David L. Feinstein

Professor

School of Computing

University of South Alabama

Tel: 251-460-6693
Fax: 251-460-7274

dfeinstein@southalabama.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education | Professional Academic Experience| Courses 

Other Professional Experience| Publications | Photos

Education

          Ph.D. Stanford University, Mechanical Engineering (Nuclear) (1967)
            M.S. Stanford University, Engineering Science (1964)
            Sc.B. Brown University, Physics ( 1963)                

Education Honors:
            Sc.B. Honors, Cum Laude
            National Science Graduate Fellow
            Atomic Energy Commission Graduate Fellow                           

Professional Academic Experience

         University of South Alabama            

            (2010-present) Professor, School of Computing
            (1999 - 2010) Dean, School of Computer and Information Sciences
            (1998-1999) Associate Dean, School of Computer and Information Sciences
            (1980 - 1998) Chairman, School of Computer and Information Sciences

           University of Wisconsin - River Falls 

            (1971 - 1980) Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
            (1975 - 1980) Coordinator of Computer Science
            (1975 - 1980) Director of Academic Computing
            (1975 - 1981) Director of WACC ( Western Wisconsin Academic Computing Consortium)           

           State University of New York - Buffalo 

           (1968 - 1969) Adjunct Assistant Professor of mathematics Canisius College
           (1968 - 1969) Adjunct Assistant Professor of mathematics                               

Other Professional Experience        

University of the United Arab Emirates, Information Technology Advisory Board (2002 – present)

Information Systems Curriculum 2000 – task force member

Information Systems Accreditation Standards - task force member – an NSF project

Information Systems Centric Curriculum task force member – an NSF project

Information Systems Master of Science Curriculum task force member

EDSIG (1998 - Present)
                 Board of Directors, Chairman annual conference
                 Vice President (1999-2000)
                 President (2000-2002)

           Mobile Area Freenet
                 Board of Directors(1994- 1998)
                 President(1996 - 1998)     

           Information Systems Curriculum 1990 editor

           Information Systems Curriculum 1997 editor

           ACM(1978 - Present)
                 Southeast Region Executive Committee(1989 - Present)
                 Chairman SEACM annual meeting 1989, 1994

           IEEE Computing Society(1988 - Present)

           Gulf Shores Plantation
                 Soared of Directors
                 Secretory(1985 - 1997)

           CSAB
                 Visitor (1985 -1988)
                 Commissioner (1988 - 1997, 2001- present)   

           ACCE (Alabama Consortium for Computers in Education)
                 Board of Directors(1981 - 1986)
                 Treasurer(1981 -1986)

           AITP (DPMA) (1980 - Present)
                 Chairman - College Curriculum Committee (1987 - Present)
                 President's Award for Service for Curriculum Development

           Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory
                 Applied Mathematician (1967 - 1971)
           
           American Physical Society (1966 - 1982)
           American Nuclear Society(1964-1972)                                                        

Publications                

Stron, D., Fisher, C., Feinstein, D., Longenecker, H., "Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Development to Support Managing Information as a Product,  Accepted for publication in The Advances in Management Information Systems Monograph Series

Gorgone, J., Davis, G., Valacich, J., Topi, H., Feinstein, D., and Longenecker, H., IS 2002 Model Curriculum and Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Information Systems, accepted for publication in the Communications of AIS.

Jeffrey P. Landry, J. Harold Pardue, Herbert E. Longenecker, Jr., and David L. Feinstein, A Systems Development Process Focus for Emerging IT Programs, Accepted for publication in the Communications of the ACM, 2,2002

Roy J. Daigle, Michael V. Doran, David L. Feinstein, and William N Owen, III, The Evolving Role of Faculty: Traditional Scholarship, Instructional Scholarship and Service Scholarship, Journal of Information Systems Education Vol. 11, Issue 3-4, Summer-Fall 2000, pp. 93-96. Best Paper Award

Doris K. Lidtke, John T. Gorgone, David L. Feinstein, and Joseph Valacich, Information Systems Accreditation Criteria, Proceedings of AMCIS’2000

Herbert E. Longenecker, David L. Feinstein, Gordon B. Davis, and John T. Gorgone, IS2000 Progress Report on Undergraduate IS Curriculum Development, Proceedings of AMCIS’2000

