La Conceptualització del Metacampus d'Unite!

Aquesta publicació s’ha realitzat en el marc del projecte: / Esta publicación se ha realizado en el marco del proyecto: / This publication has been made with the framework of the project: ACEDIM: Avaluació i certificació de la competència digital docent en la formació inicial de mestres: una proposta de model per al sistema universitari català. (ref. 2017ARMIF00031).L’Aliança Unite!, formada per set universitats tecnològiques europees, és una xarxa que estableix un nou model per a un campus interuniversitari europeu virtual i físic, de col·laboració estreta, mitjançant mobilitat física i virtual dels seus membres, programes conjunts, comunitats promotores d’innovació docent i xarxes d’innovació oberta i emprenedoria. Una peça clau d’aquest entramat és la plataforma de campus virtual Metacampus. Convivint amb els campus virtuals de les altres universitats, el Metacampus té com a funció ser un punt de trobada comuna de tot membre de l’ecosistema Unite! amb reptes importants, com ara esdevenir una eina útil i usable per un conjunt heterogeni d’usuaris, acostumats a formes i processos força diferents. S’ha optat per utilitzar com a base la plataforma Moodle i maximitzar l’ús de les seves funcionalitats, mentre que es redueix al màxim el nombre de nous desenvolupaments que ajudin a aconseguir els objectius establerts. Després de tres mesos en la fase beta, el número d’usuaris registrats i participants en les activitats proposades fins ara permeten concloure que el camí iniciat ara fa mig any és l’adequat per abordar un repte com ara el disseny i la implantació d’un campus virtual multi universitari.Objectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::4 - Educació de QualitatObjectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::4 - Educació de Qualitat::4.3 - Per a 2030, assegurar l’accés en condicions d’igualtat per a tots els homes i dones a una formació tècnica, professional i superior de qualitat, inclòs l’ensenyament universitariObjectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::4 - Educació de Qualitat::4.4 - Per a 2030, augmentar substancialment el nombre de joves i persones adultes que tenen les competències necessàries, en particular tècniques i professionals, per a accedir a l’ocupació, el treball digne i l’emprenedoriaObjectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::4 - Educació de Qualitat::4.5 - Per a 2030, eliminar les disparitats de gènere en l’educació i garantir l’accés en condicions d’igualtat a les persones vulnerables, incloses les persones amb discapacitat, els pobles indígenes i els nens i nenes en situacions de vulnerabilitat, a tots els nivells de l’ensenyament i la formació professionalObjectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::4 - Educació de Qualitat::4.7 - Per a 2030, garantir que tot l’alumnat adquireixi els coneixements teòrics i pràctics necessaris per a pro­moure el desenvolupament sostenible, a través, entre d’altres, de l’educació per al desenvolupament sostenible i l’adopció d’estils de vida sostenibles, els drets humans, la igualtat de gènere, la promoció d’una cultura de pau i no-violència, la ciutadania mundial i la valoració de la diversitat cultural i de la contribució de la cultura al desenvolupament sosteniblePostprint (published version

The digital platform for the Unite! alliance: the metacampus

Nine European technology universities constitute the Unite! Alliance, a network that creates a new model for a virtual and physical European interuniversity campus through close cooperation, physical and virtual mobility of members, joint programmes, communities that support teaching innovation, and open and entrepreneurial innovation networks. The Metacampus virtual campus platform is an important aspect of this framework. All participants in the Unite! Community can join at the Metacampus, which coexists alongside other universities' virtual campuses. It must become a valuable and useful tool for a wide range of users who are used to very different tools and processes, which is only one of the many difficulties it faces. The Moodle platform was chosen as the base for the work, and it was decided to maximise its features while minimising the amount of new innovations required to achieve the goals. After four years, the number of users who have registered and taken part in the activities that have been suggested enables us to draw the conclusion that the path is the right one for handling a challenge like the design and execution of a multi-university virtual campus.This work has been supported by Unite! Alliance that has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101017408, and Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.Peer ReviewedPostprint (author's final draft

A method for analyzing the effect of implementing an enterprise system based on the complexity of activities

This paper presents a method for analyzing the effect of implementing an enterprise system (ES) in the construction industry during the ES introduction and planning stages. The effect is a reduction in employees’ work time. The proposed method is based on the 1) level of digitalized and automated activities, the 2) complexity of the activities, and the 3) complexity of the processes in the workflow. The method was applied at a construction company that has no enterprise resource planning (ERP), and the method’s accuracy was evaluated by information technology consultants who have performed planning, construction, and operation in relation to ERP. The result shows that the effect of management business was the largest; most of this effect was on data management and review. After users became familiar with ERP, the reduction in data input time increased. The analysis method takes less time and costs less than using surveys to measure the work time and satisfaction of ES users. It can also identify processes in which the effect increases or decreases, thereby guiding any modifications of the ES before it is introduced

When Standard Is Not Enough: a Conceptualization of AI Systems’ Customization and its Antecedents

The centrality of information systems (IS) customization to match companies’ needs with software systems available in the market has been researched extensively. The distinctive characteristics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems compared to other types of IS suggest that customization needs a new conceptualization in this context. We draw on evidence from expert interviews to conceptualize customization of AI systems as composed of four layers: data, models, algorithms, infrastructures. We identify a continuum of levels of customization, from no to complete customization. Since companies customize AI systems in response to business needs, we develop a theoretical model with six antecedents of AI systems’ customization choices. In so doing, we contribute to both AI management research, by introducing the IS customization perspective in the field, and IS customization literature, by introducing AI systems as a novel class of systems and enlarging the understanding of customization for a specific class of software systems

