Experts Directory: Spears School of Business
Activity input
Below you will find a table of activity types specific to Spears reporting, and the location to put them in your Experts Directory profile. For a definition of all activity types and a broader list of activities, please see the What Goes Where page.
- It is not necessary to add Spears journal code, rating, or department; it will be added automatically if it is on the Spears list and you choose the journal from the drop down menu when adding a new article
- If a publication has already been linked to your profile from an external source such as Scopus or Dimensions, you will need to click on the PLUS icon to create a manual record and add additional information that does not come in automatically, such as acceptance date.
- If co-author is OSU professor, their name will be suggested when you enter it. Click Yes to confirm.
- If you have recorded articles previously accepted and they have now been published, edit the record and change the Status field to “Published” and add a Publication date as well as volume, issue, pages, DOI, etc. if applicable.
- Notes: Publication records come into (are “harvested”) into the Experts Directory system from external sources, including Scopus, Dimensions, SSRN, and others.
- If a user creates a “manual record” for a publication prior to its being harvested from an external source, the system will attempt to group the new record with the manually created one automatically (“deduplicate”), based on the article title, dates, pagination, DOI, and other details.
- It will be the user’s responsibility to update the manual record they created with relevant publication details (such as volume, issue, publication date) after the publication has been published.
- If a user creates a “manual record” after its being harvested from an external source, the user can “claim” the existing publication to add it to their record.
- If the user wishes to add details that may not be included in the external record, such as acceptance date, they may subsequently create a manual record and input this information.
- If a user creates a “manual record” for a publication prior to its being harvested from an external source, the system will attempt to group the new record with the manually created one automatically (“deduplicate”), based on the article title, dates, pagination, DOI, and other details.
| Activity | Category: Activity Type | Fields to Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Peer-reviewed journal article (PRJ) in B-level or higher academic journal. | Scholarly & Creative Works: Journal Article | AACSB Classification is based on the journal audience and will usually be “Basic or Discovery Scholarship,” Status, Journal, Acceptance date, Authors |
| Article-length publication in high-quality practitioner journal or magazine | Scholarly & Creative Works: Journal Article | AACSB Classification: "Applied or Integration/Application Scholarship," Journal, Acceptance date |
| Peer-reviewed journal article (PRJ) in high-quality pedagogical journal | Scholarly & Creative Works: Journal Article | AACSB Classification: Applied or Integration/Application Scholarship, Status, Journal, Acceptance date, Authors, Peer Reviewed or Editorial Reviewed (one or the other) |
| Book review in an academic or practitioner journal | Scholarly & Creative Works: Book Review | AACSB Classification: Teaching and Learning Scholarship, Status, Journal, Acceptance date, Authors, Peer Reviewed or Editorial Reviewed (one or the other) |
| Business case with instructional material | Scholarly & Creative Works: Pedagogical material | AACSB Classification: Teaching and Learning Scholarship, Status, Journal, Acceptance date, Book review authors, Peer Reviewed or Editorial Reviewed (one or the other), Type of pedagogical material: Business case with instructional material, Is this publicly available?: True |
| Chapter in a scholarly compendium | Scholarly & Creative Works: Book chapter | AACSB Classification: is based on the journal audience and will usually be “Basic or Discovery Scholarship.”, Status, Journal, Acceptance date, Book review authors, Is this publicly available?: True, Peer Reviewed or Editorial Reviewed (one or the other), Scholarly or non-scholarly: Scholarly |
| Conference proceedings | Scholarly & Creative Works: Abstract / Conference proceeding | AACSB Classification: should be based on conference audience, Status, Published proceedings : indicate the name of the outlet/venue in which they appear (e.g. journal title or proceedings title), Acceptance date, Authors, Is this publicly available?: True |
| Edited volume | Service & Outreach: Editorial activity | Editorial Role: Volume Editor, AACSB Classification: Classification of Publications Reviewed, Start date, Publication |
| Instructional software that is distributed by a national publishing house or university press or is adopted at multiple universities beyond the universities of the author(s) | Scholarly & Creative Works: Pedagogical material | AACSB Classification: is based on the journal audience and will usually be “Basic or Discovery Scholarship.”, Status, Acceptance date, Book review authors, Peer Reviewed or Editorial Reviewed (one or the other), Is this publicly available?: True, Type of pedagogical material: Instructional software |
