Information Technology Experience Research Articles

Research and Teaching Applications of Remote Sensing Integrated with GIS: Examples from the Field

Remote sensing is used in the Spatial Sciences Institute (SSI) across the full spectrum of the organization’s teaching and research initiatives. From undergraduate to graduate classes that utilize unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in data collection and graduate courses that incorporate remote sensing for a variety of applications, including Earth observation, to applied research via the Human Security and Geospatial Intelligence (HSGI) Lab projects and work being done with One World Terrain (OWT) at the Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) to build a fully geo-referenced 3D planetary model, SSI recognizes the need to educate students about remote sensing techniques. This paper discusses faculty involvement in conducting a pilot study for the Catalina Island Conservancy (CIC) using UAS to survey local bison and deer populations. The team utilized an autonomous fixed-wing UAS with a thermal payload to collect data for a semi-automated detection workflow integrated within a GIS successfully identifying both deer and bison. Additionally, graduate students participate in a weeklong experiential learning opportunity on Catalina Island, CA during which they develop and conduct a research project integrating UAS and other remotely sensed data with primary data collection in a Geographic Information System (GIS). By extension, the Institute then reinforces that these educational opportunities, focused primarily on data acquisition, are instrumental in supporting the geographic information systems, science, and technology experiences in many diverse fields, including (but not limited to) human security, humanitarian relief, sustainable urban and rural planning, and public health.

New versus Traditional Recruitment and Selection Methods

In order to attract and hire the best employees, it is necessary to design the recruitment and selection process attractive for these top talents. With the emergence of new technologies, companies have more options regarding various methods in the recruitment and selection process. In this context, this paper gets to the ground of two research questions: 1) Do appli-cants prefer new or traditional methods in the recruitment and selection process? 2) Does information and communications technology (ICT) experience of the applicants change the preference structure? To test these research questions, we conducted a vignette experiment (N = 332) by assessing participants attractiveness perceptions of different vignettes in a 2*2*2*2 design, where the four recruitment and selection stages applicant attraction, appli-cation submission, assessment test and job interview represented the four characteristics of the vignette. We manipulated these characteristics on two levels (new method vs. traditional method) each. The findings show, that applicants perceive new methods in the application submission and in the job interview as less attractive than traditional methods. Furthermore, we found evidence that applicants’ attractiveness perceptions of new methods in the applica-tion submission stage and in the assessment test stage increase with higher ICT experience of applicants.

Orientating effective application management of information technology in teaching at the junior secondary schools in rural, midlands and mountainous areas Situation and solution orientation

Strengthening the innovative operation experience and application of information technology in teaching through the use of learning model combines traditional classes with online classes. Today, IT is one of the most important constituent of modern society and affects every aspect of life. As science developed by storm, with the features IT applications Vietnam has its advantages big role in the running of the school. The author has analyzed the status and application of information technology in teaching and application management of information technology in teaching at the junior secondary school establishments in rural, midland and mountainous areas, strengths, weakness, opportunities and challenges which make 5 oriented management solutions for effective application of information technology in teaching junior secondary school in the rural, midland and mountainous areas in the current period.

Obstacles toward Adopting Electronic Government in an Emerging Economy: Evidence from Kuwait

The current study provides assessment to the current system of e-government in Kuwait. It also identifies possible obstacles towards promoting effective e-government and what should be done to alleviate these obstacles. A questionnaire survey has been used to achieve the aim of the study. During January and April 2017 the questionnaire was distributed to 275 public sector employees. Of which 200 returned completed resulting in 72% usable response rate. Descriptive statistics was performed together with Mann Whitney test to identify significant difference in the participants’ answers due to their managerial occupation. The study revealed that Kuwait has the required financial resources to adopt an effective e-government system. The participants in the survey indicated that Kuwait lacks an effective infrastructure of information technology and a major proportion of the participants demonstrated that they acquire a low or average level of knowledge and experience in information technology. They consider the current information technology system adopted by the Kuwaiti government is not secured enough to protect public data and information.

