E-learning adoption in higher education in Jordan: vision, reality and change

This paper discusses the implementation of an e-learning program at a Jordanian University (Al-Ahliyya Amman University). The program originally aimed to establish a virtual university which offers totally online courses but due to a number of reasons there had to be some changes in the implementation process. The paper discusses such changes and challenges faced by AAU in implementing its e-learning program from an IS project management point of view. Findings suggest that implementing such projects needs careful consideration of a variety of issues to ensure that the objectives are achieved. The case provides rich insights to other educational institutions wishing to implement such projects

ANALISIS DAN RANCANGAN REVENUE CYCLE BERBASIS INTERNET OF THINGS DALAM MENINGKATKAN EFEKTIVITAS PADA ALFAMIDI TENGGILIS DI SURABAYA

Saat ini sebagian besar kegiatan operasional setiap badan usaha telah menggunakan sistem akuntansi. Hal ini dikarenakan penerapan sistem memudahkan badan usaha dalam mengumpulkan informasi, memastikan bahwa operasional perusahaan telah berjalan sesuai prosedur, dan membantu dalam pengambilan keputusan. Perkembangan teknologi telah membawa sistem ke dalam dunia baru yang disebut Internet of things yang tentunya memerlukan penyesuaian terhadap sistem yang sudah ada. Akan tetapi dalam praktiknya penerapan sistem ini belum sepenuhnya optimal. Di dalam operasionalnya toko Alfamidi Tenggillis masih memiliki permasalahan – permasalahan. Temuan peneliti terkait masalah tersebut antara lain masalah harga yang berbeda antara kasir, barang di rak yang kosong, jumlah antrian yang panjang di jam tertentu, barang hilang, dan perangkapan tugas. Untuk itu diperlukan sebuah analisis dan rancangan sistem yang sekiranya dapat mengatasi permasalahan tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana rancangan sistem khususnya pada revenue cycle berbasis IoT dalam meningkatkan Efektivitas Alfamidi Tenggilis di Surabaya. Teknik yang digunakan dalam merancang rekomendasi dalam penelitian ini adalah prototype low-fidelity. Adapun beberapa rekomendasi yang diberikan di dalam penelitian ini yakni smartshelves, smart price tag, T-cash, hybridcheckout duo US, dan tambahan job desc

Resource Leveling for a Mass Digitization Project

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the nature of the project management concept of resource leveling, particularly how it can be utilized for grant-funded mass digitization projects where time, cost and available resources – the elements of the project scope triangle – are in tension with each other to define the scope and quality of a project. Design/methodology/approach – This article presents a case study of resource leveling for a mass digitization project in an academic library. Details on the use of resource leveling through deconstructing activities, smoothing and alternative scheduling are described in relation to this project. Findings – Resource leveling techniques can assist digitization project managers to meet project milestones on time and within budget and may be particularly useful for digitization projects with limited budgets. Originality/value – As digitization projects become more universal for libraries and cultural heritage institutions, this original case study offers insights into applying no-cost project management techniques

Agile Based Development Methodology for Mobile Commerce Applications

There are several system development methodologies including traditional and agile methodologies which are being utilized in current systems development. However, it could be argued that existing methodologies may not be suitable for the development of mobile commerce applications as these applications are utilized in different contexts from conventional fixed e-commerce applications such as they are displayed on a small screen device, they are utilized in an unstable or movable environment and they need to be used in a secured environment to deliver financial transactions over mobile network. This study aimed to construct an agile based development methodology for mobile commerce applications. In order to achieve this aim, three objectives have been proposed including identification of essential issues for developing m-commerce applications, construction of a predictable agile based methodology used for developing m-commerce applications and evaluation for its applicability and practicality. The research methodology used in the study is the design research, which include the steps of awareness of problems, suggestion, development, evaluation and conclusion. The research methods used to assist the mentioned research methodology include literature analysis, industry visits, semi-structured interview, survey, formulative research and experimental evaluation. The methodology constructed contains the integration of essential factors in each phase of systems development life cycle as well as guidelines to follow for conducting activities in the application development, including specific models, tools, and techniques. From the evaluation of the constructed methodology, the results showed two essential outcomes. Firstly, the constructed methodology is applicable as it can be used to build the intended system, mobile commerce applications in this case. Secondly, for practicality, it showed that the constructed methodology is practical as when comparing to the traditional waterfall development by using the eleven measurements specified, it exposed more benefits to the development process

