2008–2009 - Florida Institute of Technology

College of Business
Dean robert e. niebuhr, Ph.D.
Degree Programs
Accounting, B.S.
Business Administration, B.S., E.M.B.A., M.B.A.
Graduate Certificate in Executive Leadership
Business and Environmental Studies, B.S.
eCommerce Technology, B.S.
Information Management, B.S.
International Business, B.S.
Undergraduate Minor Programs
Accounting
Business Administration
Management
Management Information Systems
Associate Dean
Alexander R. Vamosi, Ph.D.
Director, Industry Education Programs
Thomas J. Stauffacher, M.S.
Distinguished Visiting Professor and Ethics Chair
Isabella D. Bunn, Ph.D., J.D., global ethics, corporate social responsibility,
human rights and the right to development, international economic law.
Professors
LuAnn G. Bean, Ph.D., accounting choice decisions, financial reporting
and valuation, internal auditing, information technology.
S. Ann Becker,* Ph.D., Web usability and accessibility, human-computer
interaction, database technology, gerotechnology, software engineering,
contract management.
Anthony J. Catanese, Ph.D., real estate finance, architecture, urban
planning.
Richard E. Niebuhr, Ph.D., organizational behavior, leadership, strategic
decision-making.
T. Roger Manley, Ph.D., behavior of individuals in work organizations,
organizational effectiveness and productivity, work redesign, organizational
change and development, measurement and management of work-related
stress, measurement of organizational culture.
Scott R. Tilley,* Ph.D., software engineering, system evolution and program
redocumentation.
Associate Professors
Judith Barlow, Ph.D., Web-based technologies, high performance database
systems, telecommunications and networking, cross-curricular technology
integration, distance education, technology innovation.
Theresa A. Domagalski, Ph.D., organizational behavior, human resources,
employee rights and responsibilities, organizational justice, power and
resistance to organizational change, emotions in organizations.
John R. Patton, D.B.A., international business.
Michael H. Slotkin, Ph.D., international economics, strategic trade policy,
managerial economics, environmental and resource economics.
Alexander R. Vamosi, Ph.D., economic impact assessment, ecotourism,
monetary policy, economic growth.
Michael Workman, Ph.D., information security behaviors, technology and
human in factors in work-habit improvement.
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Assistant Professors
Deborah S. Carstens,* Ph.D., human error, process and safety
optimization, patient safety, human–computer interaction, usability.
B. Andrew Cudmore, Ph.D., quality perceptions, Internet marketing,
persuasion knowledge, customer/salesperson interaction, store brand
management, customer complaining behavior.
Carolyn J. Fausnaugh, Ph.D., strategic management, entrepreneurial
studies.
Professors Emeriti
John P. Callahan, Ed.D.; Gerald F. Goldberg, Ph.D.;
F. Robert Searle, D.B.A.
Participating Faculty
S. Bunker, E.M.B.A.; K. Hylton, M.B.A., J.D.; F. Kirschstein, M.A.;
W.R. Northcutt, J.D.; D.L. Wildman, J.D.
Instructors
T. Infantini, M.B.A.; T.J. Stauffacher, M.S.
*Faculty holding joint appointments at the university.
Mission Statement and Overview
Curricula in the College of Business are designed to develop and
expand a student’s skills and capabilities in preparation for successful
leadership in today’s dynamic business environment. They
provide exposure to the computer tools necessary to compete in
the international marketplace, and more importantly, they focus
on the use of these tools in the decision-making process, thereby
providing a value-creating competency for the knowledge-based
competitive environment.
Access to high-tech programs on campus, as well as proximity to
the space industry’s top innovative firms, creates an atmosphere
of dynamic change and adaptation important in the rapid product
and economic cycles of the 21st century. Due to relationships
developed with firms in a variety of industries, the college has
established an active participation program involving executives
from both local companies and multinationals with locations in
our area. These executives contribute to the programs in many
ways, such as through membership on the college’s board of
overseers, whose charter is to assure the college is meeting the
needs of employers; in support of the internship program, where
students obtain practical experience; and in the mentor program,
by which students have opportunities of one-on-one interaction
with executives, in preparation for life in management.
The faculty are encouraged to stay on the cutting edge of their
fields of expertise and are provided with the technical tools
needed to accomplish this goal. They are also heavily involved in
student activities and actively pursue opportunities to help each
student reach his or her full potential.
The College of Business offers its M.B.A. program on the main
campus and at the Spaceport Education Center. Students may
enroll in classes offered in Melbourne or at the Spaceport
Education Center sites in Rockledge, Fla..
The College of Business offers six bachelor of science degree
programs in accounting, business administration, business and
environmental studies, eCommerce technology, information
management and international business. All programs focus on
the global perspective of today’s business economy and using
technology in the classroom. Incoming freshmen and transfer
students must receive a passing grade on a computer literacy
examination to complete any of the offered programs. Students
may fulfill the computer literacy requirement by passing