General Information
Biography
Peter Wolcott chairs the Department of Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Arizona in Business Administration (Management Information Systems) in 1993. He has long-standing interests in the international dimensions of information technologies, and data management. His current research projects are in the areas of service learning and information technology for development, and assessment and assessment culture. His teaching interests are in data management and information technology for development.
Teaching Interests
data managementinformation technology for development
Research Interests
information technology for developmentservice learningassessment for learningstudent cognitive processes while learning
Awards and Honors
Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award (OTICA), Teaching - 2013
Education
Ph D, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Management Information Systems, 1993
Scholarship/Research/Creative Activity
Selected Publications
Wolcott, Peter, Schaffer, Connie, Hillen, Stefanie, Lazareva, Alexandra, Dalehefte, Inger Marie. 2021. Steps in conceptualizing assessment culture - progress and challenges developing a survey, Waxmann Publishing, 123-135.
Hillen, Stefanie, , Peter, Schaffer, Connie, Lazareva, Alexandra, Gray, Robert. 2021. Assessment theory, policy, and practice in higher education-Integrating feedback into student learning, Waxmann Publishing.
Schaffer, Connie, Hillen, Stefanie, Gray, Robert, Wolcott, Peter, Lazareva, Aleksandra. 2021. The multifarious nature of assessment, Waxmann Publishing, 11-18.
Hatami, Zahra, Wolcott, Peter. 2020. Understanding Students' Identification and Use of Patterns While Writing SQL Queries, Special Interest Group for IT Education.
Wolcott, Peter, Redden, RJ. 2015. Information Technology for Development: Service Learning from Classroom to Community and Back Again, Waxmann Publishing.