A Survey of Smart Classroom Literature

Recently, there has been a substantial amount of research on smart classrooms, encompassing a number of areas, including Information and Communication Technology, Machine Learning, Sensor Networks, Cloud Computing, and Hardware. Smart classroom research has been quickly implemented to enhance education systems, resulting in higher engagement and empowerment of students, educators, and administrators. Despite decades of using emerging technology to improve teaching practices, critics often point out that methods miss adequate theoretical and technical foundations. As a result, there have been a number of conflicting reviews on different perspectives of smart classrooms. For a realistic smart classroom approach, a piecemeal implementation is insufficient. This survey contributes to the current literature by presenting a comprehensive analysis of various disciplines using a standard terminology and taxonomy. This multi-field study reveals new research possibilities and problems that must be tackled in order to integrate interdisciplinary works in a synergic manner. Our analysis shows that smart classroom is a rapidly developing research area that complements a number of emerging technologies. Moreover, this paper also describes the co-occurrence network of technological keywords using VOSviewer for an in-depth analysis

Semantic discovery and reuse of business process patterns

Patterns currently play an important role in modern information systems (IS) development and their use has mainly been restricted to the design and implementation phases of the development lifecycle. Given the increasing significance of business modelling in IS development, patterns have the potential of providing a viable solution for promoting reusability of recurrent generalized models in the very early stages of development. As a statement of research-in-progress this paper focuses on business process patterns and proposes an initial methodological framework for the discovery and reuse of business process patterns within the IS development lifecycle. The framework borrows ideas from the domain engineering literature and proposes the use of semantics to drive both the discovery of patterns as well as their reuse

Essential jobs, remote work and digital surveillance: Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic panopticon

An unprecedented COVID-19-induced explosion in digital surveillance has reconfigured power relationships in professional settings. This article critically concentrates on the interplay between technology-enabled intrusive monitoring and the augmentation of 1 managerial prerogatives in physical and digital workplaces. It identifies excessive supervision as the common denominator of “essential” and “remotable” activities, besides discussing the various drawbacks faced by the two categories of workers during (and after) the pandemic. It also assesses the adequacy of the current European Union legal framework in addressing the expansion of data-driven management. Social dialogue, workers’ empowerment and digital literacy are identified as effective solutions to promote organizational flexibility, well-being and competitiveness

Employee perception on the importance of a fingerprint based attendance management system and its association with punctuality at information. management unit (IMU) of Ethekwini Municipality.

Masters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.Punctuality is a worldwide phenomenon; critical for fulfilling and satisfying the organisation’s obligations to its stakeholders. Non- adherence to it may result in fatalities especially in organisations offering essential services, while it may mean loss of business to commercial companies. The aim of this study was to establish employee perceptions on the importance of a fingerprint-based attendance management system and its effect on punctuality within the Information Management Unit at EThekwini Municipality. The targeted population was the unit’s staff complement which amounted to 300. The choice of one unit was due to the manageability of numbers seen to be possible within the timelines set for the study. A total of 285 of the total population belonged to the employee component while 15 belonged to management. As the study employed a mixed methodology, the quantitative approach was administered to employees while the qualitative was administered to management. The pretesting of the questionnaire was administered to 10 participants whereby the results showed a Cronbach’s Alpha of 0.8. The sample size for quantitative study was 120 randomly selected participants and was administered through an online questionnaire while the qualitative instrument was administered to managers through individual interviews. Five managers were purposively selected based on their experience within the unit. The survey results showed the participants’ perception to be in favour of a fingerprint-based attendance management system. The qualitative portion of the study revealed mixed responses about the importance of punctuality. To some punctuality was mainly important for meetings while others viewed it as important for arriving at their work stations in time as regulated by the collective basic conditions of employment. The study was expected to reveal the employee perceptions of the fingerprint based time management system and its effect on punctuality. It was anticipated that such understanding would encourage extension of the study to other units of eThekwini Municipality thereby enabling employee perception realignment to the fundamental benefits derived from the system; so punctuality, among other things such as performance and productivity, may be enhanced

Advanced Information Systems and Technologies

This book comprises the proceedings of the VI International Scientific Conference “Advanced Information Systems and Technologies, AIST-2018”. The proceeding papers cover issues related to system analysis and modeling, project management, information system engineering, intelligent data processing, computer networking and telecomunications, modern methods and information technologies of sustainable development. They will be useful for students, graduate students, researchers who interested in computer science

The communications satellite industry as an element in Nigeria’s attempt to modernise its economy and society

There is general consensus that Nigeria’s inordinate reliance on oil has not had a positive impact on its social and economic development – indeed, that Nigeria has suffered from the ‘resource curse’. In 2009, the National Planning Commission of Nigeria, the custodian of the Vision 20:2020 document as well as the 30-year National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan (NIIMP), which stressed the need for Nigeria to reduce its reliance on hydrocarbons, a crucial element in this goal is Information and Communications Technology. This paper examines the establishment of the communications satellite industry and its strategic role as critical ICT backbone infrastructure in driving Nigeria’s national ICT revolution beyond cities and urban areas to unserved and underserved areas and its growing value chain in key economic sectors of the Nigerian economy and society

The Communications Satellite Industry as an Element in Nigeria’s Attempt to Modernise Its Economy and Society

There is general consensus that Nigeria’s inordinate reliance on oil has not had a positive impact on its social and economic development – indeed, that Nigeria has suffered from the ‘resource curse’. In 2009, the National Planning Commission of Nigeria, the custodian of the Vision 20:2020 document as well as the 30-year National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan (NIIMP), which stressed the need for Nigeria to reduce its reliance on hydrocarbons, a crucial element in this goal is Information and Communications Technology. This paper examines the establishment of the communications satellite industry and its strategic role as critical ICT backbone infrastructure in driving Nigeria’s national ICT revolution beyond cities and urban areas to unserved and underserved areas and its growing value chain in key economic sectors of the Nigerian economy and society. Keywords: Nigeria, Resource Curse, ICT, Communication Satellites

Essential jobs, remote work and digital surveillance: addressing the COVID-19 pandemic panopticon

COVID-19-induced digital surveillance has ballooned in an unprecedented fashion, causing a reconfiguration of power relationships in professional settings. This article critically concentrates on the interplay between technology-enabled intrusive monitoring and the managerial prerogatives augmentation in physical and digital workplaces. It portrays excessive control as the common denominator for “essential” and “remotable” activities, besides discussing the various drawbacks of the two categories of workers during the pandemic. It also assesses the adequacy of the current EU legal framework in addressing the expansion of data-driven management. Social dialogue, empowerment and digital literacy are identified as effective solutions to promote organisational flexibility, well-being and competitiveness