Dr. Tony Pittarese

Associate Professor
Department of Computing
East Tennessee State University
484 Nicks Hall
Office Phone: 423-439-6951
Office email: pittares@etsu.edu

Certified Solution Architect in Business Process Integration with SAP ERP; SAP TERP10 Certification Trainer

Former East Tennessee Americas' SAP Users' Group Chapter Chair

Curriculum Vitae

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Current classes at ETSU:

• CSCI 3720 Fundamentals of Business Information Systems (Fall 2013)
• CSCI 4757/5757 Information Systems Implementation (Fall 2013)
• CSCI 5720 Enterprise and e-Business Integration (Fall 2013)

Upcoming classes at ETSU:

Past classes at ETSU:

• CSCI 3720 Fundamentals of Business Information Systems (Summer 2013)
• CSCI 3720 Fundamentals of Business Information Systems (Spring 2013)
• CSCI 4767/5767 Enterprise Programming (Spring 2013)
• CSCI 5710 e-Commerce Implementation (Spring 2013)
• CSCI 3110 Advanced Topics in Web Development (Fall 2012)
• CSCI 3720 Fundamentals of Business Information Systems (Fall 2012)
• CSCI 4757/5757 Information Systems Implementation (Fall 2012)
• CSCI 3720 Fundamentals of Business Information Systems (Summer 2012)
• CSCI 3720 Fundamentals of Business Information Systems (Spring 2012)
• CSCI 4767/5767 Enterprise Programming (Spring 2012)
• CSCI 5730 Enterprise Information Systems (Spring 2012)
• CSCI 3110 Advanced Topics in Web Development (Fall 2011)
• CSCI 3720 Fundamentals of Business Information Systems (Fall 2011)
• CSCI 5720 Enterprise and e-Business Integration (Fall 2011)
• CSCI 2042 Computer Science of Science Fiction (Summer 2011)
• CSCI 2910 Server-Side Programming (Spring 2011)
• CSCI 4957/5957 Enterprise Programming (Spring 2011)
• CSCI 5710 e-Commerce Implementation (Spring 2011)
• CSCI 2910 Server-side Programming (Fall 2010)
• CSCI 3110 Advanced Topics in Web Development (Fall 2010)
• CSCI 4957/5957 Information Systems Configuration (Fall 2010)
• CSCI 3720 Fundamentals of Business Information Systems (Summer 2010)
• CSCI 2910 Server-Side Web Programming (Spring 2010)
• CSCI 3720 Fundamentals of Business Information Systems (Spring 2010)
• CSCI 5730/5957 Enterprise Information Systems (Spring 2010)
• CSCI 2910 Server-Side Web Programming (Fall 2009)
• CSCI 3110 Advanced Topics in Web Development (Fall 2009)
• CSCI 5720 Enterprise and e-Business Integration (Fall 2009)
• CSCI 4957/5957 Fundamentals of Business IS (Summer 2009)
• CSCI 5710 e-Commerce Implementation (Spring 2009)
• CSCI 4957/5957 Enterprise Systems (Spring 2009)
• CSCI 1710 Essentials of Web Development (Spring 2009)
• CSCI 1710 Essentials of Web Development (Fall 2008)
• CSCI 2910 Server-Side Programming (Fall 2008)
• CSCI 4957/5957 Enterprise Information Systems: Fundamentals of Business IT (Fall 2008)
• CSCI 1710 Essentials of Web Development (Spring 2008)
• CSCI 5720 Enterprise and e-Business Integration (Spring 2008)
• CSCI 1710 Essentials of Web Development (Fall 2007)
• CSCI 2910 Client and Server-Side Programming (Fall 2007)

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Class policies for my ETSU classes (2012-2013) (Summer and Fall 2011) (Spring 2011) (Summer and Fall 2010) (Spring 2010) (Summer and Fall 2009) (Spring 2009) (Fall 2008) (Spring 2008) (Fall 2007)

Classes taught elsewhere:

• Advanced Web Programming
• Business Technology and Information Systems (Graduate)
• C Programming
• Computer Hardware Maintenance
• e-Business Systems
• Internet Marketing
• Java Programming
• Management Information Systems
• Software Engineering I & II
• Theory of Computation
• Web Design for e-Business Application
• Management Planning and Control
• Retailing Management
• Purchasing
• and many more

Education:

• Ph.D., Computer Science and Software Engineering, Auburn University
• M.S., Software Engineering, University of West Florida
• M.B.A., Management/Marketing, University of West Florida
• B.S., Management, Pensacola Christian College

Research Interests:

My research interests focus on the intersection of computer systems and business operations. I am interested in both studying the computer systems themselves and their strategic, practical, and cultural role in an organization. From a Human Computer Interaction perspective this would involve issues such as organizational adoption of technology, implementation and deployment plans, and employee reactions to and involvement with systems.

I am particularly interested in enterprise and e-Business systems, and studying how the typical businesses can improve their use of technology to implement best practices. To that end, research-to-date has focused on studying contemporary and historic "manual" business practices for insights on new directions to take electronic systems.

