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Takaoka, Haruyoshi. "Business-to-consumer electronic commerce in Japan." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2707.
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The purpose of the project was to examine the current situation of B2C e-commerce in Japan, consumers' online purchasing behavior, and attributes affecting online purchases. Since many companies are interested in starting or have started B2C e-commerce businesses, this study would aid companies in developing marketing strategies that would grow their businesses and build loyalty among consumers.
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Zibani, Patiswa. "Marketing of electronic resources as a tool for information service delivery and access at the University of Zululand." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1723.
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A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Arts in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters in Information Science in the Department of Library and Information Studies at the University Of Zululand, 2018This study investigates the marketing of electronic resources as a tool for information delivery and access at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU). A high degree of adaptable, well designed marketing ethos in the way the UNIZULU library delivers its e-resources offerings is examined. In that regard, the techniques and tools employed for marketing e-resources at the UNIZULU library are explored. The study also assesses access, usage, delivery channels and user awareness towards e- resources. The targeted sample totaled 100 Masters and Doctoral students who were on campus and who used the library services constantly, and six information librarians. Of these 100, only 71 responded, representing a 71% response rate. The study was largely a quantitative research and adopted a survey research design and used two forms of data collection techniques - structured questionnaires and interviews. The findings of the study revealed that postgraduate students were aware of e-resources provided by the library. There was a continuous and fair use of e-resources by the targeted group. The study also revealed that the respondents were aware of the strategies used by the UNIZULU library to market the e-resources. However, the study also revealed challenges. UNIZULU library did not have a well-documented, formal marketing plan. Issues of bandwidth and infrastructure that enhance ease of access and use of e-resources were also revealed. In order to enhance the role of marketing library resources, specifically e-resources, the study recommended that UNIZULU library needs to develop and adopt an e-resources marketing plan that will lay out innovative ways to promote usage and access to the resources. It was also recommended that it should establish key elements that will formalize the plan. It is also recommended that UNIZULU library must develop appropriate strategies to market e-resources to part-time students to create awareness of its support offering at the students’ point of need. It was also recommended that UNIZULU library should invest in training the librarians that are involved in the marketing of e-resources.
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Hsu, Shu-Fen Ida. "The impact of E-commerce on direct selling companies." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3030.
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Quiñones, Cesar. "Implementation business-to-consumer electronic commerce website using asp.net web programming framework." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2948.
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The purpose of this project is to demonstrate an integration of real world, real time e-commerce with the knowledge and experience gained in participating in the Masters of Business Administration -- Information Management program at California State University, San Bernardino. It is this knowledge and experience that is used to create a Business-To-Consumer (B2C) electronic commerce application (ECA) using available Internet and information management technology. This project presents all aspects of the simulation beginning with the background research of the canine services and supplies industry and ending with an e-commerce simulation and post implementation audit.
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Ziebell, Robert-Christian. "Digital transformation of HR - History, implementation approach and success factors - Cumulative PhD Thesis." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/117608.
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[ES] La digitalización de los procesos de RRHH en soluciones basadas en la nube progresa continuamente. Esta tesis examina tales transformaciones, deriva un modelo de proceso concreto e identifica los factores críticos de éxito.
La metodología utilizada para la investigación es de carácter cualitativo. Como base y medida preparatoria para abordar las cuestiones de investigación, se llevó a cabo un amplio estudio bibliográfico en el ámbito de los recursos humanos, con especial atención a las publicaciones sobre la gestión electrónica de los recursos humanos (en adelante, "e-HRM"). Basándose en este conocimiento y en la combinación de una amplia experiencia práctica con proyectos de transformación de RRHH, se publicó un estudio que presenta el desarrollo histórico de e-HRM y que ha derivado en un modelo de procesos optimizado que tiene en cuenta los requisitos técnicos de RRHH así como las limitaciones de la nueva tecnología de la nube. Posteriormente, se entrevistó a varios expertos en RRHH que ya habían adquirido experiencia de primera mano con los procesos de RRHH en un entorno de nube para averiguar qué factores de éxito eran relevantes para dicha transformación de RRHH.
Las principales conclusiones de esta tesis son la derivación de un modelo de procedimiento de proyecto de mejores prácticas para la transformación de los procesos de RRHH en una solución basada en la nube y la identificación de obstáculos potenciales en la implementación de dichos proyectos. Además, se elaboran los motivos de dicha transformación, los factores que impulsan el proceso dentro de una organización, el grado actual de digitalización de los recursos humanos, los parámetros operativos y estratégicos necesarios y, en última instancia, el impacto en los métodos de trabajo. Como resultado, se realiza una evaluación del uso de las métricas de HR y se derivan nuevas ratios potenciales.[CAT] La digitalització dels processos de RRHH en solucions basades en el núvol progressa contínuament. Aquesta tesi examina tals transformacions, deriva un model de procés concret i identifica els factors crítics d'èxit. La metodologia utilitzada per a la investigació és de caràcter qualitatiu. Com a base i mesura preparatòria per a abordar les qüestions d'investigació, es va dur a terme un ampli estudi bibliogràfic en l'àmbit dels recursos humans, amb especial atenció a les publicacions sobre la gestió electrònica dels recursos humans (en endavant, "e-HRM "). Basant-se en aquest coneixement i en la combinació d'una àmplia experiència pràctica amb projectes de transformació de RRHH, es va publicar un estudi que presenta el desenvolupament històric d'e-HRM i que ha derivat en un model de processos optimitzat que té en compte els requisits tècnics de RRHH així com les limitacions de la nova tecnologia del núvol. Posteriorment, es va entrevistar a diversos experts en RRHH que ja havien adquirit experiència de primera mà amb els processos de RRHH en un entorn de núvol per esbrinar quins factors d'èxit eren rellevants per a aquesta transformació de RRHH. Les principals conclusions d'aquesta tesi són la derivació d'un model de procediment de projecte de millors pràctiques per a la transformació dels processos de RRHH en una solució basada en el núvol i la identificació d'obstacles potencials en la implementació d'aquests projectes. A més, s'elaboren els motius de la transformació, els factors que impulsen el procés dins d'una organització, el grau actual de digitalització dels recursos humans, els paràmetres operatius i estratègics necessaris i, en última instància, l'impacte en els mètodes de treball . Com a resultat, es realitza una avaluació de l'ús de les mètriques de HR i es deriven nous ràtios potencials.
[EN] The digitisation of HR processes into cloud-based solutions is progressing continuously. This thesis examines such transformations, derives a concrete process model and identifies the critical success factors. The methodology used for the investigation is of a qualitative nature. As a basis and preparatory measure to address the research questions, an extensive literature study in the HR field was carried out, with a special focus on publications on electronic human resources management (hereinafter e-HRM). Based on this knowledge and the combination of extensive practical experience with HR transformation projects, a study was published which presents the historical development of e-HRM and derived an optimised process model taking into account the technical HR requirements as well as the limitations of the new cloud technology. Subsequently, several HR experts who had already gained first-hand experience with HR processes in a cloud environment were interviewed to find out which success factors were relevant for such an HR transformation. Main findings of this thesis are the derivation of a best-practice project procedure model for the transformation of HR processes into a cloud-based solution and the identification of potential obstacles in the implementation of such projects. In addition, the motives for such a transformation, the drivers within an organisation, the current degree of HR digitisation, the necessary operational and strategic parameters and ultimately the impact on working methods are worked out. As a further result, an assessment of the use of HR metrics is given and potential new key figures are derived.
Ziebell, R. (2019). Digital transformation of HR - History, implementation approach and success factors - Cumulative PhD Thesis [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/117608
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Teesri, Sumuscha. "Implementation business-to-business electronic commerce website using active server pages." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2000. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3023.
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E-commerce is the current approach for doing any type of business online, which uses the superior power of digital information to understand the requirements and preferences of each client and each partner, to adapt products and services for them, and then to distribute the products and services as swiftly as possible.
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Friday, Kate. "Learning from e-family history : online research behaviour and strategies of family historians and implications for local studies collections." Thesis, Robert Gordon University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10059/734.
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The massive expansion of electronic resources has been identified as one of the major drivers behind the ‘explosion’ in the popularity of family history, which bring ease, convenience and accessibility to some parts of the research process. Amongst this expanse of easily-accessible raw materials, online local studies materials (recording both historical and contemporary aspects of a community) can add real context and value to researchers’ findings and experience; turning a genealogy into a family history. However, the vast majority of these do not appear visible to online family history researchers. Through three central foci (users, e-family history resources, and Local Studies Collections), this research investigates these resources and collections from the perspective of users, to establish how to make the added value of the local studies collections more visible and encourage increased engagement for those who cannot visit collections in person. Specific evaluative criteria for e-family history resources are presented, contributing to practitioners’ awareness and understanding of their nature; in turn helping maintain their service quality to researchers. Using a hybrid (primarily ethnographic) research approach, the study also examines the online research behaviour of family historians, identifying a taxonomy of actions (seeking of genealogical facts, local or social history; communicating with other researchers or resources; locating resources or instructive information; managing own information), strategies (search modifications and incorporation of background knowledge) and outcomes (outcome; direction (projected and actual)). From these categories, a model of Family Historians’ online information seeking has been developed. Researchers have both informational and affective needs, and are highly emotionally attached to the research process. Users universally used Ancestry, FamilySearch, ScotlandsPeople, and Genes Reunited far more than other sites, seeking out quality informational content and unique records, which must be successful for researchers. Google was a major method of access to these. Very few participants were preaware of ‘e-local studies’ websites, and were surprised by the variations in quality, inconsistencies in terminology and navigation, and invisibility of quality content. Despite a lack of ease of use, the content present on e-local studies sites and their usefulness and value had been demonstrated to researchers. This suggests significant demand for local information of this kind online where it is available and made known.
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Bacalhau, Inês Sofia Gonçalves. "Aceitação e uso da tecnologia no contexto da GRH eletrónica : o caso do Portal do Colaborador numa multinacional." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/16642.
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Mestrado em Gestão de Recursos HumanosO processo de digitalização das organizações está a transformar a forma como os colaboradores interagem e trabalham diariamente. Os departamentos de GRH têm assim de se adaptar e acompanhar a evolução tecnológica, dada a necessidade constante de consultar e tomar decisões com base em informação em tempo real. Assim, a tendência global passa pela passagem de tarefas realizadas cara-a-cara com os colaboradores, para as mesmas passarem a ser completadas autonomamente através de plataformas online. Apesar da relevância do tema, poucos são os estudos na literatura portuguesa sobre o impacto da tecnologia na GRH. Tendo por base a Teoria Unificada de Aceitação de Uso da Tecnologia, a presente investigação visa contribuir para o melhor conhecimento desta realidade, focalizando-se no estudo do nível de aceitação e de uso do Portal do Colaborador, disponibilizado por uma multinacional do sector da termotecnologia. Para tal, foi aplicado um questionário aos colaboradores com acesso ao referido Portal para analisar a sua intenção e uso real dado à plataforma. Mediante o recurso ao modelo de equações estruturais (abordagem PLS), os resultados de uma amostra de 258 respostas permitem concluir que os principais determinantes da Intenção e do Uso do Portal do Colaborador na empresa são a expectativa de desempenho, as condições facilitadoras e a influência social. Em termos de implicações para a gestão, estes resultados mostram que os colaboradores reconhecem que o seu bom desempenho passa obrigatoriamente pelo Portal e também pela importância do incentivo social e estrutura de suporte prévio assegurada pela empresa para o utilizarem.
