Information Technology Knowledge Research Articles

Usage of Information Technology on Employee Commitment: Airport & Aviation Industry in Sri Lanka (AASL)

Aims: The objective of the study was to examine how Information Technology (IT) affects the commitment of employees in Airport & Aviation Industry in Sri Lanka (AASL). 
 Study Design: This study is primarily a survey research, relying mainly on the collection and analysis of primary data collected through a questionnaire.
 Methodology: Based on the review of theoretical background and the literature and exploratory interviews with the participants, three determinant on commitment were identify in this study, including usage of IT, IT infrastructure, IT knowledge management. The population of study constituted of 4000 employees in 19 departments in AASL as a population of interest. The study employed purposive sampling method to select six department from 19 in the population and then random sampling method was used to select 250. Structured questionnaires were used in collecting data. The results of Cronbach’s alpha values are greater than 0.7 for all variables. To analysis data, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, ANOVA and multiple regression analysis were used.
 Results: Four hypotheses were tested and all were accepted. Results indicate that employee background on IT, IT infrastructure and IT knowledge management are affecting by 50.4 percent to employee commitment. In addition, results showed that there is a positive and moderate relationship between employee background on IT and IT knowledge management with employee commitment. Moreover, there is a positive and weak relationship between IT infrastructure and employee commitment. The study concluded that Employee background on IT, IT infrastructure and IT knowledge management factors take part in a critical role in influencing the level of employee commitment is a conclusion that was made.

Current Conditions of the Teachers of Instrumental and Performing Specializations in the Higher Educational Establishments of Ukraine

The article deals with the current issues of professional activity of the teachers of instrumental and performing specializations in the current conditions of the national system of music education.The basic distinguishing features of higher music education of Ukraine as an inalienable constituent of European research and academic area are analyzed and systematized. The complex of specialized-professional competences that characterize the level of research and academic mastery of teacher in the sphere of educational activity is outlined.Research methodology. Interdisciplinary methodology that is based on the general academic co-operation (systems analysis, deductive method) and special (historical and cultural, competence) methods and approaches is used in the article.Results.Research of the current issues of professional activity of teachers of instrumental and performing specializations is carried out. This research made it possible to define the key propriety areas of their activity in the higher educational establishments of Ukraine. The pedagogical system of creative workshops and schools of performing, founded by the prominent artists of Ukraine, in the context of current strategy of scientific and economic management of art education, is competitive in the whole world and needs the state support for its development. The national system of higher education for students of instrumental and performing specializations is analyzed. This system provides for: authorial music art school and authorial methodologies, that must conform to the unified criteria and forms of studies, creative tutorship that is based on the partnership “student — teacher”; intensification of concerto-performing activity, that is the index of quality educating of specialists and research and methodological ground for the artistic and performing work of a teacher.Novelty. The paper is the first attempt for the specific character of professional activity of a teacher of instrumental and performing specializations. This context is thought of as a complex of specialized-professional competences, that characterizes the level of educational research mastery in the educational activity (in particular, critical, independent and creative thinking; competitiveness; responsibility and mobility; knowledge of foreign languages and new information technologies; orientation to the self-education and self-perfection). It is marked that integration teaching, music creation, concerto-performing experience with research and academic work provides the professional competence of a teacher as a participant of educational research area at the level of the modern European and world standards.The practical significance. Research results will serve as a supplement to training and methodological materials of the courses «Public policy in industry of culture and art», «Pedagogical mastery», «Methodology of modern musical pedagogic», that will assist to the determination of key propriety areas of the development of research and academic activity of teacher of higher educational establishment.Keywords: music education, higher educational establishment, instrumental and performing specializations, professional competence of a teacher.

Factors Influencing Information and Communication Technology Knowledge and Use Among Nurse Managers in Selected Hospitals in the Volta Region of Ghana.

This study adopted a cross-sectional design to examine the factors that influence the use of information and communication technology among 108 nurse managers in selected hospitals in the Volta Region of Ghana. A self-administered questionnaire was used to gather data. A χ test of association identified sex (P < .0001), age (P < .0001), years of work experience (P < .0001), rank of the respondents (P < .0001), computer training (P < .0001), computer ownership (P < .0001), and previous use of computers before appointment as a unit manager (P < .0001) as the factors that significantly influenced the use of information and communication technology among nurse managers.

