Kwok-Bun Yue
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Bun Yue (B.S., M.Phil., Physics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, M.S., Ph.D., Computer Science, University of North Texas) is a Professor of Computer Science and Computer Information Systems at University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL).
His research interests are in concurrent programming, Internet computing, semi-structured data, and information systems and computer science education. He has published more than 40 papers, and is the principal investigator of 10 external grants with a total amount of $1.8 million. He is a member of the senior editorial board of the Journal of Information Systems Education.
He has consulted a number of companies, including serving briefly as a CTO of a startup company.
Recent Submissions
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Querying Bitcoin Blockchain Using SQL
(Proceedings of the EDSIG Conference, 2018-11)Bitcoin is the first major decentralized cryptocurrency with wide acceptance. A core technological innovation of Bitcoin is blockchain, a secure and pseudonymous general ledger that stores every Bitcoin transaction. ... -
Formative Assessment of Meaningful Learning in IS Education Using Concept Mapping
(Proceedings of the EDSIG Conference, 2017-11)Information Systems (IS) education needs to focus on meaningful learning because it is essential in cultivating students’ problem solving and critical thinking skills. In formative assessment of the meaningful learning, ... -
An Investigation Dimension for Understanding and Characterizing Computing Disciplines
(Proceedings of the 23rd Americas Conference on Information Systems AMCIS, 2017-08)Computing disciplines are diverse and overlap extensively. ACM provides two dimensions, theory and target level, as a tool to describe the problem spaces of five disciplines of computing: computer science, information ... -
Concept mapping in computer science education
(Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 2017)Concept Map (CM) is a graphical tool for organizing and structuring knowledge by depicting concepts as nodes, and relationships between concepts as edges. It can be used as an effective tool for teaching, learning, and ... -
Using Concept Maps to Assess Students’ Meaningful Learning in IS Curriculum
(Proceedings of the EDSIG Conferenc, 2016-11)Concept map (CM) is an easy to learn tool and can be effectively used to represent knowledge. Many disciplines have adopted CMs as teaching and learning tools to improve learning effectiveness, even though its application ... -
Using Concept Maps to Teach and Assess Critical Thinking in IS Education
(Proceedings of the 22nd Americas Conference on Information Systems AMCIS, 2016-08)Concept maps have been widely used in education as tools for knowledge representation in both teaching and learning. Built on rigorous learning theories, concept mapping is a technique that is easy to learn and use. ... -
Incorporating Applied Critical Thinking into Computer Information Systems Curriculum under a University-Wide Initiative
(Proceedings of the EDSIG Conference, 2015-11)Information Systems (IS) educators have long recognized the importance of critical thinking (CT) as an essential element in the success of their curricula. Past research on CT in IS curricula mainly focused on individual ... -
Acoustic Flame Suppression Mechanics in a Microgravity Environment
(Microgravity Science and Technology, 2015)The following paper deals with acoustic flame suppression mechanics in a microgravity environment with measurements taken from an Arduino-based sensor system and validation of the technique. A Zippo lighter is ignited ... -
Using a Semi-Realistic Database to Support a Database Course
(Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE), 2013)A common problem for university relational database courses is to construct effective databases for instructions and assignments. Highly simplified "toy" databases are easily available for teaching, learning, and practicing. ... -
Undergraduate Research Experience through the NASA Microgravity University Program
(Journal of Computer Sciences in Colleges, 2013)Meaningful Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) is known to provide many benefits including enhancing enrollment and retention, supporting richer experiential education, improving students’ personal, professional ... -
Assessing Information Systems and Computer Information Systems Programs from a Balanced Scorecard Perspective
(Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE), 2012)Assessment of educational programs is one of the important means used in academia for accountability, accreditation, and improvement of program quality. The assessment practices, guidelines, and requirements are very broad ... -
A Realistic Data Cleansing and Preparation Project
(Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE), 2012-11)Although data cleansing and preparation are significant tasks in many real-world data projects, they are rarely found in project assignments in IS database courses. This paper describes a pilot study of a relatively ... -
A Model for Long Term Assessment of Computing and Information Systems Programs
(Information Systems Education Journal, 2011-08)Assessment practices and requirements are very broad and vary widely among academic programs and from one institution to the other. Consequently, we noticed, in the recent years, increased volumes of research and interest ... -
From Expectation to Actual Perception after Experience: A Longitudinal Study of the Perceptions of Student Response Systems
(Proceedings of the 17th Americas Conference on Information Systems AMCIS, 2011-08)Interactive student response systems (SRSs) are becoming popular as many instructors at the tertiary level education institutions adopt the systems to transform traditional passive lectures into interactive classes. Despite ... -
A case study of metrics for assessing STEM scholarship programs
(Journal of Computer Sciences in Colleges, 2011)As the challenges in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education become more prominent, resources for promoting STEM education are more available. STEM scholarship programs, such as the S-STEM program ... -
The use of free and open source software in real-world capstone projects
(Journal of Computer Sciences in Colleges, 2011)This paper analyzes the use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in 22 real-world graduate computer science projects mentored by industrial partners in the past 2.5 years. It serves as a case study on how FOSS is used ... -
Assessment Model and Practices for Computing and Information Systems Programs
(ISECON 2010 Proceedings, 2010)Assessment of educational programs is one of the important means used in academia for accountability, accreditation, and improvement of program quality. The assessment practices, guidelines, and requirements are very broad ... -
Experience on Mashup Development with End User Programming Environment
(Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE), 2010)Mashups, Web applications integrating data and functionality from other Web sources to provide a new service, have quickly become ubiquitous. Because of their role as a focal point in three important trends (Web 2.0, ... -
Critical Factors Influencing the Service Quality of Information Systems: An Organizational View
(Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2009 Proceedings, 2009-08)Information systems have been a well researched topic based on their development, implementation, effectiveness, success and, more recently, business-IT alignment. A literature review has revealed that one domain (i.e., ... -
Web 2.0 Technologies, Principles, and Applications: Global Diffusion of the Internet XV: Web 2.0 Technologies, Principles, and Applications: A Conceptual Framework from Technology Push and Demand Pull Perspective
(Communications of the Associations of Information Systems, 2009)Web 2.0, the current Internet evolution, can be described by several key features of an expanded Web that is more interactive; allows easy social interactions through participation and collaboration from a variety of human ...
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