publications
 

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Monographs:

  • Dufner, D.K. (1995) "Effects of Group Support (Listing and Voting Tools) and Sequential Procedures on Group Decision Making Using Asynchronous Computer Conferences," Ph.D. dissertation, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ.

  • Dufner, D.K. (1995) Master of Science thesis, "The EIES 2 Vote Subsystem: Listing and Voting Activities for Asynchronous Conferencing, Group Coordination and Decision Making," New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ.

  • Dufner, D.K., Czech, R.M., Hiltz, S.R., Turoff, M. (1990) "EIES 2 GDSS Tools Users Guide," New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ.

 

Video Clip

  • Dufner, D. (2001) Prepared a short video discussing my research for the Gallery of Prominent Researchers located on the WebCenter for Learning Networks Effectiveness Research (www.ALNresearch.org) sponsored by Drs. S. R. Hiltz and M. Turoff, funded by the Sloan Foundation (invited).

 

Refereed Articles:

  • Holley, Lyn, Dufner, D. and Reed, B.J. (2004) "Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP) in US County Governments." Public Performance and Management Review. (forthcoming).

  • Dufner, D. (2003) "Economic and Systems Engineering Approaches to IS Identity." Communications of the Association of Information Systems,VOL. 12, December.

  • Dufner, D. Holley, L. and Reed, B.J. (2003) Strategic Information Systems Planning Models for County Government." Communications of the Association of Information Systems, Vol. 11, No. 13, February.

  • Kwon, O., and Dufner, D. (2002) “Project Management Advisor (PMA): An ESS Prototype to Support Software Project Planning.” Journal of Decision Systems, 11(2), Special Issue on Advanced Information Technology for DMSS, 231-249.

  • Dufner, D., Holly, L., and Reed B.J. (2002) "Can Private Sector Strategic Information Systems Planning Techniques Work for the Public Sector?" Communications of the Association of Information Systems. (8) 28, May.

  • Holley, L., Dufner, D., and Reed B.J. (2002) "Got SISP?: Strategic Information Systems Planning in U.S. State Governments," Public Productivity and Management Review. (25) 4, June, 398-412.

  • Kwon, O., Dufner, D., and Kwon, M. (2001) "Creating a Virtual Meeting System (VMS) for Public Agency Employees : A Field Study of the Illinois Department of Oral Health," Academy of Information and Management Sciences Journals, (14) 1 and 2, 93-108.

  • Dufner, D., Kwon, O., and Hadidi, R. (1999) "Web-CCAT: a Collaborative Learning Environment for Geographically Distributed Information Technology Students and Working Professionals," Communications of The Association of Information Systems, (1)12.

  • Hiltz, S.R., Dufner, D.K, Holmes, M.E., & Poole, M.S. (1991) "Distributed Group Support Systems: Social Dynamics and Design Dilemmas," Journal of Organizational Computing, (2)1, 135-159.

 

Book Chapters:

  • Reed, B.J., Holley, L., and Dufner, D. (2004) “The Performance Challenge: Integrating Uncoupled Government Information Technology, ” In Government Performance Project Findings, Jessica M. Crawford, ed, Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press (Forthcoming, invited).

  • Alavi, M. and Dufner, D. (2004) “Technology-Mediated Collaborative Learning: A Research Perspective,” In S. R. Hiltz and R. Goldman, Eds. Learning Networks: The Research Frontier. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. (Forthcoming, invited).

  • Hiltz, S.R., Dufner, D., Fjermestad, J., Kim, Y., Ocker, R., Rana A. and Turoff, M. (1999) "Distributed Group Support Systems: Theory Development and Experimentation," In Olsen, B.M., Smith, J.B. and Malone, T., Eds., Coordination Theory and Collaboration Technology. Hillsdale NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Assocs. (invited)

  • Dufner, D.K., Hiltz, S.R., Johnson, K., and Czech, R.M. (1995) "Distributed Group Support: The Effects of Voting Tools on Group Perceptions of Media Richness," Group Decision and Negotiation Journal, Special Issue on Distributed Communication Systems. Edited by Chidambaram, L. In Group Decision and Negotiation, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 4: 235-250. (Invited)

   

Research Reports:

  • Martin, T. and Dufner, D. and Piper, R.K. (2002) “Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant: Two Year Evaluation Report”, Submitted to the City of Omaha, Douglas County and the Juvenile Accountability Coalition. June 22 Omaha, NE.

  • Else, J., Martin, T., Piper, R.K., and Dufner, D. (2002) “Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant: Year Two Evaluation Report”, Submitted to the City of Omaha, Douglas County and the Juvenile Accountability Coalition, March, Omaha, NE.

