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Xin Wang

Title: Principal Lecturer

Department: Information Science

College: College of Information

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of Missouri, 2012
    Major: Information Science & Learning Technologies
    Specialization: Health Informatics/Library Science
    Dissertation: User Models for Medical Image Indexing and Retrieval: An Empirical Study of Health Professionals and Pre-Professionals
  • MA, University of Missouri, 2010
    Major: Information Science & Learning Technologies
    Specialization: Library & Information Sciences
  • MA, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2005
    Major: Communication
    Dissertation: An Analysis of Cultural Value Orientations Reflected in Corporate Websites
  • BA, Shanxi University, 2001
    Major: English Linguistics & Literature

Current Scheduled Teaching

INFO 4745.401Information ArchitectureSpring 2025
INFO 5745.401Information ArchitectureSpring 2025
INFO 5735.401Usability and User Experience MetricsSpring 2025
INFO 4745.401Information ArchitectureFall 2024 Syllabus
INFO 5745.401Information ArchitectureFall 2024
INFO 5735.401Usability and User Experience MetricsFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

INFO 4900.003Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2024 SPOT
INFO 5735.001Usability and User Experience MetricsSummer 5W2 2024 SPOT
INFO 4745.001Information ArchitectureSpring 2024 SPOT
INFO 5745.001Information ArchitectureSpring 2024 SPOT
INFO 6900.731Special ProblemsSpring 2024
INFO 5735.001Usability and User Experience MetricsSpring 2024 SPOT
INFO 4745.001Information ArchitectureFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
INFO 5745.001Information ArchitectureFall 2023 SPOT
INFO 5735.001Usability and User Experience MetricsFall 8W2 2023 SPOT
INFO 5735.001Usability and User Experience MetricsSummer 5W2 2023 SPOT
INFO 5745.001Information ArchitectureSpring 2023 SPOT
INFO 5745.601Information ArchitectureSpring 2023 SPOT
INFO 4910.002Special ProblemsSpring 2023 SPOT
INFO 5735.801Usability and User Experience MetricsSpring 3W1 2023 SPOT
INFO 5000.001Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2022 SPOT
INFO 4745.001Information ArchitectureFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
INFO 5745.001Information ArchitectureFall 2022 SPOT
INFO 5000.001Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSpring 2022 SPOT
INFO 5745.001Information ArchitectureSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
INFO 5735.800Usability and User Experience MetricsSpring 3W1 2022 SPOT
INFO 5000.001Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2021 SPOT
INFO 4745.001Information ArchitectureFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
INFO 5745.001Information ArchitectureFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
INFO 5745.005Information ArchitectureFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
INFO 4745.001Information ArchitectureSummer 10W 2021 Syllabus SPOT
INFO 5745.001Information ArchitectureSummer 10W 2021 SPOT
INFO 5000.001Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSpring 2021 SPOT
INFO 5000.002Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSpring 2021 SPOT
INFO 5000.005Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSpring 2021 SPOT
INFO 5735.800Usability and User Experience MetricsSpring 3W1 2021 SPOT
INFO 5000.001Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2020 SPOT
INFO 5000.003Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2020 SPOT
INFO 5000.005Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2020 SPOT
INFO 5000.006Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2020 SPOT
INFO 4745.001Information ArchitectureFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
INFO 5745.001Information ArchitectureFall 2020 SPOT
INFO 5745.005Information ArchitectureFall 2020 SPOT
INFO 5745.600Information ArchitectureFall 2020 SPOT
INFO 5960.091Library and Information Sciences Institute or SeminarFall 2020
INFO 5000.001Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSummer 10W 2020 SPOT
INFO 5000.005Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSummer 10W 2020 SPOT
INFO 4745.001Information ArchitectureSummer 10W 2020 SPOT
INFO 5745.001Information ArchitectureSummer 10W 2020 SPOT
INFO 5745.005Information ArchitectureSummer 10W 2020 SPOT
INFO 4745.001Information ArchitectureSpring 2020 Syllabus
INFO 5745.001Information ArchitectureSpring 2020
INFO 5745.005Information ArchitectureSpring 2020
INFO 5960.071Library and Information Sciences Institute or SeminarSpring 2020
INFO 5735.001Usability & User Experience AssessmentSpring 2020
INFO 5000.001Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2019 SPOT
INFO 5000.004Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2019 SPOT
INFO 5000.005Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2019 SPOT
INFO 4745.001Information ArchitectureFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
INFO 5745.001Information ArchitectureFall 2019 SPOT
INFO 5745.005Information ArchitectureFall 2019 SPOT
INFO 5900.711Special ProblemsFall 2019
INFO 5000.001Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSummer 10W 2019 SPOT
INFO 5000.005Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSummer 10W 2019 SPOT
INFO 4745.001Information ArchitectureSummer 10W 2019 Syllabus SPOT
INFO 5745.001Information ArchitectureSummer 10W 2019 SPOT
