This volume presents findings and insights from contemporary thinking and research on the application of Information Technology in Educational Management. Management of Education in the Information Age: The Role of ICT analyses the ways in which Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been used, across a range of educational institutions, to support various aspects of educational management. The contents are organized into five sections:
-ICT for Managing Student Learning;
-ICT for Managing Educational Institutions;
-The Management of e-Learning;
-ICT Training for Educational Professionals;
-Reports from Discussion Groups. Management of Education in the Information Age: The Role of ICT contains peer-reviewed papers selected from the proceedings of the Fifth International Working Conference on Information Technology in Educational Management (ITEM 2002), which was sponsored by the International Federation for Inf… More >>

Management of Education in the Information Age: The Role of ICT

To balance the competing goals of reduced infrastructure and enhanced information technology (IT) skills, the Army must manage all its workforces in the IT field. Using Fort Bragg as a test case, this report shows how a linear programming framework helps gauge the impact of decisions that change the IT workforce. With a determination of who can do what in the IT field, the authors conclude that with linear programming the effects of policy changes can be quantified and better understood, various policies can be studied, and the approach can be extended beyond the installation level.To balance the competing goals of reduced infrastructure and enhanced information technology (IT) skills, the Army must manage all its workforces in the IT field. Using Fort Bragg as a test case, this report shows how a linear programming framework helps gauge the impact of decisions that change the IT workforce. With a determination of who can do what in the IT field, the authors conclude that with linear p… More >>

An Optimization Approach to Workforce Planning for the Information Technology Field

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 1st and 2nd International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies, WEBIST 2005 and 2006, held in Miami, FL, USA, and Setubal, Portugal, respectively.
The 30 revised full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from more than 300 submissions overall. In addition, three keynote presentations are also included. The papers address all relevant aspects of web information systems technologies and applications and are grouped into four parts about internet technology; web interfaces and applications; society, e-business and e-government; and e-learning.This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 1st and 2nd International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies, WEBIST 2005 and 2006, held in Miami, FL, USA, and Setubal, Portugal, respectively.
The 30 revised full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selecte… More >>

Web Information Systems and Technologies: International Conferences WEBIST 2005 and WEBIST 2006, Revised Selected Papers

Mobile Information Systems II provides a collection of research on the planning, analysis, design, construction, modification, implementation, utilization, evaluation, and management of mobile information systems. The articles focus on the implications of this research in the world of commerce, and address technical issues and constraints on mobile information systems functionalities and design.Mobile Information Systems II provides a collection of research on the planning, analysis, design, construction, modification, implementation, utilization, evaluation, and management of mobile information systems. The articles focus on the implications of this research in the world of commerce, and address technical issues and constraints on mobile information systems functionalities and design…. More >>

Mobile Information Systems II: IFIP Working Conference on Mobile Information Systems, MOBIS 2005, Leeds, UK, December 6-7, 2005: v. 2

“New Trends and Technologies in Computer-Aided Learning for Computer-Aided Design” contains the proceedings from the EduTech Workshop, an IFIP TC-10 Working Conference held in Perth, Australia. The workshop aimed to explore the interrelationship between computer-aided technology and computer-aided learning.

Computation and communication technologies underpin work and development in many different areas. Among them, Computer-Aided Design of electronic systems and E-Learning technologies are two areas which are different but share many concerns. The design of CAD and E-Learning systems already touches on a number of parallels, such as system interoperability, user interfaces, standardization, EML-based formats, reusability aspects (of content or designs), and intellectual property rights. Furthermore, the teaching of Design Automation tools and methods is particularly amenable to a distant or blended learning setting, and implies the interconnection of typical CAD tools, such… More >>

New Trends and Technologies in Computer-Aided Learning for Computer-Aided Design: IFIP International Working Conference: EduTech 2005, Perth, Australia, … in Information and Communication Technology)

This collection of papers presents a comprehensive overview of the concerns and developments in the use of Information and Communication Technologies that are currently of relevance to educators and educational policymakers across the globe. This book is one of the outcomes of the Working Conference on “ICT and the Teacher of the Future”, (Melbourne, Australia, January 2003).This collection of papers presents a comprehensive overview of the concerns and developments in the use of Information and Communication Technologies that are currently of relevance to educators and educational policymakers across the globe. This book is one of the outcomes of the Working Conference on “ICT and the Teacher of the Future”, (Melbourne, Australia, January 2003)…. More >>

Information and Communication Technology and the Teacher of the Future

This book explores the huge impact of information technology on the governments of the UK and US over the last 20 years, examining computerization as a tool of government and major policy implications.This book explores the huge impact of information technology on the governments of the UK and US over the last 20 years, examining computerization as a tool of government and major policy implications…. More >>

Information Technology in Government

This wide-ranging volume presents in-depth research into the effect of new information technologies on organizational structure, assesses their progress towards transformation and describes the changes they are making to long-established business process roles, cultures and working practices. The book is based upon a series of rolling surveys carried out between 1989 and the present day, and funded by leading organizations such as IBM and KPMG. It provides a detailed picture of a sector in transition during a period of anxiety and doubt dominated by restructuring, downsizing and experimentation with re-engineering. As the ”lean and mean” emerge, they must now ask themselves if their competencies will enable them to survive into the next decade as competitors, such as Sainsburys, Virgin, Microsoft and Ford position themselves to become major players in the sector. This book is a major contribution to the debate on the growth of knowledge work, the need for core organizational competen… More >>

Information Technology, Organizations and People

This book records the very first Working Conference of the newly established IFIP Working Group on Human-Work Interaction Design, which was hosted by the University of Madeira in 2006. The theme of the conference was on synthesizing sketches within different approaches to analysis and design of human-work interaction. Authors were encouraged to submit papers about design sketches- for interfaces, for organizations of work, etc. – that they themselves had worked on. During the conference, they presented the lessons they had learned from the design and evaluation process, citing reasons for why the designs worked or why they did not work. In this way, researchers, designers, and analysts confronted concrete design problems in complex work domains and used this unique opportunity to share their own design problems and solutions…. More >>

Human Work Interaction Design: Designing for Human Work: The first IFIP TC 13.6 WG Conference: Designing for Human Work, February 13-15, 2006, Madeira, … in Information and Communication Technology)

Down to earth, real answers on how to manage technology—from renowned IT leadersFilled with over thirty contributions from practitioners who handle both the day-to-day and longer term challenges that Information Technology (IT) departments and their parent businesses face, this hands-on, practical IT desk reference is written in lay terms for business people and IT personnel alike. Without jargon and lofty theories, this resource will help you assist your organization in addressing project risks in a global and interconnected world.Provides guidance on how business people and IT can work together to maximize business valueInsights from more than thirty leading IT expertsCommonsense, rational solutions for issues such as managing outsourcing relationships and operating IT as a businessOffering solutions for many of the problems CIOs face, this unique book addresses the Chief Information Officer’s role in managing and running IT as a business, so the IT department may become a f… More >>

Chief Information Officer’s Body of Knowledge: People, Process, and Technology