{"title":"DEVELOPING A MOBILE SOCIAL LEARNING APPLICATION FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY TECHNOLOGY COURSES","authors":"Brian Thoms, Evren Eryilmaz","doi":"10.33965/is2021_202103c033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33965/is2021_202103c033","url":null,"abstract":"Smartphone adoption has grown steadily and now represents roughly 50% of all Internet traffic. Advances in mobile application development along with its widespread adoption offers unique opportunities within computing education to quickly offer knowledge and information directly into the hands of the learner. Adopting a mobile-first approach, this paper introduces the construction of a mobile social learning platform, built on top of existing social learning software and measures its adoption in interdisciplinary computing courses. The goal of the mobile app is to complement the browser-based system and provide access to course notifications, gradebook and discussion posts. Initial results found 50% of students adopting the smartphone app regularly, while most students preferred to use the browser-based system. Students adopting the mobile application indicated that they liked the ability to view course notifications, assignments, grades and instructor feedback from within the mobile app.","PeriodicalId":404332,"journal":{"name":"14th IADIS International Conference Information Systems","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115265669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TRANSLATING GRAFCET SPECIFICATIONS INTO C/UNIX PROGRAM","authors":"N. Benaouda, Abdelhafid Benaouda","doi":"10.33965/is2021_202103l025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33965/is2021_202103l025","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a method of simulating the operation of the control part of an automated system, modeled by a Grafcet. Our approach is to translate the Grafcet into C language, in a Unix environment. The resulting program simulates the operation of the automation in question. The first step is to establish the Grafcet / C generation schemes. A Grafcet put in internal form will be translated in C by a generating program, on the basis of the schemes previously found. This will allow the validation of the functional specifications of a sequential automation as, for educational purposes, the learning of the Grafcet formalism. Once the program has been configured, tested and validated, the object code can be implemented on a microcontroller of the actual control system.","PeriodicalId":404332,"journal":{"name":"14th IADIS International Conference Information Systems","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122676448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ANALYSIS, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A VACCINATION INFORMATION SYSTEM","authors":"Blirona Keraj, Igli Hakrama","doi":"10.33965/is2021_202103c030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33965/is2021_202103c030","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays, we cohabit with technology in an inseparable way. Acknowledging the importance of Immunization in population’s health we emphasize the necessity of an intervention in the process of record-keeping and information flow that occurs during the vaccination and immunization procedures. This paper elaborates the process of analyzing, designing and implementing a Vaccination Information System e-Vacc using Unified Modelling Language","PeriodicalId":404332,"journal":{"name":"14th IADIS International Conference Information Systems","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129527323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"BEHAVIORAL PROGRAMMING WITH A SUBSET OF NATURAL LANGUAGE: AN EVALUATION STUDY","authors":"Michal Gordon-Kiwkowitz, D. Harel","doi":"10.33965/is2021_202103l004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33965/is2021_202103l004","url":null,"abstract":"We consider the idea of behavioral programming by writing controlled natural language requirements, which are then compiled directly into executable code. Our motivation is to bridge the gap between system requirements and a final system. We claim that formal structured natural language requirements can serve as the means and the end to programming the behavior of reactive systems, if one utilizes a fully executable language that supports story-like sentences, such as live sequence charts (LSC). We use natural language processing methods combined with user interaction in order to understand English requirements, and translate them into LSCs, disambiguating and clarifying intentions with the user when necessary. We test a multi-modal user interface we term show & tell , where natural language is interspersed with play-in , and model-based co-reference resolution. Our approach is domain general and builds the underlying model of the system leading to direct execution. The paper presents novel evaluation studies that show its potential as an effective tool for natural language programming of reactive system behavior.","PeriodicalId":404332,"journal":{"name":"14th IADIS International Conference Information Systems","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125891588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW ON THE SOCIAL AFFORDANCES OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR INFORMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS","authors":"Maryam Almukhaylid, S. Kabanda, N. Al-haidari","doi":"10.33965/is2021_202103l024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33965/is2021_202103l024","url":null,"abstract":"Social media becomes a mediator in an informal learning environment where learners are responsible for their own learning activities. Many studies acknowledge that informal learners tend to use social media as a learning tool in modern times, but social media was not created with this purpose in mind. This study therefore aims to review and analyse the literature on social media and informal learning from an information system (IS) perspective to identify the social affordances. The study is based on e English publications in peer-reviewed journals and conferences from 2010 to 2020. 