DOCUMENT RESUME ED 377 392 CE 067 878 TITLE Delta Pi Epsilon National ResearchConference Proceedings (Los Angeles, California,November 12-14, 1992). INSTITUTION Delta Pi Epsilon Society, LittleRock, AR. PUB DATE Nov 92 NOTE 193p.; For the 1990 and 1994Conference Proceedings, see ED 326 619, and CE 067 879 respectively. AVAILABLE FROM Delta Pi Epsilon National Office,P.O. Box 4340, Little Rock, AR 72214 ($10; 4or more: 20% discount). PUB TYPE Collected Works Conference Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC08 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Business Communication; *BusinessEducation; *Business Education Teachers;Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Uses inEducation; Critical Thinking; Desktop Publishing;Disabilities; *Educational Research; *EducationalTechnology; Employer Attitudes; Entrepreneurship;Higher Education; Integrated Curriculum;Keyboarding (Data Entry); Office Occupitions;Posts.: endary Education; Problem Solving; Secondary Education;Secretaries; Teacher Characteristics; TeacherEducation; Teacher Effectiveness; Teaching Methods;Technical Writing; Undergraduate Study; Use Studies;Work Attitudes; Work Ethic ABSTRACT Selected titles of refereedresearch papers contained in this volume include the following: "Analysis of ComputerUse by Four-Year University Faculty Members"(Duff et al.); "Analysis of Undergraduate Coursework Completedby Prospective Business Teachers" (Schmidt et al.); "Business Educators' Perceptions Regarding the Integration of Business Education (BE) and Academic Courses"(McEwen et al.); "Collaboration in Business Writing" (Wray);"Comparison of Faculties' and Business Executives' Perceptions Concerningthe Importance of Business CommunicationsTopic Areas to the Business Communication Course, the DailyActivities o!Z a Business Executive, and the Business Curriculum" (Bridges);"Desktop Publishing Competencies Needed in the BusinessWorld" (Walker, Echternacht); "Determination of Attributes ofan Effective BE Teacher as Perceived by Georgia High School BETeachers and High School BE Students" (Stitt-Gohdes, Kelly); "Developing and Teaching an Auditing Coursein the 1990s" (Kanter); "DisabilityDisclosure in Employment Communication" (Merrier et al.); "Document Origination andFactors Contributing to Selection of Origination Method" (Wiggs);"Effect of a Report Reader's Cognitive Style on Decision Making and the Use of Graphic Aids in a Report" (Brown);"Effects of Computer-Assisted Instruction on Anxiety in First-YearUndergraduate Accounting Students" (Hurt, Olfman); "EmployerAssessments of Strengths and Weaknesses of Recent Business Graduates"(Davison et al.); "Establishing Electronic Keyboarding Speed and Accuracy Standardsfor Postsecondary Timed Writings" (Arnold et al.); "Foreign Languagesand International Business Correspondence" (Scott, Green); "Knowledgeof Entrepreneurship" (Berns, Klopping);"Nontechnical Competency Instructior in Illinois Secondaryand Postsecondary BE" (Anderson-Yates et al.); "OccupationalProfile and On-the-Job Experiences/Perceptions of OfficeManagement Technology Associate Degree Graduates and Their Employersand the Resulting Curriculum Implications" (Batton, Citano);"Relationship of Employee Perceptions of Work and Adherence/Nonadherenceto Protestant Work Ethic and Contemporary Work Values" (Wayne, Mitchell);"Research Agenda for Studying Technologically MediatedInstructional Strategies in Business and Education" (Kizzier, Pollard);"Secretaries in the 90s" (Creighton et al.); and "Selectedcharacteristics Affecting the Collaborative Writing of AdministrativeManagement Society Members in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska"(Schliefer). 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Box 4340 Little Rock, Arkansas 72214 Phone: 501-562-1233 Fax: 501-562-1293 3 DELTA PI EPSILON 1992 NATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE November 12-14, 1992 Los Angeles, California Conference Chairperson: Kevin Mulcahy Committee Members: Buffalo State College Marcia Anderson-Yates Buffalo, New York James C. Bennett Marian McGorry Jon A. Shank David J. Hyslop (Liaison) Welcome to Los Angeles and the 1992 Delta Pi Epsilon National Research Conference. The Research Conference Committee members have been working for over a year on this program, and we hope the conference will stimulate thought and discussion on a variety of research topics. The committee decided to continue the exciting research training project begun in Columbus, renaming