The digital transformation of organizations is changing how employees interact and work on a daily basis. HRM departments must adapt and monitor technological developments, due to the constant need of check real data and make decisions based on real-time information. Thus, the global trend is to move previously face-to-face tasks with employees, to performed them in a completely autonomous way through online platforms. Despite the relevance of the theme, there are few studies on Portuguese literature on the impact of technology in HRM. Based on Unified Theory of Acceptance of Technology Use (UTAUT), the present research aims to analyze the level of acceptance of one of the online applications made available by a multinational company currently operating in Portugal in the thermotechnology sector, namely the Employee Portal. For this purpose, a survey was applied to the employees with access to Employee Portal and their intention and actual use of the platform was analyzed. Using the structural equations model (namely, Partial Least Squares approach) to analyze the results obtained from a sample of 258 answers, this study allows us to conclude that the main determinants of the Intention and Use of the Portal are the performance expectation, facilitating conditions and social influence. In terms of management implications, these results show that employees recognize that their good performance at work can be achieved certainly through the Employee Portal and also through the importance of the social incentive and the prior support structure ensured by the company.
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Lin, Dong. "Novel FDBC with creative technology for integrating advantages of distributed and centralized systems." Thesis, University of Macau, 2011. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b2492977.
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Thomas, Zelpha Althea. "E-business development through a unique resource center." [Florida] : Division of Colleges & Universities, Florida Board of Education, 2001. http://etd.fcla.edu/etd/uf/2001/anp1061/AltheaMaster.pdf.
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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Florida, 2001.Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xii, 237 p.; also contains graphics. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-236).
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Daróz, Elaine Pereira. "O discurso do professor de língua inglesa sobre docência na era digital." Universidade Católica de Pernambuco, 2012. http://www.unicap.br/tede//tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=883.
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Na sociedade tecnológica, frequentemente somos impelidos à utilização das novas tecnologias, uma vez que estão cada vez mais presentes em nosso cotidiano. A Educação não se priva a essa interpelação e, nesse sentido, tem-se mobilizado. Na rede pública de ensino, a distribuição de notebooks aos professores, bem como tablets para os alunos, a criação de laboratórios de informática e disponibilização de recursos multimídia, como data-show, nas escolas são exemplos dessa interpelação do poder público ao uso das tecnologias na prática docente. Todavia, qual é a posição do professor nesse novo cenário? O presente trabalho objetiva analisar o discurso do professor de língua inglesa sobre docência na era digital. Sob o enfoque de uma pesquisa qualitativa, o trabalho pauta-se nos pressupostos teóricos da Análise do Discurso de linha francesa, fundada por Michel Pêcheux, e desenvolvida no Brasil por seus seguidores. Os procedimentos analíticos ocorreram a partir de recortes das gravações, na consideração de um discurso como efeito de sentidos, e, ainda, na concepção de um sujeito heterogêneo, assujeitado pela língua, história e ideologia, que produz seu discurso a partir de diferentes posições que ele ocupa. A presente pesquisa visa a compreender a posição-sujeito professor de língua inglesa na sociedade tecnológica como parte fundamental, intrínseca ao processo ensino-aprendizagem, e não apenas um veículo de transmissão de conhecimento.In technological society, we are often driven to use new technologies, since they are increasingly present in our daily lives. Education does not deprive this notice and, accordingly, has been mobilized. In public schools, the distribution of laptops to teachers, as well as tablets for students, the creation of computer labs and availability of multimedia features, such as data-show, the schools are examples of this notice of the government the use of technologies in teaching practice. However, what is the position of the teacher in this new scenario? This paper aims to analyze the speech of English teacher about teaching in the digital age. Under the focus of qualitative research, the work is guided on theoretical assumptions of Discourse Analysis of French line, founded by Michel Pêcheux, and developed by his followers in Brazil. Analytical procedures occurred from parts of the recordings, in consideration of the effect of a speech senses, and also in the design of a heterogeneous subject, subjugated by language, history and ideology, which makes his speech from different positions it occupies. This research aims to understand the position-subject English teacher in technological society as an essential, intrinsic to the teaching-learning process, and not just a vehicle for the transmission of knowledge.
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Peres, Marcus Vinicius. "Ensino de física moderna e contemporânea baseado em atividades de laboratório mediadas pela utilização de um software de videoanálise e modelagem." Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 2016. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/1922.
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Acompanha: (1) Material de apoio relacionado ao experimento da carga/massa do elétron: ensino de física moderna e contemporânea baseado em atividades de laboratório mediadas pela utilização de um software de análise e modelagem; (2) Material de apoio relacionado ao experimento da difração de elétrons: ensino de física moderna e contemporânea baseado em atividades de laboratório mediadas pela utilização de um software de análise e modelagem; (3) Material de apoio relacionado ao experimento de Millikan: ensino de física moderna e contemporânea baseado em atividades de laboratório mediadas pela utilização de um software de análise e modelagem.Este trabalho visa a utilizar a videoanálise para dar suporte a experimentos de Física Moderna, com a intenção de torná-los disponíveis à comunidade, por meio de um Recurso Educacional Aberto (REA). A Física Moderna e Contemporânea (FMC) está cada vez mais presente nas discussões referentes ao ensino de física, assim como nas tecnologias que nos rodeiam. Professores e estudantes, em geral, têm acesso a instrumentos que possibilitam interações entre os conteúdos vistos em sala de aula e sua contextualização ou utilização no dia-a-dia. Nesse contexto, destacam-se os computadores e softwares para análise e tratamento de dados, que trazem possibilidades de incrementar o interesse pelas aulas. O programa Tracker dá suporte à realização de experimentos de física através da gravação de vídeos. Assim, é possível conceber atividades experimentais, realizar medidas e obter dados e gráficos por meio do software, o que possibilita trabalhos que unem a física moderna aos instrumentos tecnológicos, em sala de aula, permitindo que esses dois eixos de pesquisa que estão em evidência cooperem para o processo de ensinoaprendizagem. Os REA desenvolvidos aproximam nosso trabalho de movimentos internacionais que visam a proporcionar o acesso, uso e reuso a materiais de ensino de qualidade, licenciados de maneira aberta. Para isso, foram produzidos vídeos associados a três experimentos fundamentais de Física Moderna: experimento da gota de óleo de Millikan; experimento de carga/massa do elétron; e experimento de difração de elétrons. Os vídeos foram analisados com o Tracker e postos na internet, à disposição da comunidade, sob uma licença Creative Commons. Foram elaborados tutoriais detalhados, para nortear o uso dos materiais em sala de aula, além de uma parte destinada a exploração pelos próprios estudantes, na forma de um “faça você mesmo”. Em complemento ao desenvolvimento do produto, também foi realizada pesquisa de validação do material, caracterizada pela aplicação de questionários para professores e estudantes. A análise das respostas e dos dados obtidos ocorreu de maneira qualitativa, de acordo com referenciais da área de Ensino.
This work aims at the development of Open Educational Resources (OER) for the teaching of Modern Physics experiments, based on video-analysis. Modern Physics teaching strategies constitute an important theme amongst the physics education community, mainly due to the ubiquitous presence of Modern Physics in technologies that surround us. In fact, in their everyday life, teachers and students have wide access to technologies that allow them to establish connections between classroom contents and their applications. In this context, we highlight the use of computers and data analysis software, which bring about wide possibilities to overcome the monotony of science classes. Tracker is a software that constitutes an important video-analysis tool, which was developed for physics teaching based on video recording of experiments. It facilitates the design of laboratory and experimental activities, including data collection and graph preparation. Therefore, Tracker serves as a platform to integrate both Modern Physics teaching and technological tools in the classroom, bringing together two research pillars in Physics Education (Modern Physics and the use of Technology). The OER was developed in accordance to international trends in open source technologies, and it comprises videos related to three fundamental experiments in Modern Physics: Millikan’s oil drop experiment; electron charge-to-mass ratio experiment; and electron diffraction experiment. The videos were analyzed with Tracker and posted in the Internet, under a Creative Commons license. Detailed tutorials were also developed in order to facilitate in-classroom use of the materials. In addition, validation of the OER was also performed through questionnaires responded by teachers and students who used the developed material. Modern and contemporary physics teaching based on laboratory activities mediated by video analysis-and-modelling software.
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Wallner, Gerald L. "Developing a proactive framework for e-discovery compliance." [Denver, Colo.] : Regis University, 2008. http://165.236.235.140/lib/GWallner2008.pdf.
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Coleman, Alfred. "Developing an e-health framework through electronic healthcare readiness assessment." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1519.
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The major socio-economic development challenges facing most African countries include economic diversification, poverty, unemployment, diseases and the unsustainable use of natural resources. The challenge of quality healthcare provisioning is compounded by the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Sub Saharan Africa. However, there is a great potential in using electronic healthcare (e-health) as one of the supportive systems within the healthcare sector to address these pressing challenges facing healthcare systems in developing countries, including solving inequalities in healthcare delivery between rural and urban hospitals/clinics. The purpose of this study was to compile a Provincial E-health Framework (PEHF) based on the feedback from electronic healthcare readiness assessments conducted in selected rural and urban hospitals/clinics in the North West Province in South Africa. The e-healthcare readiness assessment was conducted in the light of effective use of ICT in patient healthcare record system, consultation among healthcare professionals, prescription of medication, referral of patients and training of healthcare professionals in ICT usage. The study was divided into two phases which were phases 1 and 2 and a qualitative design supported by a case study approach was used. Data were collected using different techniques to enhance triangulation of data. The techniques included group interviews, qualitative questionnaires, photographs, document analysis and expert opinions. The outcome of the assessment led to the compilation of the PEHF which was based on Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). SOA was chosen to integrate the hospitals/clinics‟ ICT infrastructure yet allowing each hospital/clinic the autonomy to control its own ICT environment. To assist hospitals/clinics integrate their ICT resources, this research study proposed an Infrastructure Network Architecture which clustered hospitals/clinics to share common ICT infrastructure instead of duplicating these resources. Furthermore, processes of the e-health services (e-patient health IV record system, e-consultation system, e-prescription system, e-referral system and e-training system) were provided to assist in the implementation of the PEHF. Finally, a set of guidelines were provided by the research study to aid the implementation of the PEHF.
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Kim, Sanghee. "User modelling for knowledge sharing in e-mail communication." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2002. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/45959/.
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This thesis addresses the problem of sharing and transferring knowledge within knowledge-intensive organisations from a user modelling perspective with the purpose of improving individual and group performance. It explores the idea of creating organisational environments from which any of the users involved can benefit by being aware of each other such that sharing expertise between those who are knowledge providers and those who are knowledge seekers can be maximised. In order to encourage individuals to share such valuable expertise, it also explores the idea of keeping a balance between ensuring the availability of information and the increase in user workloads due to the need to handle unwanted information. In an attempt to demonstrate the ideas mentioned above, this research examines the application of user modelling techniques to the development of communication-based task learning systems based on e-mail communication. The design rationale for using e-mail is that personally held expertise is often explicated through e-mail exchanges since it provides a good source for extracting user knowledge. The provision of an automatic message categorisation system that combines knowledge acquired from both statistical and symbolic text learning techniques is one of the three themes of this work. The creation of a new user model that captures the different levels of expertise reflected in exchanged e-mail messages, and makes use of them in linking knowledge providers and knowledge seekers is the second. The design of a new information distribution method to reduce both information overload and underload is the third.