INFO 5745.005Information ArchitectureSummer 10W 2019 SPOT
INFO 5000.080Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSpring 2019 SPOT
INFO 5000.085Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSpring 2019 SPOT
INFO 4745.001Information ArchitectureSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
INFO 5745.001Information ArchitectureSpring 2019 SPOT
INFO 5745.005Information ArchitectureSpring 2019 SPOT
INFO 5735.001Usability & User Experience AssessmentSpring 2019 SPOT
INFO 5735.002Usability & User Experience AssessmentSpring 2019 SPOT
INFO 5735.005Usability & User Experience AssessmentSpring 2019 SPOT
INFO 5000.001Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2018 SPOT
INFO 5000.005Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2018 SPOT
INFO 5000.001Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSummer 10W 2018 SPOT
INFO 5000.005Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSummer 10W 2018 SPOT
INFO 5735.001Usability & User Experience AssessmentSummer 10W 2018 SPOT
INFO 5000.002Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSpring 2018 SPOT
INFO 5960.071Library and Information Sciences Institute or SeminarSpring 2018
INFO 5735.001Usability & User Experience AssessmentSpring 2018 SPOT
INFO 5735.002Usability & User Experience AssessmentSpring 2018 SPOT
INFO 5735.005Usability & User Experience AssessmentSpring 2018 SPOT
INFO 5000.001Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2017 SPOT
INFO 5000.005Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2017 SPOT
INFO 5000.001Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSummer 10W 2017 SPOT
INFO 5000.005Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSummer 10W 2017 SPOT
INFO 5000.002Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSpring 2017 SPOT
INFO 5000.080Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSpring 2017 SPOT
INFO 4900.706Special ProblemsSpring 2017
INFO 5900.705Special ProblemsSpring 2017
INFO 6900.708Special ProblemsSpring 2017
INFO 5735.001Usability & User Experience AssessmentSpring 2017 SPOT
INFO 5735.002Usability & User Experience AssessmentSpring 2017
INFO 5735.005Usability & User Experience AssessmentSpring 2017 SPOT
INFO 5000.001Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2016 SPOT
INFO 5000.002Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2016 SPOT
INFO 5000.005Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2016 SPOT
INFO 5000.050Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2016 SPOT
INFO 5000.001Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSummer 10W 2016 SPOT
INFO 5000.005Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSummer 10W 2016 SPOT
INFO 5000.002Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSpring 2016 SPOT
INFO 5900.708Special ProblemsSpring 2016
INFO 5735.001Usability & User Experience AssessmentSpring 2016 SPOT
INFO 5735.002Usability & User Experience AssessmentSpring 2016
INFO 5735.005Usability & User Experience AssessmentSpring 2016 SPOT
INFO 5000.001Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2015 SPOT
INFO 5000.002Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2015 SPOT
INFO 5000.005Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2015 SPOT
INFO 5900.711Special ProblemsFall 2015
INFO 5735.001Usability & User Experience AssessmentFall 2015 SPOT
INFO 5735.005Usability & User Experience AssessmentFall 2015 SPOT
SLIS 5000.001Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSummer 10W 2015 SPOT
SLIS 5000.005Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSummer 10W 2015 SPOT
SLIS 5000.011Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSummer 10W 2015 SPOT
SLIS 5000.016Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSummer 10W 2015 SPOT
SLIS 5900.706Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2015
SLIS 5900.710Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2015
SLIS 5000.009Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSpring 2015
SLIS 5000.080Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSpring 2015
SLIS 5000.085Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSpring 2015
SLIS 5900.708Special ProblemsSpring 2015
SLIS 5900.754Special ProblemsSpring 2015
SLIS 5000.001Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2014
SLIS 5000.002Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2014
SLIS 5000.005Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2014
SLIS 5900.707Special ProblemsFall 2014
SLIS 5000.001Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSummer 10W 2014
SLIS 5000.005Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSummer 10W 2014
SLIS 4000.001Introduction to Information ProfessionsSummer 10W 2014
SLIS 5000.002Information and Knowledge ProfessionsSpring 2014
SLIS 4000.002Introduction to Information ProfessionsSpring 2014 Syllabus
SLIS 5960.031Library and Information Sciences Institute or SeminarSpring 2014
SLIS 5960.035Library and Information Sciences Institute or SeminarSpring 2014
SLIS 5000.002Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2013
SLIS 5000.007Information and Knowledge ProfessionsFall 2013
SLIS 4000.002Introduction to Information ProfessionsFall 2013 Syllabus
SLIS 6910.007Special ProblemsFall 2013

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book

  • Hawamdeh, S.M., Kim, J., Wang, X. (2023). Foundation of the Information and Knowledge Professions. Denton, University of North Texas Press.
  • Book Chapter