Pengembangan Sistem Informasi Pada UMKM Menggunakan Metode System Development Life Cycle (Studi Kasus: Tembadau Leather)

Usaha Mikro Kecil dan Menengah (UMKM) merupakan salah satu faktor yang mendorong meningkatnya ekonomi negara untuk berkembang dengan pesat. Dengan menerapkan sistem informasi, dapat menjadi salah satu pilihan untuk meningkatkan efisiensi dan efiktifitas UMKM. Tujuan dari tugas akhir ini adalah merancang suatu sistem informasi yang terintegrasi oleh semua bagian- bagian yang berhubungan dengan proses bisnis perusahaan. Sehingga dapat memperbaiki sistem yang lama. Pengembangan sistem informasi ini, menggunakan metode System Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Pengumpulan data menggunakan studi literatur, wawancara, analisis, perancangan sistem, membangun sistem, uji coba, dan implementasi sistem. Hasil tugas akhir ini adalah sistem informasi Perusahaan Tembadau Leather yang nantinya dapat menjawab kesulitan yang seringkali dihadapi oleh pemilik usaha dan pegawainya sehingga bisa jauh lebih efisien. Menu yang telah dikembangkan meliputi, kelola akun, menu manufaktur, gudang, transaksi , dan cetak laporan. Hasil pengujian yang telah dilakukan, yaitu bahwa semua requirement yang sudah diuji oleh masing-masing user hasilnya valid. Tetapi masih ada beberapa perbaikan dari sistem yang telah dikembangkan, yaitu bahwa pemilik dan pegawai perusahaan masih terbiasa menggunakan pencatatan secara manual. Sehingga diperlukan penelitian dan pengembangan sistem lebih lanjut agar dapat memenuhi proses bisnis yang sudah berjalan di dalam perusahaan tersebut

Pengembangan Sistem Informasi Klinik Kesehatan Ganesha Husada Menggunakan Metode System Development Life Cycle

Klinik kesehatan adalah tempat praktek yang terdapat lebih dari satu dokter umum atau spesialis yang bekerja. Untuk itu diperlukan suatu sistem yang dapat meningkatkan efektifitas dan efisiensi kerja. Selain itu, masih banyak klinik yang mencatat seluruh data kesehatan pasien menggunakan kertas dan bolpoint, sehingga data kesehatan pasien sulit dikontrol mengakibatkan human error dan tidak dapat memberikan informasi yang akurat dan cepat. Tujuan dari tugas akhir ini adalah merancang suatu sistem informasi yang terintegrasi oleh semua bagian-bagian yang berhubungan dengan pasien. Sehingga dapat memperbaiki sistem yang lama. Pengembangan sistem informasi ini, menggunakan metode System Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Pengumpulan data menggunakan studi literatur, wawancara, analisis, perancangan sistem, membangun sistem, uji coba, dan implementasi sistem. Hasil tugas akhir ini adalah sistem informasi Klinik Kesehatan Ganesha Husada yang nanatinya dapat menjawab kesulitan yang seringkali dihadapi oleh pengelola klinik sehingga bisa jauh lebih efisien. Menu yang telah dikembangkan meliputi, rekam medis pasien, administrasi pasien, pembayaran tagihan pasien, dan pengelolaan obat untuk pasien. Hasil pengujian yang telah dilakukan, yaitu bahwa semua requirement yang sudah diuji oleh masing-masing user hasilnya valid. Tetapi masih ada beberapa perbaikan dari sistem yang telah dikembangkan, yaitu bahwa dokter dan bidan masih nyaman dan sudah terbiasa dalam menggunakan kartu rekam medis pasien. Sehingga diperlukan penelitian dan pengembangan sistem lebih lanjut agar dapat memenuhi kebiasaan dokter dan bidan tersebut

ANALISIS DAN RANCANGAN REVENUE CYCLE BERBASIS INTERNET OF THINGS DALAM MENINGKATKAN EFEKTIVITAS PADA ALFAMIDI TENGGILIS DI SURABAYA

