scholarly journals Information and communication technologies: interfaces the nursing work process

2022 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luana dos Santos Costa ◽  
Ítalo Rodolfo Silva ◽  
Thiago Privado da Silva ◽  
Marcelle Miranda da Silva ◽  
Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Complexity Theory ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Work Process ◽  
Clinical Nurses ◽  
Attribute Information ◽  
Information And Communication

ABSTRACT Objectives: to unveil the meanings that nurses attribute Information and Communication Technologies for the nursing work process Methods: qualitative research, theoretically and methodologically based on the Complexity Theory and on the Grounded Theory, respectively. Research with 19 participants, being 12 clinical nurses, and 7 resident nurses. Semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. Results: the results revealed the meanings that clinical nurses attribute to Information and Communication Technologies and, thus, the motivations and limitations for the use of these technologies, pointing out possibilities and strategies that impact the nursing work process, based on the interactions promoted by the official and non-official use of these resources. Final Considerations: the meanings that nurses attribute to Information and Communication Technologies are dependent on their ability to successfully employ those technologies and their importance to the work process developed by the professionals.

scholarly journals ANÁLISE COMPARATIVA DO USO DAS TICs NO PROCESSO DE ENSINO-APRENDIZAGEM DOS SABERES GEOGRÁFICOS

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (14) ◽  
pp. 260
Author(s):  
Marcelo Alves dos Reis
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Geography Teaching ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Investigación Cualitativa ◽  
Teaching Learning

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ICTs USE IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGES TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESSANÁLISIS COMPARATIVO DEL USO DE LA TICs EN EL PROCESO DE ENSEÑANZA APRENDIZAJE DE LOS SABERES GEOGRÁFICOSEste trabalho trata da contribuição das Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (TICs) para os saberes geográficos. A pesquisa elegeu como objetivo geral: Analisar a contribuição das TICs no processo de ensino-aprendizagem dos saberes de Geografia na Unidade Escolar Valdivino Tito, cidade de Campo Maior – PI, com os seguintes objetivos específicos: identificar se o uso das TICs, principalmente da Informática, auxilia o ensino-aprendizagem em Geografia; examinar a participação e o feedback dos alunos na utilização das TICs no ensino de Geografia; efetuar uma análise comparativa a fim de identificar se há uma melhor compreensão dos conteúdos geográficos com a utilização das tecnologias da informação e comunicação. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, na qual utilizamos, como instrumentos de coleta de dados, entrevistas e observações. As teorias que basearam esse estudo foram as abordagens de autores, tais como Moraes (1997), Santos (2009) e Libâneo (2010).Palavras-chave: TICs; Ensinar-aprender Geografia; Educação Geográfica.ABSTRACTThis work treats of the contribution Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs’) to geographical knowledge’s. The research chose like general objective: Analyze the ICTs’ contribution in the Geography knowledge’s teaching-learning process in the Unidade Escolar Valdivino Tito, Campo Maior – PI city, with the following specific objectives: identify if the ICTs’ use, mainly of the Computing, aids the teaching-learning in Geography; examine the participation and the students feedback in the ICTs’ utilization in Geography teaching; perform an comparative analysis in order to identify if there’s with the use of information and communication technologies a best understanding of the geographical contents. It treats of a qualitative research, in which we used as data collection instruments, interviews and observations. The theories that based this study were the approaches of authors such as Moraes (1997), Santos (2009), Libâneo (2010), among others.Keywords: ICTs; Teach-learn Geography; Geographical Education.RESUMENEste trabajo trata de la contribución de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TICs) para los saberes geográficos. La investigación eligió como objetivo general: Analizar la contribución de las TICs en el proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje de los saberes de Geografía en la Unidade Escolar Valdivino Tito, ciudad de Campo Maior – PI, con los objetivos específicos: identificar si el uso de las TICS, principalmente de Informática, ayuda la enseñanza aprendizaje de Geografía; examinar la participación y el feedback de los alumnos en la utilización de las TIC en la enseñanza de Geografía; realizar un análisis comparativo para identificar si hay una mejor comprensión de los contenidos geográficos con la utilización de las tecnologías de la información y comunicación. Se trata de una investigación cualitativa, donde utilizamos, como instrumento la colecta de datos, entrevistas y observaciones. Las teorías basadas en este estudio fueron el enfoque de los autores como Moraes (1997), Santos (2009), Libâneo (2010), entre otros.Palabras clave: TICs; Enseñar-aprender Geografía; Educación Geográfica.

scholarly journals A Implementação da Telemedicina em Cabo Verde: Fatores Influenciadores