136 papers in the field of social media and informal learning have been analysed. Thematic analysis has been used to identify the social affordances. Social affordances of social media that have been identified can help learners to evaluate the success of their informal learning via social media, while learners who are currently not engaged in social media can gain a better understanding of how to utilize social media platforms to enhance their informal learning. This review contributes to the growing field of research on the role of affordance in social media and informal learning fields.","PeriodicalId":404332,"journal":{"name":"14th IADIS International Conference Information Systems","volume":"414 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124812307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A CASE STUDY FOR SUMMARY WRITING WITH A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER IN WEB-BASED INVESTIGATIVE LEARNING","authors":"Oriko Harada, A. Kashihara","doi":"10.33965/is2021_202103l014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33965/is2021_202103l014","url":null,"abstract":"In Web-based investigative learning (WBIL), learners construct knowledge on a question by navigating and collecting information from Web resources. Previous works have designed a learning model as well as a cognitive tool to support learners to conduct deep and wide investigation instead of building superficial knowledge. On the cognitive tool, learners can create a learning scenario representing the navigation path between Web resources, save keywords extracted from Web resources, create a table of contents (TOC) to linearize their knowledge, and build text structure for the summary of a paper to report their respective investigations. In Harada and Kashihara (2020), we proposed a method for summary writing in WBIL, where learners use graphic organizers (GOs) to structure the summary. The current paper will report on the between-subjects case study conducted to evaluate this method. Results showed that while there was little difference between the experimental and contrast group, learners in the experimental group considered the method effective for organizing and visualizing their knowledge.","PeriodicalId":404332,"journal":{"name":"14th IADIS International Conference Information Systems","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128627507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A HOLISTIC FRAMEWORK FOR INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITIES (IEQ) IN BUILT FACILITIES","authors":"Ahmed M. Ibrahim, M. Hassanain, I. Hameed","doi":"10.33965/is2021_202103l005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33965/is2021_202103l005","url":null,"abstract":"Because every building is considered as a long-run investment, regardless of its scale, at least to its owner, broadly by collectively impacting the national development of built assets. It is a vital aspect to ensure the qualities which define its inhabitance experience. Buildings’ indoor environments have been undermined being observed as an uncontrolled expensive application of systems, targeted for research, while indoor environmental quality (IEQ) is one of the assembly of aspects that aim to appraise almost any built facility performance. There have been research efforts in literature, with global and contextual limitations, covering dispersed relations and topics in the IEQ domain, such as the control, and analysis of occupants’ satisfaction and facilities systems performance in respect to standards. These research efforts were more focused on investigating results rather than allowing for an automated solution for the creation of universal standards. Therefore, emerged a need for modelling IEQ management in an inclusive manner, to allow for the sustainable management and understanding of facilities components’ impacts, on both occupants’ experiences and wellbeing, whereas the power of information systems with the capabilities of todays’ hardware and technologies, set a new era, for the architectural science in digital means. This research paper proposes a conceptual information system framework modelled in Integrated Computer Aided Manufacturing Definition for Function Modeling (IDEF 0 ) diagram, to enable the architects and the facility managers to sustainably manage and monitor IEQs in built facilities. The proposed framework is based on a standardized big data analytics that can provide architects and facility managers with meaningful insights for achieving an evidence based, and informed design thinking, as well as sustainable monitoring of built facilities in real time. improved IEQ conditions. The study linked the production of raw materials used in construction of wooden houses, to the aspects, a potential for achieving high quality IEQ. measurements taken, utilized