The Influence of Probability Discounting on Escalation in Information Technology Projects

An experimental study was conducted with 17 experienced information technology (IT) project decision-makers. Each participated in a computer based simulation where they had to choose whether to continue an ongoing IT project despite negative feedback, (called escalation of commitment), or abandon it and sell the project as is. A titration procedure for sales price was manipulated over seven probability conditions for success of the project. The switching points where each participant would choose to sell the project instead of continuing development was determined, and probability discounting factors were calculated. The median switching point of the participant's subjective values of the project fit a hyperbolic discounting function well. An escalation factor was calculated and the results indicate that several participants in the study showed signs of escalation. These data demonstrate that the discounting framework may be a viable approach to understand the phenomenon of escalation in IT projects.

Study on the Ideological and Political Education in Colleges and Universities in the Network Environment

Colleges and universities is the development of China's social network of the forefront, not only the tide of information technology experience and promoters, but also contemporary college students to establish a correct concept of thinking, outlook on life and values guide. Therefore, how to strengthen ideological and political education in colleges and universities would undoubtedly become a major problem to be solved. In this paper, the new challenges which development of information technology in the ideological and political education was discussed and the new measures also brought.

The Effectiveness of Information Technology (IT) Competence in Business Partnerships

The main responsibility of Information Technology (IT) in business is to acquire, implement and maintain technology investments, which belonged within the Information Systems. In order to achieve successful IT planning and implementation, shared knowledge becomes an important enabler of the alignment of business and IT objectives. This research evaluates how cross-functional competence in business and IT people provides the basis for effective partnership to develop. The objective is to conceptually define and empirically measure the variables of IT competence in business managers and of business competence in IT professionals, and test the measurements for validity and reliability. A Simple Percentage Method, chi-square tests, Tables and weighted average were used to get clear picture of analysis with results showing how both IT knowledge and IT experience are instrumental in defining IT competence of business people. The results of these showed that IT service delivery dimensions, IT system dimensions (quality, delivery, trustworthy and management) and IT core characteristics have statistical significant influence on effective IT competences among IT business people and IT cognitive dimensions which included knowledge, skills and experience.

Mr. Victor Carneiro, CEO of Xpertek, Inc., a provider of integrated technology solutions

Mr. Victor Carneiro is a management consultant, executive coach and technology evangelist. He has more than 27 years of information technology experience in management, application architecture, ap...

Employer branding practices for young talents in IT companies (Russian experience)

This article discusses the current Russian experience of information technology (IT) companies in building employer branding practices to attract and retain young talents. Focusing on generation theory and employer branding perspective, we identify the core employment values and preferences of young IT-professionals and consider the efficient employer branding tools used by three IT companies to cooperate with them in the conditions of ‘war for talents’.

Experienced Hires and Growth of Start-ups

This study examines the effect of hiring experienced employees on growth of a start-up. Using a unique dataset comprising of employment histories of employees of Indian Consumer Digital start-ups, we contribute to entrepreneurship and strategy literature by looking at the hiring strategies of young firms. Hiring experienced employees can catalyze firm performance in either positive or negative ways. Positive effect can be attributed to the employee experience and the negative effect to the rigidity that they contribute to the existing setup in the firm. Combining insights from the managerial productivity and Information Technology (IT) productivity literature, we extend the arguments to entrepreneurship human capital literature that focuses on the employees and beyond founder human capital. Prior studies find that firms derive significant productivity benefits from the IT investments of other firms from which they hire IT labor, which makes experienced IT human capital a key resource to start-ups. Studies...

