Principles of Information Technology Management

This Grants Collection for Principles of Information Technology Management was created under a Round Three ALG Textbook Transformation Grant. Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process. Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials: Linked Syllabus Initial Proposal Final Reporthttps://oer.galileo.usg.edu/compsci-collections/1006/thumbnail.jp

Does It Really Matter? Using Virtual Office Hours to Enhance Student-Faculty Interaction

The use of Web-based learning technologies has increased dramatically over the past decade providing new opportunities and avenues for students to interact with their professors virtually using computer-mediated communication (CMC) technologies. In this article, the authors share their experiences and findings with the use of virtual office hours as a medium for students to communicate with their professors using a Web 2.0 technology, namely Facebook’s instant messaging (IM) client. Participants in the study included both traditional and nontraditional undergraduate students enrolled in on-campus MIS courses at a public U.S. university in the southeast. The findings suggest that students’ use of virtual office hours is not significantly different from their use of traditional office hours; however, participants in classes that offered virtual office hours reported higher levels of satisfaction with office hours than students in classes that offered only traditional face-to-face office hours. Implications for faculty designing courses using virtual office hours as a teaching and learning tool are discussed

The influence of year-end bonuses on colorectal cancer screening

The objective of the paper is to estimate the effect of physician bonus eligibility on CRC screening while controlling for patient and primary care physician characteristics. The study is retrospective, using a managed care plan’s claims data on fifty-year-old commercially insured patients in the years 2000 and 2001. The data also include links to enrollment and provider files. Multivariate logistic regression models are used to assess the association between CRC screening receipt and physician bonus eligibility. The results indicate that the probability that a patient received a CRC screening was approximately 3 percentage points higher in the year physicians were eligible for a bonus. There were also significant differences according to the gender of both the patient and physician, income, and race.

Understanding resilience in same-sex parented families: the work, love, play study

Background: While families headed by same-sex couples have achieved greater public visibility in recent years, there are still many challenges for these families in dealing with legal and community contexts that are not supportive of same-sex relationships. The Work, Love, Play study is a large longitudinal study of same-sex parents. It aims to investigate many facets of family life among this sample and examine how they change over time. The study focuses specifically on two key areas missing from the current literature: factors supporting resilience in same-sex parented families; and health and wellbeing outcomes for same-sex couples who undergo separation, including the negotiation of shared parenting arrangements post-separation. The current paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the design and methods of this longitudinal study and discuss its significance.Methods/Design: The Work, Love, Play study is a mixed design, three wave, longitudinal cohort study of same-sex attracted parents. The sample includes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents in Australia and New Zealand (including single parents within these categories) caring for any children under the age of 18 years. The study will be conducted over six years from 2008 to 2014. Quantitative data are to be collected via three on-line surveys in 2008, 2010 and 2012 from the cohort of parents recruited in Wave1. Qualitative data will be collected via interviews with purposively selected subsamples in 2012 and 2013. Data collection began in 2008 and 355 respondents to Wave One of the study have agreed to participate in future surveys. Work is currently underway to increase this sample size. The methods and survey instruments are described.Discussion: This study will make an important contribution to the existing research on same-sex parented families.Strengths of the study design include the longitudinal method, which will allow understanding of changes over time within internal family relationships and social supports. Further, the mixed method design enables triangulation of qualitative and quantitative data. A broad recruitment strategy has already enabled a large sample size with the inclusion of both gay men and lesbians.<br /

Development and Validity of a Workplace Health Promotion Best Practices Assessment

Objective: To explore the factor structure of the HERO Health and Well-being Best Practices Scorecard in Collaboration with Mercer (HERO Scorecard) to develop a reduced version and examine the reliability and validity of that version. Methods: A reduced version of the HERO Scorecard was developed through formal statistical analyses on data collected from 845 organizations that completed the original HERO Scorecard. Results: The final factors in the reduced Scorecard represented content pertaining to organizational and leadership support, program comprehensiveness, program integration, and incentives. All four implemented practices were found to have a strong, statistically significant effect on perceived effectiveness. Organizational and leadership support had the strongest effect (β = 0.56), followed by incentives (β = 0.23). Conclusion: The condensed version of the HERO Scorecard has the potential to be a promising tool for future research on the extent to which employers are adopting best practices in their health and well-being (HWB) initiatives

