Ms. Laura Atkins

Lecturer, Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics
Year Started at JMU: 2005
atkinslc@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education
- M.B.A. James Madison University 1990
- B.B.A. James Madison University 1984
Professional Interests
Teaching:
- Application development
- Web development
- User Experience
- Sustainability and CSR
Research:
- Environmental and social responsibility aspects of sustainability projects
- Collaboration systems:response and acceptance
Professional Background
- Senior Systems Analyst, RR Donnelley, Harrisonburg, VA, 1994 – 2005
- Systems Analyst, RR Donnelley, Harrisonburg, VA, 1986 – 1994
Current Courses Taught
- CIS 221 - Principles of Programming
- CIS 498 - Digital Ethics and Sustainability
- CIS 366 - Web Design and Development
Positions Held
- Lecturer, James Madison University, 2005 - present
Awards and Recognitions
- Madison Trust Funding Recipient 2018
- COB Dean’s Impact Award 2018
- COB Dean’s Impact Award 2016
- COB Deans Impact Award 2014
Service
- BizLab @ The Ice House - Founder
- House building trips to Vicente Guerrero, Mexico - 2019, 2011 - 2015
- PRME Advisory Board – 2017 - 2019
- Study Abroad in Argentina, May 2018
- Semester In Antwerp FMIR – 2017
- Freshman Advisor, May 2015 – 2018
- Net Impact Advisor – January 2015 – present
Grants
- COB Summer Teaching Grant 2018, 2019
- Field 2: Madison Trust Funding Recipient - 2018
Key Publications
Publications
- Atkins L., Mitri M., Cole C., (2017), "A Systems Analysis Role-Play Exercise and Assignment, Journal of Information Systems Education, November 2017.
- Atkins L., Cole C., (2010), "An Introduction to Collaboration with SharePoint for First-year Business Students," Journal of Information Systems Education, October 2010.
Conference Proceedings
- "Improving Information System Instruction," SEDSI Conference Proceedings, 2019
- "Do Adaptive Skills Affect Students' Ability to Communication Collaboratively in a Business Professional Manner?" (with Shawn Lough), IACIS Conference Proceedings, 2018
- "Student Perceptions of Critical Attributes for Entry-Level IT Consultants," Tom Dillon, Diane Lending, and Laura Atkins
- "Accessing the Quality of Mentorship by Professional Mentor Firms with a Simulated IT Consulting Student Project," Tom Dillon, Diane Lending, and Laura Atkins