An Exploratory Study of Expectation in IT Skills in a Developing Nation

The purpose of this study is to explore expectations in information technology skills for organizations in Vietnam, a developing country in South East Asia. Previous research in Vietnam has mainly focused on information technology adoption; this study offers an insight into the demands of information technology skills in Vietnam. A theoretical framework consisting of five domains of expertise is used to examine the nature and structure of information technology profession in Vietnam. Results from the study show that there is an anticipated increase in demand for information technology professionals who possess deep skills in a broad scope of roles and experience both in information technology and other business domains. Technical skills in the technology infrastructure and services domain in combination with strong communication and problem solving qualities are highly valued by Vietnamese employers.

A study on the attitude of use the mobile clinic registration system in Taiwan.

Mobile apps provide diverse services and various convenient functions. This study applied the modified technology acceptance model (MTAM) in information systems research to the use of the mobile hospital registration system in Taiwan. The MTAM posits that perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness of technology influence users' attitudes toward using technology. Research studies using MTAM have determined information technology experience as a factor in predicting attitude. The objective of this present study is to test the validity of the MTAM model when it is being applied to the mobile registration system. The data was collected from 501 patients in a Taiwan's medical center. Path analysis results have shown that TAM is an applicable model in examining factors influencing users' attitudes of using the mobile registration system. It can be found that the perceived usefulness and the perceived ease of use are positively associated with users' attitudes toward using the mobile registration system, and they can improve users' attitudes of using it. In addition, the perceived ease of use is positively associated with the perceived usefulness. As for the personal prior experience, the information technology experience is positively associated with perceived usefulness and the perceived ease of use.

Activity of the Elderly in an Eight-Week Case Study

This study explores the engagement of the elderly with a new health-enhancing mobile-optimised web-service: An eight-week case study was carried out. Participants of the study were elderly people: 45 females and 19 males with the average age of 72.3 (SD 5.2) years. Their baseline information and communication technology experiences were evaluated, the data of using each service component was saved to a server and the usability of the service was evaluated. The majority of the users remained active throughout the study. The most frequently used components in the study were memory puzzles and physical exercise. The usability of the components was correlated with the age of the participants. Their total activity was not correlated with the baseline technological activity or age. Inexperienced technology users might benefit from the service, which is easy to use and the contents of which are interesting. Their relatively short training may have a major positive influence on engagement to service use.

Quantifying usability: an evaluation of a diabetes mHealth system on effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction metrics with associated user characteristics.

Objective Mobile health (mHealth) systems are becoming more common for chronic disease management, but usability studies are still needed on patients’ perspectives and mHealth interaction performance. This deficiency is addressed by our quantitative usability study of a mHealth diabetes system evaluating patients’ task performance, satisfaction, and the relationship of these measures to user characteristics. Materials and Methods We used metrics in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9241-11 standard. After standardized training, 10 patients performed representative tasks and were assessed on individual task success, errors, efficiency (time on task), satisfaction (System Usability Scale [SUS]) and user characteristics. Results Tasks of exporting and correcting values proved the most difficult, had the most errors, the lowest task success rates, and consumed the longest times on task. The average SUS satisfaction score was 80.5, indicating good but not excellent system usability. Data trends showed males were more successful in task completion, and younger participants had higher performance scores. Educational level did not influence performance, but a more recent diabetes diagnosis did. Patients with more experience in information technology (IT) also had higher performance rates. Discussion Difficult task performance indicated areas for redesign. Our methods can assist others in identifying areas in need of improvement. Data about user background and IT skills also showed how user characteristics influence performance and can provide future considerations for targeted mHealth designs. Conclusion Using the ISO 9241-11 usability standard, the SUS instrument for satisfaction and measuring user characteristics provided objective measures of patients’ experienced usability. These could serve as an exemplar for standardized, quantitative methods for usability studies on mHealth systems.

