This thesis focuses on the design of enterprise information strategy, which has been in operation for several years. The first part consists of theoretical knowledge, which builds on the analytical part of the master's thesis. Individual analyzes are dealing surrounding the company, its internal state and the current state of information strategy. From these analyzes, based on the design part of the thesis, which supports the development of an information strategy. This solution supports the core business processes. Improving support these processes will increase the company's competitiveness.

The two longitudinal case studies that make up this dissertation sought to explain and predict the relationship between usability and clinician acceptance of a health information system. The overall aim of the research study was to determine what role usability plays in the acceptance or rejection of systems used by clinicians in a healthcare context. The focus was on the end users (the clinicians) rather than the views of the system designers and managers responsible for implementation and the clients of the clinicians. A mixed methods approach was adopted that drew on both qualitative and quantitative research methods. This study followed the implementation of a community health information system from early beginnings to its established practice. Users were drawn from different health service departments with distinctly different organisational cultures and attitudes to information and communication technology used in this context. This study provided evidence that a usability analysis in this context would not necessarily be valid when the users have prior reservations on acceptance. Investigation was made on the initial training and post-implementation support together with a study on the nature of the clinicians to determine factors that may influence their attitude. This research identified that acceptance of a system is not necessarily a measure of its quality, capability and usability, is influenced by the user’s attitude which is determined by outside factors, and the nature and quality of training. The need to recognise the limitations of the current methodologies for analysing usability and acceptance was explored to lay the foundations for further research.

Thesis (M.Ed.)(Hons)--University of Western Sydney, Nepean 1999. / Includes appendices. "A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education (Hons)" Bibliography : leaves 219-235.

This thesis focuses on the analysis of an information systém of a chosen company and proposal of changes. Improvements were proposed on the base of the analysis of the current state, that should make companies processes more effective, easier to use, make information more readily available and improve communication between employees.

Submitted by Maicon Juliano Schmidt (maicons) on 2015-03-30T14:28:14Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Fabiana Pereira Leite Lancelotti de Oliveira.pdf: 4302445 bytes, checksum: 986958bd4f83e0404af2ead939d882bc (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-30T14:28:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Fabiana Pereira Leite Lancelotti de Oliveira.pdf: 4302445 bytes, checksum: 986958bd4f83e0404af2ead939d882bc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-01-31 / Nenhuma / O monitoramento dos riscos ambientais, por meio da utilização de processos de Tecnologia da Informação (TI), auxilia nas tomadas de decisões que atuam na prevenção e destinação correta dos resíduos sólidos ou líquidos. O foco desta pesquisa está no monitoramento dos riscos ambientais por meio dos processos de TI, mediante estudo de caso único que, por sua vez, foi feito por intermédio de abordagem qualitativa, paradigma fenomenológico de natureza aplicada. Foram utilizados cinco instrumentos na coleta e análise dos dados: Matriz de Riscos Ambientais, Matriz de Arranjos de Governança de TI, Entrevista com questões da continuação da Matriz de Riscos Ambientais e Matriz de Arranjos de GTI, Questionário COBIT e Recuperação Documental. Os resultados decorrentes da pesquisa indicaram que os níveis de maturidades dos processos de TI correspondem: 4 no nível 2 (repetitivo), 11 no nível 3 (definido) e 19 no nível 4 (gerenciado), observados nos critérios primários de informações do COBIT, e identificou-se que o monitoramento de risco ambiental (torta de filtro, cinzas, bagaço e vinhaça) é baixo. O processo de TI AI 7 apresentou nível de maturidade no monitoramento de riscos ambientais, pois evidencia a qualidade de sistemas por meio de procedimentos formalizados, organizados em ambiente teste, sua importância é alta e eficiente nos critérios primários do COBIT. Este processo gerencia, instala e certifica soluções de mudanças em atendimento a necessidades da área de negócios. A vinhaça apresentou maior probabilidade de ocasionar risco ambiental, os direitos decisórios são evidenciados pelos líderes das unidades de negócio. Os resíduos: torta de filtro e cinzas atendem exigências legais para obtenção de licença de operação, prevista na Resolução do CONAMA/237/2007 e Decreto 7007/2006, os demais resíduos (vinhaça e bagaço) são condicionantes a essa exigência. / The monitoring of environmental risks through the use of processes of Information Technology (IT) helps in making decisions, which assists in the proper prevention and destination of the liquid or solid waste. The focus of this research is in the monitoring of environmental risks through IT processes, by a single case study, which, in turn, was made through a qualitative approach, phenomenological paradigm of applied nature. One has used five instruments in the data collect and analysis: Environmental Risk Matrix, Matrix of Governance Arrangements of IT, Interview with questions on the continuation of Environmental Risk Matrix, COBIT Questionnaire, and Documental Retrieval. The results of the research have indicated that the levels of maturity of IT processes correspond to: 4 in level 2 (repetitive), 11 in level 3 (defined), and 19 in level 4 (managed) observed in primary information criteria of COBIT, and one identified that the monitoring of environmental risk (filter cake, ashes, bagasse and vinasse) is low. The TI AI 7 process presented maturity level in the monitoring of environmental risks, for demonstrated the system quality through formalized procedures, organized into test environments, its importance is high and efficient in COBIT’s primary criteria. This process manages, installs and certifies changing solutions in response to needs of the business area. The vinasse showed the higher probability of causing environmental risk; the decision-making rights are shown by the leaders of the business unities. The waste: filter cake and ashes meet legal requirements for obtaining operation license envisaged in CONAMA/237/2007 Resolution and Decree 7007/2006, the remaining waste (vinasse and bagasse) are constraints to this requirement.

