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Prawesh, Shankar – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The goal of this dissertation is to investigate the enabling role that agent based simulation plays in business and policy. The aforementioned issue has been addressed in this dissertation through three distinct, but related essays. The first essay is a literature review of different research applications of agent based simulation in various…
Descriptors: Business, Computer Simulation, Computation, Models
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Tan, Kar Way; Shankararaman, Venky – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2014
It was 2:35 am on a Saturday morning. Wiki Lim, process specialist from the Process Innovation Centre (PIC) of Hippi Care Hospital (HCH), desperately doodling on her notepad for ideas to improve service delivery at HCH's Emergency Department (ED). HCH has committed to the public that its ED would meet the service quality criterion of serving 90%…
Descriptors: Systems Development, Systems Analysis, Performance Technology, Health Education
Humpherys, Sean LaMarc – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Given the increasing problem of fraud, crime, and national security threats, assessing credibility is a recurring research topic in Information Systems and in other disciplines. Decision support systems can help. But the success of the system depends on reliable cues that can distinguish deceptive/truthful behavior and on a proven classification…
Descriptors: Cues, National Security, Crime, Decision Support Systems
Robadue, Donald D., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Those advocating for effective management of the use of coastal areas and ecosystems have long aspired for an approach to governance that includes information systems with the capability to predict the end results of various courses of action, monitor the impacts of decisions and compare results with those predicted by computer models in order to…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Ecology, Governance, Foreign Countries
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Drake, John R. – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2012
Active learning has been championed in academic circles as the pedagogical fix to boring lectures typically found in introduction to information systems courses. However, the literature on active learning is mixed. In this paper, we critically examine active learning research and discover a misplaced emphasis leading to paradoxical findings in…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Learning Theories, Class Activities, Course Objectives
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Kesner, Richard M.; Russell, Bruce – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2009
The "FastFit Case Study" and its companion, the "Winter Gear Distributors Case Study" provide undergraduate business students with a suitable and even familiar business context within which to initially consider the role of information management (IM) and to a lesser extent the role of information technology (IT) systems in enabling a business.…
Descriptors: Information Management, Information Technology, Case Studies, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Sun, Jonghak – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Information systems benefits for individuals (ISBI) has been a key construct for the IS success model, which has evolved over the years to strengthen the theoretical foundation for the IS field. However, relatively little research has been done to explore, develop and validate the underlying theoretical dimensions for this crucial construct.…
Descriptors: Decision Support Systems, Information Systems, Interaction, Job Enrichment
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Chen, Zhengxin – Information Processing & Management, 1996
Discusses similarities and differences between knowledge acquisition in expert systems and requirement acquisition in others kinds of information systems (particularly decision support systems). Examines role-limiting methods for automated knowledge acquisition and their integration from the problem-solving perspective. Suggests a feasibility…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Processing, Decision Support Systems, Expert Systems
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Warren, James R.; And Others – Simulation & Gaming, 1997
Discusses how simulation technology for the analysis of information systems (IS) supports human decision making. Examines online help and knowledge-based support, graphics, and visual interactive simulation (VIS) and animation. Concludes that there are opportunities to improve the decision support role of simulation technology in IS with enhanced…
Descriptors: Animation, Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer Simulation