Some particular topics of interest would include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Use of SAP in company operations, particularly SAP ERP, NetWeaver, ABAP, and related technologies
• Use of technology as a source of competitive advantage in business
• e-Commerce and e-Business
• Supply chain systems, especially those involving EDI
• Building web-supportive information handling processes into organizational systems
• ERP systems and other organizational strategic information systems
• HCI and Usability issues in business applications, esp. in the online environment
• How technology deployment affects people, and how this can be managed
• Internet culture: societal and individual implications from technology
• The "why" behind organizational technology usage

Select ETSU Service:

• Co-Author, ETSU CSCI ABET Self-Study and related documents, 2011
• Chair, Computer and Information Sciences Assessment Committee (Fall 2011- present)
• Computer and Information Sciences Assessment Committee (2010 - present)
• Chair, ETSU College of Business and Technology Sustainability Taskforce (Fall 2011- present)
• ETSU College of Business and Technology Sustainability Taskforce (2010 - present)
• College of Business and Technology Assessment Committee (Fall 2011- present)
• Academic Appeals Committee, College of Business and Technology, member (2007 - 2008)
• Ethics Taskforce, College of Business and Technology, chair (2007 - 2008)
• Computer and Information Sciences Curriculum Committee (2007 - present)
• ETSU SAP University Alliances Campus Coordinator (2008 - present)
• Instructional Resources Committee, College of Business and Technology, member (2008 - 2009)
• Faculty Development Committee, College of Business and Technology (2009 - 2010)
• ETSU Home Page Advisory Committee (2009 - 2010)
• Computer and Information Sciences Faculty Search Committees (2009 - 2010)
• For additional information and service activities, see Curriculum Vitae at top of page.

Select Professional Service:

• Americas' SAP User's Group (ASUG) East Tennessee Chapter Chair (2009 - present)
• Super-Reviewer Integrated Business Processes with ERP Systems by Magal and Word (2009 - 2010)
• Research Track Co-Chair, SAP University Alliances North America 2010 Curriculum Congress
• For additional information and service activities, see Curriculum Vitae at top of page.

Appointments:

• Computer and Information Sciences, Graduate Faculty (2007 - present)

Honors and Awards:

• Outstanding New Faculty Member, ETSU College of Business and Technology (2008 - 2009)
• Outstanding Teaching Award, ETSU College of Business and Techology (2010 - 2011)
• Outstanding Service Award, ETSU College of Business and Technology (2012 - 2013)
• Nominee, Outstanding Teaching Award, ETSU College of Business and Technology (2008 - 2009)
• Nominee, Outstanding Service Award, ETSU College of Business and Techology (2009 - 2010)
• Nominee, Outstanding Teaching Award, ETSU College of Business and Techology (2009 - 2010)
• Nominee, Outstanding Service Award, ETSU College of Business and Techology (2010 - 2011)

Select Peer Reviewed Publications:

• Creating Effective Online Fashion Stores: Merchandising in an Online Retail Environment Based on Design Principles from Physical Stores, Ph.D. Dissertation, Auburn University, December 2003.
• "Navigation in e-Business Web Sites", book chapter in Architectural Issues of Web-Enabled Electronic Business, with Roland Hubscher and Patricia Lanford.
• "Visual Merchandising in Online Retailing Based on Physical Retailing Design Principles", book chapter in Encyclopedia of e-Business Development and Management in the Digital Economy.
• "Teaching Fundamental Business Concepts to Computer Science and Information Technology Students Through Enterprise Resource Planning and a Simulation Game", Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, Volume 25, Issue 2 (December 2009)
• "From Monolithic to Multi-Tier to Service Oriented: Evolving ERP Architecture," book chapter in Readings on Enterprise Resource Planning, edited by Leger, Pellerin, and Babin, August 2011.

Select Conference and Professional Presentations:

• "Kicking Off Your University Alliances Program", 2010 SAP North America Curriculum Congress, Conference Breakout Session, La Jolla, CA, March 18-20, 2010
• "Enterprise Resource Planning Education at ETSU", Eastman Chemical Global IT Leadership Council, Kingsport, TN, July 21, 2010.
• "Business Literacy for Computer Science Students: Bridging the Business/Technology Gap",40th Annual ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Chattanooga, TN, March 5–7, 2009.
• "East Tennessee State University's SAP Initiative",2008 ACM Mid-South Regional Conference, November 20–21, 2008, Gatlinburg, TN.
• "Business Literacy for the Computer Science Professional", 4th Annual Academic Business World International Conference, Nashville, TN, May 26–28, 2008. Dr. Greg Lowhorn, co-presenter.
• "A Study of Undergraduate Preferences and Experiences in Online Fashion Shopping", 2007 ACM Mid-South Regional Conference, November 2007, Gatlinburg, TN.
  
• "Building Connections Through ASUG University Connection", 2010 SAPPHIRE NOW, ASUG Annual Conference, Community Discussion Session, May 18, 2010, Orlando, FL.
• For additional information on presentations, see Curriculum Vitae at top of page.

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