An interpretive study on the role of top managers in enterprise resource planning (ERP) business value creation

This paper contributes to the growing body of literature on enterprise resource planning (ERP) business value by investigating organizational ERP development in view of the active involvement, vision, and direction of top management teams (TMTs). A top-down approach to ERP adoption and implementation was adopted with sociomaterial and social construction assumptions about the mechanisms that generate ERP business value. A single ERP case study was analyzed in an industrial setting by interpretive means, thus providing theoretically based, detailed and interesting insights. Our research suggests that ERP benefits emerge during the TMT’s encounters with the ERP system through pragmatic action and situated improvisations. Our findings suggest that ERP adoption is strongly influenced by TMT characteristics and social processes, while complementary process-change needs are perceived by the executive participation during implementation. We also suggest that when the ERP system goes live, a synergistic relationship termed TMT-IT imbrication will create the technological infrastructure perceived as ERP value. At this postimplementation stage, various TMT characteristics and processes are proposed that greatly influence top managers’ patterns of imbrication behavior. Several propositions are developed and summarized in a framework to enhance the current understanding of managerial agency in achieving business benefits from ERP systems. The paper concludes with implications for top managers and future research directions

An interpretive study on the role of top managers in enterprise resource planning (ERP) business value creation

This paper contributes to the growing body of literature on enterprise resource planning (ERP) business value by investigating organizational ERP development in view of the active involvement, vision, and direction of top management teams (TMTs). A top-down approach to ERP adoption and implementation was adopted with socio-material and social construction assumptions about the mechanisms that generate ERP business value. A single ERP case study was analyzed in an industrial setting by interpretive means, thus providing theoretically based, detailed and interesting insights. Our research suggests that ERP benefits emerge during the TMT’s encounters with the ERP system through pragmatic action and situated improvisations. Our findings suggest that ERP adoption is strongly influenced by TMT characteristics and social processes, while complementary process-change needs are perceived by the executive participation during implementation. We also suggest that when the ERP system goes live, a synergistic relationship termed TMT-IT imbrication will create the technological infrastructure perceived as ERP value. At this post-implementation stage, various TMT characteristics and processes are proposed that greatly influence top managers’ patterns of imbrication behavior. Several propositions are developed and summarized in a framework to enhance the current understanding of managerial agency in achieving business benefits from ERP systems. The paper concludes with implications for top managers and future research directions

An approach to estimation of degree of customization for ERP projects using prioritized requirements

Customization in ERP projects is a risky, but unavoidable undertaking that companies need to initiate in order to achieve alignment between their acquired ERP solution and their organizational goals and business processes. Conscious about the risks, many companies commit to leveraging the off-the-shelf built-in functionality in their chosen ERP package, keeping customization at a minimum level so that it does not jeopardize the project or the future projects that would build upon it. However, many organizations experience that once the project team enters the stage of implementing the solution, requests for customization increase in volume and diversity. Managing properly the process of customization gets increasingly harder. This paper addresses the problem of estimating the degree of customization at an early stage of ERP implementation. This will support customization decision makers in making value and cost trade-offs when approving requests for customization. We propose a solution approach in which customization requirements are reasoned in quantitative terms. Our approach uses client-prioritized requirements for the estimation of degree of customization during the ERP implementation. A case study is used to illustrate the application of the proposed approach. We also discuss the strengths and limitations of our approach as well as its implications for research and practice

Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation in One Government Agency

Ineffective enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation strategies can have a negative impact on business competitive advantage. Business leaders who struggle to maintain global operations and audit readiness are at high risk of failure. Grounded in the general systems theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore the strategies business leaders used to promote an awareness of the effects of performance on competitive advantage. The participants comprised of 22 business leaders on a military base in the state of Washington who effectively used ERP systems to increase global operations, audit readiness, and maximize competitive advantage. Data were collected from semistructured interviews, observer-as-participant observations, and company documents. Yin’s five step process was used to analyze the data. Four themes emerged: crucial ERP project planning, ERP system implementation strategies, senior business leader support, and ineffective strategies affecting ERP system performance. Based on the findings of this study, a key recommendation is business leaders should tailor their ERP system implementation strategies to include a cost-benefit analysis for hiring professional ERP systems trainers. The implications for positive social change include the potential to provide business leaders with an in-depth understanding of ERP system implementation strategies to effectively tailor their specific implementation strategies and support the economic stability of their employees

Strategies for U.S. City Government Enterprise Resource Planning System Implementation Success

Strategies for enterprise resource planning (ERP) system implementation success have been a focus of scholars since the 1990s. Researchers have demonstrated that ERP system implementation could cause both system failures and organization failures, affecting both operations and stakeholders. The theory of constraints was the conceptual framework for this single qualitative case study that explored ERP system critical success factors (CSFs) and strategies U.S. city governments use to successfully implement ERP systems. One city government in New Mexico with a successful ERP system served as the case study\u27s population. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and relevant documents and then open coded and thematically analyzed. Triangulation was employed to increase the trustworthiness of interpretations. The primary themes that emerged from the analysis of this single case study revealed the importance of the city government adequately resourcing and staffing the organization, providing top management support, continuously communicating to clarify motivations for implementations, gaining concurrence, and maintaining a change management asset. Other city government end-users, managers, leaders, and vendors could benefit from results of this study by identifying and addressing the relevant principal CSFs, and then developing and deploying strategies for the implementation, control, and remediation phases to increase ERP systems\u27 utility. City governments seeking to implement ERPs could effect social change by demonstrating fiscal stewardship of resources, adding fiscally efficient and efficacious operations directly supporting constituents, and increasing public confidence