John Gordon

Curriculum Vitae

Current Positions

Education

• Doctoral Candidate, Department of Writing & Rhetoric Studies. University of Utah.
• Master of Science, Information Systems (MSIS). University of Utah.
• Graduate Certificate, Business Analytics (GCBA). University of Utah.
• Bachelor of Arts, English (BA). University of Utah.
• Associate of Science, Constrution Technology (AS). Community College of the Air Force.

Research Interests

Small Language Models (SLMs) • Code Studies • Natural Language Processing (NLP) • AI Tooling • Generative AI • Data Analytics • Data Visualization • Software Engineering • Programming Languages • Rhetoric • Writing • Actor Network Theory • History of Computing

Academic Appointments

• 2024-2025: University of Utah, Assistant Professor, Operations & Information Systems Department, David Eccles School of Business
• 2023-2024: University of Utah, Associate Instructor, Department of Rhetoric & Writing Studies, College of Humanities
• 2021-2024: University of Utah, Adjunct Instructor, Operations & Information Systems Department, David Eccles School of Business
• 2023-2024: University of Utah, Adjunct Instructor, Computer Science Department, Kahlert School of Computing
• 2021-2022: University of Utah, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Rhetoric & Writing Studies
• 2021-2022: Salt Lake Community College, Adjunct Instructor, Department of English, Linguistics & Writing Studies
• 2018-2022: Salt Lake Community College, Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Computer Science & Information Systems Department

Teaching

• University of Utah
  • 2025: IS-2010 Spreadsheets for Business Analysis
  • 2025: HUM-1600 Programming for Humanities (Python)
  • 2025: OSC-3440 Applications of Statistics
  • 2025: WRTG-3025 Code Studies
  • 2024: IS-2010 Spreadsheets for Business Analysis
  • 2024: IS-4420 Database Fundamentals
  • 2024: WRTG-3025 Code Studies
  • 2024: BCOR-2020 Frameworks for Business Problems
  • 2024: HUM-1600 Programming for Humanities (Python)
  • 2024: IS-2487 Beginner Python
  • 2024: WRTG-3025 Code Studies
  • 2023: BCOR-2020 Frameworks for Business Problems
  • 2023: IS-4430 Systems Analysis & Design
  • 2023: WRTG-3025 Code Studies
  • 2023: CS-(COMP)-1010 Programming for All I (Python)
  • 2023: IS-4430 Systems Analysis & Design
  • 2023: WRTG-3025 Code Studies
  • 2021: IS-2492 Databases for Business
  • 2021-2022: WRTG-2010 Intermediate Writing
• Salt Lake Community College
  • 2022: CSIS-1600 C++ Programming
  • 2022: ENGL-2010 Intermediate Writing
  • 2021: CSIS-2060 Decisions Support Systems
  • 2021: ENGL-1010 Introduction to Writing
  • 2021: ENGL-2100 Technical Writing
  • 2020-2021: CSIS-2420 Algorithms & Data Structures
  • 2020-2021: CSIS-2450 Software Engineering
  • 2019-2020: CSIS-1032 Introduction to Linux
  • 2020: CSIS-1132 Linux System Administration I
  • 2020: CSIS-1400 Fundamentals of Programming (Java)
  • 2020: CSIS-2132 Linux System Administration II
  • 2019-2020: CSIS-1410 Object-Oriented Programming (Java)
  • 2019-2020: CSIS-2000 Co-Op Education
  • 2019: CSIS-1340 Introduction to Programming (Python)

Curriculum Development

• 2023: University of Utah: HUM-1600 Programming for Humanities (Python): Conceptualized and proposed course to the College of Humanities, designed syllabus, course content, and Canvas course materials. Constructed application materials for Humanities Foundations (HF) General Education designation.
• 2023: University of Utah: WRTG-3025: Code Studies: Conceptualized and proposed course to the Department of Writing & Rhetoric Studies, designed syllabus, course content, and Canvas course materials. Constructed application materials for Upper Division Writing/Communication (CW) General Education designation. Received full curriculum approval and first course offering Fall 2023.
• 2021: University of Utah: IS-2492: Databases for Business: Designed syllabus, course content, and Canvas course materials for this course.
• 2021: Salt Lake Community College: Developed a proposed Associate of Science (AS) in Analytics degree program, including a five-course series, for the School of Business.
• 2021: Salt Lake Community College: Member of a team of faculty who redesigned CSIS-2420: Algorithms & Data Structures course. I contributed significantly to revisions to the curriculum, Canvas course structure, homework, quizzes, and tests for the course.
• 2019: Salt Lake Community College: CSIS-1340: Python Programming. Designed syllabus, course content, and Canvas course materials for this course.

