Faculty Profile

Ted Peterson

Title
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department
Information Technology and Decision Sciences
College
College of Business
Clinical Assistant Professor
Information Technology and Decision Sciences
College of Business
Clinical Assistant Professor
Information Technology and Decision Sciences
College of Business

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University of Utah, 2022. 
Major: Political Science
Degree Specialization: Public Administration and International Relations
Dissertation Title: How a natural gas utility implemented energy efficiency programs?
MS, University of Utah, 2014. 
Major: Information Systems
MS, University of Utah, 2012. 
Major: Finance
MBA, Utah State University, 2008. 
Major: Business Administration
BA, University of Utah, 2007. 
Major: Marketing





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
BCIS 3610.009, Basic Information Systems, Summer 2024 
BCIS 3610.700, Basic Information Systems, Summer 2024 
BCIS 3610.004, Basic Information Systems, Spring 2024 Syllabus
DSCI 3710.700, Business Statistics with Spreadsheets, Spring 2024 Syllabus
BUSI 4980.700, EXPERIMENT COURSE, Spring 2024 Syllabus
BUSI 3100.017, Professional Development II Critical Thinking and Decision Making in Business, Spring 2024 Syllabus
BUSI 3100.018, Professional Development II Critical Thinking and Decision Making in Business, Spring 2024 Syllabus


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    BCIS 3610.007, Basic Information Systems, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DSCI 3710.005, Business Statistics with Spreadsheets, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 3100.004, Professional Development II Critical Thinking and Decision Making in Business, Fall 8W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 3100.011, Professional Development II Critical Thinking and Decision Making in Business, Fall 8W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 3100.013, Professional Development II Critical Thinking and Decision Making in Business, Fall 8W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BCIS 3610.012, Basic Information Systems, Summer 5W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BCIS 3610.004, Basic Information Systems, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 3100.002, Professional Development II Critical Thinking and Decision Making in Business, Spring 8W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 3100.003, Professional Development II Critical Thinking and Decision Making in Business, Spring 8W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BUSI 3100.008, Professional Development II Critical Thinking and Decision Making in Business, Spring 8W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Journal Article
Peterson, T.  (2024). Equity Frameworks and Social Security Reform. Tax Notes. 
Peterson, T.  (2024). Gun Owners Views on Gun Control in the United States: A Qualitative Study. Psychological Reports. 
Peterson, T.  (2024). Flexible Tax Rates and the Creation of a Fiscal Policy Board. Tax Notes. 
Peterson, T.  (2023). Nudging climate action: exploring the impact of active default choices on renewable energy program participation. Energy Efficiency. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-023-10164-y
Peterson, T.  Discounting the Benefits for Natural Gas Utility Energy Efficiency Programs. Climate and Energy. 
Peterson, T.  (2022). Utility environmental commitments and shareholder performance. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/20430795.2022.2148818



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    
			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
    • The course as a whole was
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
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  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    
			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
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    • The intellectual challenge presented was
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
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    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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