Toward an understanding of the gaps between the ideal and actual roles and skills of information systems professionals (abstract only)

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Preiser-Houy ◽  
Craole Agres ◽  
M. Lynne Markus
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Information Systems Professionals ◽  
The Ideal

The career dynamics of information systems professionals

1996 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ephraim R. McLean ◽  
Stanley J. Smits ◽  
John R. Tanner
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Information Systems Professionals

scholarly journals Logical Soft Systems Modelling for Programme Development: An Action Research

10.28945/2779 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ho-Leung Tsoi
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Soft Systems Methodology ◽  
Major Drawback ◽  
Systems Methodology ◽  
Soft Systems ◽  
Information Systems Professionals ◽  
Planning Methodology ◽  
Teaching Modules ◽  
Programme Planning

Business Information Systems education-such as majoring in Business Computing, E-Commerce and Business Computing, and Information Systems--is the basic foundation of all Information Systems professionals. So good planning of these programmes is an indispensable element in the development of computing disciplines. The traditional ways of planning an education programme are mainly based on understanding the goals and including appropriate teaching modules to fulfil the requirements. The major drawback of this development methodology is that the importance of different (though relevant) modules in the development process may be undermined. For instance, human and environmental factors are fundamental to planning an education programme and must be taken into account. Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) is a well-known model for information system design. This paper proposes to see an education programme as a system and adopts the soft systems concept to represent the design of the programme. Based on the soft systems concept, a new methodology, named Soft Systems Programme Planning Methodology (SSPPM), for programme planning is proposed to support designing and planning a new postsecondary programme. The SSPPM not only considers all relevant facets, but it also helps the school management to clarify the connectivity of the elements in the design of a programme.

Understanding the Cultural Roots of India's Technology Development from Homi Bhabha's Post-Colonial Perspective

2011 ◽  
pp. 128-145
Author(s):  
Ramesh Subramanian
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Social Theory ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Cultural Roots ◽  
Complementary Effect ◽  
Information Systems Professionals

This chapter introduces Homi K. Bhabha’s post-colonial social theory of interstitial perspective and then discusses the application or overlay of the constructs that emanate from that to the roots of India’s technology and (subsequent) IT development and its complementary effect in shaping Indian Information Systems professionals. The chapter spotlights various events and persona in India’s history, including the current crop of IT professionals emerging from the subcontinent. It then overlays Homi Bhabha’s constructs to verify that the constructs do, indeed, apply to India’s developments in the IT arena. The chapter thus aims to offer a cultural and social-theory viewpoint with philosophical underpinnings to explain the roots and current happenings in the field of IT in India.

Global Information Systems and Human Resource Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 30-43
Author(s):  
Fred Niederman
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Global Organizations ◽  
Human Resource Strategy ◽  
Information Systems Professionals ◽  
Management Techniques

A socio-technical approach to information systems requires recognition of the inextricable link between information technologies and humans as designers and users. This essay explores five areas in which information technology and human computer designers/users interact within the context of global organizations. These five areas are: using information technology to support the human resource strategy of global organizations, using information technology to support the generation and distribution of organizational learning, using human resource management techniques and programs to support the work of information systems professionals, using human resource management techniques and programs to support the work of global “end-users” or knowledge workers, and, finally, national and regional policies to support technical and human resource infrastructures.

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