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Milan, Paroški. "Моделирање и имплеметација убрзаног развоја електронске управе." Phd thesis, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/NS20130205PAROSKI.
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Циљ - Циљ истраживања је да се дефинише модел развоја еУправе зарегинални и локални ниво управе који ће омогућити да се, уз уважавање ограничења над инфраструктурним и финансијским ресурсима, смањи заостајање у односу на развијене земље у овој области и омогући даљи континуиран развој еУправе.Методологија – Разматрани су аспекти увођења еУправе, и извршен је преглед постојећих резултата истраживања из предметне области у земљама ЕУ, земљама у развоју, земљама у окружењу и посебно у Републици Србији и АП Војводини. Стање еУправе је за све наведене земље описано са становишта истих аспеката (историја развоја информационог друштва, законски оквир, степен развоја, електронски јавни сервиси, делегирање надлежности и расположива инфраструктура). За развој модела су коришћене савремене методологије за пројектовање и имплементацију комуникационе и информационе инфраструктуре, софтверске архитектуре, јавних сервиса као и примери добре праксе у развоју еУправе, посебно у државама ЕУ. Резултати – Предложени су модели реализације еУправе у АП Војводини у области : надлежности и организације, људских ресурса, рачунарско-комуникационе инфраструктуре, софтвера (методологија развоја, софтверска архитектура и јавни сервиси), стандарда и интероперабилности и информационе безбедности. Ограничења истраживања /импликације - Предложени модели се могу пре свега користити у регионалним и локалним срединама у којима није достигнут висок степен развоја еУправе. Практичне импликације – Препоруке и модели дати за увођење еУправе у АП Војводини могу бити од користи за увођење еУправе у различим локалним срединама а посебно у локалним самоуправама АП Војводине.Оригиналност/вредност -Верификација предложених модела је извршена на реалном примеру развоја еУправе у АП Војводини. Резултати указују да адекватно планирање и управљање реализацијом планова омогућава убрзан развој еУправе и премошћавање дигиталног јаза.Cilj - Cilj istraživanja je da se definiše model razvoja eUprave zareginalni i lokalni nivo uprave koji će omogućiti da se, uz uvažavanje ograničenja nad infrastrukturnim i finansijskim resursima, smanji zaostajanje u odnosu na razvijene zemlje u ovoj oblasti i omogući dalji kontinuiran razvoj eUprave.Metodologija – Razmatrani su aspekti uvođenja eUprave, i izvršen je pregled postojećih rezultata istraživanja iz predmetne oblasti u zemljama EU, zemljama u razvoju, zemljama u okruženju i posebno u Republici Srbiji i AP Vojvodini. Stanje eUprave je za sve navedene zemlje opisano sa stanovišta istih aspekata (istorija razvoja informacionog društva, zakonski okvir, stepen razvoja, elektronski javni servisi, delegiranje nadležnosti i raspoloživa infrastruktura). Za razvoj modela su korišćene savremene metodologije za projektovanje i implementaciju komunikacione i informacione infrastrukture, softverske arhitekture, javnih servisa kao i primeri dobre prakse u razvoju eUprave, posebno u državama EU. Rezultati – Predloženi su modeli realizacije eUprave u AP Vojvodini u oblasti : nadležnosti i organizacije, ljudskih resursa, računarsko-komunikacione infrastrukture, softvera (metodologija razvoja, softverska arhitektura i javni servisi), standarda i interoperabilnosti i informacione bezbednosti. Ograničenja istraživanja /implikacije - Predloženi modeli se mogu pre svega koristiti u regionalnim i lokalnim sredinama u kojima nije dostignut visok stepen razvoja eUprave. Praktične implikacije – Preporuke i modeli dati za uvođenje eUprave u AP Vojvodini mogu biti od koristi za uvođenje eUprave u različim lokalnim sredinama a posebno u lokalnim samoupravama AP Vojvodine.Originalnost/vrednost -Verifikacija predloženih modela je izvršena na realnom primeru razvoja eUprave u AP Vojvodini. Rezultati ukazuju da adekvatno planiranje i upravljanje realizacijom planova omogućava ubrzan razvoj eUprave i premošćavanje digitalnog jaza.
The objective of modelling and implementation of accelerated developmentof Vojvodina’s e-administration is to achieve a level of e-administration development of the developed countries as soon as possible, with the existing infrastructure and financial limitations. The Doctoral thesis research programme encompasses three main segments: a research of the existing findings in the relevant field (information communications technologies, the standards and interoperability, the software architecture), an analysis of the existing methods and experiences in introduction of electronic administration at the state level, particularly in the EU countries, development of a new model for introduction of e-Administration and verification of the developed model for introduction of e-Administration.
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Yau, Cho-ki Joe, and 邱祖淇. "A secure e-course copyright protection infrastructure." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B37196583.
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Eidson, Lisa Ayrdrie Kathleen. "Barriers to e-learning job training government employee experiences in an online wilderness management course /." Diss., [Missoula, Mont.] : The University of Montana, 2009. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-01222010-102048.
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Naidoo, Kruben. "The impact of e-loyalty on the business of SME's." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1377.
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Thesis (MTech (Information Technology))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2006.This study investigates the impact that e-Ioyalty has on the business success of SMEs. E-Loyalty is defined as a customer's favourable attitude towards an on-line business which ultimately culminates in repeat purchasing behaviour. Eight factors (the 8Cs - customisation, contact interactivity, care, community, convenience, cultivation, choice, and character) have been identified as having a potential impact upon eloyalty. Trust and satisfaction play an important role in generating e-loyalty for electronic business, an aspect which will be elaborated upon within the ambit of the study. Although there is no universal definition of an SME, the definition given by the South African National Small Business Act (Act 102 of 1996) was adopted in this research. Furthermore, an indepth overview of business success was also presented. Business success can be described as more than profit-generation. A myriad of factors investigated influence the success of a business, more particularly; the study focuses on success factors pertaining to 'e-business'. An online survey was conducted on two SME e-business websites i.e., www.buycomputers.co.za and www.take2.co.za. Data collected from 176 online customers demonstrate that all these factors treated separately impact e-Ioyalty. However, when these factors are grouped together, only four of these constructs (i.e., 'Customisation', 'Choice', 'Cultivation', and 'Character') have a significant impact on e-Ioyalty. Furthermore, the data also returned that e-Ioyalty has an impact on two customer-related outcomes: 'word-of-mouth promotion' and 'willingness to pay more'. More specifically, the 'loyal' customer is 'less willing to pay more'. The high cost of attracting new customers on the Internet and the relative difficulty in retaining them make customer loyalty an essential asset for many online vendors.
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Williams, H. J. "Postgraduate perspectives of distance e-learning : a qualitative case study of online distance learning in occupational safety and health." Thesis, University of Salford, 2004. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/2177/.
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The use of the Internet as a medium for education has grown exponentially since the mid-1990s. Institutions of higher education are increasingly offering online access to distance education programmes, especially at postgraduate level. Some see e-learning as offering solutions to many problems traditionally associated with distance education. Research into e-learning at a distance has largely focussed on the effectiveness of differing technologies for the delivery of online courses, the emphasis being upon the technology itself, with few studies examining the student experience of this new phenomenon. It is therefore argued that a gap exists, as the views of distance e-learners at postgraduate level have seldom been paid attention, with their specific and individual needs failing to be addressed. This study aims to rectify this gap by examining postgraduates' experiences of e-learning at a distance. The purpose of the study is to inform the future development of elearning at postgraduate level and help determine how higher education can best support this rapidly expanding group of learners. The research presents a qualitative case study of a group of students studying modules from the University of Salford's MSc/Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health in a virtual learning environment called GOLDPhase, which was specifically designed and developed to facilitate the study. Issues related to the students' heightened awareness of their peers, their sensitivity to tutor feedback, and the learning strategies they adopted are identified and discussed. The findings show that e-learning engendered a range of barriers and enhancements for this group of distance learners. The enhancements were largely computer based and barriers were mostly sociological. The findings have implications for both online teaching and online learning strategies. As distance e-learning is in its infancy the study will increase overall understanding in this area and contribute to the growing body of knowledge.
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Khwaldeh, Sufian M. I. A. "Implementation, use and analysis of open source learning management system 'Moodle' and e-learning for the deaf in Jordan." Thesis, University of Central Lancashire, 2011. http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/5313/.
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When learning mathematics, deaf children of primary school age experience difficulties due to their disability. In Jordan, little research has been undertaken to understand the problems facing deaf children and their teachers. Frequently, children are educated in special schools for the deaf; the majority of deaf children tend not to be integrated into mainstream education although efforts are made to incorporate them into the system. Teachers in the main stream education system rarely have knowledge and experience to enable deaf students to reach their full potential. The methodological approach used in this research is a mixed one consisting of action research and Human Computer interaction (HCI) research. The target group was deaf children aged nine years (at the third grade) and their teachers in Jordanian schools. Mathematics was chosen as the main focus of this study because it is a universal subject with its own concepts and rules and at this level the teachers in the school have sufficient knowledge and experience to teach mathematics topics competently. In order to obtain a better understanding of the problems faced by teachers and the deaf children in learning mathematics, semi-structured interviews were undertaken and questionnaires distributed to teachers. The main aim at that stage of research was to explore the current use and status of the e-learning environment and LMS within the Jordanian schools for the deaf in Jordan. In later stages of this research, semi-structured interviews and questionnaires were used again to ascertain the effectiveness, usability and readiness of the adopted e-learning environment “Moodle. Finally pre-tests and post-tests used to assess the effectiveness of the e-learning environment and LMS. It is important to note that it was not intended to work with the children directly but were used as test subjects. Based on the requirements and recommendations of the teachers of the deaf, a key requirements scheme was developed. Four open source e-learning environments and LMS evaluated against the developed key requirements. The evaluation was based on a software engineering approache. The outcome of that evaluation was the adoption of an open source e-learning environment and LMS called “Moodle”. Moodle was presented to the teachers for the purpose of testing it. It was found it is the most suitable e-learning environment and LMS to be adapted for use by deaf children in Jordan based on the teachers requirements. Then Moodle was presented to the deaf children’s to use during this research. After use, the activities of the deaf and their teachers were used and analysed in terms of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) analysis. The analysis includes the readiness, usability, user satisfaction, ease of use, learnability, outcome/future use, content, collaboration & communication tools and functionality.
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Banoobhai-Anwar, Ilhaam. "The role of e-commerce in five-star hotels in the Cape Town Metropole." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2489.
