Dr. Jason Sharp is an adjunct instructor of Computer Information Systems.
He received his Ph.D. from the University of North Texas in Denton. Prior to entering academia he worked as a systems support specialist and custom database developer for small businesses.
His research appears in numerous peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings and he has presented his research regularly at international, national, and regional conferences.
In over twenty years of teaching, he has received multiple awards for his teaching, research, and service.
Teaching Areas:
- Programming
- Systems Analysis and Design
- Database Design and Administration
- Mobile Application Development
Research Interests:
- Systems and Software Development Methods
- Globally Distributed Agile Teams
- Social Media in Education
- Course Redesign and Instructional Technology
COURSES OFFERED
Undergraduate
Graduate
- BCIS 5307 Systems Analysis for Managers (Spring – Online)
- BCIS 5090 Selected Topics in CIS (Online)
RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
Research Activities
- My specific research interests include: Systems and software development methods, Agile software development, Globally distributed agile teams, Social media in education, and Course redesign and instructional technology.
Scholarly Activities
- I regularly attend discipline related conferences, present research conducted, and pursue appropriate journal outlets for my research.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Publications
- Sharp, J. H. (2019). Using Codecademy Interactive Lessons as an Instructional Supplement in a Python Programming Course. Information Systems Education Journal, 17(3), 21-29.
- Sharp, J. H., Babb, J. S. (2018). Is Information Systems Late to the Party? The Current State of DevOps Research in the Association for Information Systems eLibrary (pp. 1-8). Proceedings of the Twenty-fourth Americas Conference on Information Systems.
- Sharp, J. H., & Lang, G. (2018). Agile in teaching and learning: Conceptual framework and research agenda. Journal of Information Systems Education, 29(2), 45-52.
- Sharp, J. H., & Sharp, L. A. (2017). A comparison of student academic performance with traditional, online, and flipped instructional approaches in a C# programming course. Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 16, 215-231.
- Schultz, L. A., Sharp, J. H. (2017). Procrastination and Performance in Computer Information Systems Courses (4384th ed., vol. 3, pp. 1-8). Proceedings of the Third EDSIG Conference for Information Systems and Computing Education.
- Sharp, J.H. (2016). The flipped C# programming classroom: What students had to say. Proceedings of the Second EDSIG Conference on Information Systems and Computing Education (referred), v 2., 4032.
- Sharp, J. (2016). Traditional, online, and flipped: A preliminary analysis of instructional approaches on student performance in a C# programming course. Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Americas Conference on Information Systems (referred).
- Sharp, L. A., & Sharp, J. H. (2016). Enhancing student success in online learning experiences through use of self-regulation strategies. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 27(2), 57-75.
- Sharp, J. H. (2015). MOOCs as a supplement to classroom instruction: An instructor’s perspective. Proceedings of the EDSIG Conference on Information Systems and Computing Education (refereed), v. 1, 3477.
- Sharp, J. H., Ryan, S. D., & Prybutok, V. R. (2014). Global agile team design: An informing science perspective. Informing Science: The International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline, 17, 175-187.
- Sharp, J. H. (2014). Journey toward a flipped C# programming class: An experience report. Proceedings of the Thirty-First Information Systems Education Conference (refereed), v. 31, §3080.
- Sharp, J. H., & Schultz, L. A. (2013). An exploratory study of the use of video as an instructional tool in an introductory C# programming course. Information Systems Education Journal, 11(6), 33-39.
- Sharp, J. H. & McAdams, L. A. (2013). If we build them, will they watch? A preliminary analysis of students’ use of professor-created videos in an undergraduate Visual Basic programming class. Proceeding of the Thirtieth Information Systems Education Conference (refereed), v. 30, §2543.
- Magro, M. J., Sharp, J. H., Ryan, S. D., & Ryan, K. A. (2013). Investigating ways to use Facebook at the university level: A Delphi study. Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, 10, 295-311.
- Ryan, S. D., Zhang, X., Prybutok, V. R., & Sharp, J. H. (2012). Leadership and knowledge management in an e-government environment. Administrative Sciences, 2(1), 63-81.
- Magro, M. J., Ryan, K. A., Ryan, S. D., & Sharp, J. H. (2012). Facebook’s use in higher education. Proceedings of the Eighteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems (refereed).
- Sharp, J. H., & Ryan, S. D. (2011). Best practices for configuring globally distributed agile teams. Journal of Information Technology Management, 23(4), 56-63.
- Sharp, J. H. (2011). Semiotics as a theoretical foundation of information design. Proceedings of the Conference on Information Systems Applied Research (refereed), v.4, §1821.
- Sharp, J. H., & Ryan, S. D. (2011). Global agile team configuration. Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability, 7(1), 120-134.
- Ryan, S. D., Magro, M. J., & Sharp, J. H. (2011). Exploring educational and cultural adaptation through social networking sites. Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 10, 1-16.
- Huett, J. B., Sharp, J. H., & Huett, K. C. (2010). What’s all the FOSS? How freedom and openness are changing the face of our educational landscape. International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes, 2(1), 1-14.
- Sharp, J. H., & Ryan, S. D. (2010). A theoretical framework of component-based software development phases. The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems, 41(1), 56-75.