  • Else, J.: Martin T., Piper, R.K, Gibson, C., and Dufner, D. (2001) "Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant: Year One Evaluation Report," Submitted to the city of Omaha Douglas County and the Juvenile Accountability Coalition, June 22, Omaha, NE.

 

Refereed Proceedings:

  • Hiltz, S.R., Alavi, M. and Dufner, D. (2004) Asynchronous Learning Networks (“ALN’s”) for E-Learning: Priorities for Future Software Development, Panel Discussion, Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Special Interest Groups (SIGs), SIGCHI ACM, April 24-29, Vienna, Austria. (Submitted)

  • Dufner, D., Braun, G., Lane, T. Bovasso, K. (2003) Standards and Best Practices for Software Engineering in the Public Sector: A Panel Discussion.” in Proceedings PRODEV A Conference for Project Management Professionals, Scott Conference Center Omaha, NE, October 22.

  • Dufner. D., and Foxall, M. (2002) "Information Sharing :Integrating Islands of Statewide Data into a Web-based Data Warehouse for Juvenile Accountability," EPSCOR Conference 2002. Lincoln, Nebraska. April 4, 2002.

  • Dufner, D., deGroot and Khazanchi, D. (2002) "Enhancers and Inhibitors of Groupware Supported, Asynchronous Collaboration: A Grounded Theory Pilot Study", In Proceedings ISOne World, April 4-5, Las Vegas, Nevada.

  • Dufner, D., Foxall., and Reed B.J. (2002) "A Case Study : Creation of a Web-based Data Mart for Douglas County and The City of Omaha to Increase Criminal Justice Productivity and Effectiveness," In Proceedings Knowledge Management 2002 Conference, April 22-25,2002. ( Abstract submitted)

  • Dufner, D., Park, Y-T, Kwon, O, and Peng, Q. (2002) "Asynchronous Team Support: Perceptions of the Group Problem Solving process when using a Cyber Collaboratory", Proceedings of the 35th Annual International Conference on System Sciences, IEEE Computer Society Press: Los Alamitos, California. (Forthcoming January)

  • Kwon, O., Dufner, D. and Kwon, M. (2001) "Creating a Virtual Meeting System (VMS) for Public Agency Employees: A Field Study of the Illinois Department of Oral Health", Proceedings of the Allied Academies International Conference, Las Vegas, Oct. 10-13. Recipient of the Best Paper, Distinguished Research Award.

  • Dufner, D., Kwon, O., and Rogers, B. (2001) "Enriching Asynchronous learning Networks Through the Provision of Virtual Collaborative Learning Spaces: A Research Pilot." Proceedings of the 34th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, Los Alamitos, CA.: IEEE Computer Society press, January.

  • Dufner, D., Kwon, O., and Rogers, B. (2000) "Team Collaboration for the New CyberCentury©: Development, Evolution and Studies of a CyberCollaboratory." Proceedings of SSGRR international Conference on Advances in Infrastructure for E-Business, Science, and Education on the Internet, L'Aquila, Italy, July 31-Aug. 6.

  • Dufner, D., Kwon, O., and Doty, A. (1999) "Project Management Advisor (PMA): Development and Implementation of an Expert System for Software Project Management." Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference on Systems Sciences, Los Alamitos, CA.: IEEE Computer Society Press, January.

  • Kwon, O. and Dufner, D. (1999) “Phased Development of the Group Support Environment at UIS,” Proceedings 13th Annual Midwest Computer Conference (MCC 99), March 18-19, Lisle, IL.

  • Otterson, L. and D. Dufner (1999) “Integrating Technology Into the Mission of a Women’s Center: Creating a Women's Community with Technology.” Proceedings of 1999 International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS`99), IEEE Computer Society Press, July 29-31, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

  • Rogers, B., Kwon, O., and Dufner, D. (1999) “Methods for Coordinating Successful Graduate Student Collaborative Software Development Projects,” Proceedings 13th Annual Midwest Computer Conference (MCC 99), March 18-19, Lisle, IL.

  • Dufner, D., and Kwon, O. (1998) “Asynchronous Team Project Environment: Issues, Problems, and Solutions,” Proceedings 12th Annual Midwest Computer Conference (MCC 98), March 20, Hammond, IN.

  • Dufner, D.K., Kwon, O., and Hadidi, R. (1998) “Development and Implementation of a WEB-enabled CyberCollaboratory for Asynchronous Teams: Web-CCAT.” Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference on Systems Sciences, Los Alamitos, Ca.: IEEE Computer Society Press January, 330-339.

  • Kirby, E., Kwon, O., Dufner, D., and Palmer, J. (1998) "An Analysis of Applying Artificial Neural Networks for Employee Selection," Proceedings The Americas Conference on Information Systems (AIS), August 14-16, Baltimore, Maryland.