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Thesis (MTech (Tourism and Hospitality Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016.Electronic commerce, popularly referred to as e-commerce, is the latest catchphrase surrounding the Internet and its many functions. In the past, the Internet was solely used for information seeking, but the 21st century has brought a new global economy to the fore – one that is conducted online. Tourism is seen as a driver of economic growth, contributing both to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of South Africa (SA) and creating jobs in the hospitality sector. E-commerce does not only provide a platform for business to be conducted online but also an opportunity for consumers to interact directly with industry. Many studies have been done previously about the perceived benefits of e-commerce in the retail sector, yet none in Cape Town and at five-star hotels in particular. It is well known that holidaymakers conduct an online search prior to booking accommodation; some of those potential guests in turn choose to finalise their bookings online. The purpose of the study was to investigate the role of e-commerce in five-star hotels in the Cape Town Metropole. The main objective of this study was to define what e-commerce is for five-star hotels in the Cape Town Metropole and determine if the hotels are using e-commerce as a booking method. Online questionnaires were used to gather primary data and a literature review was presented as secondary data. The findings of this study showed that all the hotels surveyed use online bookings and half of the respondents believe Online Travel Agents (OTAs) generate more revenue than traditional methods of room reservation. When asked to rank methods of room’s reservations, there was a slight difference between telephone bookings and e-commerce as number one. This could mean that while electronic methods are popular, they have not completely replaced traditional methods. The researcher recommends that five-star hotel managers train the rooms’ division staff to respond to negative reviews on social media, as this was one of the findings. The hotels should also learn how to effectively use their social media presence to increase room sales.
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Hupfeld, Annika. "Designing the social life of books and e-books." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2017. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43528/.
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E-books have seen a significant proliferation over recent years. In the UK, about a third of the population today owns an e-reader with about half either owning an e-reader or tablet. Nevertheless, only about 4% of readers have moved to reading e-books only. These numbers suggest that, while e-books have caught on among a large number of users, they seem to complement rather than replace books. In light of the significance of books to past and contemporary cultures and societies it is little surprising that the emergence of e-reading technologies has sparked a plethora of writing on the topic, particularly in journalism and the humanities. With a common focus on the relative merits of books and e-books, and ultimately, their respective futures (some writers go as far as either mourning or celebrating the death of the book), the debate largely suffers from a technological determinist stance, neglecting the role of social practice as a driving force in technology adoption and use. Regardless, the sheer volume of the discourse suggests that something important is at stake in the move from analogue to digital reading technologies and that books continue to be valued as physical artefacts in the digital age, if not with more fervour than ever. What is surprising then is the lack of empirical research aiming to understand how books and e-books are used and valued in everyday life. Existing work in the area is almost exclusively concerned with practices of reading, with a particular emphasis on reading in academic and professional environments, thereby not only disregarding the social and material nature of reading, but also the rich life of the book beyond its role as a reading technology. The aim of this thesis then is to provide an understanding of the practices and values surrounding books and e-books in everyday life. Based on this understanding, it further aims to explore alternatives to the current e-reading ecosystem through designs that are sensitive to some of the broader values people associate with books and e-books. To do so, it takes a situated approach to studying books and e-books as they are used over the course of their lifecycle inside and outside the home. Through a combination of a series of in-depth interviews, guided ‘home tours’, and participant diaries ‘context-rich’ data on people’s uses of, and orientations towards, books and e-books are gathered. Subsequently, design responses are iteratively developed before being returned to readers for analysis. The contribution of this thesis is fourfold: (1) an account of the socially and materially situated practices associated with books and e-books inside and outside the home, (2) an explication of the distinct, yet complementary, values reflected in and driving book and e-books use, (3) an explication of the ways in which developing a sense of self and connecting with others are actualized through the use of books and e-books, and (3) the development and in situ analysis of a design exemplar in support of these goals.
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Teixeira, Patricia. "A organização da informação em plataforma de gestão de referências, a Zotero: a coleção Lélia Gonzalez e o projeto memória." Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 2017. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/2737.
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Propõe-se na presente dissertação divulgar e apresentar à pesquisadoras e pesquisadores a organização da informação e a educação aberta, a plataforma Zotero, uma ferramenta de gestão de referências, por meio de oficinas e tutorial. Expor o contexto histórico de construção desta ferramenta, na perspectiva das humanidades digitais, mostrar sua utilização para coleta, organização, citação, formatação, compartilhamento e contextualização histórica do conhecimento.Como exemplo de organização da informação foi utilizada a coleção de documentos da Lélia Gonzalez, do Projeto Memória, assim como a disponibilização do tutorial para uso da plataforma Zotero como um Recursos Educacionais Abertos (REA). Os procedimentos metodológicos adotados, a partir da abordagem qualitativa e exploratória, do levantamento bibliográfico que compõe a fundamentação teórica, no aspecto comparativo das ferramentas de gestão de referências, Zotero e Mendeley e a escolha pela Zotero para a organização da coleção Lélia Gonzalez, refletem as perspectivas das humanidades digitais, assim como as perspectivas da educação aberta para a aplicação das oficinas à pesquisadoras e pesquisadores.This dissertation intends to publicize and to present to researchers the organization of information and the open education, the Zotero platform, a tool for management of references, through workshops and tutorial. It also aims at exposing the historical context of the making of that tool, from the perspective of digital humanities, to show its use for collecting, organizing, citing, formatting, sharing and historical contextualization of knowledge. Lélia Gonzalez's collection of documents from “Projeto Memória” (Memory Project) was used as an example of organization of information, as well as the tutorial regarding the use of Zotero platform as an Open Educational Resource (OER). Based on the qualitative and exploratory approach of the bibliographic survey that composes the theoretical foundation, the methodological procedures adopted on the comparative aspect of the reference management tools, Zotero and Mendeley, and the choice by Zotero for the organization of Lélia Gonzalez collection reflect the perspectives of the digital humanities, as well as the perspectives of open education for the application of workshops to researchers.
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Sigwejo, Annastellah Obedi. "Evaluating e-government services : a citizen-centric framework." Thesis, Cape Peninisula University of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2285.
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Thesis (MTech (Information Technology))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015.In a quest to offer better services to both citizens and businesses throughout Africa, efforts to adopt e-government projects are gaining momentum. As a result of this, there is a need for effective measurement of delivery and quality of such e-services. Currently, there are several metrics applied to measure and rank the e-readiness of various African countries. However, while these measures have provided a source of comparative analysis between different e-government projects, they are far from being perfect. For example, most of these measures are diverse and difficult to compare, since they assume ‘one size fits all’ and ignore differing environmental, cultural and contextual factors of various countries. Further criticisms of these measures are that they are ‘first generation metrics’ designed for developed countries, as opposed to developing countries. Thus, the crux of the research problem was that there are no suitable evaluation strategies for understanding and measuring the effectiveness of e-government services in order to improve the management thereof, and thereby attain the best possible value for citizens. The objective of this study was to develop a framework, for evaluating the effectiveness of e-government services in a typical developing country. Tanzania’s mainland was chosen as the context for this study: as a typical developing African country, its early phase of e-government development provided an optimal case for this study concerned with the useful and effective evaluation of e-government services. I have chosen a qualitative research method paradigm, underpinned by an interpretive approach, to facilitate both research objectives: developing an evaluation framework after determining the necessary evaluation parameters. Empirical evidence was gathered via interviews with e-government practitioners in Tanzania and via focus groups with selected citizens. Other sources of data included government documentation (policies and strategies) and government websites. The data was analysed through the combined application of an adapted grounded theory method and interpretation. Using the latter analytical processes several effectiveness dimensions of e-government services were derived. Through further analysis these were synthesised into the main output of the study viz. an e-government citizen satisfaction framework (ECSF). This framework, a unique contribution to the existing body of knowledge, demonstrates how citizen and government imperatives should be amalgamated to evaluate the effectiveness of e-government services. The findings further support and advance Information Technology management within government, as this is the first comprehensive framework to ensure an integrated approach for monitoring and evaluating e-government programmes. This study also combines important ideas from two existing domains—service management and IS evaluation—to generate new foundations leading to further work by researchers.
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Nomdoe, Herschel Gordon. "Evaluating web-based information systems effectiveness : an e-service quality multi-stakeholder perspective." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1370.
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Thesis (MTech (Information Technology))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2007Over a period spanning approximately twenty five years Information Systems (IS) researchers have been plagued by the problem of how to evaluate IS effectiveness or success. After the advent of the World Wide Web (WWW) in the 1990s, questions have arisen regarding the relevance of previously established evaluation approaches to the evaluation of web-based IS. Subsequently, firms have invested billions of dollars anually in information systems but the lack of appropriate frameworks for evaluating their effectiveness made it difficult to determine the return on IS investment. In a period spanning 20 years IS researchers proposed a diverse number of approaches e.g. the communications research of Shannon and Weaver (1949) and the information "influence theory" of Mason (1978). These were subsequently incorporated into a single model in 1992, called the IS Success Model (Delone & McLean, 1992). The principal objective of this research project was to develop a generic methodology for web-based Information Systems (IS) success evaluation from a multi-stakeholder perspective for specific IS contexts. The Delone and McLean IS Success Model (Delone and McLean, 1992) provides an underpinning framework for measuring IS effectiveness. In the latter 1990's the concept of service-quality was introduced into the IS effectiveness literature. In their updated IS Success Model, Delone and McLean (2003) then included service quality as key measure in the evaluation of IS success. Consequently this research project focused on how service quality concepts could be applied as a measure of IS effectiveness within e-commerce. A 3-pronged approach to IS evaluation was proposed viz. identification of generic stakeholder groups such as e-Customer, sponsoring manager, internal users etc.; identification of the context of the IS evaluation for each stakeholder i.e. what is the main function and context of operation of the IS; and lastly identification of stakeholder specific e-SQ criteria. The study demonstrates that the success of IS deployed within online environments, could be evaluated and measured differently by each stakeholder for the various e-Service Quality (e-SQ) dimensions within a particular IS context. The study presents the results of an investigation into a web-based IS at a national telecommunications company in South Africa which was evaluated using e-Service Quality (e-SQ) constructs. The study demonstrates the operationalisation of an e-SQ instrument for the purposes of evaluating IS effectiveness amongst multi-stakeholders. Evidence is provided that measuring attitudes of different stakeholders provides a more holistic perspective of IS success. The primary conclusion reached is that by using a step-by-step methodology of IS success measurement, the objective of establishing whether companies have received a return on web-based IS investment, can be achieved. Furthermore, the outcomes of the study has contributed to existing literature on IS effectiveness measurement. In particular, it will add to the existing body of knowledge regarding the use of e-SQ instrument to evaluate multi-stakeholder perceptions.
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Grein, Pedro Paulo Boaventura. "Metodologia participativa para repositórios de recursos educacionais abertos." Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 2016. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/1688.
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Esta pesquisa trata do uso de uma metodologia de design participativo no desenvolvimento de um repositório de recursos educacionais abertos, o Arcaz. Discute aspectos da neutralidade e do determinismo da tecnologia dentro do contexto dos Estudos Sociais da Ciência e da Tecnologia e apresenta alguns conceitos da teoria crítica da tecnologia relacionados à construção democrática dos artefatos tecnológicos. Discute a herança filosófica dos movimentos que levaram ao surgimento do software livre, da educação aberta e dos recursos educacionais abertos e defende que o design participativo compartilha ideais similares. Apresenta conceitos de interação humano-computador e design de interação, além de design centrado no usuário, importantes para aprimorar a experiência do usuário em sistemas de informação. Aborda o design participativo como metodologia que possibilita a participação democrática dos usuários na construção tecnológica, promovendo o aprendizado mútuo e a voz ativa aos participantes. Desenvolve uma metodologia de design participativo adaptada ao contexto de uso do Arcaz e apresenta os procedimentos para a realização das reuniões conduzidas para aplicar as técnicas de design participativo ao repositório e os resultados obtidos. Conclui com um estudo de algumas das intervenções sugeridas no sistema e orientações para futuras aplicações de práticas participativas no desenvolvimento do repositório e uma lista de boas práticas, com foco nos princípios éticos que devem guiar o design participativo.This research deals with the use of a participatory design methodology to develop a repository of open educational resources, the Arcaz. Discusses key aspects of neutrality and determinism of technology within the context of Social Studies of Science and Technology and presents some concepts of critical theory of technology related to the democratic construction of technological artifacts. Discusses the philosophical heritage of the movements that led to the emergence of free software, open education and open educational resources and argues that participatory design share similar ideals. It presents concepts of human-computer interaction, interaction design and user centered design, important to enhance the user experience in information systems. It addresses the participatory design as a methodology that allows the democratic participation of users in the technological construction, promoting mutual learning and active voice for the participants. Develops a participatory design methodology adapted to the Arcaz context of use and provides the procedures for the meetings conducted to apply participatory design techniques to the repository and the results obtained. It concludes with a study of some of the interventions suggested in the system and orientations for future applications of participatory practices in the development of the repository and a list of best practices, focusing on ethical principles that should guide the participatory design.