- Sharp, J. H. & Ryan, S. D. (2009). Component-based software development: Life cycles and design science-based recommendations. Proceedings of the Conference on Information Systems Applied Research (refereed), v.2, §1545.
- Magro, M. J., Ryan, S. D, Sharp, J. H., & Ryan, K. A. (2009). Using social networking for educational and cultural adaptation: An exploratory study. Proceedings of the Fifteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems (refereed).
- Schultz, L. A., & Sharp, J. H. (2008). The effect of class duration on academic performance and attendance in an introductory computer class. Information Systems Education Journal, 6(59), 1-7.
- Zhang, X., Prybutok, V., Ryan, S., & Sharp, J. (2008). A leadership knowledge management model for e-government: A preliminary empirical test. Proceedings of the Fourteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems (refereed).
- Sharp, J. H., & Ryan, S. D. (2008). A preliminary conceptual model for exploring global agile teams. In P. Abrahamsson, R. Baskerville, K. Conboy, B. Fitzgerald, L. Morgan, & X. Wang (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Business Processing: Vol. 9. Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming (pp. 147-160). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.
- Sharp, J. H. (2007). Development, extension, and application: A review of the Technology Acceptance Model. Information Systems Education Journal, 5(9), 1-11.
- Sharp, J. H., & Ryan, S. D. (2007). A research framework for investigating the successful configuration of globally distributed agile teams. Proceedings of the Thirteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems (refereed).
- Sharp, J. H., & Huett, J. B. (2006). The use of open source software in education. Information Systems Education Journal, 4(45), 1-10.
- Sharp, J. H., & Huett, J. B. (2006). Importance of learner-learner interaction in distance education. Information Systems Education Journal, 4(46), 1-10.
- Sharp, J. H., & Ryan, S. D. (2005). A review of component-based software development. Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth International Conference on Information Systems (refereed), 151-161.
Presentations
- Sharp, J. H., Erasmus+ Mobility Program, UTP University of Science and Technology, Bydgoszcz, Poland, “Introduction to Agile Development and Programming”, May 29, 2018.
- Babb, J. S., Waguespack, L., Jafar, M. J., Sharp, J. H., Tastle, W., Landry, J., EDSIG Conference on Information Systems and Computing Education, Austin, TX, “2017 Progress Report of the EDSIG Standing Committee for Curricular Matters”, (November 6, 2017).
- Meaningful Engagement in the Classroom: Ideas for Developing Active Teaching Techniques, with Kayla Peak, Chris Guthrie, Javier Garza, and Hussain Jafri, The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Virtual Conference, 2013.
- From Sage on the Stage to Engage: Active Teaching Techniques, with Kayla W. Peak, Christopher Guthrie, Barry D. Lambert, Javier Garza, and Credence Baker, The Teaching Professor Conference, Washington, DC, 2012.
- Strategies for Implementing Course Re-design, with Kayla W. Peak, Christopher Guthrie, and Credence Baker, The Teaching Professor Conference, Washington, DC, 2012.
- Active Teaching Techniques for the Classroom, with Kayla W. Peak, Christopher Guthrie, Barry D. Lambert, Javier Garza, and Credence Baker, Excellence in Teaching Conference – The Center for Instructional Innovation, Stephenville, TX, 2012.
- Ryan, S. D., Magro, M. J., Sharp, J. H. (2010). Exploring social networking as an aid to acculturation. Proceedings of IFIP 8.2/Organizations and Society in Information Systems (OASIS), Sprouts: Working Papers on Information Systems, 10(112).
- Schultz, L. A., & Sharp, J. H. (2010). Integration of Facebook presence in print advertising. Proceedings of IFIP 8.2/Organizations and Society in Information Systems (OASIS), Sprouts: Working Papers on Information Systems.
- Using Social Networking for Educational Enhancement, with Michael J. Magro and Sherry D. Ryan, Decision Sciences Institute 40th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2009.
- Sharp, J. H., Magro, M. J., Ryan, S. D., & Prybutok, V. R. (2009). A sociotechnical perspective for analyzing virtual agile software development teams. Proceedings of IFIP 8.2/Organizations and Society in Information Systems (OASIS), Sprouts: Working Papers on Information Systems, 9(56).
- Globally Distributed Agile Teams: A Preliminary Conceptual Model for Exploring the Dimensions Contributing to Successful Team Configuration, Lero, the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre (invited speaker), Limerick, Ireland, 2008.
- Sharp, J. H., Ryan, S. D., & Ibragimova, B. (2007). The successful configuration of global agile teams. Proceedings of IFIP 8.2/Organizations and Society in Information Systems (OASIS), Sprouts: Working Papers on Information Systems.
- E-Government Initiatives: Multinational Perspective, with Bashorat Ibragimova, meeting of the Special Interest Group on Electronic Government, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2007.
- Perceived Importance of Interaction Types Among Learners in Distance Learning, Educational Research Exchange, Denton, TX, 2005.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & ACCREDITATIONS
DEGREES
- Ph.D., Information Science, University of North Texas
- M.S., Information Systems, Tarleton State University
- M.Div., Theology, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
- B.S., Computer Information Systems, Tarleton State University
GRADUATE GROUP MEMBERSHIPS
- Tarleton State University Graduate Faculty Status