Dr Joanne Kuzma

Dr Joanne Kuzma

Senior Lecturer in Computing

Worcester Business School

Contact Details

email: j.kuzma@worc.ac.uk

tel: 01905 54 2023

Joanne has 20 years of industry and consulting experience in Information Systems, Web design, e-commerce, programming and computer security. She has taught Information Systems at several universities in the US as well her current position at University of Worcester.

Teaching & Research

Teaching interests
Electronic commerce
Systems analysis
Business Information systems
Web design

Research interests
Web accessibility
Electronic commerce privacy issues
Computer security
Electronic marketing

Professional Bodies

British Academy of Management  

Publications

Kuzma, Joanne (2011) Project Reports Using Online Technology to Enhance Student Presentation Skills:. Worcester Journal of Learning & Teaching, Issue 5, January 2011.  

Kuzma, Joanne (2011) Web vulnerability study of online pharmacy sites. Informatics for Health and Social Care, Vol. 36, No. 1. pp. 20-34.  

Kuzma, Joanne (2010) Empirical Study of Privacy Issues among Social Networking Sites. In: Private Law: Rights, Duties and Conflicts, ed.  Sylvia Mercando Kierkegaard, International Association of IT Lawyers, Proceedings from The Fifth International Conference on Legal, Security and Privacy Issues in IT Law (LSPI) in Barcelona, Spain, November 2010.  

Kuzma, Joanne (2010) Global E-government Web Accessibility: A Case Study. In: British Academy of Management 2010 Conference, 14-16, September 2010, University of Sheffield.  

Kuzma, J.,  (2010),   European Digital Libraries: Web Security Vulnerabilities. Library Hi Tech, Vol. 28, No. 3. pp 402-413

Kuzma, J., Price, C. & Henson, R. (2010), Flash vulnerabilities analysis of US educational websites, International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics, Vol, 3, Issue 2, pp. 95-107.  

Oestreicher, K., Kuzma, J. & Yen, D. (2010)), Avatar Supported Learning in a Virtual University, Worcester Journal of Learning & Teaching, Issue 4, July 2010  

Kuzma, J. (2009), An Examination of Privacy Policies of U.S. Government Senate Web Sites, Electronic Government, an International Journal, June 2010, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 270-280.  

Kuzma,  J. (2010) Asian Government Usage of Web 2.0 Social Media, European Journal of ePractice, March 2010, No. 2, pp. 1-18.  

Henson, R. & Kuzma, J. (2010), End User Computing and Information Security: a retrospective look at the lack of systematic information risk assessment and its consequences, In: 15th Annual UK Academy for Information Systems Conference, 23-24 March, 2010, University of Oxford, UK  

Kuzma, J.. (2010)  Case Study in Email Reponses of European Travel Agencies, In: Culture, Media, Sport and Tourism Conference , 24 March 2010, University of Worcester, UK  

Oestreicher, K., Kuzma, J. & Yen, D. (2010) The Virtual University and Avatar Technology: E-learning Through Future Technology. In: 9th International Conference Marketing Trends, 21-23 January 2010, Università Cà Foscari, Venice.  

Kuzma, J., (2010),  "Online technology management student tutorial case study," February, 2010, Vol. 9, Issue 1, pp 52-60.  

Kuzma, J. & Barnes, S. (2010), "Web Vulnerability Study of European Insurance Sites," In: International Journal of Arts & Sciences Conference,  15-18 February 2010, Gozo Malta  

Kuzma, J. (2009), Accessibility Design Issues with UK E-government Sites, Government Information Quarterly, March 2010, Vol. 27, Issue 2, pp. 141-146.  

Oestreicher, K., Kuzma, J., & Yen, D., (2010), "Virtual University and Avatar Technology: E-Learning Through Future Technology" , In: 9th International Marketing Trends Congress, 21-23 January, 20010, Università Cà Foscari, Venice, Italy.  

Kuzma, J. (2009), "Enhancing Team Dynamics in an Online Learning Environment," Worcester Journal of Learning & Teaching, Issue 3, December 2009

Yen, D. & Kuzma, J. (2009), "Higher IELTS score, higher academic performance? The validity of IELTS in predicting the academic performance of Chinese students," Worcester Journal of Learning & Teaching, Issue 3, December 2009  

Oestreicher, K., Kuzma, J., & Yen, D. (2009) Avatar Supported Learning in a Virtual University. In: 29th SGAI International Conference on Innovative Techniques and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 15th - 17th December 2009, Peterhouse College, Cambridge.  

Kuzma, J. (2009, September), "Using Game Shows for Effective Teaching", DTRP (Division for Teachers & Researchers in Psychology - The British Psychological Society) Newsletter, September, 2009, p. 5.  

Kuzma, J. (2009), "Regulatory Compliance and Web Accessibility of UK Parliament Sites", Journal of Information Law Technology, September 2009, Issue 2. pp 1-15.

Kuzma, J.,  Weisenborn, G., Philippe, T.,  Gabel, A., Dolechek, R. (2009),  Analysis of Federal Senate Web Sites for Disability Accessibility. International Journal of Business Research, Vol. 9, No. 6, pp. 174-181.

Kuzma, J. (2009). Using Game Shows for Effective Teaching. Worcester Journal of Learning & Teaching. Issue 2, July 2009.   Price, C.,  Moore, J., 

Kuzma, J., (2009),  Deconstruction-Reconstruction of the Semiotics of Computer Games and Immersive Environments: Towards a Multi-modal Semiotics. In: Electronic Information, the Visual Arts and Beyond, London, July 2009.  

 Barnes, S. & Kuzma, J. (2009) Empirical Study in Teaching First-Year Database Students. In: 7th International Workshop on Teaching, Learning and Assessment of Databases, 6 July 2009, University of Birmingham.  

Oestreicher, K. & Kuzma, J. (2009) "The Music Industry & Its Consumers: A Potential Divorce through Technology and Shifting Market Linkages?" In: Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES) Conference, 1-2, June 2009, Istanbul, Turkey. Available at http://ebesweb.org/EBES2009.pdf.  

 Kuzma, J. & Price, C. (2009) "Analysis of UK Parliament Web Sites for Disability Accessibility". In: 9th European Conference on e-Government, 29-30 June 2009, pp. 416-422, University of Westminster, London.  

 Kuzma, J,  Yen, D. & Oestreicher, K. (2009) "Global e-government Web Accessibility: An Empirical Examination of EU, Asian and African Sites". In: Second International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Accessibility, 7th to 9th May 2009, Hammamet, Tunisia. Available at http://www.kuzmahome.com/83-90tunisiaconferencepaper.pdf   

Philippe, T., Koehler, J., & Kuzma, J., “Determinant of Consumer Trust in Electronic Commerce”. International Academy of Business and Economics, July 2007.  

Kuzma, J., Philippe, T., & Koehler, J. “Effects of Privacy Policies in International Pharmaceutical Ecommerce”, International Journal of Business Research. October, 2006.

Qualifications

PG Certificate of Education
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
PhD Information Systems
MBA Business Administration
BSc Marketing