John T. Gorgone, Paul Gray, David L. Feinstein, “MSIS 2000, Model Curriculum and Guidelines for Graduate Degree programs in Information Systems, Data Base, Vol. 31, # 1, Winter 2000

Jeffrey P. Landry, Herbert E. Longenecker, Brandon Haigood and David L. Feinstein “Comparing Entry-Level Skill Depths Across Information Systems Job Types: Perceptions of IS Faculty”, Proceedings of AMCIS’2000

 David L. Feinstein, Roy J. Daigle, Michael V. Doran, Herbert E. Longenecker, Jr., “The Creation of Common CIS Foundation Course Sequences for Graduate Entry”, Proceedings of the 13th Annual IAIM Conference. Helsinki, Finland, 1998, p58-62 

Feinstein, David L. , Roy J. Daigle, Michael V. Doran, and Sharon N. Vest. "An Application of Participatory Development: Developing a Faculty performance Evaluation Instrument" , Proceedings of the Thirteen Annual Academic Chairpersons Conference, Orlando, 1996.

Couger, J. Daniel, Herbert E. Longenecker, Jr., David L. Feinstein,Gordon B. Davis, John T. Gorgone, Dorothy Dologite, George M. Kasper, Joyce C. Little, Joseph S. Valacich and A. Milton Jenkins. " Information Systems 1995", MISQ Fall 1995.

 Longenecker, Herbert E. Jr., David L. Feinstein, J. Daniel Couger, Gordon B. Davis, and John T. Gorgone. "Information System '95:A Summary of the Collaborative IS Curriculum Specification of the Joint DPMA, ACM, AIS TASK Force", Journal of Information Systems Education, Volume 6 No. 4, pp 174-187

 Longenecker, Herbert E. Jr., Roy J. Daigle, and David L. Feinstein. "Successful Application of Principle Centered Leadership in the Information systems Project course", ISECON 1995m p194-200

 Longenecker, Herbert E. Jr., and David L. Feinstein "A Basis For "CORE" Curriculum Supporting Information Systems(IS), Software Engineering and Computer Science ", ISECON 1995

 Gorgone, John T., J. Daniel Couger, Gordon B. Davis, David L. Feinstein , George Kasper, and Herbert E. Longenecker, Jr. "Information Systems  '95", DATABASE Volume 25, No. 4, November 1994, p5-8

 Longenecker, Herbert E. Jr., Jon D. Clark, J. Daniel Couger, David L. Feinstein, John T. Clark. "Development of IS '95--A Joint Curriculum of DPMA, AIS, and ACM for Four Year Information Systems Programs" IAIM '94, p1,2, 1994

Niccolai, Marino J., Herbert E. Longenecker, Jr., David L. Feinstein, and Robert P. Daniels. "Development of an IS Program with Quality" Proceedings of the IAIM December 1993

Longenecker, Herbert E. Jr., William R. Reaugh, Robert Fournier, and David L. Feinstein. "Two Year Model Curriculum for IS Professionals for the 1990's Information Systems", The DPMA IS '94

Longenecker, Herbert E. Jr., Sastry L. Tatupusy, David L. Feinstein and Michael V. Doran, "The Conceptual Relevance of TQM in Implementing IS '90, the DPMA Information Systems, Model Curriculum for Four Year Undergraduates", Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Conference of the International Academy of Information Management, Dallas Texas, December 1992, pp 461-464.

Longenecker, Herbert E. Jr. and David L. Feinstein  "The DPMA 2 Year Model Curriculum: A natural Evolution from IS '90, A Strong IS Foundation". Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Conference of the International Academy of Information Management, Dallas Texas, December 1992, pp 253-266

Longenecker, Herbert E. Jr., David L. Feinstein, Robert Fournier, Daniel Claborn and William R. Reaugh. "A Comprehensive Survey of USA Two-Year Academic Undergraduate Programs in Computer Information Systems" ISECON, Nashville, October 1992

Longenecker, Herbert E. Jr. and David L. Feinstein. "A Survey of Undergraduate Programs of Information Systems in the US and Canada", Journal of Information Systems Education, Volume 3, Number 1, Spring 1991, pp 8-13

Longenecker, Herbert E. Jr. and David L. Feinstein. "IS '90 The DPMA Model Curriculum for a Four Year Undergraduate Degree for the 1990's", published by DPMA, Chicago, 1990