  • Kwon, M., Dufner, D., Kwon, O., and Janssen, J. (1998) “Development of a Virtual Meeting System (VMS) for the Division of Oral Health of the Illinois Department of Public Health,” 12th Annual Midwest Computer Conference (MCC 98), March 20, Hammond, IN.

  • Kwon, O., Dufner, D., and Kwon, Maria (1998) "Development of an Asynchronous Virtual Meeting System (AVMS)," Korean-U.S. Science and Technology Symposium: Computing and Telecommunication, April 23-25, Chicago, IL.

  • Snyder, Kimberlee D., and Donna Dufner (1998) "Enterprise Wide Computing with Application to Managed Health Care," Proceedings Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, March 27-28, Lincoln, Nebraska.

  • David, B. and Dufner, D. (1997) “Assessing Professionals’ Expectations of Graduate Programs Combining Business and Information Technology.” Academy of Business Administration International Conference Proceeding, Athens, Greece, July.

  • Dufner, D.K.;, Kwon, O., and Thompson, J. (1997) "Asynchronous Distributed Collaboration Tools and Methods: Implementation of a CyberCollaboratory Via the World Wide Web for Academic and Governmental Collaboration." Proceedings 1997 LINKS, Springfield, IL. May.

  • Dufner, D.K. (1997) "Graduate Studies, Information Technology, and Employer’s Expectations: Is There a Gap?" Proceedings of the 11th Annual Computer Conference, The University of Illinois at Springfield, MCC ‘97 Electronic Proceedings, March 1997.

  • Dufner, D.K., and Kwon, O. (1997) “A Web Enabled CyberCollaboratory for Asynchronous Team Projects”. Proceedings of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) Americas Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, August.

  • Dufner, D.K., Hiltz, S. R., and Turoff, M. (1994) "Distributed Group Support: A Preliminary Analysis of the Effects of the Use of Voting Tools and Sequential Procedures." Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference on Systems Sciences, (3), 14-123. Los Alamitos, CA.: IEEE Computer Society Press.

  • Dufner, D.K., and Hiltz, S.R. (1991) "Distributed Group Decision Support Systems: Theory and Application," Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference on Systems Sciences, 3 Los Alamitos, CA.: IEEE Computer Society Press. 386-393

 

Presentations (invited):

  • Dufner, D. (2003) “Standards and Best Practices for Software Engineering in the Public Sector”, July 10, Professional Association of Women in Technology (PAWT), College of St. Mary’s, Omaha, Nebraska. (invited)

  • Dufner, D. (2003) “Teaching a Service Learning Course: The Issues and Rewards”, Service Learning Fall Instructor Development Workshop for New Faculty, Center for Faculty Development and Service Learning Academy, University of Nebraska at Omaha. (invited)

  • Dufner, D. (2003) "CyberCollaboratories for Virtual Teamwork", KeyNote Speaker, CyberCollaboratory Day, Craig School of Business, California State University, Fresno, March 17, Fresno, CA.

  • Dufner, D. (2002) “Information Systems Rules for Project Success”, School of Social Work, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Nov. 11.

  • Dufner, D. (2002) "Technology Cafe," 8th Annual ICAN Women's Leadership Conference, February 14, 2001, Omaha, NE.

  • Dufner, D. (2001) "Information Sharing: Integrating Islands of Statewide Data into a Web-based Data Warehouse for Juvenile Accountability," Presentation Series Coordinated by D. Khazanchi, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE. March.

  • Dufner, D., Kwon, O. and Rogers, B. (2000) "Improving Software Development Project Team Performance: A Web-based Expert Support System for Project Control." PMI Omaha Chapter, Invited by George Royce and Jon Boomgaarden of Mutual of Omaha, May.

  • Dufner, D.K., and Kwon, O. (1998) “Using Technology to Provide Team Work Environments,” ACM (Chicago Chapter), March.

  • Dufner, D.K., and Kwon, O. (1997) “Asynchronous Distributed Tools and Methods: Implementation of a Web-enabled CyberCollaboratory for Asynchronous Teams,” Presentation at the Faculty Summer Institute on Learning Technologies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May.

  • Dufner, D.K. (1996) "The INTERNET and World-Wide-Web Browsing." New York Academy of Sciences, New York, New York.

  • Dufner, D.K. (1993) "Asynchronous Group Decision Support Systems (GDSS): A Preliminary Analysis of the Data Collected During a Controlled Experiment Using: Listing and Voting Tools, and an Agenda to Provide Asynchronous Meeting Coordination," Presented at REGIS, DePaul University, Chicago.

