Towards the Development of Criteria to Assess Stuttering Mobile Apps

Speech disfluency is one of the kinds of speech disorders that can affect many aspects of a person’s life and surroundings. They may experience bad reactions to stuttering and counters difficulty to communicate especially in significant situations. However, speech therapists may conduct speech therapy sessions as it is believed that through speech practice, stutterers can recover well and speaks fluently (each individual’s progress might be different to one another). Recently, mobile applications (apps) to improve health especially in speech disfluencies are proliferating. However, before a doctor or speech therapist can recommend any stuttering apps to their patients, they need to have the clinical test evidence of the apps and be confident that the apps are capable in improving patients’ speech disfluencies. Recently, speech therapists have started to ask the effectiveness of mobile health (m-health) apps towards improving speech problems and stuttering issues among society. Unfortunately, studies have revealed that most of stuttering m-health apps in the market were developed without any proper guideline from health practitioner. The main instruments used in this study are through the adaptation of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework and Overall Assessment of the Speaker’s Experience of Stuttering (OASES) instrument. ICF provides an ideal framework for describing stuttering while OASES instrument provides validity assessment and scoring procedure in offering evidence for the treatment used (usage of stuttering m-health apps and its impact on patient’s speech problems). Through this effort, it is hoped that the widespread use of m-health apps (i.e. focusing on speech disfluency for this study) developed with proper clinical guidance will enhance the quality of stuttering m-health apps thus leading towards quality healthcare in our society

Exploring the Use of Enterprise Content Management Systems in different types of Organisations

Researchers and practitioners are starting to realize that it is unlikely that the full advantage of Electronic Content Management Systems (ECMS) can be realized unless both the technology capabilities and organisational context are taken into consideration. This study explores ECMS use in Replication, Diversification, Unification and Coordination type of organisations. A framework of ECMS-use is proposed suggesting different ways of using ECMS to support diverse organisational needs. Following a qualitative case study research approach, interviews were conducted with IT and business managers and ECMS users from each of the four types of organisations. Results suggest that, depending on the organisation’s business needs, ECMS use in organisations can be categorized as 1) Minimal-use, 2) Standard Adoption-use, 3) Customized-use or 4) Leveraged-use. Findings suggest that managers can gain more realistic benefits from ECMS use by understanding why and how different types of ECMS-use can support the way in which their businesses operate

Exploring the use of enterprise content management systems in different types of Organisations

Researchers and practitioners are starting to realize that it is unlikely that the full advantage of Electronic Content Management Systems (ECMS) can be realized unless both the technology capabilities and organisational context are taken into consideration. This study explores ECMS use in Replication, Diversification, Unification and Coordination type of organisations. A framework of ECMS-use is proposed suggesting different ways of using ECMS to support diverse organisational needs. Following a qualitative case study research approach, interviews were conducted with IT and business managers and ECMS users from each of the four types of organisations. Results suggest that, depending on the organisation&rsquo;s business needs, ECMS use in organisations can be categorized as 1) Minimal-use, 2) Standard Adoption-use, 3) Customized-use or 4) Leveraged-use. Findings suggest that managers can gain more realistic benefits from ECMS use by understanding why and how different types of ECMS-use can support the way in which their businesses operate.<br /

Facilitating Information Sharing in Organizations using Electronic Content Management Systems (ECMS): Towards a Model

This research-in-progress paper explores how the use of ECMS facilitates the sharing of business process- related information that supports end-to-end processes between business units in an organization. Based on an in-depth literature review, we propose a theoretical model to explain ECMS-use in two different types of business processes namely (1) processes with high or low Standardisation and (2) processes with high or low Integration. The model which will be tested in later stages of this research will provide a deeper explanation on how and why organizations may use ECMS in different ways as shaped by the Standardisation and Integration aspects of the organization’ s particular business process. Therefore, this study provides a deeper understanding on the use of ECMS and the value they can bring to organizations in terms of improving the sharing of information that supports the way the business operates

Exploring Modes of ECMS-use Supporting Organizational Business Processes

IT and business managers are not being given a clear guidance on what ECMS can offer and how they could benefits from these technologies. This study posits that ECMS-use is related to business process aspects, the organizational context and human factors that shapes the way organizations use the technology. With these focus in mind, this research has conducted multiple case studies in seven large organizations to understand the different ways they use ECMS. Based on the collected evidences, cross case analysis has yield interesting findings to how these organizations have been utilizing their ECMS in different ways to suit their business processes need, institutional conditions, users’ requirements and ECMS facilities available at hand. These outcomes make a significant contribution in guiding organizations to: plan intended ECMS-use, understand why their ECMS technology may be underutilized and design ways to exploit the use of these technologie

Designing a techonolgy for the elderly: Elderband and elderalert

The number of adults aged between 60 and older experiencing fall is alarming.Therefore prevention of fall among elderly assisted by technology is this research priority.There are various fall detection devices and smartphone applications available in the market which all have the same aim, acting as a medium to notify the emergency contacts of the location and time when user falls. The users of those devices and applications are mainly elderly who may have suffered from falls or have difficulties which may lead to more serious injuries.However, there are a number of constraints posed by these available fall detection devices and applications. The fall detection devices are expensive and some require monthly subscription.The devices need to be carried with the user at all times to ensure the fall can be detected.Therefore, this research aims to minimize the mentioned disadvantages with the introduction of ElderBand and ElderAlert. ElderBand is a smart wearable which is lightweight and can be worn by user at all times.ElderAlert is a smartphone application which enables notifications to the emergency contacts in case of a fall. Both ElderBand and ElderAlert are connected via Bluetooth for the fall detection system to work.ElderBand transmit acceleration data continuously to ElderAlert to estimate a fall. It then notifies the emergency contact when a fall is detected. This research provides ideas on how technology could be designed for better quality of life for the elderly

