George Dudas

Instructor in Computer Science and Software Engineering

Office Location:

Burke 257B

Phone:

(814) 898 6315

Email:

g2d@psu.edu

Profile

Biography

George Dudas is an instructor in Computer Science and Software Engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He began his career at Penn State Behrend in August of 1979.

Mr. Dudas received the B.S. in Computer Science from Penn State University in 1974 with an emphasis in Statistics and an M.B.A. from Gannon University in 1985 with an emphasis in Operations Research.

His research/scholarship is continuing in the following areas: investigating techniques of active learning, creating improved methods of pedagogy, building hybrid and/or on-line course, and building a self-contained network environment for our data communication courses.

Teaching

Personal Website

Spring 2012

CMPSC 100 - Computer Fundamentals and Applications
CMPSC 102 - Introduction to VB Programming
CMPSC 497A - Mobile Computing Applications

Courses Previously Taught

Introduction to Spreadsheets and Databases
Fundamentals of Communication Networks
Advanced Data Communications
Introduction to Data Processing
Advanced Cobol
Numerical Methods
Data Structures
Programming for Engineers
Programming for Business Students
Algorithmic Processes
System Hardware and Software
Network Operations and Management

Research

Research Completed

Novell Operating Systems from Novell. $8,000(in software). August 2000.

UPS Operations from APC. $700(in hardware). January 2000.

Network Management from Netviz. $10,000(in software). May, 1999.

Investigations into local and wide area data communications network architectures, operations and management. Penn State Fund for Research, $1700, January 1992-June 1992.

Educational Grant from Novell Software. Local Area Network Software $2,000, 1990.

North East Agricultural Extension, Grape Growers. Writing a complete computer system to manage pesticide applications, and a database subsystem to manage information on chemicals, pests, beneficials, and other miscellaneous information. The information is used by a mathematical model subsystem to build constraints and provide the grower with an optimum spray application, $2,500, 1985.

Publications

Papers Presented at Technical and Professional Meetings

“Developing a Network Course and Lab for Non-Computer Science Undergraduates.” National Educational Computing Conference, Minneapolis, MN. June 1996.

Service

Teaching

College for Kids at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, taught a one week summer courses entitled “Programming with ALICE” from 2008-2011 with Ronald DelPorto.

Presentations

“eLearning: being in Two Places at Once,” Harnessing the Power of Hybrid and Online Teaching & Learning Colloquy, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. May 2011.

“Ideas for building eLearning applications for students of different learning/skill backgrounds,” Explorations in eLearning: Show and Share, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, November 2009.

“Implementation/Security Issues for Administering a Computer Skills Exam,” Angel Day III Symposium, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. May 2005.

“Course Prep and Management: Before and After Angel,” Angel Day II Symposium, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. May 2004.

“Using Angel for the First Time in Large Lectures with Multi-Section Labs,” Angel Day I Symposium, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. May 2003.

“Developing a Network Course and Lab for Non-Computer Science Undergraduates,” National Educational Computing Conference, Minneapolis, MN. June 1981.

“Careers in Computers,” at Villa Maris Academy, Erie, PA. 1981.

“Emerging Role of Computers in Business,” Administrative Management Society, Erie, PA. 1980.

Book Reviews

Problem Solving and Structured Programming in Fortran 77 by Koffman and Friedman, 4^th edition, Addision-Wesley Publishers. 1990.

Active Participation in Professional and Learned Societies

Data Processing Management Association (DPMA), Chapter President, 1993-1995.

Trinary Computer Services, Treasurer, 1979-1980.

The Operations Research Society of America (ORSA), Worked with the Board of Directors on the idea of sponsoring a set of courses by the CPMA and it was offered by our Continuing Education Division.

You are here

Profile