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Dr. Silvana Faja
Education
Dr. Faja joined UCM in 2003 and has taught various courses in the undergraduate and graduate CIS programs. Her specializations include C# programming, ASP.NET, analysis and design of information systems, software engineering and project management.
Dr. Faja鈥檚 research interests include privacy and security of information systems, big data and analytics, e-health, agile system development, and IT education topics such as collaborative learning and adoption of agile methods in the classroom. She has published in journals such as Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution, Communications of the Association for Information Systems, International Journal of Electronic Business, Information Systems Education Journal, Service Business, Journal of Information Science and Technology and Decision Line. Dr. Faja has also served as reviewer for several journals and conferences and as technical reviewer for textbooks.
Dr. Faja is originally from Albania. She earned her MBA from University of Tirana and worked for the Albanian News Agency and the United States Agency for International Development.
Publications
Faja, Silvana; Trimi, Silvana (2018). 鈥淏ig Data and Information Privacy鈥�, Decision Line, Vol. 49, No. 2, pp. 9-16
Faja, Silvana (2014). 鈥淓valuating Effectiveness of Pair Programming as a Teaching Tool in Programming Courses鈥�, Information Systems Education Journal, Vol. 12, No. 6, pp. 36-44
Faja, Silvana (2013). 鈥淐ollaborative Learning in Online Courses: Exploring Students鈥� Perceptions鈥�, Information Systems Education Journal, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 42-51
Faja, Silvana (2011). 鈥淧air Programming as a Team Based Learning Activity: A Review of Research鈥�, Issues in Information Systems, Vol. 12, No.2, pp. 207-216
Trimi, Silvana; Faja, Silvana; Rhee, Shanggeun (2009). 鈥淚mpact of the Internet on Interorganizational Relationships,鈥� Service Business: An International Journal. Vol. 3, No.1, pp.63-83.