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A Study on Student Attitudes in Learning Programming using Physical Computing

Learning to program can be difficult for the students. Students must master language syntax, programming theory, and problem-solving techniques. Efforts have been made to assist students in understanding how to program. This study is intended to examine whether Arduino, as a teaching and learning tool, helps in generating students’ interests towards programming. Arduino is one of the physical computing tools which has an open-source electronics platform based on user-friendly hardware and software for creating different projects and applications. Arduino is easy to be used by beginners, yet flexible enough for advanced users to learn physical computing and programming. This study adopted a quantitative research method to measure the student’s attitude in learning programming using physical computing. The sample of this study is 56 students from the foundation program and undergraduate program. To gauge students’ perception, students’ attitude survey was adapted. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive analysis. Based on the analysis, the study found that the overall mean score was 4.253. The result indicated that student has a positive attitude in learning programming using physical computing

Creating a knowledge sharing portal to support the teaching of Malaysian indigenous language

Bahasa Semai is one of the indigenous languages that exist in Malaysia and is taught in selected Malaysian primary schools.In sustaining the existence of the biggest indigenous ethnics in Malaysia, it is significant to preserve the existence of their language and best supported with the existing computing technology.The purpose of this paper is to report the process of developing a portal for the usage of Bahasa Semai educators that teach the language to the school children.The portal allows educators to upload their teaching materials, access Bahasa Semai dictionary, share teaching experience with other teachers and communicate with the indigenous language coordinator.Interviews and literature reviews were conducted for the preliminary studies in identifying the functionalities of the portal. The portal was developed by following agile methodology and six educators from two primary schools that offer Bahasa Semai in class were interviewed in the user testing phase.As a result, the educators have positive interests in using the portal and believe that the portal will be able to assist them in teaching the language, especially to educators that Bahasa Semai is not their first language. Moreover, the portal will allow knowledge sharing of Bahasa Semai teachings between educators and coordinators, which will assist in sustaining an indigenous language in Malaysia

Exploring the Use of Enterprise Content Management Systems (ECMS) to Support Business Processes

© 2013 Dr. Noreen Izza ArshadOrganizations are investing considerable resources towards implementing Enterprise Content Management Systems (ECMS) with the expectation that these technologies can deliver productive outcomes. While these technologies have been well-designed, it is often reported that they are of limited value to organizations. This may be attributed to insufficient research, particularly information systems (IS) research, on ways in which ECMS can be used in a specific organizational context. Current ECMS literature indicates that, depending on the nature of an organization’s business, ECMS-use can vary considerably from one organization to another. However, there is only limited explanation and understanding of how and why such variations exist. Therefore, the aim of this study is to better understand how different types of organizations can use ECMS to support their business processes. A cross-sectional case study approach was used to study ways in which ECMS were used in coordination, replication, unification and diversification types of organizations. These types of organizations emphasize different levels of business process standardization and integration in line with Ross et al.’s (2006) business operating model criteria. Seven large organizations were selected and the ways in which they used ECMS were investigated and explored during the ECMS post-implementation period. Data collection involved semistructured interviews, observations and an analysis of key artefacts relevant to ECMS-use. Data analysis used Orlikowski’s (2000) ‘practice lens theory’ as a theoretical lens through which to obtain an in-depth understanding of how and to what extent organizations used ECMS to support business processes. ECMS-use patterns across these case studies led to the development of meaningful insights that explained how different types of organizations (i.e. coordination, replication, unification and diversification) use these technologies to support specific business needs. Two profound insights arose from the data analysis activities. Firstly, it was evident that organizational structures, particularly business process structures, influenced ECMS-use. Secondly, the interaction between ECMS, the organizational context (processes, norms, practices) and users shaped the way in which ECMS were used. Based on these findings, this study concurs that the following aspects need to be considered in terms of ECMS-use: ECMS functionalities (i.e. technological conditions), organizational structures and context (i.e. institutional conditions) and users (i.e. interpretive conditions). With this focus in mind, this study informs both researchers and practitioners of key elements that are required to understand and plan ECMS-use to enable and support business processes. This study makes two important contributions. Firstly, it proposes an ECMS-use framework that explains ECMS-use in terms of minimal-use, standard-use, customized-use or leveraged-use. This framework offers a clearer picture of how organizations can use ECMS to support busienss processes or other work practices. Secondly, alongside the framework are key elements that offer guidance to organizations on how to effectively use these technologies. These outcomes make a significant contribution in guiding organizations to plan their intended ECMS-use, understand why their ECMS technology may be underutilized and design ways to exploit the use of these technologies. Overall, the results of this research are of interest not only to IS researchers but also to IS practitioners, business and IT managers, business process owners and ECMS users