 

Presentations:

  • Dufner, D.K., and Kwon, O. (1998) “Using Technology to Provide Team Work Environments for Students,” REGIS, Chicago, Il. DePaul University.

  • Dufner, D., and Kwon, O. (1997) "The CyberCollaboratory," Presented at the University of Illinois at Springfield for the Center for Teaching and Learning, Springfield, IL.

  • Hiltz, S.R., Dufner, D.K., Holmes, M.E., and Poole, M.S. (1989) "Distributed Group Support Systems: Social Dynamics and Design Dilemmas." Presented at the Conference on Organizational Information Systems and Coordination, University of Texas at Austin.

 

 

Student Papers Presented at Regional Conferences

  • Allensworth, D., Kwon, O., and Dufner, D. (1999) “Facilitation of Asynchronous Group Process Structures,” 13th Annual Midwest Computer Conference (MCC 99), March 18-19, Lisle, IL.

  • Grasch, H., Kwon, O., and Dufner, D. (1999) “Enhancing Student Productivity Through the Use of a Program Development Environment: Creation of an Alternative Evaluation Tool,” 13th Annual Midwest Computer Conference (MCC 99), March 18-19, Lisle, IL.

  • Luangvilai, P., Kwon, O., and Dufner, D. (1999) “Voting Tools to Facilitate Group Consensus Building,” 13th Annual Midwest Computer Conference (MCC 99), March 18-19, Lisle, IL.

  • Ruwe, G., Kwon, O., and Dufner, D. (1999) “Reducing Group Process Losses Through the Use of an Electronic Brainstorming System (EBS) Process Structure,” 13th Annual Midwest Computer Conference (MCC 99), March 18-19, Lisle, IL.

  • Vanichviroon, S., Kwon, O., and Dufner, D. (1999) “Successful Project Management: User Involvement Analysis, Earned Value Analysis, and Risk Analysis,” 13th Annual Midwest Computer Conference (MCC 99), March 18-19, Lisle, IL.

  • Werries, K., Dufner, D., Kwon, O., and Miller, Keith (1999) "Development of The CyberCollaboratory Testing methodology," Proceedings Midwest Decision Sciences Institute, April 23-24, Springfield, IL.

  • Burnburg, M., Kwon, O., and Dufner, D. (1998) “Asynchronous Computer Aided Software Engineering Tool,” 12th Annual Midwest Computer Conference (MCC 98), March 20, Hammond, IN.

  • Dufner, D., Kwon, O., and Doty, A. (1998) “Project Management Advisor: An Expert System for Software Project Management,” 12th Annual Midwest Computer Conference (MCC 98), March 20, Hammond, IN.

  • Steck, L., Dufner, D., and Kwon, O. (1998) “Web-enabled, Asynchronous, Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools,” 12th Annual Midwest Computer Conference (MCC 98), March 20, Hammond, IN.

  • Tweed, J., Kwon, O., and Dufner, D. (1998) “Asynchronous Training via the Web,” 12th Annual Midwest Computer Conference (MCC 98), March 20, Hammond, IN.

  • Werries, K., Dufner, D., and Kwon, O. (1998) “Development of a System Test Plan for Asynchronous Collaboration Tools: GDSS-UIS, Software Bridges, and Extract Files,” 12th Annual Midwest Computer Conference (MCC 98), March 20, Hammond, IN.

  • Dufner, D.K., Lohrasbi, A. and Shaw, D. (1997) “UIS-SCHEDULER, An Asynchronous Web Enabled Collaborative Course Scheduling Tool.” Proceedings of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) Americas Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, August.

  • Kuhacharoen, K., and Dufner, D.K. (1997) "Reengineering Food Service at the University of Illinois at Springfield: Analysis, Design, and Prototype Development." Proceedings of the 11th Annual Computer Conference, The University of Illinois at Springfield, MCC ‘97 Electronic Proceedings, March .

  • Rapp, C., and Dufner, D.K. (1997) "Asynchronous Group Project Management Using the Internet and Lotus NOTES." Proceedings of the 11th Annual Computer Conference, The University of Illinois at Springfield, MCC ‘97 Electronic Proceedings. March.

  • Roderick, L., and Dufner, D.K. (1997) "Treasury System Process Reengineering and Automation." Proceedings of the 11th Annual Computer Conference, The University of Illinois at Springfield, MCC ‘97 Electronic Proceedings. March.

  • Shaw, D., Dufner, D.K., and Leatherwood, M. (1997) “Asynchronous WEB Based Collaborative Course Scheduling.” Proceedings of the 11th Annual Computer Conference, The University of Illinois at Springfield, MCC ‘97 Electronic Proceedings, March.