The last two decades have seen an evolution of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capabilities in the public sector which facilitates the adoption of several IT innovations. Electronic government is one of these strategic innovations that many government agencies have considered adopting to deliver government information and services and support the modernisation of government’s administrative tasks. This research investigates an e-government adoption process as represented by the Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) adoption process. XBRL constitutes one of the key components of the electronic regulatory reporting process in HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Companies House (CH). A comprehensive conceptual framework is developed to examine XBRL adoption process and the influential technological, organisational, environmental factors and e-government challenges that affect this process. The contribution of this comprehensive framework is that it develops various relationships among these factors, challenges and stages of the adoption process which have not been identified in the IT adoption or e-government literature. The framework for e-government adoption in the public sector is useful in multiple ways. The major benefit is to contribute to understanding the adoption process, identify the technological infrastructure, and emphasise the importance of the organisational readiness and impact of the environment on the adoption process. The framework can also help government decision makers to visualise a suitable strategic action plan for the future of electronic government by identifying the key issues and potential challenges associated with adopting e-government projects.

In recent years, the construction industry has been compelled to explore all possible options for improving the delivery of their products and services. Clients are now expecting a better service and projects that meet their requirements more closely. This has challenged the industry to become more efficient, integrated and more attractive, with benefits for its potential workforce and for society as a whole. Information and communication technologies (ICT) are an enabler to facilitate the improvements required for modernisation. However, due to the geographically dispersed and nomadic nature of the construction industry's workforce, many people are prevented from efficiently and effectively using the ICT tools adopted to date. Mobile technologies providing the 'last mile' connection to the point-of activity could be the missing link to help address the ongoing drive for process improvement. Although this has been a well-researched area, several barriers to mainstream adoption still exist: including a perceived lack of suitable devices; a perceived lack of computer literacy; and the perceived high cost. Through extensive industry involvement, this research has taken the theoretical idea that mobile IT use in the construction industry would be beneficial, a step further; demonstrating by means of a state of the art assessment, usability trials, case studies and demonstration projects that the barriers to mainstream adoption can be overcome. The findings of this work have been presented in four peer-reviewed papers. An ongoing dissemination programme is expected to encourage further adoption.