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Long, Timothy E. (Timothy Edward). "N-thiolated &esc;gb&esc;s-lactams [electronic resource] : chemistry and biology of a novel class of antimicrobial agents for MRSA / by Timothy E. Long." University of South Florida, 2003.
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ABSTRACT: N-Methylthio beta-lactams represent a promising new family of antibacterial agents whose in vitro activity is confined largely to Staphylococcus species, including multidrug-resistant forms of S. aureus. Originally developed in the 1980's for use as synthetic intermediates, N-methylthio beta-lactams have recently been shown in these laboratories to possess intriguing biological properties which are addressed in Chapters I-IV. In terms of the antibacterial activities, the structural features and species specificities exhibited by these compounds are unlike those of any existing family of beta-lactam drugs. The lactams seem to exert their effects intracellularly, requiring passage of the bioactive species through the cellular membrane, rather than acting extracellularly on cell wall components in the manner of penicillin and related antibiotics.
ABSTRACT: The lipophilic nature of these molecules, which lack the polar side chain functionality of all other microbially-active Beta-lactams, suggests the compounds do not target the penicillin binding proteins within bacterial membranes. The most active members of this Beta-lactam class appear to be those bearing an aryl (Ar) substituent at C4 of the ring. The synthesis and structure-activity relationship of these analogues is discussed in Chapter III. Moreover, microscopy and 3H pulse-labeling studies, which are described in Chapter IV, demonstrate that N-methylthio beta-lactams appear to be inhibitors of protein biosynthesis.
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Ruhode, Ephias. "E-government implementation for inter-organisational information sharing: a holistic information systems approach for developing countries." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1408.
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Doctor of Technology: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013Governments throughout the world are increasingly under pressure to transform in response to rapid changes in the global economy. They are faced with new and challenging situations as the social world, the economy, demography and technology keep changing. While literature reports some degree of success towards e-government implementation in the developed world, there is lack of empirical research on successes of e-government and information sharing practices of government agencies in developing countries. Designers of e-government solutions in all countries face challenges that are unique to their specific sociocultural, economic, geographic, environmental, political, and technical context. However, the peculiarity of e-government challenges is more evident in developing countries than in developed ones. This research is motivated by the need to investigate an e-government phenomenon in a developing country context like Zimbabwe which is characterised by complex dynamics rooted in politics, economy and social setting. Emphasis is placed on the political nature and the complex institutional environments in which e-government develops and recognition is given to the key concepts of e-government which involve the technological and social aspects. This study has been scoped empirically to explore e-government implementation efforts at government level then a case study of the Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality’s e-Administration dimension of e-government, with focus on information sharing. Tourism is an example that e-government’s parameters do not stop at the boundaries of the public sector. The research first conducted a document study of all policies and programmes initiated by the government of Zimbabwe towards public sector modernisation using ICTs. Secondly, in order to identify the status of e-government and information sharing as well as government’s vision in the same, interviews were conducted with the Ministry of ICT’s administration. Thirdly, a case study of the Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality was conducted to establish the extent and tools of information sharing between the ministry and other line ministries, departments and other institutions nationally and internationally. Data from the case were analysed using the Activity-Driven Needs Analysis (ADNA). Research findings from all activities have been discussed and further developed in two solutions-oriented focus group meetings with senior managers at both ministries of ICT and tourism in the area of cross-government information sharing, and in feedback sessions with research participants. Literature review, analysis of ICT policy documents and case study analysis were insights which underpinned the development of an e-government framework for developing countries. The emphasis of the framework is for e-government designers to place importance on political and institutional factors ahead of any other determinant. Consistent with ADNA and the critical realist perspective, the aim is not to influence these political and institutional factors, but to understand their modus operandi and hence to construct an e-government solution which recognizes the dictates of all stakeholders.
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Nobukuni, Maria Inez. "Aplicativo Android para aquisição de dados de um baropodômetro via Bluetooth para apoio na análise de escoliose /." Ilha Solteira, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/126350.
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Orientador: Aparecido Augusto e CarvalhoCo-orientador: Erica Regina Marani Daruichi Machado
Banca: Carlos Antonio Alves
Banca: Maria Cláudia Ferrari de Castro
Resumo: Foi implementado um aplicativo para o sistema operacional Android, visando realizar a aquisição de dados de um baropodômetro via Bluetooth para apoio na análise de escoliose por profissionais da área da saúde. O aplicativo foi desenvolvido com a linguagem de programação orientada a objetos Java, no ambiente de desenvolvimento Eclipse. Esse aplicativo possibilita armazenar e visualizar informações de voluntários, como dados pessoais e medidas de força na região plantar de pacientes. Para a transmissão dos dados do baropodômetro foi desenvolvida uma instrumentação constituída por uma plataforma Arduino, um dispositivo PSoC, um módulo Bluetooth, um amplificador de instrumentação, um multiplexador, reguladores de tensão e potenciômetros. Utilizando o sistema implementado foi possível observar nitidamente diferenças na distribuição da descarga de peso na região plantar de voluntários hígidos e de voluntários com escoliose. Os resultados obtidos evidenciaram que os pacientes com escoliose descarregam de forma mais desigual os pesos nos pés direito e esquerdo que os pacientes hígidos. A maior diferença no percentual de descarga de peso entre os pacientes com escoliose e os hígidos ocorreu no médio pé, que nos pacientes com escoliose é menos da metade da que ocorre nos pacientes hígidos
Abstract: An application for the Android operating system that performs data acquisition of a baropodometer via Bluetooth to support the analysis of scoliosis by health care professionals was implemented. The application was developed with Java object oriented programming language in the Eclipse development environment. This application allows storing and displaying informations of volunteers, such as personal data and mensurements of force in the plantar region of patients. For the transmission of the barapodometer data, an instrumentation built with an Arduino platform, a PSoC device, a Bluetooth module, an instrumentation amplifier, a multiplexer, voltage regulators and pots was used. Using the implemented system, we can clearly see differences in the distribution of weightbearing in the plantar region of healthy volunteers and volunteers with scoliosis. The results showed that patients with scoliosis unload more unequally weights on the right and left feet that healthy patients. The biggest difference in the percentage of weightbearing in patients with scoliosis and healthy occurred in the midfoot. In patients with scoliosis, in this plantar region, the percentage of weightbearing is less than half of that in healthy patients
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Nobukuni, Maria Inez [UNESP]. "Aplicativo Android para aquisição de dados de um baropodômetro via Bluetooth para apoio na análise de escoliose." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/126350.
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An application for the Android operating system that performs data acquisition of a baropodometer via Bluetooth to support the analysis of scoliosis by health care professionals was implemented. The application was developed with Java object oriented programming language in the Eclipse development environment. This application allows storing and displaying informations of volunteers, such as personal data and mensurements of force in the plantar region of patients. For the transmission of the barapodometer data, an instrumentation built with an Arduino platform, a PSoC device, a Bluetooth module, an instrumentation amplifier, a multiplexer, voltage regulators and pots was used. Using the implemented system, we can clearly see differences in the distribution of weightbearing in the plantar region of healthy volunteers and volunteers with scoliosis. The results showed that patients with scoliosis unload more unequally weights on the right and left feet that healthy patients. The biggest difference in the percentage of weightbearing in patients with scoliosis and healthy occurred in the midfoot. In patients with scoliosis, in this plantar region, the percentage of weightbearing is less than half of that in healthy patients
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John, David E. (David Eric). "Transport and survival of water quality indicator microorganisms in the ground water environment of Florida [electronic resource] : implications for aquifer storage and waste disposal / by David E. John." University of South Florida, 2003. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/SFE0000155.
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ABSTRACT: Ground water resources are heavily used for drinking water supply and often as a receptacle for waste water. One concern is the possible contamination of wetland areas by ground water receiving septic system infiltration. To investigate this, two tracer studies were performed using the bacteriophage PRD-1 by seeding septic systems adjacent to wetlands with the phage and monitoring migration towards wetland areas. Transport velocities were evaluated based on appearance of tracer in sampling wells at various distances from the injection point. Velocities were estimated to be 0.25 m/d and 0.4 m/d at the two sites. Some retardation with respect to the conservative tracer SF6 was observed, with a factor of about 1.5. Due to dry conditions, the water table was well below surface, so transport of the virus into surface water was not observed. Survival of public-health-related microorganisms in ground water is also a concern.
ABSTRACT: The effects of temperature and total dissolved solids (TDS) on survival of 5 groups of indicator organisms were evaluated in controlled experiments. TDS did not have significant effects on inactivation of these microbes up to 1000 mg/l, but there was indication of reduced inactivation of enterococci at TDS concentrations of 3000 mg/l. Increased temperature consistently resulted in more rapid inactivation. Survival in aquifer and reservoir water samples was also evaluated, and significant effects due to water type, temperature, and pasteurization treatment were observed. Inactivation was more rapid in surface water sources, and pasteurization enhanced survival. For enterococci and DNA coliphage, pasteurization effects were more pronounced in surface water. DNA coliphage and perhaps fecal coliform appeared to be the more-conservative indicator organisms for aquifer injection monitoring.
ABSTRACT: Lastly, it was observed that inactivation rates were considerably slower in pore water of saturated limestone than in the bulk water column of similar water sources and conditions, particularly for enterococci and fecal coliform.
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Paulo, Jean Vitor de [UNESP]. "Desenvolvimento de um aplicativo Android e de uma interface bluetooth para um dinamômetro biomédico." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/111109.