Penerapan Knowledge Management di SMK Diponegoro Depok

This article discusses about knowledge management and its application in smk diponegoro depok. The concept of knowledge management is the concept of resource management and information technology owned. This concept is based on resource theory (resource-based theory) and knowledge based theory. In knowledge management educational institutions are applied in the form of improvement and utilization of resources and techonology of communication and information as knowledge assets in increasing competitive advantage. knowledge management in SMK Diponegoro Depok applied in the form of improvement and utilization of knowledge of educator, communication media and information technology, and knowledge sharing. From the mini research conducted in SMK Diponegoro Depok, found the following things: (1) Has done a enhancement and resource utilization (2) Existence implementation of knowledge management (3) Doing a breakthrough in improving the quality of educators and learners (4) Smk diponegoro able to see great opportunities from the culture of information dissemination (5) The use of communication media and information technology is less significant in SMK Diponegoro Depok.

PELATIHAN PENGELOLAAN MATERI PEMBELAJARAN DENGAN E-LEARNING BAGI SEKOLAH MUHAMMADIYAH KECAMATAN MOYUDAN KABUPATEN SLEMAN

The schools in Mayodan sub-district have not used information technology with maximum to support learning and education activity. They need assistance in community service to train them to organize learning media using eLearning. The methods of implementing the training are tutorial or assistance, giving a module to participants, workshop and evaluation process. The impact of this training is improvement knowledge in information technology uses. This impact can show from training result. The result showed 74% participants agree and like with this training results.

Digitalization of Banking Services and Methodology for Building and Functioning of Fintech Companies

In the world of banking services, some sustainable trends have been observed globally in recent years, which strongly influence the forms of banking organization. In many cases, fintech companies are joining forces with banks to pursue a new common business, in which customer interaction is mainly through electronic means of communication. Very often it relies on the synergistic effect that leads to an increase in the efficiency of work of each business partner and the work on the common project as a whole. A major component in the digitization of banking services is the mobile or web-based information system through which employees and customers work. Fintech companies place qualitatively new requirements on the managers who manage such business structures. In addition to knowledge and experience in the field of financial instruments, a thorough knowledge of information technology is also required.

Prospecting the enablers for adoption of e-recruitment practices in organisations: a proposed framework

The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework to understand and predict factors affecting the adoption of e-recruitment practices in organisations. By drawing up theoretical knowledge in human resource management (HRM) and information technology (IT), a framework is developed that delineates the enablers and outcome for the adoption of e-recruitment. It was quite interesting to introduce the population ecology model as the underpinning theory. The authors have identified following enablers of e-recruitment: - environmental factors, cost and time reduction, applicant pool, employer branding and ease of use for applicants and organisations. However, applicant attraction is figured out as one of the vital outcomes of e-recruitment. This study would contribute to the conceptualisation of e-recruitment. Managers may take up the mentioned ideas to develop innovative e-recruitment strategies for attracting future workforce and enhance organisational performance. We have suggested several directions for future research that provides a platform for further exploration.

A method for applying Industry 4.0 in Small Enterprises

Abstract In the last years, the main European countries that have launched “Industry 4.0” programs to support the development and the innovation of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The common goal of these programs is to innovate SMEs in terms of automation (of machines), integration (of lines) and interconnection (of the production system with its management). However, SME managers face great difficulties in accessing funding from an “Industry 4.0” plan, due to lack of information and limits on their knowledge of new information technologies. This paper aims at guiding a manager/technician towards the opportunities offered by “Industry 4.0” in three steps: first, presenting the plan as a decision-making problem, second by illustrating the methodology and finally by describing an application of one SME already financed.