it Enterprise Los Angeles. Along with the refereed papers, the invited speakers, and a few social activities, we believe you will leave Los Angeles with some fresh ideas and the research expertise to put them to good use. We wish to express our appreciation to everyone who helped put this conference together. Kevin Mulcahy Greetings from the DPE National President Dear Friends: The outstanding program of the 1992 Delta Pi Epsilon Research National Conference continues the tradition in the history of the Society of challenging, thought-provoking sessions. The diversity of topics for sessions, the professional expertise of the speakers, and the focus on current and future research concerns demonstrate the commitment to research of Delta Pi Epsilon and its members. Participants in the research conference and members of Delta Pi Epsilon throughout the United States will find the conference and the research reports distributed as a result of it very worthwhile. We appreciate the work of the Research Conference Committee, under the leadership of Kevin Mulcahy. In 1990 Delta Pi Epsilon initiated an in-depth training experience fornew researchers, Project Columbus.This year Enterprise Los Angeles, coordinated by Judy Lambrecht, provides a similar opportunity for new researchers. We thank all those involved for their work in planning and coordinating this year's conference. On behalf of the National Executive Board of Delta Pi Epsilon, I welcome you to the 1992 National Research Conferenceand to Los Angeles. You will find your experiences here professionally rewarding and enjoyable. Betty J. Brown Delta Pi Epsilon National Executive Board National President Betty J. Brown (Pi) Ball State University Muncie, IN 47306-0335 National Vice President Sharon Lund O'Neil (Alpha Gamma) University of Houston Houston, TX 77204 -4083 National Secretary Marian C. Crawford (Upsilon) University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR 72204-1099 National Treasurer David J. Hyslop (Beta Eta) Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH 43403-0264 National Historian Peter F. Meggison (Epsilon) Massasoit Community College Brockton, MA 02401 National Past President Charles J. Inacker (Beta Pi) Riverside Community College Riverside, CA 92506 National Research Conference Committee Kevin Mulcahy, Chair (Alpha Omicron). Buffalo State College Buffalo, NY 14222 Marcia Anderson-Yates (Alpha Upsilon) Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL 62901 James C. Bennett (Alpha Omicron) California State University, Northridge Northridge, CA 91328-1280 Marian McGorry (Alpha Zeta) Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA 19130 Jon A. Shank (Gamma Upsilon) Robert Morris College Coraopolis, PA 15108 National Executive Director Robert B. Mitchell (Beta Omega) Delta Pi Epsilon National Office TABLE OF CONTENTS Research Conference Program vii Enterprise Los Angeles xxi Contributing Chapters xxiii Part I: REFEREED RESEARCH PAPERS An Analysis of Computer Use by Four-Year University Faculty Members 3 Thomas B. Duff Patricia A. Merrier Linda K. Williams University of Minnesota, Duluth; Duluth, MN An Analysis of Undergraduate Coursework Completed by Prospective Business Teachers 9 B. June Schmidt Curtis R. Finch J. Dale Oliver Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Blacksburg, VA Business Educators' Perceptions Regarding the Integration of Business Education and Academic Courses 13 Beryl C. McEwen North Carolina A&T State University; Greensboro, NC Thaddeus McEwen Eastern Illinois University; Charleston, IL Marcia A. Anderson -Yates Southern Illinois University at Carbondale: Carbondale, IL Collaboration in Business Writing: Strengths and Weaknesses as Perceived by Selected College Students 25 Ralph D. Wray Illinois State University; Normal, IL A Comparison of Faculties' and Business Executives' Perceptions Concerning the Importance of Business Communications Topic Areas to the Business Communication Course, the Daily Activities of a Business Executive, and the Business Curriculum 31 Carl R. Bridges Ohio University; Athens, OH Desktop Publishing Competencies Needed in the Business World 35 Paula J. Walker Lonnie Echternacht University of Missouri-Columbia; Columbia, MO Determination of Attributes of an Effective Business Education Teacher as Perceived by Georgia High School Business Education Teachers and High School Business Education Students 41 Wanda L. Stitt-Gohdes Melinda M. Kelly University of Georgia; Athens, GA Developing and Teaching an