Academic Service

• 2024-2025: University of Utah, Operations & Information Systems Department, Faculty Lead, IS-2010.
• 2020-2022: Salt Lake Community College, Business School Curriculum Committee, Committee Member, CSIS Department Representative
• 2020-2022: Salt Lake Community College, CSIS Department Curriculum Committee, Committee Member
• 2019-2020: Salt Lake Community College, Business Management Department, Data Analytics & Business Intelligence Certificate Program Committee, Committee Member
• 2018-2022: Salt Lake Community College, Industry Guest Speaker Series, Series Creator & Faculty Coordinator
• 2018-2019: University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business, Veteran Ambassador

Faculty Development & Training

• 2020-2021: Salt Lake Community College, President’s Leadership Institute
• 2020-2021: Scholarship of Teaching & Leadership (SOTL) Fellowship. Funded Project: Connecting Course Objectives to Industry Job Requirements via Backward Design Principles
• 2019-2022: SLCC Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Faculty & Staff Writing Group
• 2020: Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) Effective Teaching Certification
• 2019: Canvas User Certification Course
• 2019: Online Teacher Certification Course

Publications

• Forthcoming: Rhetorical Analysis of Algorithms with ChatGPT Advances Digital Literacy, Digital Literacies for Human Connection. Winter 2024.
• 2024: Collaborative Research with ChatGPT. TechGenEd: Teaching with Text Generation Technologies. Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Clearinghouse, Colorado State University.
• 2024: Programming Across Disciplines with Python + AI Tools. Cascade Street Publishing.
• 2021: Introduction to Writing in Computer Science, Book Chapter, Creative Commons Textbook, Technical Writing at Salt Lake Community College. Department of English, Linguistics & Studies.
• 2021: Python Programming, Self-Published eBook.
• 2020: Java Programming, Self-Published eBook.
• 2019: SQL Programming, Self-Published eBook.

Presentations

• 2024: Re-Connecting: RSA Madison Spring Symposium, Virtual, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Presentation: Back to Basics: Applying Aristotelian Foundations to the Study of Digital Artifacts
• 2024: Conference on College Composition & Communication, Spokane, WA. Presentation: Panel Member: Abundance Call for Boundaries: Examining the Social Implications of Inviting AI to the Conversation about Composition. Paper: Code Studies and AI: Redefining Composition, Literacy, and Access in the Digital Age.
• 2024: Digital Teaching Symposium, University of Utah, UT. Presentation: Collaborative Research with ChatGPT.
• 2024: Utah Data Science Day 2024, University of Utah, UT. Presentation: Sense: A Platform for Extracting, Analyzing, and Visualizing Relationships in Historical Records.
• 2023: Southwest Popular American Culture Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM. Presentation: Perspectives of Code Studies.
• 2023: Arizona State University Composition Conference, Virtual, Presentation: Perspectives of Code Studies.
• 2021: Southwest Popular American Culture Association Conference, Virtual, Presentation: Writing Across a STEM Career.
• 2020: 4th Annual Teaching for Learning Conference, Brigham Young University, UT. Presentation: Cross-Discipline Applications of Python Programming for Non-Technical Students.
• 2020: Computer Science & Information Systems Computing Club, Salt Lake Community College, UT. Presentation: Linux for Software Development.
• 2020: Computer Science & Information Systems Computing Club, Salt Lake Community College, UT. Presentation: Git & GitHub for Students.
• 2018: Southwest Popular American Culture Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM. Presentation: Schizotypal Disorder in Jackson’s Castle.

Military Service

• 1979-1992: United States Air Force (USAF) activity duty, honorably discharged at the rank of E-6 Technical Sergeant. Gulf War Veteran. Served in the positions of Law Enforcement Officer, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Engineering Assistant, NCO Leadership School Instructor and Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) Civil Engineering, Engineering Assistant Department.

Competencies

• Professional Skills and Strengths: Results-driven, analytical, research methods, pedagogical methods, exceptional communication skills, business & and technical writing, project, resource & and personnel management, key performance indicator development, supervision, budgeting, presenting, speaking, teaching, training, mentoring, consulting, analysis, and project management. Balanced and equally capable of working independently or as a member of a team. Highly adept and experienced with the professional use of social media platforms. Photographer and videographer, photo & and video shooting & and editing. Long-term experience with Microsoft Office and Adobe Cloud applications.
• Technologies: Databases: SQL Server and its tools: SSMS, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, BI, SSDT, MDS, ETL, SMO. MSSQL, MySQL, AWS (Aurora, DynamoDB, RDS), Azure, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, legacy DBs. Database installation, configuration, security, auditing, replication, performance tuning, optimization, profiler, backup, restore, and disaster preparation/recovery, design, analysis, business intelligence, stored procedure programming, query writing, and optimization, data migrations, normalization, validation, job automation, and administration. Data Engineering: ingestion, multi-tenancy, extract, load, transform, cloud, on-prem, analytics, dashboarding, reporting (Tableau, PowerBI). Software Development: data-driven application and web programming in .Net, ASP.Net, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, PHP, R, CSS, HTML, XML. Full stack development, project lifecycle, OOP, CI/CD, source control (Git), new applications, feature additions, code maintenance and enhancements, refactoring, security, testing, encryption, automation, documentation, and training.
• Systems: Administration, Windows, Macintosh and Unix/Linux desktop & and server operating systems, cloud computing (AWS, Azure, Google, Snowflake), (L)(W)(M)AMP, IIs & Apache web servers, VPN, virtual servers, remote control, process automation, network design, construction and maintenance, extensive hardware knowledge, operating system and software upgrades, updates, backups, anti-virus, and disaster recovery.