Prospecting the enablers for adoption of e-recruitment practices in organisations: a proposed framework

The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework to understand and predict factors affecting the adoption of e-recruitment practices in organisations. By drawing up theoretical knowledge in human resource management (HRM) and information technology (IT), a framework is developed that delineates the enablers and outcome for the adoption of e-recruitment. It was quite interesting to introduce the population ecology model as the underpinning theory. The authors have identified following enablers of e-recruitment: - environmental factors, cost and time reduction, applicant pool, employer branding and ease of use for applicants and organisations. However, applicant attraction is figured out as one of the vital outcomes of e-recruitment. This study would contribute to the conceptualisation of e-recruitment. Managers may take up the mentioned ideas to develop innovative e-recruitment strategies for attracting future workforce and enhance organisational performance. We have suggested several directions for future research that provides a platform for further exploration.

Knowledge and use of Information Technology in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases by the Ayurvedic Practitioners in Kerala

We are now living in a world where computers are everywhere and are invading our lives in ways we can't even imagine. In this paper study how information and communication technologies (ICT), modern engineering, and computer science techniques, devices, and algorithms can be used in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases by Ayurvedic Practitioners and expand the reach of the wisdom of Ayurveda, the traditional Indian medicine system globally. The Ayurveda and its allied system focus on Universal applicability. So Information and communications technology (ICT) is increasingly being used in management of diagnosis and treatment of diseases by Ayurvedic medical practitioners.

Capitalizing on Health Information Technology to Enable Advantage in U.S. Hospitals

This research examines hospital digital advantage, defined as a hospital’s technological edge relative to its competitors across a composite of technologies supporting the hospital’s various functions and processes. Drawing on Bourdieu’s forms of capital and the logic of digital options, we develop an integrative conceptual framework to identify and organize antecedents of digital advantage, which can translate to hospital performance through the creation of digital options. Focusing on the antecedents of digital advantage for our research model and hypotheses, we suggest that digital advantage is influenced by (1) economic capital, (2) institutional-arrangement-based social capital that results in knowledge sharing through information exchange networks and parent organization membership, (3) geographic-proximity-based social capital due to locational externalities that facilitate knowledge spillover, and (4) cultural capital that reflects the hospital’s health information technology (HIT) knowledge stock. Our findings, based on the aggregate adoption of 90 HITs by 953 hospitals, support main effects; complementary effects of the two forms of social capital; and substitutive effects between (1) economic capital and other forms of capital such that cultural capital and both types of social capital mitigate the effects of inadequate economic capital, and between (2) institutional-arrangement-based social capital and cultural capital such that knowledge shared through institutional arrangements mitigates the effects of having inadequate in-house HIT expertise. We also provide preliminary evidence to show that hospital digital advantage is positively associated with hospital performance.

Socialization of Information Technology Utilization and Knowledge of Information System Effectiveness at Hospital Nurses in Medan, North Sumatra

Background of this research is the globalization and development of science, especially in the field of information and communication technology and communication that has influenced and has implications for changes and renewal of people's lives, including in the field of nursing. So that the role of information and communication in this aspect of life is very important, even the futurists, for the most part, have an agreement that one of the most important strengths as the source of future power is information. Purpose: identify the use of information technology in nursing to determine the effectiveness of the use of information systems in nursing, identify nurses 'knowledge about the effectiveness of nursing information systems, identify nurses' knowledge seen from the socialization of the effectiveness of nursing information systems. Method: Quantitative Research Type with a survey approach conducted on 220 nurses. Significant validity test is 0.60. The data is then tested in a classic assumption test consisting of multicollinearity tests, autocorrelation tests, heteroscedasticity tests, normality tests, multiple linear regression, t-tests, F tests, coefficient of determination tests. Results: the use of information technology affects the effectiveness of nursing information systems. Nurse knowledge does not affect the effectiveness of nursing information systems. Nurse knowledge seen from socialization does not affect the effectiveness of nursing information systems. The use of information technology and nurse knowledge influences the effectiveness of nursing information systems. The results of the coefficient of determination that affect the use of information technology, knowledge of nurses, socialization as a control variable on the effectiveness of nursing information systems. Suggestion: Hospital managers must pay attention to the quality of nursing human resources, through training, certification, recognition of competencies, supervision, selection, and guidance aimed at improving safe, comfortable and satisfying services for patients, families, communities.

