Browsing by Author "Erkollar, Alptekin"
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Anytime. Everywhere. Mobile learning in higher education: creating a GIS course
The course concepts introduced in this contribution were implemented in 2011 in a university in Turkey and show an approach for integrating mobile learning modules in higher education. The results of the course show the advantages as well as potential for improvement of the system and the use of it in higher education.
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Cloud eLearning: transforming education through cloud technology: preliminaries for generation C
Cloud computing is a buzz word that is also spilling over into the education industry which enables access to software applications hardware data and computer processing power on the Web rather than installing software onto one's computer or server. For education it offers new possibilities to structure and perform learning processes. In this study the potential impact of cloud computing on education is analyzed showing what it means for educators and students as well as institutions and summarized ...
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Cross Border Healthcare: Advancing E-Health in Europe
Authors:Oberer, Birgit; Erkollar, Alptekin
Publisher and Date:(Int Business Information Management Assoc-IBIMA, 2013)E-Health refers to tools and services using information and communication technologies that can improve the management and monitoring of a health system and improve prevention diagnosis and treatment for patients. Health services across Europe are becoming increasingly unsustainable. The E-Health approach can benefit the entire community by improving access to care and quality of care by making the health sector more efficient. E-Health solutions are generally welcomed by all users because of their ...
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eGovernment cloud: should governments move to the cloud? requirement considerations
Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous on demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction using different deployment models such as 'software as a service' (SaaS) 'platform as a service' (PaaS) and 'infrastructure as a service' (IaaS) with public private community and hybrid clouds as deployment models. In general cloud computing can be defined by ...
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Electronic government services in Europe: Strategies projects and applications
In Europe national electronic government incentives have made a significant contribution to the modernization of administration and its processes as well as its customer oriented services. In this study European strategies and projects for electronic government as well as their implementation plans were analyzed followed by an examination of the electronic services offered by the national governmental authorities in Austria European pioneers in electronic government the United Kingdom the electronic ...
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Employee connections. The multidimensional team management scorecard
Many organizations that resist change are missing growing opportunities
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Google plus in the higher education space. Are educators ready for social media learning in schools?
Authors:Oberer, Birgit; Erkollar, Alptekin
Publisher and Date:(International Institute of Informatics and Systemics IIIS, 2012)Social Media have an increasing influence on higher education. In the past mainly privacy issues discouraged educators from using social media in teaching but with Google Plus a new way of communicating is promised. Apart from the possibility to post information for students use a videoconferencing tool or a tool to get updated on selected topics instructors can also use Google Plus as a tool for cross-course communication. In general nearly all web services can be adapted for educational use. It ...
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Guidelines for IT Change Management shown on an example in Turkey
Authors:Oberer, Birgit; Erkollar, Alptekin
Publisher and Date:(Int Business Information Management Assoc-IBIMA, 2010)In today's highly technology driven competitive global markets the ability to adopt is the only guarantee of survival. Businesses need to show ability to enable a competitive edge by taking their products or services to markets before the competitors. Today business have to take care that IT systems are able to adapt to the changes caused by our highly technology driven society and the influences of digitalization and globalization to support the needs of businesses quickly and efficiently. The ...
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Innovation in Management: The Virtual Project Performance Scorecard (VPPS)
Authors:Oberer, Birgit; Erkollar, Alptekin
Publisher and Date:(INFORMATION ENGINEERING RESEARCH INST USA, 2013)Many organizations that resist change are missing growing opportunities
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Management Information Systems: The Virtual Team Scorecard (VTS)
Organizations resisting changes are missing opportunities to grow or to become or remain competitive. Management Information Systems (MIS) used as decision support systems may support organizations in making use of changes in environmental conditions. Nevertheless innovative structures are needed to motivate organizations contributing in change projects. Tn this study a virtual team scorecard which can be used as a management information system enabling requirements analyses for managing virtual ...
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Mobile learning in higher education: A marketing course design project in Austria
The course concept introduced in this paper was implemented in 2011 in a university in Austria and shows an approach for integrating mobile learning modules in higher education. The results of the course as revealed in the research show the advantages as well as the potential for improvement of the system and its use in higher education. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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National Electronic Government Strategies in Austria
One of the most emerging concepts of information technology is the one of electronic government. Electronic services that are made available by governments to citizens businesses and other governments (international) or governmental authorities (national) are general proof of the changes being made in the public sector. Intersecting the government citizen and business domain a business model can be defined considering the government-to-business government-to-citizen and government-to-government ...
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Social media integration in higher education cross-course google plus integration shown in the example of a master's degree course in management
Nearly all web services can be adapted for educational use Although some nistructors do use social media for their courses privacy concerns always throttle the 'need' of instructors for social media. Google Plus seems to offer the possibility to overcome this privacy issue in using a methodology to group one's contacts. The course concept shown in this contribution offers a concrete approach for integrating Google Plus functionalities in higher education and benefiting from cross-course interaction. ...
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Sustainable and responsible business: the renewed EU strategy 2011-2014 for corporate social responsibility
Authors:Erkollar, Alptekin; Oberer, Birgit
Publisher and Date:(Int Business Information Management Assoc-IBIMA, 2012)Corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to companies that voluntarily go beyond what the law requires in order to achieve social and environmental objectives during the course of their daily business activities. The European Commission encourages companies to apply fair employment practices that respect human rights particularly where products come from outside the EU. In this contribution the activities of the European Union on Corporate Social Responsibility are analyzed focusing on the ...
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Sustainable Knowledge Management Shown In The Example of a Company Operating On The Telecommunications Market
Modern organizations are being strongly pressured to increase agility and competitiveness operate on the global market and engage in alliances. One key success factor for these organizations is the human factor. Human resource and knowledge managers line managers and team leaders are ultimately responsible for the effective and efficient operation of the organization. They are collectively responsible for the evolution of the organization in order to meet new challenges. These responsibilities can ...
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Tablets as primary educational computing devices. An impact analysis on the educational landscape in an Austrian university.
In this study we analyze how tablet devices could be used as educational tools to support innovative educational practice in a university in Austria. Students and educators were issued tablet devices in 2011 across the full spectrum of programs. Surveys were used to assess the impact of the tablet devices' use on motivation quality of work collaboration achievement and other factors. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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The Innovation Union Scoreboard: helping Europe become more innovative
Authors:Oberer, Birgit; Erkollar, Alptekin
Publisher and Date:(Int Business Information Management Assoc-IBIMA, 2012)In this contribution we focus on the Europe 2020 growth strategy its targets initiatives and on EU tools on growth one of which is the 'Innovation Union Scoreboard' (IUS) which includes innovation indicators and trend analyses for the EU27 Member States and other countries such as the US Canada or Japan. The main focus of this analysis in progress is drawing a picture about the European 2020 strategy in the center of innovation and analyzing the IUS structure from its beginnings in 2007 up to the ...
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Trends in social media application: The potential of Google+ for education shown in the example of a bachelor's degree course on marketing
Google Plus has the potential to improve students' collaboration through circles conduct research for projects with sparks improve the student-instructor relationship by using this kind of social media to get in touch with each other and support blended learning with the hang out functionality. The course concept which is shown as an example offers a concrete approach for integrating Google Plus functionalities in education. The results of the forthcoming analysis of the concept in use will show ...