Using ICT tools to manage knowledge: a student perspective in determining the quality of education

Within the e-learning context of a university, technology has the potential to facilitate the knowledge interaction between the source (instructor) and the recipient (students). From a literature review, it can be concluded that prior studies have not explored the types of channels that encourage knowledge transfer in this environment. For example, how explicit knowledge travels through the e-learning environment and goes through interaction processes and is received and acquired is largely unknown. According to Alavi & Leidner (2001), Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can help speed up the processes of transferring knowledge from those who have knowledge to those seeking knowledge. Within the university context, technologies such as email, Internet, IRC chat, bulletin boards and tools such as WebCT and BlackBoard have the potential to facilitate the transfer of knowledge and act as a link between source and recipient. Effective knowledge transfer has to consider effective knowledge acquisition, which are therefore inexplicably linked. Nonaka's spiral model addresses knowledge acquisition through spiraling processes in which an individual would be able to convert tacit knowledge to explicit knowledge and vice versa. According to Nonaka & Takeuchi (1995) there are four types of interaction, which give way to the conversion of one form of knowledge into another, namely tacit-to-tacit, tacit-to-explicit, explicit-to-tacit and explicit-to-explicit. In an academic environment, this can be studied as the source, either transferring tacit or explicit knowledge, and similarly as the recipient, receiving knowledge either in tacit or explicit form. Nonaka & Takeuchi (1995) also refer to this as the SECI model, where SECI stands for Socialisation, Externalisation, Combination and Internalisation. This 'Research in Progress' reports the outcomes of a study undertaken to understand how and to what extent knowledge spiraling processes and accompanying characteristics of SECI can be ICT-enabled to contribute towards the studying and learning processes for university education. A survey instrument was developed for this purpose and it is currently undergoing peer-review and other customary validity and reliability tests. Once the instrument is validated, it will be administered on about 50 tertiary students. It is hoped that the results obtained from this survey will be reported in the QIK 2005 conference

Connecting with the Y Generation: an analysis of factors associated with the academic performance of foundation IS students

[Abstract]: A strategy to overcome challenges associated with teaching a foundation Information Systems (IS) course to large cohorts of Business students has been highly successful. To further refine the strategy, a survey was conducted to better understand attitudes and computer experience of the students. This study revealed that factors such as gender, age, study mode, type of secondary school attended, level of previous computing studies, perceived knowledge, frequency of use and attitudes towards using computers did not predict academic performance. Academic performance and characteristics of students belonging to the Y Generation were also compared with those of the Older Generation. Differences between these generations were found to exist in relation to perceived knowledge, level of previous computing studies, and experience of formal computing studies. It is imperative that educators be aware of the characteristics of the growing Y Generation students. This research has raised critical curriculum issues for the development of foundation IS pedagogy

System development in the new millennium: an Australian perspective on OO adoption

[Abstract]: In an increasingly turbulent business environment, organisations increasingly rely on properly understood and effectively managed systems development methodologies (SDM) as the key to responding quickly to software needs and establishing for itself a strategic advantage. In recent years there has been increased interest in object-oriented (OO) methods as a quicker, more comprehensive and viable alternative to traditional (data and process) methods. This paper presents the first phase of exploratory research into understanding the issues relating to making the decision to adopt OO, the actual process of OO adoption and evaluation of OO adoption within the Australian context

Wireless emails: issues, challenges and guidelines for implementation

This paper provides some generic information in integrating data arising from wireless emails into organisational data resources. The concept, while generic, can be applied to aged care data as well. Email represents just one of the many channels through which one person can convey information to another, within or among organizations. The advent of wireless technology has enabled emails to be accessed via a network or remote access has transformed email into a mobile tool. These wireless emails, equipped with devices such as wireless phones and personal digital assistants (PDA) are competing for wireless data access. However, the unexpected growth in recent months in using these wireless emails has opened up a gamut of management problems. This paper discusses two specific issues relating to wireless emails that effect both organizations and end users, namely, data integration at organization level and ad hoc collaboration among mobile workers along with the technical guidelines needed for an organization to changeover to wireless emails

Barriers to the inclusion of wireless technology in aged care applications - a review

[Abstract]: The recent improvements in the wireless technology have prompted aged care organisations to consider wireless devices as a part of their overall information technology solution. This paper reports the barriers to wireless technology identified through a literature survey. The objective of the paper is to draw the attention of aged care organisations to various technical as well as management barriers to wireless technology in order to achieve a successful implementation of wireless technology in aged care

Connecting with the Y Generation: an analysis of factors associated with the academic performance of foundation IS students

[Abstract]: A strategy to overcome challenges associated with teaching a foundation Information Systems (IS) course to large cohorts of Business students has been highly successful. To further refine the strategy, a survey was conducted to better understand attitudes and computer experience of the students. This study revealed that factors such as gender, age, study mode, type of secondary school attended, level of previous computing studies, perceived knowledge, frequency of use and attitudes towards using computers did not predict academic performance. Academic performance and characteristics of students belonging to the Y Generation were also compared with those of the Older Generation. Differences between these generations were found to exist in relation to perceived knowledge, level of previous computing studies, and experience of formal computing studies. It is imperative that educators be aware of the characteristics of the growing Y Generation students. This research has raised critical curriculum issues for the development of foundation IS pedagogy

Abstract System Development in the New Millennium: An Australian Perspective on OO Adoption

In an increasingly turbulent business environment, organisations increasingly rely on properly understood and effectively managed systems development methodologies (SDM) as the key to responding quickly to software needs and establishing for itself a strategic advantage. In recent years there has been increased interest in object-oriented (OO) methods as a quicker, more comprehensive and viable alternative to traditional (data and process) methods. This paper presents the first phase of exploratory research into understanding the issues relating to making the decision to adopt OO, the actual process of OO adoption and evaluation of OO adoption within the Australian context

Deep Learning Model for Classifying Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression on MRI

10.3389/fonc.2022.849447FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY1