Faculty Profile

Valarie Bell

Valarie Bell

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

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

              Click Here to View Faculty CV
            

          

        
                          

            
Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, Texas Woman's University, 2017. 
Major: Computational Social Science
Degree Specialization: Computer Science, Statistics & Advanced Data Analysis
MA, University of Nevada-Reno, 2014. 
Major: Social Psychology
Degree Specialization: Social Psychology





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
No current or future courses scheduled.


          
*
  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*


            
                    

                    DSCI 4700.001, Analytics for Decision Making, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DSCI 5260.001, Business Process Analytics, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DSCI 5260.501, Business Process Analytics, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DSCI 2710.004, Data Analysis with Spreadsheets, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DSCI 2710.800, Data Analysis with Spreadsheets, Spring 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DSCI 4700.001, Analytics for Decision Making, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DSCI 5260.001, Business Process Analytics, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DSCI 5260.026, Business Process Analytics, Fall 2020 
                    

                    DSCI 5260.501, Business Process Analytics, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DSCI 2710.002, Data Analysis with Spreadsheets, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DSCI 2710.502, Data Analysis with Spreadsheets, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DSCI 4700.001, Analytics for Decision Making, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DSCI 4700.001, Analytics for Decision Making, Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BCIS 3610.501, Basic Information Systems, Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DSCI 5260.001, Business Process Analytics, Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DSCI 5260.001, Business Process Analytics, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DSCI 4700.001, Analytics for Decision Making, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    DSCI 5260.001, Business Process Analytics, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    DSCI 5260.002, Business Process Analytics, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    DSCI 2710.800, Data Analysis with Spreadsheets, Spring 3W1 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    DSCI 4700.001, Analytics for Decision Making, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BCIS 3610.006, Basic Information Systems, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BCIS 3610.007, Basic Information Systems, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BCIS 3610.501, Basic Information Systems, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DSCI 3870.501, Management Science, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DSCI 4900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2019 
                    

                    JOUR 5900.720, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Summer 8W1 2019 
                    

                    BCIS 3610.002, Basic Information Systems, Summer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 5000.801, Introduction to Digital Communications Analytics, Summer 8W1 2019  SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 5251.801, Research Fundamentals in Digital Communication I, Summer 8W2 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 5900.720, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 2019 
                    

                    JOUR 5910.720, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 8W2 2019 
                    

                    JOUR 5320.002, New Technologies of Mass Communication, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 5250.001, Quantitative Research, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 5251.801, Research Fundamentals in Digital Communication I, Spring 8W1 2019  SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 5350.802, Seminar in Journalism and Mass Communication, Spring 8W2 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 4270.801, Strategic Social Media, Spring 3W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 5330.801, Strategic Social Media, Spring 3W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 5900.720, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Fall 2018 
                    

                    JOUR 5000.801, Introduction to Digital Communications Analytics, Fall 8W1 2018  SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 5261.801, Research Fundamentals for Digital Communication II, Fall 8W2 2018  SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 5251.801, Research Fundamentals in Digital Communication I, Fall 8W1 2018  SPOT
                    

                    INFO 6900.712, Special Problems, Fall 2018 
                    

                    JOUR 5330.802, Strategic Social Media, Fall 8W2 2018  SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 5000.801, Introduction to Digital Communications Analytics, Summer 8W1 2018  SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 5251.801, Research Fundamentals in Digital Communication I, Summer 8W2 2018  SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 5350.801, Seminar in Journalism and Mass Communication, Summer 8W2 2018  SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 5330.802, Strategic Social Media, Summer 8W1 2018  SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 5900.720, Advanced Problems in Journalism, Spring 8W2 2018 
                    

                    JOUR 3996.002, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Spring 2018 
                    

                    JOUR 5000.801, Introduction to Digital Communications Analytics, Spring 8W1 2018 
                    

                    JOUR 5000.802, Introduction to Digital Communications Analytics, Spring 8W2 2018 
                    

                    JOUR 5320.002, New Technologies of Mass Communication, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 5261.802, Research Fundamentals for Digital Communication II, Spring 8W2 2018 
                    

                    JOUR 4270.002, Strategic Social Media, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 5000.801, Introduction to Digital Communications Analytics, Fall 8W1 2017  SPOT
                    

                    JOUR 5330.802, Strategic Social Media, Fall 8W2 2017  SPOT

          


          
*
  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.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
Awarded Grants



  
  
  	  
          
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Grant - Research   
Bell, V., Hamilton, S. (Co-Principal), "Barbara Colegrove Research Fund Micro-grant," Sponsored by Mayborn/Colegrove, Private, $2000 Funded. (January 18, 2018 – Present).
Bland, D. M., l., Bell, V., Thompson, R., "UNT Digital Adjunct Faculty Training Academy," Sponsored by Office for the Provost & VPAA, Office of Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (October 1, 2019 – August 1, 2020).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

		,  
			
				

					
					Overall
Summative Rating		
					Challenge and
Engagement Index		
					Response Rate
					
				

			
			
				

					
					
out of 5		
					
out of 7		
					%
 of 
students responded		
					
					
				

			
		


		
    
			
  • 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
      • 
					
    • The course content was
      • 
					
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
      • 
					
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
      • 
				
    
			
    • 
			
  • 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
      • 
					
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
      • 
					
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
      • 
					
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
      • 
					
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
      • 
				
    
			
    • 
		

		CLOSE