Computer crimes in Serbia

Criminal Legislation of the Republic of Serbia, which started applying as of 1 January 2006, provides for criminal responsibility and punishment for several criminal offences against the safety of computer data. Those are computer criminal offences, which a perpetrator (who obviously has unique, special knowledge of information technology, computing - IT sector) commits by the abuse of computers, computer systems or network, thereby causing material or non-material damage to other natural or legal persons, as well as the whole social community. The basis of those incriminations is the European standards established under the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and Additional Protocol to this Convention, as well as many other European documents. The paper analyses the basic characteristics of computer criminal offences in Serbia and the degree of their compatibility with the European standards.

IPTEKS TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI TERHADAP AUDIT INTERNAL PADA PT. BANK SULUTGO

Following the development of an increasingly advanced era. Information technology comes with a positive impact on internal audits. The correct use of information will affect the audit process. With the help of additional technology, it will facilitate the company in the audit process. Information Technology (IT) for SulutGo Bank increasingly plays a key role in achieving company goals in the business field as well as a means to improve compliance aspects and the implementation of good corporate governance. This study itself aims to see the impact of the use of information technology used during the internal audit process of PT. SulutGo Bank. Based on applicable standards. On the other hand, of course information technology can also create new risks, but this can be overcome by using special controls on information technology systems. The impact of Information Technology itself has an impact on internal auditors to improve Information Technology knowledge and skills and adjust how they are do their work.Keywords : Internal Audit, Information Technology (IT)

An Assessment of European Information Technology Tools to Support Industrial Symbiosis

Industrial symbiosis (IS) has proven to bring collective benefits to multiple stakeholders by minimising underutilised resources, sharing knowledge and improving business and technical processes. In Europe alone, over €130 million have been invested since 2006 in research projects that enable IS by developing a methodology, tool, software, platform or network that facilitates the uptake of IS by different economic actors. This paper discusses and assesses information technology (IT) developments for supporting IS in Europe, following the five-stage methodology of Grant et al. (2010). It provides guidance to the applicants and reviewers of publicly funded research projects by listing the developments and gaps in the newly developed IT tools for IS. Content analysis of publicly available information on 20 IS supporting IT tools reveals a strong focus on synergy identification but a lack of support for the implementation stage of IS. The paper indicates that a vast quantity of IT tools and knowledge is created during the IT tool development stage and newer IT tools now also include implicit information for identifying IS. It was found that successfully operational IT tools are either part of a national or local IS programme or owned by a private company. The paper ends with the recommendation that better mechanisms are needed to ensure that publicly funded IS-supporting IT tools successfully reach the market.

KECERDASAN BUATAN MANUSIA (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE); TEKNOLOGI IMPIAN MASA DEPAN

The computer technology has incredibly increased. Computer software and hardware compete to meet the customer's needs. The research intends to spread the knowledge of information technology, specifically, on the artificial intelligence. The concept of artificial intelligence is adopting and imitating human form, character, and habit which to be implemented on the computer. Using natural approach, the research aims to investigate whether artificial intelligence (AI) will produce the duplication of God's creation. Another important reason of other reseaches on AI is to create a computer which is smart and able to understand human brain working system. Hence, AI has been designed into more practical with faster CPU, cheaper mass memory, and sophisticated software tool. The concept of integrating AI science or collaborative art among sub-fields of technology will stimulate and lead to further AI researches, and it will be an interesting topic for AI researchers for developing AI technology in the future.

Trends in First-Year Dental Students' Information Technology Knowledge and Use: Results from a U.S. Dental School in 2009, 2012, and 2017.

Dental students must be skilled in the use and application of information technology (IT), but there are few studies of IT use and knowledge among U.S. dental students. The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze survey data regarding IT use and knowledge collected from first-year dental students at one U.S. dental school in 2009, 2012, and 2017. Data were collected from an anonymous survey of these students as part of a D1 course called Informatics and Evaluation of Dental Literature. All students participated in the survey each year, for a response rate of 100%. Annual numbers of participants were 80 (2009), 90 (2012), and 97 (2017), for a total 267 respondents. The students reported that they frequently accessed Internet resources multiple times per day and that frequency of use had increased over time, principally from access via smartphones. These students reported feeling comfortable with higher education IT applications such as learning management systems and computerized testing. However, despite their frequent IT use, the students reported low levels of knowledge about IT security, and the three years of survey data showed that IT security knowledge had declined over time. These findings have implications for dental educators, including the need for methods for training students to protect their personal data and that of their patients.