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000800362.pdf: 2368706 bytes, checksum: 3177acc4808af9d8f2095cbc87138528 (MD5)Neste trabalho, implementou-se um aplicativo para o sistema operacional Android para recebimento das informações transmitidas de um dinamômetro biomédico eletrônico por meio de uma interface bluetooth. Com esta finalidade, uma instrumentação contendo um microcontrolador PSoC e um adaptador Zuchi ZT-05 foi utilizada para transmitir os dados. O software desenvolvido é provido de diversos módulos de cadastros, configurações e visualização de informações e foi capaz de realizar o correto manuseio dos dados. Para avaliar o funcionamento do sistema, realizou-se a medição da força de preensão de 20 voluntários, sendo 10 hígidos e 10 com patologias nas mãos. O software desenvolvido gerenciou adequadamente os exames de todos os voluntários. Utilizando o dinamômetro implementado, mediu-se pela primeira vez, pelo que é de nosso conhecimento, a força exercida pelos músculos lumbricais de um paciente. Pode-se constatar que as análises das forças de preensão foram melhor e mais facilmente realizadas graças aos recursos que o aplicativo fornece
In this work an application for the Android operating system was implemented for receiving data from a biomedical electronic dynamometer sent via a bluetooth interface. For this purpose, an instrumentation having the PSoC microcontroller and a Zuchi ZT-05 adapter was used to transmit the data. The developed software is provided with many different modules, like registrations, settings and information display and was able to make a proper data handling. To evaluate the system's operation, the grip strength of 20 volunteers, 10 healthy and 10 with pathologies hands, was measured. The developed software properly managed all the volunteers exams. Using the implemented dynamometer, for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, the force exerted by the lumbrical muscles of a patient was measured. It can be verified that the analysis of the grip strength were better and more easily achieved with the resources that the software provides
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Paulo, Jean Vitor de. "Desenvolvimento de um aplicativo Android e de uma interface bluetooth para um dinamômetro biomédico /." Ilha Solteira, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/111109.
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Orientador: Aparecido Augusto de CarvalhoBanca: Carlos Antonio Alves
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Resumo: Neste trabalho, implementou-se um aplicativo para o sistema operacional Android para recebimento das informações transmitidas de um dinamômetro biomédico eletrônico por meio de uma interface bluetooth. Com esta finalidade, uma instrumentação contendo um microcontrolador PSoC e um adaptador Zuchi ZT-05 foi utilizada para transmitir os dados. O software desenvolvido é provido de diversos módulos de cadastros, configurações e visualização de informações e foi capaz de realizar o correto manuseio dos dados. Para avaliar o funcionamento do sistema, realizou-se a medição da força de preensão de 20 voluntários, sendo 10 hígidos e 10 com patologias nas mãos. O software desenvolvido gerenciou adequadamente os exames de todos os voluntários. Utilizando o dinamômetro implementado, mediu-se pela primeira vez, pelo que é de nosso conhecimento, a força exercida pelos músculos lumbricais de um paciente. Pode-se constatar que as análises das forças de preensão foram melhor e mais facilmente realizadas graças aos recursos que o aplicativo fornece
Abstract: In this work an application for the Android operating system was implemented for receiving data from a biomedical electronic dynamometer sent via a bluetooth interface. For this purpose, an instrumentation having the PSoC microcontroller and a Zuchi ZT-05 adapter was used to transmit the data. The developed software is provided with many different modules, like registrations, settings and information display and was able to make a proper data handling. To evaluate the system's operation, the grip strength of 20 volunteers, 10 healthy and 10 with pathologies hands, was measured. The developed software properly managed all the volunteers exams. Using the implemented dynamometer, for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, the force exerted by the lumbrical muscles of a patient was measured. It can be verified that the analysis of the grip strength were better and more easily achieved with the resources that the software provides
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Silva, Gilton José Ferreira da. "Sistema de monitoramento móvel de sinais cardíacos para uso em assistência domiciliar." Universidade Federal de Alagoas, 2015. http://www.repositorio.ufal.br/handle/riufal/1723.
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This work presents the design and development of a system designed to assist healthcare
professionals in their treatment of patients in a homecare system tasks that require
continuously monitoring, especially patients who are in post-surgical clinical cases of cardiovascular
problems. Thus, facilitating and presenting tools for continuous monitoring of
vital signs electrocardiogram (ECG) and issuing alerts according critical changes in heart
rate of the patient. The system is divided into three distinct modules: Local module that
is responsible for acquiring the patient's vital signs, communicating with portable monitoring
equipment such as a portable electrocardiograph; The Web module that is designed
to perform centralized collection and storage of data in a cloud database and the Mobile
Module which is a focused application for mobile devices with Android operating system,
which aims to assist health professionals in decision decisions on the patient's treatment in
the event of changes in clinical status through real-time display of vital signs and receiving
alerts. Checking the system development environment it was taken through unit testing,
testing and integration testing interface. Already the validation was performed with the
integration of a portable electrocardiograph coupled to a simulator of ECG signals, the
Local Module, and the Web module, performance tests were submitted by Apache Jmeter
tool, where they were made submissions simultaneous alerts. The tests carried out with
professionals, show the feasibility of using the system with the care of patients in home
care.
Keywords: Homecare Systems. mHealtO trabalho apresenta o projeto e o desenvolvimento de um sistema que visa auxiliar os profissionais de saúde em suas tarefas de tratamento de pacientes em um sistema homecare que necessitem de monitoramento de modo contínuo, em especial os pacientes que estejam em quadros clínicos pós-cirúrgico de problemas cardiovasculares. Com isso, facilitando e apresentando ferramentas para a coleta constante de sinais vitais de eletrocardiograma (ECG) e emitindo alertas de acordo mudanças críticas na frequência cardíaca do paciente. O sistema é dividido em três módulos distintos: O Módulo Local que é responsáveis pela aquisição dos sinais vitais do paciente, se comunicando com equipamentos portáteis de monitoramento, como um eletrocardiógrafo portátil; O Módulo Web que se destina a realizar a centralização da coleta e persistência dos dados em um banco de dados em nuvem e o Módulo Mobile que é um aplicativo voltado para dispositivos móveis, com sistema operacional Android, que visa auxiliar o pro ssional de saúde na tomada de decisão sobre o tratamento do paciente em caso de mudanças no estado clínico, através da visualização em tempo real dos sinais vitais e do recebimento de alertas. Foi feita a veri cação do sistema em ambiente de desenvolvimento através de testes unitários, testes de integração e testes de interface. Já a validação foi realizada com a integração de um eletrocardiógrafo portátil acoplado a um simulador de sinais de ECG, no Módulo Local, e para o Módulo Web, testes de desempenho foram submetidos através da ferramenta Apache Jmeter, onde foram feitos envios de alertas simultâneos. Os testes realizados, junto aos profissionais, revelam a viabilidade de utilização do sistema com os cuidados de pacientes em homecare.
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Conceição, Desirèe Luíse Lopes. "Internet e cidadania: o estímulo ao debate político por meio do jornalismo fact-checking: um estudo de caso do projeto “Truco!”." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2018. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/20981.
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This dissertation aims to analyze the political information produced and disseminated by the digital platform “Truco!”, which is Agência Pública’s fact-checking project developed for the 2014 election in order to identify and ascertain the political debate taking place. The methodology adopted is based on the network policy concept of the author Manuel Castells, and consists of an elaboration for primary data collection, defined from the interactions and linked to the initial proposal of this research. The results recognize qualitative investigative journalism work with political participation activities, and it’s possible to relate them to the idea that the internet has elements to contribute to citizen education
A dissertação tem por objetivo analisar a produção e divulgação de informação política na plataforma digital “Truco!”, um projeto de fact-checking da Agência Pública desenvolvido para as eleições de 2014, além de identificar e averiguar o debate político ocorrido por meio da iniciativa. A metodologia adotada é baseada no conceito de política em rede do autor Manuel Castells. A técnica metodológica consistiu na elaboração de indicadores para a coleta de dados primários, definidos a partir de uma análise piloto e da identificação de padrões de interação relacionados à proposta inicial da pesquisa. Os resultados permitem identificar um trabalho de jornalismo investigativo qualitativo, além da presença de atividades de colaboração e participação política, o que aponta à concepção de que a internet contém elementos para contribuir com a formação para a cidadania
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Fouche, Erica. "The relationships between engagement, burnout and performance in an e-commerce retail company." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96792.
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Thesis (MComm)--Stellenbosch University, 2015.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It is the role of the Industrial Psychologist and the Human Resources function within a company to contribute positively to an organisation’s competitive advantage. Human capital should be viewed and managed as a critical success factor within this context. The probability of attaining success over competitors could be addressed through focussing on the impact of employee performance on competitive advantage. With reference to the organisational life cycle, the e-commerce industry in South Africa seems to be in its infancy. It is in this stage when attaining high levels of performance from employees is of critical importance. In this lies the key for building and growing a competitive advantage that would set one organisation apart from the other – where one organisation would survive the infancy stage and another would drown in the quest to match the demands posed by the relevant industry and its customers. There is minimal Industrial or Organisational Psychology research that has tested hypotheses in the e-commerce industry. This contributed to the decision to implement this research in the e-commerce industry. The e-commerce industry is growing rapidly, and performance therefore is a key factor for success in any e-commerce company in South Africa. The focus of this study was to review the Job Demands Resources model (JD-R model) within the e-commerce retail industry in South Africa in order to add to the knowledge base regarding human behaviour at work, with specific reference to engagement, burnout and performance. The research question of the study was formulated regarding which “state of wellbeing” would increase performance. The JD-R model makes provision for evaluating this question in a structured manner. The JD-R model indicates that performance is influenced by work engagement/burnout (wellbeing). It also indicates that there are certain job demands, job resources and personal resources that will influence wellbeing. The study was facilitated through the use of an ex post facto correlational research design. A sample of 117 workers was chosen from the e-commerce retail industry to participate in the study. Participation was voluntary, the data was collected specifically for the purpose of this study, and all responses were treated confidentially. The measurements that were used included key performance indicators (KPIs), the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES), the Maslach Burnout Inventory – General Survey (MBI-GS), the Job Characteristics Scale, and the HEXACO model. The literature review formed a logical argument that culminated in a theoretical Stellenbosch University https://scholar.sun.ac.za iii model as well as a set of hypotheses with reference to the various dimensions in the JD-R model. The results showed that: a) Engagement has a significant positive influence on performance. b) Job resources (advancement, personal growth and organisational support) have a significant positive influence on engagement. c) Job resources (advancement, personal growth and organisational support) have a significant negative influence on burnout. d) Personal resources (extraversion) have a significant negative influence on burnout. e) Personal resources (conscientiousness) have a significant positive influence on engagement. f) Personal resources (agreeableness) have a significant negative influence on burnout. The following hypotheses were not supported: a) Burnout has a significant negative influence on performance. b) Personal resources (extraversion) have a significant positive influence on engagement. c) Personal resources (emotionality) have a significant positive influence on engagement. d) Personal resources (emotionality) have a significant negative influence on burnout. e) Personal resources (conscientiousness) have a significant negative influence on burnout. f) Personal resources (agreeableness) have a significant positive influence on engagement. g) Job demands (job overload) have a significant negative influence on engagement. h) Job demands (job overload) have a significant positive influence on burnout. i) Job demands (job insecurity) have a significant negative influence on engagement. j) Job demands (job insecurity) have a significant positive influence on burnout. Attention was also paid to future research considerations, recommendations to the managers of employees and to the limitations of the study.