The Role of Procedure-Constrained Human Planning in Organizational Knowledge

This paper describes organizational knowledge in part as an interaction between the human and procedural planning structures that engender certain types of organizational behavior. The interaction is formalized in a computer-based model that predicts and explains human behavior in a proceduralized process-control environment. The model in turn serves as a framework for a more general model that is potentially applicable to other procedure-based task environments

Decision Support for Management Control of Complex, Mission-Critical Processes

This paper describes the issues underlying the development of intelligent decision support in complex control environments. An effective DSS requires a rich understanding of complex processes, the goals the processes are to accomplish, the current environment in which the processes are operating, and the goals the human agent is attempting to accomplish. These requirements in turn form the basis for a theory of human interventions in these environments

Effectiveness of an Integrated Pre-capstone Project in Learning Information Systems Concepts

The inherently interdisciplinary nature of electronic commerce makes it an ideal basis for an integrative course in information systems. This paper describes the initial design and implementation of a project-based pre-capstone course for undergraduate MIS majors, and assesses the impact of the course on student perceptions of their MIS skills. As defined here, a pre-capstone course integrates the major technologies and operational issues underlying electronic commerce for a class of students of varying skills and classroom experiences, with the intention of providing the students with a more meaningful experience earlier in the MIS program. We discuss the specific issues and lessons learned from our initial implementation of this type of course, which provided the students with a creative learning experience that allowed them to discover deficiencies in their knowledge and address those deficiencies through communicating and learning within student teams. We also present survey results indicating how the more realistic context of the course impacted students\u27 perceptions of their knowledge and abilities compared to the perceptions of students who learn MIS concepts and skills in isolation. We found that through the use of student teams containing a variety of students with somewhat different backgrounds, the learning experience can become more meaningful. This allowed students to become more aware of gaps in their knowledge, and should make them better realize the significance of their future courses

Identifying and Modeling Relationships Between Diagnostic and Procedure Codes

This research explores the relationships between diagnostic and procedural codes in a medical setting, with the objective of developing a general classification and predictive model. We describe the inherent relationship between codes in the context of a general data model, but note that the model is somewhat tenuous and requires extensions through other data analytic / data mining techniques. One of those techniques is decision tree induction, which is described briefly as a possible supplement to the initial code-to-code patterns. The paper concludes with implications for future research, including the investigation of additional analytic techniques and the extension of the model into other domains where problem-solving has been codified

Customized Versus Standardized Exams For Learning Outcomes Assessment In An Undergraduate Business Program

A standardized exam for program-level assessment can take the form of 1) a customized exam developed in-house by faculty and linked explicitly to program-level learning goals; or 2) a standardized exam developed externally by assessment experts and linked to a set of somewhat broader and more generalizable learning goals.  This article discusses the design, development and implementation of a customized exam and subsequent transition to a commercial exam (i.e., the ETS Major Field Test), within an undergraduate business program.  We discuss the lessons learned from our experience with the customized exam, our analysis of both the assessment process and the results gathered (primarily curriculum-related), and the rationale underlying the eventual migration to the commercial exam.  Of particular emphasis is the situation-dependent and potentially complementary roles of the customized and commercial exams.  In this regard we provide a comparison of the two approaches through a framework based on a set of administrative and assessment considerations.  They include: relevance to learning goals, exam design and development process, delivery of the exam, impact on learning, impact on courses and curriculum, and impact on student monitoring and management.  We note that although the customized exam no longer exists as a standalone assessment instrument, it continues to play a role in assessment by complementing other methods.  This outcome, as well as the process leading to it, are potentially applicable to other institutions pursuing an evolutionary approach to learning outcomes assessment

A study of the effect of span and number of bays on economy of framing material in single story gabled structures utilizing articulated wedge-beam framing.

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A Task-Centered, Multiple Method Approach To Teaching Fraud Risk Assessment

This manuscript provides an approach to teaching fraud risk assessment that is based on an analysis of the task and relevant research in education, cognitive psychology, and artificial intelligence. Fraud risk assessment (FRA) in financial reporting is an important and difficult task that must be performed in every financial statement audit. When auditors fail to detect fraudulent financial reporting (FFR), they are likely to become targets of shareholder and creditor litigation. Although FFR has a low occurrence rate considering the large number of financial statement audits conducted, it has a devastating impact on the investors, creditors and the profession