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COMMUNICATIONS DESIGN FOR Co-op: A GROUP DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM
Decision Support Systems which have been typical single
user systems for most of the decade of their existence, are
now evolving into tools for supporting groups of decision
makers. Thus, they are merging into the mainstream of office
information systems. Communication among multiple decision
makers has been identified as the major novel issue in such
group decision support systems (GDSS) . This paper analyzes
the communications requirements of GDSS and presents a design
architecture which is integrated in the presentation and
application layers of the ISO Open Systems Architecture. This
design has been implemented on a network of personal computers
in Co-oP, a GDSS for cooperative group decision making
based on interactive multiple criteria decision making (MCDM)
methods.Information Systems Working Papers Serie
Supporting collaborative work using interactive tabletop
PhD ThesisCollaborative working is a key of success for organisations. People work together around
tables at work, home, school, and coffee shops. With the explosion of the internet and computer
systems, there are a variety of tools to support collaboration in groups, such as groupware,
and tools that support online meetings. However, in the case of co-located meetings
and face-to-face situations, facial expressions, body language, and the verbal communications
have significant influence on the group decision making process. Often people have
a natural preference for traditional pen-and-paper-based decision support solutions in such
situations. Thus, it is a challenge to implement tools that rely advanced technological interfaces,
such as interactive multi-touch tabletops, to support collaborative work.
This thesis proposes a novel tabletop application to support group work and investigates
the effectiveness and usability of the proposed system. The requirements for the developed
system are based on a review of previous literature and also on requirements elicited from
potential users. The innovative aspect of our system is that it allows the use of personal devices
that allow some level of privacy for the participants in the group work. We expect that
the personal devices may contribute to the effectiveness of the use of tabletops to support
collaborative work.
We chose for the purpose of evaluation experiment the collaborative development of
mind maps by groups, which has been investigated earlier as a representative form of collaborative
work. Two controlled laboratory experiments were designed to examine the usability
features and associated emotional attitudes for the tabletop mind map application in
comparison with the conventional pen-and-paper approach in the context of collaborative
work. The evaluation clearly indicates that the combination of the tabletop and personal
devices support and encourage multiple people working collaboratively. The comparison of
the associated emotional attitudes indicates that the interactive tabletop facilitates the active
involvement of participants in the group decision making significantly more than the use
of the pen-and-paper conditions. The work reported here contributes significantly to our
understanding of the usability and effectiveness of interactive tabletop applications in the
context of supporting of collaborative work.The Royal Thai governmen
Co-management: A Synthesis of the Lessons Learned from the DFID Fisheries Management Science Programme
For the last eleven years, the UK Department for International Development (DfID) have been funding research projects to support the sustainable management of fisheries resources (both inland and marine) in developing countries through the Fisheries Management Science Programme (FMSP). A number of these projects that have been commissioned in this time have examined fisheries co-management. While these projects have, for the most part, been implemented separately, the FMSP has provided an opportunity to synthesise and draw together some of the information generated by these projects. We feel that there is value in distilling some of the important lessons and describing some of the useful tools and examples and making these available through a single, accessible resource. The wealth of information generated means that it is impossible to cover everything in detail but it is hoped that this synthesis will at least provide an overview of the co-management process together with some useful information relating to implementing co-management in a developing country context and links to the more detailed re-sources available, in particular on information systems for co-managed fisheries, participatory fish stock assessment (ParFish) and adaptive learning that have, in particular, been drawn upon for this synthesis. This synthesis is aimed at anyone interested in fisheries management in a developing country context
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Advanced Metering and Demand Responsive Infrastructure: A Summary of the PIER / CEC Reference Design, Related Research and Key Findings
Generic Continuity of Operations/Continuity of Government Plan for State-Level Transportation Agencies, Research Report 11-01
The Homeland Security Presidential Directive 20 (HSPD-20) requires all local, state, tribal and territorial government agencies, and private sector owners of critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) to create a Continuity of Operations/Continuity of Government Plan (COOP/COG). There is planning and training guidance for generic transportation agency COOP/COG work, and the Transportation Research Board has offered guidance for transportation organizations. However, the special concerns of the state-level transportation agency’s (State DOT’s) plan development are not included, notably the responsibilities for the entire State Highway System and the responsibility to support specific essential functions related to the State DOT Director’s role in the Governor’s cabinet. There is also no guidance on where the COOP/COG planning and organizing fits into the National Incident Management System (NIMS) at the local or state-level department or agency. This report covers the research conducted to determine how to integrate COOP/COG into the overall NIMS approach to emergency management, including a connection between the emergency operations center (EOC) and the COOP/COG activity. The first section is a presentation of the research and its findings and analysis. The second section provides training for the EOC staff of a state-level transportation agency, using a hybrid model of FEMA’s ICS and ESF approaches, including a complete set of EOC position checklists, and other training support material. The third section provides training for the COOP/COG Branch staff of a state-level transportation agency, including a set of personnel position descriptions for the COOP/COG Branch members
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