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Dit is die rol van die Bedryfsielkundige en die Menslike Hulpbronne funksie in maatskappye om 'n positiewe bydrae tot 'n organisasie se mededingende voordeel te maak. Menslike kapitaal moet beskou en bestuur word as ‘n kritiese sukses faktor in hierdie konteks. Die waarskynlikheid om sukses bo die kompetisie te behaal kan aangespreek word deur om fokus te plaas op die impak wat werknemersprestasie het op mededingings voordeel. Met verwysing na die organisatoriese lewenssiklus blyk die e-handelbedryf in Suid-Afrika om in sy beginstadium te wees. Dit is in hierdie stadium waar die bereiking van hoë vlakke van prestasie van werknemers van kritieke belang is. Hierin lê die sleutel vir die vordering en groei van 'n mededingende voordeel van een maatskappy bo ‘n ander - waar die een organisasie die beginstadium sou oorleef en die ander onder die druk van die versoeke/eise van die betrokke bedryf en sy kliënte sou swyk. Daar is ‘n beperkte hoeveelheid navorsing wat gevind kon word in die veld van Bedryfsielkunde wat hipoteses in die e-handelbedryf toets. Hierdie bevinding het bygedra tot die besluit om hierdie navorsingstudie oor die e-handelbedryf voort te sit. Die e-handelbedryf toon vinnige groei, en prestasie is dus tans 'n belangrike faktor vir sukses in enige e-handelmaatskappy in Suid-Afrika. Die fokus van hierdie navorsingstudie was om die “Job Demands Resources model (JD-R model)” in die e-kleinhandelbedryf in Suid-Afrika toe te pas om sodoende by te dra tot die huidige kennis beskikbaar ten opsigte van menslike gedrag by die werk, met spesifieke verwysing na werksbegeestering, uitbranding en prestasie. Die navorsingsvraag van die navorsingstudie is geformuleer rondom die aanname dat die "toestand van welsyn" prestasievlakke sal verhoog. Die primêre doel van die navorsingstudie was om deur middel van die toepassing van die JD-R model in die e-kleinhandelbedryf, by te dra tot die beskikbare kennis ten opsigte van menslike gedrag by die werk, met spesifieke verwysing na werksbetrokkenheid, uitbranding en prestasie. Die JD-R model maak op 'n gestruktureerde wyse voorsiening vir die evaluering van hierdie verhoudings. Die JD-R model dui aan dat prestasie beïnvloed word deur werksbetrokkenheid/uitbranding (welsyn). Dit dui ook dat daar sekere werksvereistes, werkshulpbronne en persoonlike hulpbronne is wat welstand beïnvloed. Stellenbosch University https://scholar.sun.ac.za v Die navorsingstudie is gefasiliteer deur die gebruik van 'n ex post facto korrelasie-ontwerp. 'n Steekproef van 117 werkers is uit die e-kleinhandelbedryf gekies om aan die studie deel te neem. Deelname was vrywillig, die data is spesifiek ingesamel vir die doel van hierdie navorsingstudie en alle data is as vertroulik hanteer. Die volgende metingsinstrumente is gebruik: kern prestasie aanwysers (KPA’s), die Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES), die Maslach Burnout Inventory – General Survey (MBI-GS), die Job Characteristics Scale, en die HEXACO model. Die literatuuroorsig vorm 'n logiese argument wat lei tot 'n teoretiese model, sowel as 'n stel hipoteses met verwysing na die verskillende dimensies soos gevind in die JD-R model. Die resultate toon: a) Werksbetrokkenheid het ‘n beduidende positiewe invloed op prestasie. b) Werkshulpbronne (bevordering, persoonlike groei en organisatoriese ondersteuning) het ‘n beduidende positiewe invloed op werksbetrokkenheid. c) Werkshulpbronne (bevordering, persoonlike groei en organisatoriese ondersteuning) het ‘n beduidende negatiewe invloed op uitbranding. d) Persoonlike hulpbronne (ekstroversie) het ‘n beduidende negatiewe invloed op uitbranding. e) Persoonlike hulpbronne (pligsgetrouheid) het ‘n beduidende positiewe invloed op werksbetrokkenheid. f) Persoonlike hulpbronne (eenstemmigheid) het ‘n beduidende negatiewe invloed op uitbranding. Die volgende hipoteses was nie aanvaar nie: a) Uitbranding het ‘n beduidende negatiewe invloed op prestasie. b) Persoonlike hulpbronne (ekstroversie) het ‘n beduidende positiewe invloed op werksbetrokkenheid. c) Persoonlike hulpbronne (emosionaliteit) het ‘n beduidende positiewe invloed op werksbetrokkenheid. d) Persoonlike hulpbronne (emosionaliteit) het ‘n beduidende negatiewe invloed op uitbranding. e) Persoonlike hulpbronne (pligsgetrouheid) het ‘n beduidende negatiewe invloed op uitbranding. f) Persoonlike hulpbronne (eenstemmigheid) het ‘n beduidende positiewe invloed op werksbetrokkenheid. Stellenbosch University https://scholar.sun.ac.za vi g) Werksvereistes (oorlading) het ‘n beduidende negatiewe invloed op werksbetrokkenheid. h) Werksvereistes (oorlading) het ‘n beduidende positiewe invloed op uitbranding. i) Werksvereistes (werkonsekerheid) het ‘n beduidende negatiewe invloed op werksbetrokkenheid. j) Werksvereistes (werkonsekerheid) het ‘n beduidende positiewe invloed op uitbranding. Aandag is ook geskenk aan toekomstige navorsings oorwegings, aanbevelings aan die bestuurders van werknemers asook aan die beperkinge van die navorsinstudie.
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Sihlezana, Nothando Daphne. "Information management in the age of E-government - the case of South Africa." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/125.
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Cimbolaitienė, Egidija. "Elektroninių paslaugų plėtra akademinių bibliotekų tinkle." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2006. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2005~D_20060317_142918-19294.
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Offering of electronic public services has become one of the principal parts of strategy of many governments all over the world. One of the 20 public services envisaged in program documents of the European Union is a service designated for citizens “Public libraries (availability of catalogues, search tools)”, that has to ensure open access to regional and global information resources. However taking into account the tasks that emerge when academic libraries start to create knowledge society it is very important to evaluate the spectrum of electronic public services provided exactly by academic libraries, possibilities of their quality and effectiveness improvement, and perspectives of their development.
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Smith, Christina Catharina. "An analysis of the e-research needs of postgraduate students at higher education institutions." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01162007-153836/.
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Jayaweera, Prasad M. "A Unified Framework for e-Commerce Systems Development : Business Process Pattern Perspective." Doctoral thesis, Kista : Dept. of Computer and Systems Sciences [Institutionen för Data- och Systemvetenskap], Univ./KTH, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-219.
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Cunha, Marcel Popolin de Araújo. "MyBatRecommender: otimização automatizada do consumo de energia em smartphones Android em nível de software." Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016. https://repositorio.ufscar.br/handle/ufscar/8253.
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Nowadays smartphones are composed of a wide range of sensors and resources such as GPS (Global Positioning System), Bluetooth and Internet connection through Wi-Fi, 3G, among others resources. Along with the smartphone’s increasing popularity around the world, there is an increasing development and popularity of power-hungry applications: applications that take advantage from these resources and may reduce the smartphones autonomy. This fact is known as one of the biggest to be solved when talking about nowadays smartphones. Considering this, many solutions were proposed and approach this topic in different ways. These solutions can be classified in two major groups: software layer solutions and hardware layer solutions. In one hand, the software layer solutions are the ones that try to reduce the smartphone’s energy drain by only changing the software that composes the smartphone. For example, by improving the Wi-Fi interface or managing the running applications of the smartphone. On the other hand, the hardware layer solutions are the ones that try to improve or increase the energy availability of the smartphone changing or improving only the physical components, for example evolving the technology regarding the batteries. This study presents an approach in software layer for this problem: a system for managing the states of the smartphone’s sensors and components, based on the user profile, aiming energy savings. This work consisted of three steps. In the first step the literature research was done and also a research of the existing solutions in the same area. In the second step the mechanism, called MyBatRecommender, composed by the server and client sides, was presented and developed for the Android operational system. In the last step some validation tests were applied aiming to verify the system efficiency. The results show that when applied to a controlled scenario, the MyBatRecommender achieves around thirty-two per cent of energy savings.
Os smartphones atuais são compostos por uma grande gama de sensores e componentes como GPS, Bluetooth e conexão com a Internet através das interfaces de rede Wi-Fi, 3G, entre diversos outros recursos. Junto com a crescente popularização dos smartphones ao redor do mundo está também o crescente desenvolvimento e popularização dos aplicativos que fazem uso desses recursos e tendem a diminuir a autonomia dos smartphones. Esse fato é considerado como um dos maiores problemas a ser superado no contexto de smartphones atualmente. Tendo esse problema em vista, diversas soluções abordam a questão de diferentes maneiras, e podem ser classificados em dois grupos: soluções em nível de software e soluções em nível de hardware. As soluções em nível de software são aquelas que procuram melhorar o consumo de energia dos smartphones apenas com alterações nos softwares que compõe o smartphone. Por exemplo, melhorando a eficiência da interface de rede Wi-Fi, controlando aplicativos que rodam no smartphone, entre outras. Por outro lado, as soluções em nível de hardware procuram melhorar ou ampliar a disponibilidade de energia nos smartphones através dos seus componentes físicos, como por exemplo evoluindo a tecnologia das baterias dos mesmos. Esta dissertação apresenta uma abordagem em nível de software para esse problema através de um sistema de gerenciamento dos estados dos sensores e componentes de um smartphone, baseado no perfil do usuário, visando a economia de energia. Esse estudo consistiu de três etapas. Na primeira etapa foi feito o levantamento bibliográfico e desenvolvida uma pesquisa de soluções existentes na área, identificando possíveis sistemas e aplicativos com a mesma proposição. Na segunda etapa foi elaborado o mecanismo denominado MyBatRecommender, composto pelas partes servidora e cliente, e implementado para o sistema operacional Android. Por fim, na última etapa, foram aplicadas algumas formas de validação no sistema proposto a fim de verificar a sua eficiência. Os resultados obtidos mostram que o sistema implementado, quando aplicado em cenário de testes controlado, apresenta um resultado que traz uma economia de energia de aproximadamente trinta e dois por cento em relação ao uso sem o mecanismo proposto.
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Senate, University of Arizona Faculty. "Faculty Senate Minutes May 1, 2017." University of Arizona Faculty Senate (Tucson, AZ), 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625406.
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George, Sarah, Ellie Clement, Grace Hudson, and Mohammed Asif. "Auditing the accessibility of electronic resources." 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/7111.
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Since the UK’s 2001 Special Educational Needs and Disability Act (SENDA, 2001), academic libraries have had a legal
duty to provide all students with information in a form accessible to them, an obligation strengthened by the 2010
Equality Act (c15). Crucially, the latter duty covered readers with all kinds of impairments, not just visual impairment,
and thus covers a huge range of needs for an enormous number of individuals. Libraries have put a huge amount
of time and effort into providing documents in accessible format (alt-format) but obviously it is preferable for both
libraries and readers if the documents are accessible as supplied from the publisher. Electronic resources have the
potential to address many of the accessibility needs of our readers, but concerns have been growing in the HE sector
(see, for instance, JISCTechdis, 2013) that the way in which e-resources are delivered actually renders them, in some
cases, less accessible. This paper describes a project undertaken by the University of Bradford library to systematically
assess the accessibility of our electronic resources, and gives recommendations for others wishing to do the same.
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George, Sarah, Ellie Clement, and Grace Hudson. "Auditing the accessibility of electronic resources." 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/7112.
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yesThis paper describes a project undertaken by the University of Bradford library to assess systematically the accessibility of our electronic resources, and gives recommendations for others wishing to do the same with their collections. Since the 2001 Special Educational Needs and Disability Act (SENDA), academic libraries in the UK have had a legal duty to provide all students with information in a form accessible to them, an obligation strengthened by the 2010 Equality Act (c. 15) to include all kinds of impairments, not just visual. The change in information sources from print to electronic has raised further challenges to providing access to information for all library users. Electronic resources have the potential to address many of the accessibility needs of our readers, but concerns have been growing in the higher education sector that the way in which e-resources are delivered can make them less accessible.
