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Information Systems: Education, Applications, Research

7th SIGSAND/PLAIS EuroSymposium 2014, Gdańsk, Poland, September 25, 2014. Proceedings

herausgegeben von: Stanisław Wrycza

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buchreihe : Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 7th Euro Symposium on Systems Analysis and Design, SIGSAND/PLAIS 2014, held in Gdańsk, Poland, in September 2014.

The objective of this symposium is to promote and develop high-quality research on all issues related to systems analysis and design (SAND). It provides a forum for SAND researchers and practitioners in Europe and beyond to interact, collaborate, and develop their field. The 7 papers were carefully reviewed and selected with an acceptance rate of 40% cover topics in information systems evaluation and education, and they reflect current trends in systems analysis and design.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter

Information Systems Education

IS Education Research: Review of Methods of Surveying the IS Curriculum to Support Future Development of IS Courses

Abstract

The work presented in this paper focuses on the relevant research approaches capable of supporting empirical survey studies regarding the analysis of IS curricula. The paper briefly considers the evolution of curriculum analysis as part of the wider IS Education context. Curriculum surveys have been used repeatedly for the purpose of exploring in detail the provision of IS knowledge and skills, and thus supporting academics in their efforts to update curricula in ways that reflect the needs of industry. In order to support research in this important area this paper reviews the principal data gathering techniques used for the benefit of future researchers engaging in similar work. Finally, it highlights the important factors affecting IS curriculum surveys.

Angelos Stefanidis, Guy Fitzgerald

Strategic Implementation of "professional Massive Open Online Courses" (pMOOCs) as an Innovative Format for Transparent Part-Time Studying

Abstract

Lübeck University of Applied Sciences has a strong profile in occupational online degree courses and scientific online training. The university will expand its strategy of opening up in the following years by "Massive Open Online Courses" for working people (pMOOCs) in order to allow people a development through education.

The University explores now systematically in a multi-year research project how the freely accessible and highly scalable online courses can be developed and embedded on a permanent basis through integration as standard offers. Target groups of pMOOCs are people without a University degree who wish to develop on a Bachelor level with the option of an academic degree as well as people who are interested in a postgraduate training on a Masters level.

With this range, it will be possible to determine those factors that effectively convey the permeability of the higher education system to the public by integrating pMOOCs.

Rolf Granow, Andreas Dörich, Farina Steinert

Information Systems Applications

Key Principles of Reference Model for Cost Allocation and Profitability Management

Abstract

The proposed conceptual model deals with two areas – Cost Allocation and Profitability Management. This paper shows some limitations of the model, its architecture – the individual layers of the model, key principles of cost allocation on which the proposed model is based, and factors which must be taken into account during the development and subsequent implementation of the model. In conclusion there are several ideas for the future development of the reference model.

Milos Maryska, Petr Doucek

A Systematic Approach for Evaluation and Selection of ERP Systems

Abstract

Companies utilize advanced information systems, like Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, in order to manage their resources and improve their competitiveness. Evaluation, selection and implementation of suitable ERP systems, however, is a challenging task for many companies, especially small and medium sized enterprises (SME). A highly non-transparent ERP-market with a lot of different vendors and system versions, the variety of possible selection criteria as well as individual requirements of the company form a complex decision process. Particularly small and medium companies need support in this phase as it is a critical investment and an important success factor. In this article we will present a systematic approach for evaluation and selection of ERP systems. Our methodology offers decision support for acquisition of a new ERP system by consideration of individual requirements particularly including the company’s current processes and IT infrastructure. It is driven by a multi-step process, first conducting a pre-selection of ERP systems, subsequently narrowing down in a second negotiation phase so that finally a suitable ERP system is chosen.

Sascha Alpers, Christoph Becker, Esmahan Eryilmaz, Thomas Schuster

Job Satisfaction and Ethical Behaviors Premises of IT Users Insight from Poland

Abstract

The paper concerns ethical, human and organizational aspects of IS development. The aim of the research is to examine the dependency of job satisfaction (JS) and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCB) with its two dimensions (individual and organizational), among IT users in Poland, a transition economy. The research results complement the gap in the scientific literature, that concerns the psychosocial characteristics of IT users, as ethical attitudes and job satisfaction components. The authors elaborated questionnaire of JS including such dimensions like relations between employees, supervisors’ managing style, the organization of work in the company, information and communication within the company, representing the interests of the employee, creating opportunities for staff development (motivation, evaluation, promotion) and subjective JS. The analysis is based on a survey conducted among 362 IT users in south-west region of Poland. The results of this survey show that job satisfaction has an impact on ethical behavior premises of IT users in transition economies.

Alicja Keplinger, Jolanta Kowal, Emilia Frątczak, Karolina Ławecka, Paulina Stokłosa

Information Systems Research

Do Distracting Dashboards Matter? Evidence from an Eye Tracking Study

Abstract

This paper analyzes the effect of distraction on using dashboards. Distraction in dashboards was introduced by increasing the non-pixel data and not highlighting the task relevant area. Eye tracking technology was used to precisely measure how much time and effort users make to understand the dashboards. Eye tracking technology was used as it provides the details of the mental processes by which users make decision regarding the tasks. A laboratory study was conducted using eye tracking technology to understand how subjects use two types of dashboards- distracted and non-distracted to perform certain tasks. Results show that although both distracted and non-distracted groups performed equally well in answering the tasks, the distracted group had significantly high overall fixation time and count. This shows that the distracted group spent more time and effort in answering the task. Also, it was found that the non-distracted group spent more time and effort on the specific area of the dashboard where the answer of the task was available.

Palash Bera

Models of Research Activity Measurement: Web-Based Monitoring Implementation

Abstract

The given work is devoted to the development of models that form the basis of measurement activities in web-based monitoring and evaluation information system of university, which is a part of quality management system. The suggested models include the model of higher education establishment representing the properties of key business processes, the data sources model giving the description of allocation of relevant data on the web, the scoring model supporting those data transformation into scores, and the measurement model giving the mechanism of scores processing into the values of specified properties. In the given work we suggest to use Rasch model as a measurement model. The case study concerns the university research process. Our experiment represents the measurement of the level of research results publishing activity. The obtained results meet the requirement of reliability and can be used in management purposes.

Olga Cherednichenko, Olha Yanholenko, Olena Iakovleva, Oleksii Kustov

Backmatter

Titel: Information Systems: Education, Applications, Research
herausgegeben von: Stanisław Wrycza
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-11373-9
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-11372-2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11373-9

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter

Information Systems Education

IS Education Research: Review of Methods of Surveying the IS Curriculum to Support Future Development of IS Courses

Strategic Implementation of "professional Massive Open Online Courses" (pMOOCs) as an Innovative Format for Transparent Part-Time Studying

Information Systems Applications

Key Principles of Reference Model for Cost Allocation and Profitability Management

A Systematic Approach for Evaluation and Selection of ERP Systems

Job Satisfaction and Ethical Behaviors Premises of IT Users Insight from Poland

Information Systems Research

Do Distracting Dashboards Matter? Evidence from an Eye Tracking Study

Models of Research Activity Measurement: Web-Based Monitoring Implementation

Backmatter

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