| Publicly available working paper | Scholarly & Creative Works: Working paper | AACSB Classification: Based on the journal audience, Status, Journal, Acceptance date, Authors, Is this publicly available?: True, Peer Reviewed or Editorial Reviewed (one or the other) |
| Research monograph | Scholarly & Creative Works: Book | Relationship: Author of, AACSB Classification: Based on the monograph audience, Status, Acceptance date, Authors, Type: Monograph, Is this publicly available?: True, Peer Reviewed or Editorial Reviewed (one or the other) |
| Scholarly book published by a national publishing house or university press | Scholarly & Creative Works: Book | AACSB Classification: Based on the journal audience, Status, Acceptance date, Authors, Is this publicly available?: True, Peer Reviewed or Editorial Reviewed (one or the other), Scholarly or non-scholarly: Scholarly |
| Textbook--original or revision--published by a national publishing house or university press or a textbook that has multiple adoptions at universities beyond the universities of its author(s) | Scholarly & Creative Works: Book | AACSB Classification: Teaching and Learning Scholarship, Type: Commercial Textbook or Open Textbook/Open Educational Resources (OER), Status, Acceptance date, Authors, Is this publicly available?: True, Peer Reviewed or Editorial Reviewed (one or the other) |
| Book, popular press, non-fiction | Scholarly & Creative Works: Book | AACSB Classification: Teaching and Learning Scholarship, Type: Popular Press, Status, Acceptance date, Authors, Publicly available, Peer Reviewed or Editorial Reviewed (one or the other) |
| Conferral of academic fellow status (during the cycle in which the status is conferred) | Service & Outreach: Fellowship | Fellow type: Academic Fellow |
| Receipt of a non-Spears Business research award, e.g., best paper award for a conference or journal. | Service & Outreach: Award | Competitive: check yes, Organization Scope: “OSU or an OSU entity other than the SSB” or “a non-OSU entity,” Award Type: Research |
| Engagement award from a professional association, conference, or industry partner | Service & Outreach: Award | Organization Scope: “a non-OSU entity,” Award Type: Service | Professional |
| Teaching/pedagogy award from an academic/professional association or conference | Service & Outreach: Award | Organization Scope: “a non-OSU entity”, Award Type: Teaching |
| Service as a journal editor, co-editor, or senior editor for a discipline-based or pedagogical journal on the Spears journal list | Service & Outreach: Editorial activity | Editorial Role: Editor, Co-editor, Senior editor, AACSB Classification: Classification of Publications Reviewed |
| Service for two years as an associate editor or member of a journal editorial board for a discipline-based or pedagogical journal on the Spears journal list | Service & Outreach: Editorial activity | Editorial Role: Associate editor, Editorial board member, AACSB Classification: Classification of Publications Reviewed |
| Service for one year as editor, co-editor, or senior editor of a practitioner journal or magazine on the Spears journal list | Service & Outreach: Editorial activity | Editorial Role: Editor, co-editor, AACSB Classification: Classification of Publications Reviewed |
| Service for two years as associate editor or on editorial board of a practitioner journal or magazine on the Spears journal list | Service & Outreach: Editorial activity | Editorial Role: Editorial board member, AACSB Classification: Classification of Publications Reviewed |
| Service as a special issue editor for a journal on the Spears Journal List | Service & Outreach: Editorial activity | Editorial Role: Special Issue editor, AACSB Classification: Classification of Publications Reviewed, Standing/One-Time: One Time |
| Final written report on a significant, funded research project | Grants: Grant | Externally funded grants are added to your profile automatically from Banner each week. After the grant is added, select the grant and scroll down to Labels. Click If this grant was funded, have you completed a final written report? and select “Yes” |
| Receipt of a grant of $10,000 or higher | Grants: Grant | Grant data is not modifiable. Click on the grant and in the GCFA Grant record (the first one you see), check the Cumulative amount value. |
| Receipt of a patent award | Scholarly & Creative Works: Patent | Patent status: Granted |
| Service for one year in a leadership position in a regional, national, or international academic organization | Service & Outreach: Membership: professional organization | Role, Leadership position (Spears faculty only): Leadership position in a regional, national, or international academic organization (e.g., AMA) |
| Leadership role in a regional, national, or international practitioner organization. | Service & Outreach: Membership: professional organization | Role, Leadership position (Spears faculty only): Leadership position in a practice-related organization (e.g., AICPA, ACFE) |
| Service as the chair or co-chair for a major national or international academic conference in your discipline | Service & Outreach: Membership: Event/conference administration | Event role: Chair, Co-chair |
| Service as the chair or co-chair for the research section of a major academic conference in your discipline | Scholarly & Creative Works: Presentation | Panel Moderator/Chair: Check yes |
| Public policy analysis on behalf of the university | Scholarly & Creative Works: Report | Report type: Public policy analysis for OSU |