Caries OUT: Caries management in children with CariesCare International adapted to the pandemic

Fil: Carletto-Körber, Fabiana. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Integral Niños y Adolescentes; Argentina.Fil: Vázquez, Fernando Rafael. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Integral Niños y Adolescentes; Argentina.Fil: Oña, Jennifer Ann. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Integral Niños y Adolescentes; Argentina.Fil: Martin, Anabella. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Integral Niños y Adolescentes; Argentina.Fil: Martinez Cortes, Angie Carolina. Universidad El Bosque. Vicerrectoría de Investigaciones; Colombia.Fil: Douglas, Gail. University of Leeds. Dental Public Health. Leeds Dental Institute; United Kindom.Fil: Newton, Tim. King’s College London. Dental Innovation and Impact. Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences; United Kindom.Fil: Pitts, Nigel. King’s College London. Dental Innovation and Impact. Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences; United Kindom.Fil: Deery, Chris. University of Sheffield. School of Clinical Dentistry; United Kindom.Fil: Martignon, Stefania. University of Sheffield. School of Clinical Dentistry; United Kindom.OBJECTIVES: To describe caries risk status, caries lesions and management decisions for both, using the CariesCare International (CCI) approach in children aged 3 to 8 years from Córdoba, as part of the multicenter interventional trial of a Caries OUT group, without aerosol generating procedures (AGP) and reducing face-to-face consultation. METHODS: Under informed consent (parents) and assent (children) and, with ethical approval (FO-UNC-4275/2021), 28 children participated (males n = 9; females n = 19), in a public institution and a private one (2020). The clinical history was applied using the framework project software, including the four dimensions (D) of the adapted CCI system: 1D-Determination of caries risk, including diet and tooth brushing practices; 2D-Detection and assessment of severity and activity of caries lesions (ICDAS epi-combined); 3D-Management decisions at individual and dental levels; 4D-Development (plan) of caries management (individual and dental levels) without AGP. RESULTS: 1D: 92.9% presented high risk; 2D: 2709 tooth surfaces were evaluated, finding caries lesions: Initial Active (n = 134), Inactive (n = 6); Moderate-Microcavity Active (n = 34), Shadow-underlying Active (n = 34); Severe Active (n = 52), Inactive (n = 2). 3D and 4D: Individual on-site/remote risk management (92.9%); dental: active monitoring (n = 25); non-operative management (Naf, SDF) (n = 154); operative management with dental preservation (ART) (n = 52); extraction/referral (n = 50). CONCLUSIONS: With CCI, a high risk and burden of caries was found, with according individual and dental management needs, without AGP and less consultation time, representing an alternative for children's dental care during the pandemic.OBJETIVO: Describir el estado de riesgo de caries, lesiones de caries y decisiones de manejo de ambas, mediante el abordaje con CariesCare International (CCI), en niños de 3 a 8 años de Córdoba, como parte del ensayo multicéntrico intervencional de un grupo Caries OUT, sin procedimientos generadores de aerosoles (PGA) y disminuyendo consulta presencial. MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS: Bajo consentimiento (padres) y asentimiento (niños) informado y, con aprobación ética (FO-UNC-4275/2021), participaron 28 niños (varones: n=9; mujeres: n=19), en una institución pública y una privada (2020).Se aplicó la historia clínica utilizando el software del proyecto marco, incluyendo las cuatro dimensiones (D) del sistema CCI adaptado:1D-Determinación del riesgo de caries, incluyendo prácticas de dieta y de cepillado dental; 2D-Detección y valoración de severidad y actividad de lesiones de caries (ICDAS epi-combinado); 3D-Decisiones de manejo a niveles individual y dental; 4D: Desarrollo (plan) de manejo de caries (niveles individual y dental) sin procedimientos generadores de aerosoles (PGA). RESULTADOS: 1D:92.9% presentó riesgo alto; 2D: se valoraron 2709 superficies dentarias, encontrándose lesiones de caries: Iniciales Activas (n=134), Inactivas (n=6); Moderadas-Microcavidad Activas (n=34), Sombra-subyacente Activas (n=34); Severas Activas (n=52), Inactivas (n=2). 3D y 4D: Manejo individual de riesgo presencial/remoto (92.9%); dental: monitoreo activo (n=25); manejo no operatorio (Naf, SDF) (n=154); manejo operatorio con preservación dental (TRA) (n=52); exodoncia/derivación (n=50). CONCLUSIÓN: Con CCI se encontró alto riesgo y carga de caries, con necesidades de manejo individual y dental acordes, sin PGA y menor tiempo de consulta, representando una alternativa de atención de niños durante la pandemia.Fil: Carletto-Körber, Fabiana. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Integral Niños y Adolescentes; Argentina.Fil: Vázquez, Fernando Rafael. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Integral Niños y Adolescentes; Argentina.Fil: Oña, Jennifer Ann. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Integral Niños y Adolescentes; Argentina.Fil: Martin, Anabella. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Integral Niños y Adolescentes; Argentina.Fil: Martinez Cortes, Angie Carolina. Universidad El Bosque. Vicerrectoría de Investigaciones; Colombia.Fil: Douglas, Gail. University of Leeds. Dental Public Health. Leeds Dental Institute; United Kindom.Fil: Newton, Tim. King’s College London. Dental Innovation and Impact. Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences; United Kindom.Fil: Pitts, Nigel. King’s College London. Dental Innovation and Impact. Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences; United Kindom.Fil: Deery, Chris. University of Sheffield. School of Clinical Dentistry; United Kindom.Fil: Martignon, Stefania. University of Sheffield. School of Clinical Dentistry; United Kindom.Otras Ciencias de la Salu

