Muhammad Muazzem Hossain

308 Bradley St, Apt. 24, Denton, TX 76201, USA; Email: [email protected]

EDUCATION University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA Ph.D. in Operations Management Science                            Expected in December 2008 M.S. in Information Technologies                                         May 2004 International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Bachelor of Business Administration                         August 1996   Experience Teaching Fellow, Jan. 2006 – Present Department of ITDS, University of North Texas, Denton, TX §         Teach undergraduate statistics courses in the College of Business Administration. Topics include descriptive statistics, time series analysis, theory of probability, inference and hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and quality improvements.   Undergraduate Courses: Data Description and Analysis with Spreadsheets (DSCI 2710) Business Statistical Analysis Using Spreadsheets (DSCI 3710)   Graduate Services Assistant, Jan. 2005 – Dec. 2005 Department of ITDS, University of North Texas, Denton, TX §         Provided technical support for the Oracle Server and helped students understand their homework problems and class projects pertaining to Oracle 9i in the Department of Information Technology and Decision Sciences of the College of Business Administration.   Student Academic Assistant, Aug. 2001 – May 2004 Department of BCIS, University of North Texas, Denton, TX §         Held office hours and helped students understand their homework problems and class projects, and graded the assignments and exams for undergraduate and graduate courses in Systems Design and Analysis in the Department of Information Technology and Decision Sciences of the College of Business Administration.   Lecturer, Jan. 1997 – Dec. 2000 Olympia College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia §         Taught various undergraduate courses in the School of Computing and Information Systems. Also held the position of Lecturer-In-Charge to oversee the overall academic affairs for the School of Computing and Information Systems from July 1997 to December 1999. §         Courses taught include Quantitative Methods I, Quantitative Methods II, Systems Analysis and Design, Database Design, Administrative Data and Information, and Introduction to Programming Using Java.   Teaching/Research Objectives To teach and conduct research in the Operations Research and Management Information Systems fields with particular research interests in organizational quality improvements, simulation, business performance management, and consumer and organizational issues related to RFID technology.     Journal Publications Hossain, M.M., and Prybutok, V.R. (2008). “Factors affecting the consumer acceptance of RFID technology: An exploratory study,” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Volume 55, Issue 2, pp. 316-328.   Proceedings Hossain, M.M., and Abdullah, A.B.M., “Impact of Learning Styles on Web Shoppers’ Preference for Electronic Catalog Features: An Implication for Designing Customized Catalogs,” Proceedings of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Antonio, Texas, pp 26611-26616, November 2006.   Qinn, H., Prybutok, V.R., Hossain, M.M., and Knipper, M., “Determinants of Customer-Perceived Service Quality in Fast Food Restaurants (FFRs),” Proceedings of the Decision Sciences Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, pp 1171-1176, November 2007.   PRESENTATIONS Hossain, M.M., Abdullah, A.B.M, Prybutok, V.R., and Qin, H., “Profiling Online Shoppers Based on Their Brain Hemisphericity for Generating Personalized Electronic Catalogs,” Proceedings of the Decision Sciences Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, November 2007, accepted for conference presentation.   Hossain, M.M., and Prybutok, V.R., “Integration of the business performance management framework and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award framework for enhanced competitiveness,” The Baldrige Award Recipient (BAR) Consortium Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, October 1-2, 2007.   Hossain, M.M., and Abdullah, A.B.M., “Impact of Learning Styles on Web Shoppers’ Preference for Electronic Catalog Features: An Implication for Designing Customized Catalogs,” Proceedings of the Decision Sciences Institute, San Antonio, Texas, November 2006.   Conference Activities Sesssion Chair for Decision Sciences Institute – National Meeting, E-Commerce Track, 2007. Revviewer for Decision Sciences Institute – National Meeting, E-Commerce Track, 2006. Sesssion Chair for Decision Sciences Institute – National Meeting, Customer Learning and Satisfaction in E-Commerce, E-Commerce Track, 2006.   Professional Affiliations Member, Decision Sciences Institute, 2005 – Present. Member, The International Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma.   Scholarships, Honors and Awards University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA CQP Scholarship Award, 2007 – 2008 Dean’s Scholarship Recipient, College of Business Administration, 2003 – 2008 Academic Achievement Scholarships, College of Business Administration, 2005 – 2006 Academic Excellence Awards, College of Business Administration, 2002 – 2004, 2008 Government of Malaysia Scholarship Recipient, Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme, 1993 – 1996 International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Dean’s List: Semester II, Session 93/94, and Semester I, Session 94/95 Group Leader, Personality Development Circle, 1994 - 1995