Preparation of Politechnic Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin (PSMZA) Lecturers in Facing The Industrial Revolution Flow 4.0

Technology development can’t be denied a great role and contribution in the life. The world has undergone a technology transition through the first, second and the third revolutions. Every revolutions having its own progress and achievement. Now, the world will facing the new revolutions of the industrial revolutions 4.0, which is based on the emergence of supercomputer, smart robot, also unmanned vehicle and variety technologies. Industrial Revolution 4.0 also pushed up the mobile applications as a medium in every life and it’s an inevitable transformation. All parties need to be prepared and adapted to face the challenges of the Industrial Revolutions 4.0 to remain competent. This study aims to identify teaching methods for PSMZA lecturers in the face of the challenges of the Industrial Revolutions 4.0. The study was conducted qualitatively in the form of a document evaluation. Some previous reports were reviewed through findings from the conference and journal, identified as a literature review, data were collected and analyzed using a matrix table. Researchers suggested that polytechnic management set the strategy by increasing the training and seminars on the Industrial Revolution 4.0 and taking other effective measures to ensure that lecturers are prepared to take on the challenge. The PSMZA lecturer is advised to increase knowledge in information technology, further reading and training remain competent in the current Industrial Revolution 4.0.Â

A Study on the Effects of IT Utilization Level and Social Capital on Knowledge Management, Management Performance: Focusing on Incheon International Airport

Purpose - In this research, we investigate the relationship between the level of information technology utilization, social capital and knowledge management, organization performance. For information and knowledge management, participants' certain level of information technology utilization is required and connections among participants are necessary for performing and for synergy effects. Research design, data, and methodology - Reflecting on these, we empirically analyze the effects of participant's information technology utilization level and social capital on knowledge management and organization achievement for the case of Incheon International Airport. Questionnaire is distributed to the airport employees and collected 221 samples for analyzing. SPSS and AMOS statistic programs are used for analysis. Factor analysis, Credibility adaptability, path analysis, hypotheses are verified. Results - The study research shows as follow. First, the level of IT utilization does affect social capital but does not affect knowledge management. Second, social capital affects both knowledge management and organization achievement. To investigate more about the relationship between the level of IT utilization and knowledge management, we analyzed the control effects of personal characteristics, and findings are, first, employees with longer time service recognize the importance that the level of IT use and knowledge management affect organization achievement more seriously than employees with shorter time service do. Second, employees with shorter time service and younger employees have relatively lesser social capital and participate in knowledge management passively. Third, higher position employees think that the level of IT utilization affects knowledge management while lower position employees do not. Conclusions - The level of IT utilization affects social capital, and social capital affects knowledge management and organization achievement. These results suggest that the level of IT utilization is very important to both organization and each employee. So providing related training and education opportunities or incentives to induce employees to make efforts for higher level of IT utilization and thus to participate in knowledge management more actively is necessary. The level of IT utilization affects social capital which airport employees lack. The one of study results indicates the importance of social capital and for higher competitiveness of the airport social capital should be increased.

A practical guide to developing virtual and augmented reality exercises for teaching structural biology.

Although virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) techniques have been used extensively in specialized laboratories, only recently did they become affordable, reaching wider consumer markets. With increased availability, it is timely to examine the roles that VR and AR may play in teaching structural biology and in experiencing complex data sets such as macromolecular structures. This guide is suitable for those teachers of structural biology who do not have a deep knowledge of information technologies. This study focuses on three questions: 1) How can teachers of structural biology produce and disseminate VR/AR-ready educational material with established and user-friendly software tools?; 2) What are the positive and negative experiences reported by test participants when performing identical learning tasks in the VR and AR environments?; and 3) How do the test participants perceive prerecorded narration during VR/AR exploration? © 2018 International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 47(1):16-24, 2018.