different and sensing that can provide quantified data for further analyses of performance. The limitation of this study is that it focused on collection of measurements during period of time (cold period of the heating season). The study indicated that wooden houses possess satisfactory IEQ performance conditions for its occupants.","PeriodicalId":404332,"journal":{"name":"14th IADIS International Conference Information Systems","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116551310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"OPEN SPATIAL DATA FOR DECISION MAKING - REQUIREMENTS AND QUALITATIVE CONSIDERATIONS","authors":"H. Pundt","doi":"10.33965/is2021_202103c029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33965/is2021_202103c029","url":null,"abstract":"Open data play an increasing role in various societal fields, administration, economy, science and others. This concerns also open, spatial data which can be used in space-related decision-making. Open spatial data will be introduced as an important source of information. However, open spatial data must meet specific qualitative requirements. Pros and Cons will be identified and recommendations will be given which characteristics should be considered when using such data. The experiences described are based on the results of a transdisciplinary project that was aimed at deciding on prioritized climate change adaptation measures. captured, exhaust, transient and derived data, and others, as Kitchin (2014) proposes such categories. The paper will summarize some benefits, as well as risks of applying open data. It will describe an example that explains difficulties and opportunities of developing a Web-based, online mapping system that includes, among others, open spatial data. The example is thought to demonstrate that openness can lead to more effective decision making, if specific quality constraints are considered. This will lead to conclusions that affect the ongoing discussion on proper usage of open data to support spatial analysis and decision making.","PeriodicalId":404332,"journal":{"name":"14th IADIS International Conference Information Systems","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127738894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PROCESS MINING IMPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ORGANIZATIONS USING ERP SYSTEMS","authors":"E. A. Kadasah","doi":"10.33965/is2021_202103c032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33965/is2021_202103c032","url":null,"abstract":"One of the most valuable assets of an organization is its organizational data. Enterprise recourse planning (ERP) is one of the information systems that can be a source for data and implemented processes for the most of the organizations. Business process management and data driven approach are combined in process mining to address the increasing needs of organizations. The core idea of process mining is to utilize ERP or any other information systems implicit data by using algorithms to create new process model, analyze a process model or enhance an existing process model. In this review paper, I will discuss how organizations benefit more from ERP in improving their business process by using process mining technique in business process management cycle. The paper contains examples of related work that use process mining in different business process that have been implemented in ERP.","PeriodicalId":404332,"journal":{"name":"14th IADIS International Conference Information Systems","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130391451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Salutari, L. Tarantino, Mauro Evangelista, Giulio Nazzicone
{"title":"THE HYBRID MAS APPROACH FOR INFORMATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IN \"CYBER TRAINER\"","authors":"A. Salutari, L. Tarantino, Mauro Evangelista, Giulio Nazzicone","doi":"10.33965/is2021_202103c035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33965/is2021_202103c035","url":null,"abstract":"Information storage, elaboration, and representation is a key point in developing and maintaining performing Information Systems and is becoming more and more challenging over time. In this paper we present the Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) based techniques being used for the refactoring and the expansion of the e-learning application “Cyber Trainer”, in particular for specific ad-hoc modules focused on properly filtering and analyzing data. The MAS architecture is based on a set of different “agents”, i.e., always running programs that can communicate with each other and work together in order to achieve their tasks. In this project, we used a novel hybrid approach blending MAS programming with Object and Event Programming techniques, taking the best from each one, to manage asynchronous events, communication between different modules, and data flows that need to be treated as big data. The Cyber Trainer “Reporting MAS” design has been focused on scalability, modularity, resistance to change and security. This last point, generally important for every real-world application, in our case is particularly crucial, since Cyber Trainer is distributed over many servers (Reporting MAS Server module agents themself can run on several machines as well).","PeriodicalId":404332,"journal":{"name":"14th IADIS International Conference Information Systems","volume":"138 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114539364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}