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Opeyemi, Oluwaseun Babarotimi. "Access to and use of library electronic resources at the National Open University of Nigeria." 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25571.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the extent of access to and use of library electronic resources and their implications on remote users at the National Open University of Nigeria. Specific objectives were formulated to: find out the different types of electronic resources available in the NOUN Library; investigate academic staffs’ and students’ level of awareness of electronic resources available in the NOUN library; explore the various types of electronic resources used by academic staffs and students of NOUN; find out how academic staffs and students access and use electronic resources in NOUN library; analyze the policies that enable access to and use of electronic resources by academic staffs and students at NOUN; find out the perceptions and attitudes of academic staffs and students toward the electronic resources available in the NOUN library; and identify the challenges associated with access to and use of electronic resources by the academic staffs and students of NOUN.
The study adopted a quantitative research approach and survey research method was employed. The study targeted 1,680 population samples of which include 1,513 Students, 140 Academic staffs, and 27 Academic Librarians. Probability (Stratified random and systematic) sampling and nonprobability (purposive) sampling methods were adopted. Two sample frames were used: Students - classified into subgroups (Level) in each selected study centers and Academic staff - classified into subgroups (academic staff/academic librarian). Online (Google form) self-administered closed-ended questionnaire was sent to participants’ email. Data collected were analyzed through Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).
This finding revealed that electronic journals and electronic books are readily available in the NOUN library. Academic staff most likely, interact with the library staff or visit the library to be aware of library electronic resources, however, the students struggled to be aware through personal efforts. NOUN library creates awareness through the email and notice boards. The academic staff and students access and use the library electronic resources for various multidimensional purposes, however, there is a low patronage of these electronic resources by academic staff and students as less than 40% of academic staff and students access and use the library electronic resources. Electricity outage, low internet connectivity speed and high cost of access to internet were presented as challenges encountered while accessing and using electronic resources. Recommendations: the library management should develop awareness programmes that is appropriate for an ODL university community through the use of modern communication tools, and emphasy should be on the use of electronic resources in the university curriculum.Information Science
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Pires, Pedro Miguel da Silva. "e-HRM: unveiling the hidden dimensions of value creation within strategic human resources management using human resources information systems: a case study analysis." Master's thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/18304.
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In the age of the digital society, a new paradigm of de-materialization crosses all dimensions
of the organizations, and to the activities regarding Human Resources Management, this new
digital imperative is no exception.
Despite extensive theory that shows the financial and operational benefits inherent to the
implementation of HR Information Systems, this theoretical research is not that much
consistent when it comes to finer dimension of analysis.
Starting from a case study approach, within a multinational corporation, operating in Portugal,
this study had as its main goal to determine value creation dimensions upon the implementation
of HR Information Systems, by crossing both emerging dimensions from existing empirical
theory and testing its adherence to what would be reported by the interviewed sample of key
stakeholders within the mentioned multinational organization, providing as well a decision
model to future implementation projects.
For that, several interviews were conducted with strategic stakeholders in the HR Organization,
in the observed organization, and the qualitative data analysis procedures followed.
The results of this analysis allowed to confirm that the key stakeholders adhered to the six
main dimensions that were seen as critical to the organizational stakeholders involved in
strategic human resources management policies design, and allowed the suggestion as well of
a model for strategical orientation built upon the compliance on those very same strategic focus
points.Na era da sociedade digital, um novo paradigma de desmaterialização atravessa todas as dimensões das organizações e para as atividades afetas à Gestão de Recursos Humanos o imperativo digital não é exceção. Apesar da extensa bibliografia acerca dos benefícios financeiros e operacionais inerentes à implementação de Sistemas de Informação de RH, este levantamento não existe de forma tão consistente em dimensões mais finas de análise. Partindo de um estudo de caso de uma empresa multinacional a operar em Portugal, este estudo teve como principal objetivo apurar possíveis dimensões de criação de valor aquando da implementação de sistemas de informação de RH, ao cruzar as dimensões emergentes da teoria e testar a sua aderência empírica, providenciando também um modelo de decisão para futuras implementações. Para isso foram conduzidas entrevistas a stakeholders estratégicos de RH na organização estudada e seguiu-se o posterior tratamento de análise qualitativa de dados. Os resultados permitiram confirmar a aderência a seis dimensões vistas como mais críticas para os stakeholders organizacionais envolvidos no desenho de políticas de gestão estratégica de RH, e sugerir um modelo de orientação estratégica assente na compliance com estes mesmos focos.
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Moyo, Mercy. "Awareness and usage of electronic library resources in open distance learning by third-year students in the School of Arts at the University of South Africa." Diss., 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24807.
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During the 21st century, electronic resources have become an important component in every sector of society and the academic sector is no exception. Academic libraries worldwide have adopted the technologies involved in electronic resources, with some replacing their traditional collections with e-resources, which are more accessible by users.
This study was conducted at the University of South Africa (Unisa) and was aimed at investigating the levels of awareness and usage of e-resources by third-year students in the School of Arts. The study used the descriptive survey study design, which is quantitative in approach. The target population comprised of 5 377 third-year students enrolled in the seven departments in the School of Arts and a proportional sample of 360 students was drawn from the population by using stratified random sampling. Library staff was also included in the study, in order to determine students’ usage patterns of e-resources and to establish initiatives available at the Unisa Library to increase awareness and use of e-resources. Online questionnaires distributed via Survey Monkey were used as the data collection instrument.
The study established that the Unisa Library subscribes to a wide range of e-resources and has a number of initiatives in place to encourage the awareness and usage of these resources. However, 50, 3% of the student respondents were unaware of the availability of Unisa e-resources. The study also established that the majority of students use e-resources for study and research and that, although they have basic information and communication technologies (ICTs) skills, the majority of students lack advanced information search and retrieval skills, which are required to utilise e-resources properly. The four main barriers that prevent students from accessing and using e-resources were the cost of access to the internet, unavailability of relevant literature for studies, lack of time to do online searches and preference for information freely available on the internet.
To encourage increased awareness and use of e-resources, the study recommend the development of an e-resources marketing strategy, the introduction of an information literacy module for all first-year students, the provision of infrastructure and technologies for access, development of specialised library assistance services, balancing of the electronic library collections across different subjects, tutors including more e-resources references in study guides and tutorial letters and hiring of more library staff.
The study concludes that the Unisa Library has a wide variety of electronic library resources and services needed in academic institutions, but awareness and usage of the resources is quite low, due to several factors highlighted in the study. Therefore, the Library should step forward and ensure that the resources are fully utilised by following the recommendations suggested in the study.Information Science
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Finlayson, Avenal Jane. "Patterns of use of web-based library e-resources among students on the Howard College Campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/2680.
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This study explores the use of electronic information services (EIS) by students at the
Howard College (HC) campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in the
faculties of Engineering and the Humanities, Development and Social Sciences
(HDSS). The objectives were to establish usage among students; identify
determinants of usage and to make recommendations. To achieve these objectives,
the study concentrated on answering these research questions:
• Do UKZN students use library e-resources?
• Which e-resources are UKZN students using?
• Where do UKZN students access library e-resources?
• Why do UKZN students use library e-resources?
• What characterises non-users of library e-resources?
• What barriers exist to the use of electronic information services (EIS)?
A review of the literature identified a mix of quantitative, qualitative and combined
methods used to investigate EIS usage. In various research studies, the variables
considered to be determinants of use included age, status, discipline of study,
subject content, computer proficiency, ease of use, availability and print formats in
academic environments. The barriers experienced when using EIS formats, the
adoption of technology and the usability characteristics of EIS were also important
aspects evident in the literature.
The methodology adopted was based on a pragmatic philosophical approach and
sought to establish baseline data. A quantitative research design was used which set
out to achieve the research objectives through data collection on two fronts. Firstly,
the overall usage environment at UKZN was established by reviewing vendor usage
statistics. The COUNTER compliant statistics for selected databases and e-journals
were collected and analysed. As COUNTER statistics were not available for e-books,
the statistics available from the vendors were used. Secondly, a stratified, random
sample of students on the HC campus was surveyed by means of an online
questionnaire. A response rate of 22.5% was achieved. Data collected established
the characteristics of users; whether they made use of e-books, e-journals and
databases; where they used them and how often; why they made use of them; and
what barriers and problems they experienced when using them. Data from non-users
was also solicited. Data is presented in graphs and frequency tables. The Chi-square
test was applied to establish significant associations between variables and these
results are produced in contingency tables.
The findings established that EIS are used by students and usage fluctuates during
the course of the academic year with peaks occurring in each semester and low
points during the vacation periods. e-Journals and databases are used more than ebooks,
while postgraduate students use EIS most. Non-users made up almost a third
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of the sample; while habitual, frequent and infrequent users were reflected in almost
equal numbers among those who use EIS. Age, gender or discipline of study were
not in evidence as determinants of use. Students undertake searches mainly from
computers in the LANs but off-campus computers are also used, which highlights the
importance of remote access. The library website is most often the starting point for
navigation, although search engines are also popular as a virtual starting point.
Locating information was the prime motivation to use EIS, and students largely rated
the EIS they used as good or excellent. Barriers were experienced by as many as
37% of users who reported that the non-availability of EIS was the main problem,
although they experienced other difficulties.
In concluding, issues of library service delivery and recommendations regarding
usage are made.Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2010.
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Ambira, Cleophas Mutundu. "A framework for management of electronic records in support of e-government in Kenya." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22286.
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Effective management of electronic records (MER) facilitates implementation of e- government. While studies have been carried out on management of records in Kenya, none of these studies has focused on MER in support of e-government implementation in Kenya. To address the knowledge gap, the current study sought to establish the current state regarding MER in support of e-government in Kenya.
The study investigated how MER supported e-government in Kenya with a view to develop a best-practice framework for MER in support of e-government. The specific objectives of the study were to: ascertain current status of MER in government ministries in Kenya; determine the current level of e-government utilization; establish the effectiveness of existing practices for MER in supporting e-government; identify challenges faced by ministries in MER that could impact on implementation of e- government; propose recommendations that could improve MER in ministries to support e-government effectiveness and develop a framework for MER in support of e-government.
The theoretical framework was the European Commission’s (2001) Model Requirements for Electronic Records Management (MoReq) and the United Nation’s (2001) five-stage e-government maturity model.
The study was anchored on the interpretive research paradigm and adopted qualitative research methodology using phenomenological design. The study sample consisted of
52 respondents drawn from eighteen government ministries, the Kenya ICT Authority
(ICTA), the Kenya National Archives and Documentation Service (KNADS) and five e-
government service areas. Maximum variation sampling technique was used. Data was collected through face-face interviews and analysed using thematic analysis.
The findings established that: the general status of MER in government ministries is inadequately positioned to support e-government; utilization of e-government in Kenya had grown significantly and more ministries were adopting e-government services; although some initiatives have been undertaken to enhance MER, the existing practices for MER require improvement to ensure they adequately support e-government; there exists several challenges in the MER that impact on implementation of e-government. The study concluded that the current practices for managing electronic records in support of e-government implementation were not adequate.
Recommendations and a best-practise framework for managing electronic records in support of e-government have been provided. Suggestions for further research are provided.Information Science
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