Cybernetic Aspects of the Management Systems Engineering

The continuous growth of ICT in the last decade is transforming the traditional model of teaching and learning based on face-to-face master classes. Today there are virtual online educational platforms that allow students and teachers to interact virtually and use multimedia resources from any mobile device or computer with Internet access. The transition from presence to virtuality can generate resistance to change, this situation must be analyzed to take strategies that allow the effective implementation of virtual educational platforms by teachers and students. The aim of this paper was to identify the aspects that influence the use behavior of learning management systems (LMS), based on data from an online survey sent to 250 students of systems engineering. This research analyzes the impact of five constructs; platform operation, planning and scheduling, teaching program contents, methodology and competencies of teachers, communication and interaction and allocation and use of media resources with use behavior. This paper concludes that the platform operation, planning and scheduling, communication and interaction, the allocation and use of media resources are the constructs that more influence the use behavior of LMS regardless teaching program contents and competencies of teachers.

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Project Management - Systems Engineering - the Industrialization Process

New Approaches to the Process Industries ◽

10.1002/9781118984536.ch1 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 1-31

Author(s):

Jean-Pierre Dal Pont ◽

Catherine Azzaro-Pantel

Keyword(s):

Project Management ◽

Systems Engineering ◽

Management Systems ◽

Industrialization Process

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Best Project Management and Systems Engineering Practices in the Preacquisition Phase for Federal Intelligence and Defense Agencies

Project Management Journal ◽

10.1002/pmj.20035 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 39 (1) ◽

pp. 59-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Steven R. Meier

Keyword(s):

Systems Engineering ◽

Life Cycle Cost ◽

Large Scale ◽

Management Systems ◽

Technology Readiness ◽

Significant Cost ◽

Intelligence Agency ◽

Engineering Practices ◽

The Cost ◽

Office Personnel

The analysis of several government defense and intelligence agency large-scale acquisition programs that experienced significant cost and schedule growth shows that several critical factors need to be addressed in the preacquisition phase of the acquisition cycle. These include overzealous advocacy, technology readiness levels, life-cycle cost, schedule details, requirements maturity, acquisition and contract strategy, program office personnel tenure and experience, risk management, systems engineering, and trade studies. The results of this study–which incorporated data from industry responses, government and industry executive interviews, numerous studies, and reports–indicate that early preacquisition activities executed in a rigorous fashion can significantly reduce the risk of cost and schedule growth. In this paper, the root causes of the cost and schedule growth are discussed as well as techniques and alternatives to improve program performance.

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