  • Wang, X., Chang, H., Chen, J., Yang, J. (2017). Data analytics applied in CNKI databases search log: Understanding Chinese content users in North America.. In D.G. Alemneh, Jeff Allen, & S. Hawamdeh (Eds.). Knowledge Discovery and Data Design Innovation. NJ: World Scientific..
  • Conference Proceeding

  • Wang, X., Chang, H., Chen, J., Yang, J. (2017). Data Analytics Applied in CNKI Databases Search Log: Using data analytics techniques to understand Chinese content users’ interest and interaction patterns. The 13th International Conference on Knowledge Management (ICKM 2017).
  • Wang, X., Rennick, B. (2016). Designing User-Centered Mobile Wayfinding Application for Library Indoor Navigation.. Online proceedings of Iconference 2016.
  • Rennick, B., Wang, X. (2015). Smartphone user on an academic library website featuring responsive web design. New York, Online Proceedings of Iconference 2015.
  • Rennick, B., Wang, X. (2015). Responsive design: a new approach to meet the needs of mobile users on library website. New York, 300 West 109th Street Apt 10J
  • Lu, Y.H., Wang, X., Ma, Y.F. (2013). Comparing user experience in a news website across three devices: iPhone, iPad, and Desktop.. Online proceedings of 2013 annual conference of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), Montreal.
  • Wang, X., Erdelez, S. (2013). Medical image users' search tactics across different search tasks.. Online proceedings of 2013 annual conference of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), Montreal.
  • Wang, X., Erdelez, S., Lu, Y.H., Allen, C., Anderson, B., Cao, H., Shyu, C.R. (2011). Search tactics for medical image retrieval. Online Proceedings of 2011 annual conference of The American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), New Orleans, LA.
  • Koopman, R., Kochendorfer, K.M., Mehr, D.R., Moore, J.L., Yadamsuren, B., Coberly, J.S., Wakefield, D.S., Paul, A., Wang, X., Liu, Y. (2008). A condition summary screen improves provider efficiency and accuracy in accessing data needed to provide high quality diabetes care.. Paper presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
  • Shen, D.M., Wang, X., Chen, H.L. (2008). An exploratory study on Web Analytics for digital learning materials. Paper presented at the E-Learn 2008. Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Wang, X., Shen, D.M., Chen, H.L. (2008). Developing K-12 Web-based learning resources: lessons learned from Web Analytics. Proceedings of The 6th International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications: EISTA 2008, Orlando, Florida.
  • Yadamsuren, B., Paul, A., Wang, J., Wang, X., Erdelez, S. (2008). Web ecology: information needs of different user groups in the context of a community college website. Online Proceedings of American Society for Information Science and Technology, Columbus, Ohio.
  • Journal Article

  • Li, Y., Cao, H., Allen, C., Wang, X., Erdelez, S., Shyu, C. Computational Modeling of Human Reasoning Processes for Interpretable Visual Knowledge – A Case Study with Radiographers.. Scientific Reports. Nature Research.
  • Wang, X., Erdelez, S., Allen, C., Sands, B., Cao, H., Shyu, C.R. (2012). The role of domain knowledge in developing user-centered medical image indexing. Journal of the American Society of Information Science and Technology.
  • Wang, X., Shen, D.M., Chen, H.L., Wedman, L. (2011). Applying Web Analytics in a K-12 resource inventory. The Electronic Library.
  • Wang, X., Erdelez, S., Carla, A., Anderson, B., Cao, H.F., Shyu, C.R. (2011). Medical image describing behavior: A comparison between an expert and novice user.. Online Proceedings of Iconference, Seattle, Washington.
  • Wang, X., Kochtanek, T.R., Borwick, J.B. (2010). Comparing image users and uses with Web Analytics. Online Proceedings of 2010 annual conference of The American Society for Information Science and Technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Wang, X., Cho, K. (2010). Computational linguistic assessment of genre differences focusing on text cohesive devices of student writing: implications for library instruction. The Journal of Academic Librarianship.
  • et al. (2010). Iterative usability evaluation for an online educational Web portal. International Journal of Multimedia Data Engineering and Management (IJMDEM).

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Service

  • Wang, X. (Principal), "User Experience Research for 101 PPT application," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $6071 Funded. (2018 - 2018).
  • Grant - Teaching

  • Hawamdeh, S.M., Kim, J. (Co-Principal), Wang, X. (Co-Principal), "UNT Open Textbook Program," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Wang, X. (Principal), "NextGen," sponsored by CLEAR Office, University of North Texas, $6000 Funded. (2015 - 2017).
  • Wang, X. (Principal), "Enhancing U.S. –China library exchange," sponsored by University of North Texas., University of North Texas, $3350 Funded. (2014 - 2015).
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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
    • 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
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