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Individually authored and presented undergraduate
student papers are solicited dealing with contemporary and important issues
in business information systems. Topics include, but are not limited to,
software engineering issues, the use of CASE tools, user interfaces, client
server, database systems, expert systems, decision support systems,
applications of object-oriented, graphical, or visual programming languages,
data communications and networks, ethical and social issues, security, and
multi-media environments.
Papers for review and publication are limited to fifteen (15) typed,
double-spaced pages including figures, tables and references. Paper must use
12 point Times font, be right and left justified, and have 1 inch margins
all around. Paper must include a separate cover page with title, name,
college and/or university, address, and e-mail address for the author. The
first page of the paper must have the title and a list of appropriate
keywords such as those presented as suggested topics, but NO NAME or
EDUCATIONAL AFFILIATION of the author. A 250 word maximum abstract must
immediately follow the keyword list. The body of the paper must contain NO
NAME or EDUCATIONAL AFFILIATION of the author. References must appear in
alphabetical order at the end of the paper as follows:
Adams, D., Wagner, G., and Boyer, T. (1983) Computer Information Systems: An
Introduction, Southwestern Publishing: Cincinnati, OH.
Liebowitz, J. (1995) Integrating Expert Systems Throughout the Undergraduate
Curriculum. Journal of Information Systems Education, 7 (1) 34-36.
Senhouse, C. (1995) An Entity-Relationship Design for Graphical Software
Development. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Southeast Conference,
Clemson University, SC, 37-41.
They are referred to in the body of the paper as (Adams et al., 1983), (Liebowitz,
1995), and (Senhouse, 1995) respectively.
PAPERS NOT CONFORMING TO THESE RULES WILL BE
DISQUALIFIED
Referees are instructed that they are reviewing what is
essentially a final paper. The referees will assign point values to the
papers. On the back of this flyer, you will find both the criteria for
initial paper evaluation and the onsite presentation evaluation points. The
combination of these two scores will determine the ultimate student paper
contest winners.
Authors will receive notification of acceptance or rejection by March 6,
2009. Only the top ten (10) papers in the competition will be accepted for
presentation at the conference. All finalists must register for the
conference in order to present. Information on presentations will be sent
with notification of acceptance. A group of judges, different from the
previous referees, will attend each student presentation at the conference
and make the final determination as to first, second, and third place
winners who will receive at $250, $150, and $50 as 1st, 2nd and 3rd place
respectively. Honorable Mentions will also be awarded.
Email a Word or PDF document of your paper to:
aitpncc@aitp.org AITP 2009 NCC Student
Paper Contest
Papers must be emailed no later than March 1,
2009 to
aitpncc@aitp.org. Finalists
will be notified on or before March 20, 2009. There is a form for
submission so as to capture ALL your contact information. That form
can be found by clicking
HERE.
Student Papers Evaluation Criteria
INITIAL STUDENT PAPER EVALUATION
A panel of reviewers will review your "blind" paper (meaning all identification of the author will be removed) and score the papers on the following points and scale:
Undergraduate: Total possible score of 120 (maximum of 20 points for each category): - Significance and/or originality of ideas
- Clarity of paper presentation, including tables, figures and references
- Quality of paper organization, including punctuation and grammar
- Quality of concept and contribution to the field
- Appropriateness and soundness of methodology
- Quality and accuracy of research
Graduate: Total possible score of 100:
ACCEPTANCE AS A FINALIST
You will be
notified via email/phone/mail if your paper has been accepted as a
"finalist" for presentation at the 2009 AITP National Collegiate Conference in
Oklahoma City. In order to present your paper, you must register and attend the conference and appear at the scheduled breakout session Saturday,
April 4, 2009, to present your paper.
ONSITE STUDENT PAPER PRESENTATION EVALUATION
A panel of judges will objectively evaluate your live presentation of your paper during the scheduled breakout sessions
on Saturday, April 4, 2009 and each paper will be give a time block of
15 minutes. There will be timers and setup time will be available.
Total possible score of 120 (maximum of 20 points for each category):
DETERMINATION OF WINNERS
The combination of the two scores (paper evaluation and presentation evaluation) will ultimately determine the overall student paper contest winners with the top three scores being awarded first, second and third place. |
