Teaching

Currently Teaching (Spring 2012)

• IT 4423 Linux/Unix Admin
• IT 4153 Advanced Database
• IT 5301 Intro Programming
• IT 5302 Intro Web Development

Past

• IT 4423: Linux/Unix Administration
• IT 5101: Introduction to Database Systems
• IT 5102: Introduction to Information Security
• MGNT 2201: Business Computer Applications
• CIS 3730: Designing and Managing Data
• IT 4203: Advanced Web Development
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Teaching (Education) Belief

My fundamental teaching belief is that good teaching (the instructor side) comes with good learning (the student side). They are two sides of the same coin. In an ideal education environment, I try to achieve the following three basic related goals:

1. Generate and sustain student interest.
2. Maintain teaching/learning balance.
3. Provide complete educational experience beyond courses.

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Teaching Interests

• Web information systems
  • web infrastructure, web application development, scripting/programming, emerging web technologies (web 2.0), website admin, web application security, web usability, web analytics, web portal
• Application development
  • Web application, mobile application, GUI application, user interface, usability, database design and application, digital databoard, knowledge systems, etc.
• Information design and visualization
  • Business information visualization, information architecture, information seeking, usability
• Business technologies and systems
  • Business intelligence, performance management, decision support systems, content/knowledge management, e-commerce, e-business, etc.
• Information system analysis and design, conceptual modeling
• System/application integration
• Information security, web security

Student Comments

• "He is a good prof. If you don't want to learn, then you wont like him, because his teaching style is to invite you to explore. but I liked his class. happy with my grade."
•  "He is very enthusiastic about his teaching and you can tell that he really loves what he does and wants us to learn as well. He has good visuals and is funny at times."
• "This is the very first class I've taken at Georgia State. I can only hope that the other instructors at this university are as cool as Mr. Zheng. It was definitely a positive start to my education here."
• "Takes a varied approach, keeps class interesting, always has unique ideas, very knowledgeable and presents quite well."
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