What do service users want from mental health social work? : A best-worst scaling analysis

Despite being a profession dedicated to the empowerment of service users, empirical study of mental health social work appears dominated by the perspectives of social workers themselves. What service users value is less often reported. This study, authored by a mix of academics and service users/carers, reports a Best–Worst Scaling analysis of ten social worker ‘qualities’, representing both those highly specialist to social work and those generic to other mental health professionals. Fieldwork was undertaken during 2018 with 144 working-age service users, living at home, in five regions of England. Of specialist social work qualities, service users rated ‘[the social worker] thinks about my whole life, not just my illness’ particularly highly, indicating that person-centred approaches drawing on the social model of mental health are crucial to defining social work. However, service users did not value help accessing other community resources, particularly those who had spent the longest time within mental health services. Continuity of care was the most highly valued of all, although this is arguably a system-level feature of support. The research can assist the profession to promote the added value of their work, focusing on their expertise in person-centred care and the social model of mental health

Workplace Well-Being Factors That Predict Employee Participation, Health and Medical Cost Impact, and Perceived Support

Purpose: This study tested relationships between health and well-being best practices and 3 types of outcomes. Design: A cross-sectional design used data from the HERO Scorecard Benchmark Database. Setting: Data were voluntarily provided by employers who submitted web-based survey responses. Sample: Analyses were limited to 812 organizations that completed the HERO Scorecard between January 12, 2015 and October 2, 2017. Measures: Independent variables included organizational and leadership support, program comprehensiveness, program integration, and incentives. Dependent variables included participation rates, health and medical cost impact, and perceptions of organizational support. Analysis: Three structural equation models were developed to investigate the relationships among study variables. Results: Model sample size varied based on organizationally reported outcomes. All models fit the data well (comparative fit index \u3e 0.96). Organizational and leadership support was the strongest predictor (P \u3c .05) of participation (n ¼ 276 organizations), impact (n ¼ 160 organizations), and perceived organizational support (n ¼ 143 organizations). Incentives predicted participation in health assessment and biometric screening (P \u3c .05). Program comprehensiveness and program integration were not significant predictors (P \u3e .05) in any of the models. Conclusion: Organizational and leadership support practices are essential to produce participation, health and medical cost impact, and perceptions of organizational support. While incentives influence participation, they are likely insufficient to yield downstream outcomes. The overall study design limits the ability to make causal inferences from the data