The Role of Universities, Employers, Graduates and Professional Associations in the Development of Professional Skills of New Graduates

We examine the role of universities, employers, professional associations and graduates in the development of professional skills of new university graduates, through studying the professional work experiences of recent Australian information technology graduates as a particular case to inform our wider analysis and argument. We argue that the development of professional (or work-ready) skills is a distributed responsibility, and different stakeholders have different contributions to make. Furthermore, this approach will be successful only when each player accepts its responsibilities and cooperates with the others. It is suggested that: universities take responsibility for preparing graduates to learn how to learn in uncertain situations; employers take responsibility for training graduates when they commence work; graduates take personal responsibility for developing their professional skills both within and outside university studies and professional associations take responsibility for increasing students’ exposure to the industry through scholarships, internships, research and job ready programmes. Although the findings are grounded in data collected from new IT graduates, much of the discussion is relevant for other disciplines.

Health information technology: A key ingredient of the patient experience

In this exploration to understand the linkages of health information technology (HIT) and patient experience, a comprehensive literature search was conducted patient satisfaction, and technology”, on the MEDLINE, PubMed, and EMBASE databases citations. Eventually, 35 of the most relevant articles were reviewed beginning to explore the question, as the transformation of hea return on investment to a patients’ perception of their care in an organization patient experience? The results reveal there is in fact more questions than answers th opportunities for exploration and research are encouraged. That noted, the literature and examples emerging in practices across healthcare are showing that technology and the patient experience are moving closer to one anothe passes. HIT is truly evolving as a key ingredient in the patient experience conversation.

EMITS: An Experience Management System for IT Management Support

This research focuses on the identification of relevant experience required for solving IT (Information Technology) problems in small- to medium-sized enterprises. To achieve this, we integrated information retrieval techniques with clustering and optimization techniques to design and develop a custom-built Experience Management system for IT management support. We have built and evaluated our system on three different publicly available data sets: Princeton, Parallels and GoDaddy. Results support that it is possible to provide the right mix of automation and manual activity for IT experience management while achieving a high accuracy.

EHR acceptance among Austrian resident doctors

Information Technology (IT) acceptance research has shown that user acceptance is a critical factor for successful IT implementations. Therefore, the success of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems is largely influenced by the acceptance levels of physicians and their intention to use the system in their daily work. In order to get a better understanding of factors affecting physicians’ acceptance of EHR systems, the effects of the determinants social influence, health IT (HIT) experience, and privacy concerns were investigated. The study presents results from a nationwide survey of Austrian general practitioners and specialists in private practices. To examine the extent to which the factors influence acceptance levels among Austrian physicians, the presented research uses a modified Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) approach. The model was tested using structural equation modeling (SEM) and mediation analyses. According to the results, the presented model is a suitable instrument to explain physicians’ acceptance of EHR systems. As expected, social influence, HIT experience, and privacy concerns had a significant effect on the perceived usefulness of EHR systems, which in turn had an impact on a favorable attitude as well as the intention to use such a system.

Ontology-based Document Mining System for IT Support Service

Information Technology (IT) is a vital and an integral part of every organization. IT executives are constantly faced with problems that are difficult to tackle and time consuming. Experience is required to solve these problems easier and faster. We can utilize case-based reasoning (CBR), data mining and information retrieval (IR) techniques to automate IT problem solving and experience management. In this paper, we propose an IT ontology-based system for semantic retrieval that increases the efficiency and quality of IT support service. The proposed approach retrieves similar problem/solution pairs based on the concepts in the query and performs better than the traditional keyword-based approach especially in cases where the keywords of the relevant documents do not match the keywords in the query.

Study on the Informatization of Renewable Resources Industry

As we all know that the renewable resources industry (RRI) is booming in China, while there are many problems too. The paper put forwards that one of the important reason resulting in these problems is that informatization lags behind the RRI informatization process. Asymmetric information and poor communication restricted the development of the RRI. Based on the Characteristics of China’s RRI, The paper analyzes the asymmetric information models in RRI, discusses the information technology experience used in the RRI. Finally, and also, a case of recycling resources information Database system was introduced.