| Presentation or conducting training at a regional, national, or international conference | Scholarly & Creative Works: Presentation | Meeting Type: Conference, Academic or Non-Academic: Academic. If paper was published in proceedings, that can also be recorded under Scholarly & Creative Works – Abstract/Conference Proceeding |
| Presentation at an external workshop (e.g., research seminar or workshop at another university) | Scholarly & Creative Works: Presentation | Meeting Type: Workshop, Academic or Non-Academic: Academic |
| Delivery of executive education, CPE, invited speeches, and/or training for business or trade groups—one count for each 20 hours | Teaching Activities: Other teaching / training | Professional or Academic: Professional, Total Hours |
| Faculty advisor for two years of a student organization that has significant interaction with practitioners. | Teaching Activities: Student supervision/mentoring/advising | Primary role: Student organization advisor (professional organization), Number of meetings attended |
| Earning a new license or certification that requires significant maintenance through at least 10 hours of continuing education – counts once when earned (cannot double-count across states) | Service & Outreach: Licensure and Certification | Hours, License Role: My licensure/certification |
| Maintaining a license or certification that requires at least 10 hours of continuing education for maintenance—one count for every two years of maintenance (cannot double-count across states) | Service & Outreach: Licensure and Certification | Hours, License Role: My licensure/certification |
| Role as an examiner for professional licensing and certifications. One point every 2 years. | Service & Outreach: Licensure and Certification | License Role: Prepare/Grade Certification Exams |
| Practitioner conferences and other continuing education | Service & Outreach: Professional development | Professional Development Type: Practice-related conference, Number of hours |
| Teaching/learning conferences | Service & Outreach: Professional development | Professional Development Type: Conference Related to Teaching/Learning, Number of hours |
| Attendance at conference(s) or external training related to administrative responsibilities (e.g., AACSB seminars and conferences) | Service & Outreach: Professional development | Professional Development Type: Conference related to administrative responsibilities, Number of hours |
| Completion of a research-based, learning project with a company, governmental entity, or non-profit. | Scholarly & Creative Works: Report | Report Type: Research report |
| Conduct of a service learning project with a for-credit class of students. | Teaching Activities: Course taught | Courses are added to your profile automatically at the end of a semester. After your class is added, select the course and scroll down to Labels. Click Service Learning and select “Yes” |
| Advisor to federal or state government or their agencies, national or international standard-setters, regulators, or testifying before Congress. | Service & Outreach: Consulting | Number of hours, Consulting Type: Select one of following three options: (1) Advisor to federal or state government or their agencies; (2) Advisor or board member for national or international standard-setters or regulators; or (3) Providing testimony before Congress |
| Board of directors of a for-profit start-up that is less than 2 years old or on the board of a company or nonprofit with an annual operating budget of at least $1 million. | Service & Outreach: Membership: Board | Office held/role, Served on Board of Directors: check yes, Organization operating budget: Select one of the following three options: (1) a for-profit start-up that is less than two years old; (2) a nonprofit with an annual operating budget of at least $1 million; or (3) a for-profit company with an annual operating budget of at least $1 million. |
| Consulting and/or conducting a research project for a business, nonprofit, government agency, or economic development agency. | Service & Outreach: Consulting | Organization Type: Business and professional, Economic development agency, Government agency, or Non-profit; Number of hours |
| Employment in a practice area closely related to the area of teaching. | Service & Outreach: Employment in a practice area closely related to the area of teaching | Experience Type, Organization, If professional or military, is this experience directly related to the area in which you teach?, Time commitment |
| Expert witness | Service & Outreach: Consulting | Consulting Type: Litigation Consultant or Litigation Support, Number of Hours |
| Internship with a business entity. | Service & Outreach: Professional development | Professional Development Type: Faculty Internship, Number of hours |
| Participation in the Spears Faculty Business Partner program | Service & Outreach: Partnership | Partner Organization: Organisation = Faculty Business Partner’s Program |
| Cited as an expert in a national media outlet | Scholarly & Creative Works: Cited research in a media outlet | Title of cited publication/research, Author(s) of cited publication/research, Date of citation, Media outlet in which your research was cited |
| Participation in an external university review (e.g., service on an AACSB peer review team) | Service & Outreach: Institution/program review | Review type: External University Review |