With the coming of the World Wide Web (Web), there has been a great change in the form of communication between the people and the organizations. The link among documents that can be situated in any place on the computer network, through the Internet and the concept of Universal Resource Locator, made the fast recovery of information possible, before materialized in environments of restricted access. Publishing on Internet has become a simple task, however it was necessary to search for quality in publications and an only vestibule of access and search of excellent information. Proposals with standards for publication have appeared propitiating the interoperabilidade of information. In this context we have the digital libraries offering conditions to make a great net of data and knowledge. This work has the aim to analyze technologies for publication on the Web and to suggest a proposal to publish the knowledge produced through the Theses and Dissertation of the Programs of Pos-Graduation of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), as well as measuring the acceptability in the academic community of the new form of spreading and dissemination of the knowledge. The proposal tool must use standards and technologies that offer total integration with the other libraries in the country and be part of the project of the Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (BDTD), as well as being linked with the Digital Networked Library of Theses and Dissertations of Virginia Tech University. After analysis of technologies, publication protocols and the view of the academic community, the system TEDE developed by the Institute of Science and Technology (IBICT), was considered as solution for publication. It was chosen because it incorporates technologies with protocols capable to collect and to make the transference of information possible being guaranteed the necessary interoperabilidade among libraries and for consequence the dissemination of the knowledge produced by the programs of pos-graduation through the publication of the theses and dissertations on the Web. / Com o surgimento da World Wide Web (Web), houve uma grande mudança na forma de comunicação entre as pessoas e as organizações. A ligação entre documentos que podem estar situados em qualquer lugar na rede de computadores, através da Internet e do conceito de Universal Resource Locator, possibilitou a recuperação rápida de informações, antes materializadas em ambientes de acesso restrito. Publicar na Internet passou a ser uma tarefa simples, porém era preciso buscar qualidade nas publicações e um portal único de acesso e busca de informações relevantes. Surgem propostas com padrões para publicação propiciando a interoperabilidade de informações. Neste contexto temos as bibliotecas digitais oferecendo condições para a formação de uma grande rede de dados e conhecimento. Este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar tecnologias para publicação na Web e sugerir uma proposta para publicar o conhecimento produzido através das Teses e Dissertações dos Programas de Pós-Graduação da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), bem como medir a aceitabilidade na comunidade acadêmica da nova forma de divulgação e disseminação do conhecimento. A ferramenta proposta deve usar padrões e tecnologias que ofereçam total integração com as demais bibliotecas do país e fazer parte do projeto da Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações (BDTD), bem como estar ligada com a Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations da Virginia Tech University. Após análise de tecnologias, protocolos de publicações e a visão da comunidade acadêmica, o sistema TEDE desenvolvido pelo Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia (IBICT), foi considerado como solução para publicação. Sua escolha de deu, em função do mesmo incorporar tecnologias com protocolos capazes de coletar e possibilitar a transferência de informações garantindo a interoperabilidade necessária entre bibliotecas e por conseqüência a disseminação do conhecimento produzido pelos programas de pós-graduação através da publicação na Web das teses e dissertações.