Saat ini sebagian besar kegiatan operasional setiap badan usaha telah menggunakan sistem akuntansi. Hal ini dikarenakan penerapan sistem memudahkan badan usaha dalam mengumpulkan informasi, memastikan bahwa operasional perusahaan telah berjalan sesuai prosedur, dan membantu dalam pengambilan keputusan. Perkembangan teknologi telah membawa sistem ke dalam dunia baru yang disebut Internet of things yang tentunya memerlukan penyesuaian terhadap sistem yang sudah ada. Akan tetapi dalam praktiknya penerapan sistem ini belum sepenuhnya optimal. Di dalam operasionalnya toko Alfamidi Tenggillis masih memiliki permasalahan – permasalahan. Temuan peneliti terkait masalah tersebut antara lain masalah harga yang berbeda antara kasir, barang di rak yang kosong, jumlah antrian yang panjang di jam tertentu, barang hilang, dan perangkapan tugas. Untuk itu diperlukan sebuah analisis dan rancangan sistem yang sekiranya dapat mengatasi permasalahan tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana rancangan sistem khususnya pada revenue cycle berbasis IoT dalam meningkatkan Efektivitas Alfamidi Tenggilis di Surabaya. Teknik yang digunakan dalam merancang rekomendasi dalam penelitian ini adalah prototype low-fidelity. Adapun beberapa rekomendasi yang diberikan di dalam penelitian ini yakni smartshelves, smart price tag, T-cash, hybridcheckout duo US, dan tambahan job desc

Evaluating the Processes and Procedure of Digitalization Workflow

Digitisation is the practice of converting physical information into a digital (computer-readable format), by using digital technologies to modify the existing structure by enhancing the efficiency of an organisational process, foster reliability, and quality. This is a method of incorporating conventional records into a digitised form by eliminating redundancies and limiting the communications chain. This will help to improve accessibility and simplify better information exchange for users. The beginning of a digital revolution in any establishment is to appraise the manual methods with the view to improve and graduate to a user-friendly modern system. Digital workflow is a progressive, reliable arrangement of data, procedures, and responsibilities that make information is more permanent and management easy to access and enable the preservation of crucial data. This research set out to support workflow audit by revealing specific indicators to assist in processes that will enhance digital migration

Implementation and administration of an integrated library management system in academic libraries in KawZulu-Natal.

Master of Information Studies. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg 2017.This study examined the Implementation and Administration of Integrated Library Management System (ILMS) in three academic libraries in KwaZulu - Natal from the perspectives of Librarians, Systems Librarians, Library Management and Universal Knowledge Software (UKS) who were the vendors of the ILMS. The study conducted biographical sketches of all the participants who were interviewed. The purpose of this was to establish who the participants were, how long they have worked in the library, what modules they were using, and lastly establishing what type of challenges and experiences they have encountered during the implementation of the ILMS. In this study interview schedules questions were compiled with specific questions related to the ILMS. The population of the study consisted of 20 staff members, which consisted of 12 Librarians, three System Librarians, three Library Management and two UKS staff members. All 20 staff members were interviewed as they were all involved during the implementation of the system. The intention of the study was to measure what motivated the change to the ILMS, to establish problems and challenges related to the change, and lastly to evaluate if the change added any value to the staff members in terms of improving efficient and effective service delivery to library users. The results of the study as well as lessons learned will be used to map the future of ILMS, assist other institutions who wants to engage on the similar study, and identify gaps in the study as most institutions have currently moved to Cloud Based Computing. The interviews were conducted with participants in various institutions and appointments were scheduled with participants and permission to conduct interviews was granted by all the participating institutions. The research method used for this study was the qualitative research method. The results were analyzed based on the responses from the Interviews conducted. Based on the evidence from the interviews it is recommended that library management must play an active role regarding improving the implementation and administration of an ILMS. They must ensure that all staff members are on board with the new system, and that they embrace change and they must be involved throughout the planning process. There must also be adequate resources available to solve problems related to ICT infrastructure, downtime, bandwidth and turnaround time must be improved to ensure efficient service delivery. To ensure that the implementation of the ILMS has been achieved the following strategies must be employed