primary teaching area.<\/p>\n

c) A specialized graduate degree in taxation or law related to the primary teaching area.<\/p>\n

and,\u00a0 engage in sustained scholarly activities to maintain professional currency and competency.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Standard sustained engagement activities demonstrated in any one<\/u> of the following forms:<\/p>\n

a) Completed a Ph.D. within the review period.<\/p>\n

b) Active Scholarly Activity, defined as both<\/u> of the following:<\/p>\n

at least one<\/u> peer-reviewed published contribution (category A), and;<\/p>\n

at least four additional<\/u> peer-reviewed intellectual contributions (categories A and\/or B).<\/p>\n

Currently, I am qualified based on objective 1) under Academic Preparation, and objective b) under Scholarship engagement.\u00a0 Since receiving tenure and promotion in 2012,\u00a0 I have added ten peer-reviewed publications as conference presentations, work shops, symposia,\u00a0 a book chapter in Palgrave publications, and was the guest editor and contributed to a special issue of a journal entitled “Innovative Research Methods in MSR,” published by Management Research Review.\u00a0 I also have three book chapters pending publication in February and March of 2019, and two papers under development with co-authors at ACU and also in India, Manila and Ohio.\u00a0 Since receiving tenure and promotion, I have moved into associate editor positions of service to support the research needs of the Academy of Management, specifically the OCIS division (Organizational Communications in Information Systems) and MSR (Management, Spirituality and Religion interest group).\u00a0 I was also invited to be on the editorial staff of JMSR – the Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion beginning this past summer of 2018.<\/p>\n

With these contributions, the COBA Faculty Research Committee has evaluated my intellectual contributions and deemed me qualified as a Scholarly Academic (SA), per AACSB’s requirements for research and scholarship.<\/p>\n

Representative samples of specific contributions can be found in the\u00a0expanded links under the\u00a0Scholarship<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0header menu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do. Whatever else you get, get insight.”\u00a0 Proverbs 4:7 GNT Definition for Scholarship:\u00a0 The methods, discipline, and attainments of a scholar or scholars. Knowledge resulting from study and research in a particular field. In reflecting on the nature of scholarship in moving towards full professorship, I … <\/p>\n

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