Carol Tapp's Résumé

PERSONAL

Professor Emerita (letter with appointment)
Computer Information Systems
Savannah State University
Savannah, GA 31404

Internet mail: caroltapp@bellsouth.net
Internet home page: Carol's Internet Home Page

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Instructor for Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration, 2003 - present
Professor of Computer Information Systems, College of Business Administration, Savannah State University, September 1985 - August 1997
Adjunct Professor of Office Systems, Savannah State University, Savannah, GA January 1984 - September 1985
Substitute teacher, Memorial Day School, Savannah, GA 1979 - 1984
Adjunct Instructor of Physical Education, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA Spring 1976
Adjunct Professor of English, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA Fall 1969
Math and English Teacher and School Librarian, Savannah Country Day School, Savannah, GA 1961 - 1966
Professor of Business, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA 1959 - 1960
Business Teacher, Farragut High School, Knoxville, TN, 1958 - 1959

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Interim Choir Director, Robert McIntire United Methodist Church, Savannah, May 1991 - September 1991
Director of Music, White Bluff United Methodist Church, Savannah, January 1974 - June 1984
Interim Church Secretary, White Bluff United Methodist Church, Savannah, 1979 - 1984, January - March 1980; February - June 1981; December 1982 - May 1983
Accountant (self-employed), 1967 - 1969
Church Secretary, Robert McIntire United Methodist Church, Savannah, 1960 - 1961
Insurance Clerk, Flenniken Financial Services, Knoxville, TN, Summers 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958

EDUCATION

Master of Education with a major in Business Education, Armstrong Atlantic State University, 1983 (4.0 GPA)
Work toward music degree, Armstrong Atlantic State University, 1975 - 1978
Post-graduate study, University of Georgia, 1962
Post-graduate study, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, summers, 1960, 1961, 1962
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 1958

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PUBLIC SERVICE SINCE RETIRING

Clerk, Cobb County Board of Elections, 1998 - 2002
Poll Manager, Cobb County Board of Elections, 2003 - present

HONORS AND AWARDS

Nomination for Post-Secondary Business Teacher of the Year for District I of Georgia, 1989, 1990, 1991
Post-Secondary Business Teacher of the Year for District I of Georgia, awarded by the Georgia Business Education Association, 1989
Earned a 4.0 GPA in graduate school
Delta Pi Epsilon, honorary graduate business education fraternity
Pi Omega Pi, honorary undergraduate business education fraternity
Selected to attend University System of Georgia Faculty Development Workshop, August 1995
Named to Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 1996
Awarded Professor Emerita status by University System of Georgia Board of Regents, July 1, 1997

CURRICULUM VITAE

Following is a list of courses I taught while at Savannah State University:

Word Processing Concepts and Techniques
Business Education Methods
Introduction to Computer Information Systems
Business Communications and Report Writing
Office Information Systems
Records Management

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Georgia Business Education Association
Southern Business Education Association
National Business Education Association
Delta Pi Epsilon, honorary graduate business education fraternity
Pi Omega Pi, honorary undergraduate business education fraternity

RESEARCH, PRESENTATIONS, GRANTS, AND WRITING

Research conducted to determine if community attitudes toward a college are affected by a newsletter. Research results presented at Annual Conference of National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Washington, D.C., spring 1989, and published in Proceedings of conference.
"The Impact of Newsletters on Community Attitudes: The Case of an Historically Black College," Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, a refereed journal, with Barbara Bart and Jane Philbrick; Vol. 4, Numbers 1/2, 1993, pp. 339-350.
Textbook reviewer for boyd and fraser publishing company
1995 - Author of section of Department of Education Title III grant for establishment of Computer Learning Center, (now the Center for Teaching and Learning) on campus for teaching Savannah State University administrators, faculty, and staff to use computer hardware and software.
1996 - Author of section of Title III grant to continue for an additional year. Grant awarded.
1997 - Title III grant for additional year. Grant awarded.

PUBLICATIONS

Computer Software "How To" monographs:
An Introduction to the Personal Computer and to the Disk Operating System
An Introduction to Lotus 1-2-3
Using IBM Writing Assistant
Using IBM Filing Assistant
Using IBM Reporting Assistant (with Dr. J. McNeil)
Using IBM Graphing Assistant (with Dr. J. McNeil)
Using Kermit with a Prime Superminicomputer and a Personal Computer, distributed throughout the United States to Prime Computer users
Getting Started on the IBM PC
WordPro 4 Plus, a Tutorial
Monographs written for use in CIS 201, Introduction to Computer Information Systems:
WordPerfect 5.1, An Introduction
Quattro Pro, a Spreadsheet
Graphing With Quattro Pro
Paradox, a Database
Using a PC, a LAN, DOS, and Enable/OA
An Introduction to Enable/OA Word Processing
An Introduction to Enable/OA Spreadsheet
An Introduction to Enable/OA Database Management System
An Introduction to Enable/OA Graphics
Textbooks:

PC Software: DOS, WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, Paradox, and GroupWise, PressWorks, 1993.
Computer Applications for Business Communications, PressWorks, 1993.
Quattro Pro, a Spreadsheet, PressWorks, 1993.
Using the Computer: A Manual for Educators, 1994.
Monographs for use in classes at Coastal Georgia Center for Continuing Education:
Computer Basics: Meet Your Computer
An Introduction to MS-DOS
Using MS-DOS: Advanced Concepts
WordPerfect 5.1, An Introduction
WordPerfect 5.1, Advanced Features and Desktop Publishing
WordPerfect 6.1, An Introduction
WordPerfect 6.1, Advanced Features and Desktop Publishing
Chapters for Using the Computer, A Manual for Educators, edition 2, used by Savannah State University administrators, faculty, and staff in Computer Learning Center:

Networking - 12 pages
Computer Basics - 31 pages
Communications - 21 pages
Keyboarding - 23 pages
DOS - 38 pages
Windows - 33 pages
Buying a PC - 3 pages
WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS - 44 pages
WordPerfect 6.1 for Windows - 44 pages
Quattro Pro for DOS - 57 pages
Quattro Pro for Windows - 63 pages
Internet 101 - Using the Internet - 20 pages
Internet 102 - Finding Educational Resources on the Internet - 10 pages
Internet 103 - Writing Web Pages for the Internet - 50 pages
Using Powerpoint - 30 pages

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS

Workshops for community organizations:

Tidelands Mental Health Association Staff Development
Coastal Georgia Center for Continuing Education
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Customs Office
Savannah-Chatham County Schools
Junior League of Savannah
Speaker for community organizations:

Career Day at Groves High School, sponsored by Rotary Club
Career Fair at Johnson High School
"Career Awareness in Business" presentations at local high schools

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