The Transformation of Accounting Information Systems Curriculum in the Last Decade

Accounting information systems (AIS) are an extremely important component of accounting and accounting education. The purpose of the current study is to examine the transformation of accounting information systems (AIS) curriculum in the last decade. The motivation for this research comes from the vast advances made in the world of information technology (IT) and information systems (IS). The specific research questions addressed in the current study are: (1) how has AIS curriculum changed in the 18 years since SOX? (2) How has AIS curriculum adjusted in recent years with the emergence of the new hot-button topic big data/data analytics? Overall, this study finds that the core of AIS curriculum has not significantly changed over the last decade. However, more emphasis is being placed on topics such as enterprise wide systems/ERP, IT audits, computer fraud, and transaction-processing. Related, several new topical coverages have been introduced such as business analysts and big data/data analytics. The key contribution of this paper is to provide accounting students and accounting educators with useful information regarding the most significant shifts in AIS over the last decade and insight into the most valuable current AIS topics

Training a personal alert system for research information recommendation

Information Systems, and in particular Current Research Information Systems (CRISs), are usually quite difficult to query when looking for specific information, due to the huge amounts of data they contain. To solve this problem, we propose to use a personal search agent that uses fuzzy and rough sets to inform the user about newly available information. Additionally, in order to automate the operation of our solution and to provide it with sufficient information, a document classification module is developed and tested. This module also generates fuzzy relations between research domains that are used by the agent during the mapping process

National Aeronautics and Space Administration fundamental research program. Information utilization and evaluation

In the second half of the 1980's NASA can expect to face difficult choices among alternative fundamental and applied research, and development projects that could potentially lead to improvements in the information systems used to manage renewable resources. The working group on information utilization and evaluation believes that effective choices cannot be made without a better understanding of the current and prospective problems and opportunities involved in the application of remote sensing to improve renewable research information systems. A renewable resources information system is defined in a broad context to include a flow of data/information from: acquisition through processing, storage, integration with other data, analysis, graphic presentation, decision making, and assessment of the affects of those decisions

Airborne forest fire research

The research relating to airborne fire fighting systems is reviewed to provide NASA/Langley Research Center with current information on the use of aircraft in forest fire operations, and to identify research requirements for future operations. A literature survey, interview of forest fire service personnel, analysis and synthesis of data from research reports and independent conclusions, and recommendations for future NASA-LRC programs are included

Supporting Open Science implementation from an institutional CRIS platform

Due to the large amounts of research information they contain, institutional research information management systems or CRIS (Current Research Information Systems, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_research_information_system) are uniquely placed to support research activity at universities and research centres in various different ways. One of the areas where this support for the institutional research can be most effective is the implementation of Open Science. With its current emphasis on the twin goal of Open Access and Research Data Management implementation, Open Science sits particularly well in a research information management landscape where a wealth of data is being collected on institutional publications and data. Evidence for the usefulness of CRIS systems for the implementation of Open Science was provided via an example for the institutional Pure CRIS at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow in the paper "The role of Current Research Information Systems (CRIS) in supporting Open Science implementation : the case of Strathclyde" published in 2019 in a special issue of the ITlib journal devoted to these institutional systems, https://doi.org/10.25610/itlib-2018-0003. While retaining the Pure example at Strathclyde University as a benchmark, the presentation will expand and generalise the findings of this 2019 paper showing how different institutions use various CRIS systems – occasionally including national- or regional-level ones – for the implementation of specific aspects of Open Science and Innovation. Some emphasis will finally be made on the relevance of system interoperability to ensure cross-institutional Open Access implementation in areas such as research projects or research equipment and facilities where institutional CRIS often contain siloed information

Understanding spatial data usability

In recent geographical information science literature, a number of researchers have made passing reference to an apparently new characteristic of spatial data known as 'usability'. While this attribute is well-known to professionals engaged in software engineering and computer interface design and testing, extension of the concept to embrace information would seem to be a new development. Furthermore, while notions such as the use and value of spatial information, and the diffusion of spatial information systems, have been the subject of research since the late-1980s, the current references to usability clearly represent something which extends well beyond that initial research. Accordingly, the purposes of this paper are: (1) to understand what is meant by spatial data usability; (2) to identify the elements that might comprise usability; and (3) to consider what the related research questions might be

Analisis Dan Desain Sistem Informasi Pemasaran (Studi Pada Sistem Informasi Pemasaran Untuk Promosi CV. Intan Catering)

The purpose of this research is to understand about the description of marketing information systems that is applied in CV. Intan Catering and to analyze the problems of current systems to perform development in the form of new marketing information systems design for promotion. This research was conducted in the marketing department of CV. Intan Catering located in the district Pandaan – Pasuruan. The type of this research is qualitative research with action research approach. The source of data used are primary data and secondary data, obtained by using data collection methods such as observation, interviews, and documentation. The conclusion is CV. Intan Catering is still using the conventional model of marketing information systems which has many weaknesses. The weaknesses include the brochure less effective and efficient in providing information to the prospect customer; recommendation of existing customers is less supported with complete source of information that can be provided when required; marketing scope is limited; computers and networks are not yet fully maximized. The design of web based marketing information systems for promotions can be implemented by CV. Intan Catering as an attempt to overcome the problem of continuity of the current marketing in providing information about the products offered

The use of information systems for logistics and supply chain management in South East Europe: Current status and future direction

This research aims to investigate the current status and future direction of the use of information systems for logistics and supply chain management (LSCM) in South East Europe. The objectives are threefold: (1) to identify major challenges and developments on the use of information systems for LSCM by enterprises, (2) to examine the actual level of satisfaction of current policy on LSCM, and (3) to reveal the actual need of enterprises in South East Europe on effective use of information systems for LSCM. Mixed methodology of literature review and questionnaire survey is adopted in this research. Data collected from 79 enterprises are analysed using descriptive analysis in SPSS. The findings suggest that enterprises in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Romania, and Serbia and Montenegro, face similar challenges but all are in different stages of developments of LSCM. Their use of information systems explains their heavy focus on supply chain partnership and weakness in demand chain partnership. Major findings suggest that companies and governments alike in that region do not seem to be ready for playing a significant and demanding role in global supply chains. Current deficiencies, including limited abilities in building valuable forward relations, weak strategic planning and organisation, and infrastructural problems, are major obstacles for fast development in LSCM. At the same time though, traces of changing mentalities do exist, setting the ground for improved performance and ultimately for a better position in global business

Longitudinal Studies in Information Systems Research: Practices, Findings, and Gaps

The longitudinal research approach has the potential to provide rich data about the information systems life cycle and organizational and societal shifts due to information technology implementation and adoption. With this research methodology, we can discern changes in user behaviors and attitudes over time. Despite the promise of the longitudinal research approach, it has not been widely used in information systems research in the past. The aim of the current study is to inventory longitudinal research studies published during the past twenty years (1995-2015) and to provide a status report of this research method in the information systems field. The study will also identify gaps in longitudinal research in the information systems field and make recommendations to information systems researchers considering the adoption of longitudinal research methodologies in their work

An examination of the impacts of transportation management systems

There is a great deal of research regarding Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Logistics Information Systems (LIS). However, there has not been a recent examination of the current state ofTransportation Management Systems (TMS). This article provides an overview of the previous research and examines the current state of TMS and the relationships between these systems and other information systems in general. The results of over twenty years of LIS and TMS data are presented to highlight potential information gaps and significant relationships between TMS and other functions