Submitted by Elba Lopes (elba.lopes@fecap.br) on 2016-05-04T20:57:57Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Rubens_Santanna_Junior.pdf: 651868 bytes, checksum: 37ccb1fbac0e554051327465270028f3 (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-05-04T20:57:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Rubens_Santanna_Junior.pdf: 651868 bytes, checksum: 37ccb1fbac0e554051327465270028f3 (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-10-30 / We examine with an empirical study the hypothesis that the IT Deployment Capabilities impacts are positively associated with competitive advantage in Brazilian companies. The study uses the conceptual research model proposed by Tian et al. (2009). As part of this study, some of the main theoretical concepts of Resource Based View are reviewed, establishing a link between these concepts and the explanation about competitive advantage. The three constructs that set up the IT Deployment Capabilities are identified and investigated: Strategic Flexibility Partnership Business and Business Alignment. This is a descriptive exploratory research with a quantitative approach. The data collection instrument answered by the employees was a survey with a 7-point Likert scale available through Electronic Link on the Internet, using the website Survey Monkey. The study used public or private companies, national or international companies headquartered in Brazil as criteria for population, within various segments, and sample included the following functions: CEOs and Directors, Managers and Coordinators working at Information Technology areas in their companies. 320 e-mails were sent, yielding 192 responses. Of these 108 were selected as surveys with the desired research profile. To provide validation to the study, a statistical tool validation was used performing exploratory factor analysis tests (FAT) and multiple linear regression (MLR). The results showed that the constructs Strategic Flexibility and Business Partnership are positively associated with the perception of the impact of information technology competitive advantage, while the construct Business Alignment had no significant results to corroborate the studies by Tian et al. (2009) in Chinese companies. / O principal objetivo deste trabalho ?? examinar, com um estudo emp??rico, se os impactos da Capacidade Implanta????o-TI est??o positivamente associados ?? vantagem competitiva nas empresas brasileiras. O estudo utiliza o modelo conceitual de pesquisa proposto por Tian et al. (2009). Como partes deste estudo s??o revistos, dentre eles alguns dos principais conceitos te??ricos da Vis??o Baseada em Recursos, estabelece-se um elo entre esses conceitos e a explica????o da vantagem competitiva, identificando-se e investigando-se os tr??s constructos que comp??em a Capacidade Implanta????o-TI: Flexibilidade Estrat??gica, Parceria de Neg??cio e Alinhamento do Neg??cio. Trata-se de uma pesquisa explorat??ria descritiva, com uma abordagem quantitativa. O instrumento de coleta de dados empregado foi um Survey, utilizando-se a escala Likert com 7 pontos de Link eletr??nico, dispon??vel na Internet atrav??s do site Monkey Survey. O estudo utilizou como crit??rio de popula????o empresas nacionais ou internacionais sediadas no Brasil, de capital aberto ou fechado, e seus diversos segmentos, sendo que a amostra envolveu as fun????es de: CEOs, Diretores, Gerentes e Coordenadores que estavam ligados ?? ??rea de Tecnologia da Informa????o nas empresas onde colaboram. Foram enviados 320 e-mails, obtendo-se 192 respostas. Desse total, foram selecionadas 108 respostas com o perfil desejado da pesquisa. Para proporcionar garantia ao estudo, foi utilizado o instrumento estat??stico de valida????o, no qual foram realizados os testes de an??lise fatorial explorat??ria (AFE) e regress??es lineares m??ltiplas (RLM). Os resultados mostraram que os constructos Flexibilidade Estrat??gica e Parceria de Neg??cio est??o positivamente associados ?? percep????o dos impactos da Tecnologia da Informa????o na vantagem competitiva, enquanto o constructo Alinhamento do Neg??cio n??o apresentou resultados significativos, corroborando os estudos realizados por Tian et al. (2009) nas empresas chinesas.

Magistro darbe analizuojamas informacinių technologijų taikymas Lietuvos logopedų darbe. Apie IKT ir KMP taikymą Lietuvos logopedų darbe nėra daug žinoma, nėra parengta išsamių mokslinių straipsnių ar apžvalgų, kurie nurodytų, kokiomis informacinių technologijų programomis ar priemonėmis naudojamasi logopedų darbe, kokios iš jų vyrauja ir kurios yra efektyviausios dirbant su kalbos, kalbėjimo ir komunikacijos sutrikimų turinčiais asmenimis. Praktinis tyrimo naudingumas – atskleisti informacinių technologijų taikymo realybę logopedų darbe su kalbėjimo ir kalbos sutrikimų turinčiais asmenimis. Palyginti pasiekimus šioje srityje Lietuvoje ir užsienio šalyse. Prieduose pateikiamas internetinių svetainių sąrašas, kur galima rasti logopedinėse pratybose pritaikomų lavinimo užduočių. / Master’s thesis analyzes the informational technologies application in Lithuanian speech and language therapists’ work. The aim of this research - to assess the informational and communication technology (ICTs) and computer-based speech training system (CBST) use at the speech and language therapists work in comprehensive schools who work with persons who have language, speech and communication disorders. The empirical part of the paper deals with the use of ICTs/ CBST at speech and language therapists work, their possibility of usage, the coherence between speech therapists qualification and their age, the usage of the programs for development educable self-dependent tools, speech and language therapists interest in various sources of work-related topics and others. In the questionnaire survey (in electronic form) have participated 258 speech and language therapists who work in comprehensive schools.