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Background
Dr.
Serwatka received her EdD in Business Education from
Northern Illinois University with minors in
Management Information Systems and Instructional
Technology. She received an M.S. in Management and
an A.S. and B.S. in Computer Technology from Purdue
University Calumet. She is currently Professor of
Computer and Information Technology at PNC. She has
taught at Purdue for 25 years in the areas of
Computer Technology and Management Information
Systems, with specialties in networking and distance
education. Prior to her employment at Purdue, Dr.
Serwatka worked in the steel, oil refining and
banking industries as a programmer, systems analyst
and systems engineer.
Areas
of Expertise
Dr.
Serwatka has developed and taught distance education
courses since 1996. She was the Distance Learning
Coordinator for Purdue University Calumet for 6
years. She is currently Director of Learning and
Technology at Purdue North Central as well as a
Professor of MIS.
Dr. Serwatka has been actively involved in
Project Merlot since its inception in 2000. She is
currently the Editor for the Information Technology
Editorial Board in Project Merlot. She has authored
more than 40 articles and conference presentation on
distance learning. Dr. Serwatka has Certificates in
distance education from Indiana University and the
University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received
the Certificate of Recognition for innovative
Teaching in a Distance Education Program from the
Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System
(IHETS) in May, 2002 and was awarded the
Distinguished Service Award for 2003 presented by
the Network Systems Professionals Association
(NaSPA) in 2004. She was the Project Merlot
Volunteer of the year in 2005 and was awarded the
Distinguished Leadership Award by NaSPA in 2005. Dr.
Serwatka is also the author of a textbook,
Business Data Communication, Introductory Concepts
and Techniques.
Education
Ed.D., Northern Illinois University, 1993
M.S., Purdue University Calumet, 1983
B.S., Purdue University Calumet, 1978 |