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Artur Correia ◽  
Vanda Azevedo ◽  
Luís Velez Lapão
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Cape Verde ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Conditioning Factors ◽  
Information And Communication

Introduction: Telemedicine is the provision of health services, where distance is a critical factor, using information and communication technologies. Cape Verde has bet on using this tool to increase access of the population of its islands to specialized care.Material and Methods: Qualitative study, covering the period between 2013 and 2014. It uses document analysis, semi-structured interviews and focus groups to collect data and analysis of content for their analysis. The participant population includes doctors, nurses and professionals from some institutions related to telemedicine.Results: The priorities of the National Telemedicine Program are set, the cores and reference centers are operational, with trained personnel and equipment installed. Several other policy instruments and conditioning factors and facilitators of the program have been identified.Discussion: Telemedicine is contributing to the reduction of inequalities in access to health, in Cape Verde. However, the full adoption of a service based on a new technology depends on conditioning factors and facilitators, and several success factors of telemedicine, identified in the literature, are not observed and in conjunction with other existing weaknesses affect the overall development of the National Telemedicine Program. However the strengths and capabilities are highlighted opportunities to act.Conclusion: Despite the progress, some telemedicine success factors highlighted on the literature are not seen in the country.

scholarly journals An analysis of the policies of Information and Communication Technologies for Agriculture in Mali

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 100-117
Author(s):  
Macire Kante ◽  
Patrick Ndayizigamiye
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Production Areas ◽  
National Framework

To harness the potential of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), developing countries need to develop national ICT policies that will serve as a framework for integrating ICTs at all levels of society. In the absence of that, different actors often engage in various actions for the same beneficiaries and in pursuit of the same objectives. That raises the need to define a national framework for the promotion and application of ICTs in the various production areas, particularly agricultural ones. It is for that reason that this study examined through qualitative methods (policy documents and semi-structured interviews) the national policy of Mali on the use of ICTs in agriculture. Data was analysed using the Qualitative Content Analysis (QCA) method with the aid of NVIVO 12 software. The results showed that the country has two policy documents that articulate the country’s strategy towards the use of ICTs in the agricultural sector, that is, the Agricultural Orientation Law and the National Strategy for the Development of the Digital Economy. Further examination revealed that that these two policy documents are neither appropriate nor coherent in today's Malian landscape. This has resulted in an underutilisation of digital tools by agricultural extension officers which led to the low agricultural productivity in the country. This study recommended therefore the recasting of both documents to take into account the reported observations

THE NEED TO IMPLEMENT AUTOMATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (64) ◽  
pp. 67-69
Author(s):  
G. Golovko ◽  
M. Borozdin ◽  
Y. Tokar
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Work Process ◽  
Management Activity ◽  
Nature Of Information ◽  
Information And Communication

This article highlights the need and importance of using an information system in the modern restaurant business. The nature of information systems and the tasks they can perform are presented. The direction of introduction of information and communication technologies and automation in management activity of restaurants is considered. The dependence of the efficiency of the food establishment on the correctly automated work process is determined. It has been proven that the use of information systems is a necessary condition for modern restaurants and contributes to the adoption of strategic management decisions to increase competitiveness and create an appropriate and efficient infrastructure.

How to Design a Virtualized Platform?

2014 ◽  
pp. 64-83
Author(s):  
Valérie Fernandez ◽  
Laurie Marrauld
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Collaborative Communication ◽  
Remote Management ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Interview Survey

In this chapter, the authors present the project “WITE 2.0.” This project is at the crossroads of various issues related to mobility (Urry, 2007) and use of Information and Communication Technologies. WITE 2.0 is a part of the designing process of a collaborative communication tool: “a virtualized and unified platform.” The authors define scenarios of teleworking practices, “equipped” by ICTs, and use these scenarios to better specify the platform. The project started at the end of 2010 and continued for a period of 18 months. The analysis is based on several complementary methodologies: a qualitative study (47 semi-structured interviews) and an experimentation of the platform. They present the main results of the interview survey through the following themes: remote management, skills, articulation of private and professional spheres, and the maturity of technologies. The authors also describe how these elements help the understanding of the evolution of workers’ practices.

scholarly journals The Impact of Mobile Phone Uses in the Developing World

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvain K. Cibangu ◽  
Mark Hepworth ◽  
Donna Champion
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact

In recent years, the rise of information and communication technologies (ICTs) contrasted with the dire living conditions of the world's poorest has been the subject of debate among industry and academia. However, despite the amount of writings produced on mobile phones, Western bias is surprisingly unbridledly prevailing alongside the fêted dissemination of mobile phones. Expansive literature tends to present the rapid adoption of mobile phones among rural individuals, with little to no indication of how local values and voices are respected or promoted. We undertook semi-structured interviews with 16 rural chiefs to inquire into ways in which mobile phones enabled socio-economic development in the rural Congo. Rather than using quantitative, large-scale, or top-down data, we sought to give voice to chiefs themselves about the role of mobile phones. We found that Western bias dominates the literature and deployment of mobile phones more than usually acknowledged. We suggested some paths forward, while bringing the African communal Utu or Ubuntu culture to the center stage.

scholarly journals Using Zoom Videoconferencing for Qualitative Data Collection: Perceptions and Experiences of Researchers and Participants

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 160940691987459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandy M. Archibald ◽  
Rachel C. Ambagtsheer ◽  
Mavourneen G. Casey ◽  
Michael Lawless
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Conducting Research

Advances in communication technologies offer new opportunities for the conduct of qualitative research. Among these, Zoom—an innovative videoconferencing platform—has a number of unique features that enhance its potential appeal to qualitative and mixed-methods researchers. Although studies have explored the use of information and communication technologies for conducting research, few have explored both researcher and participant perspectives on the use of web and videoconferencing platforms. Further, data are lacking on the benefits and challenges of using Zoom as a data collection method. In this study, we explore the feasibility and acceptability of using Zoom to collect qualitative interview data within a health research context in order to better understand its suitability for qualitative and mixed-methods researchers. We asked 16 practice nurses who participated in online qualitative interviews about their experiences of using Zoom and concurrently recorded researcher observations. Although several participants experienced technical difficulties, most described their interview experience as highly satisfactory and generally rated Zoom above alternative interviewing mediums such as face-to-face, telephone, and other videoconferencing services, platforms, and products. Findings suggest the viability of Zoom as a tool for collection of qualitative data because of its relative ease of use, cost-effectiveness, data management features, and security options. Further research exploring the utility of Zoom is recommended in order to critically assess and advance innovations in online methods.

THE PHENOMENON, CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF INTEGRATING ICTS IN MANUFACTURING PRODUCTS

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (02) ◽  
pp. 335-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOAKIM BJÖRKDAHL
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Wide Spread ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Total Product ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Way

The rapid and persistent improvement in the performance and cost of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) with respect to their capabilities for capturing, processing, displaying, communicating and storing information provide abundant opportunities. This paper aims to explain the causes and effects of the phenomenon in which manufacturing firms integrate ICTs in their established manufacturing products. The study of this phenomenon is based on structured interviews with executives of 37 large Swedish manufacturing firms. The results show that the phenomenon is wide-spread among manufacturing firms, that the number of products that integrate ICTs is growing relative to firms' total product portfolios, and that the revenues from these products are increasing. Competition is a significant reason why firms integrate ICTs into their goods, but firms also want to reap the rewards of the value provided. Important here is that firms often find it necessary to transform aspects of the way they do business (business model) in order to create a better fit between activities that create value for their customers and activities that produce profits for themselves. They also try to find innovative ways to be rewarded for the value they deliver, mainly based on the provision of services.

scholarly journals Too Old For Technology? How The Elderly Of Lisbon Use And Perceive ICT

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bárbara Barbosa Neves ◽  
Fausto Amaro
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Stratified Sample ◽  
Information And Communication

The elderly have traditionally been an excluded group in the deployment of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Even though their use of ICT is increasing, there is still a significant age-based digital divide. To empower elderly people’s usage of ICT we need to look at their patterns of usage and perceptions. To understand how Portugal’s elderly (65 and above) use and perceive mobile phones, computers and the Internet, we surveyed a random stratified sample of 500 individuals over 64 years of age, living in Lisbon. Of those surveyed, 72% owned a mobile phone, 13% used computers, and 10% used the Internet. The quantitative data was followed-up by ten qualitative (semi-structured) interviews. The implications of the results are discussed herein.   Keywords: Elderly, Aging, ICT, Ageism, Digital Divide, Mobile phones, Computers, Internet, Portugal, “faux users”

Working at the Seams of Colonial Structures: Alternative Sociotechnical Infrastructures Revealed by Hurricane Maria

2021 ◽  
pp. 016224392110584
Author(s):  
Fatima K. Espinoza Vasquez
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Relief Efforts

This study explains why and how Puerto Rican activists responded effectively to the crisis in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. By relying on a structural approach, this study analyzes the local institutional environment. Using the seamful work framework, it examines activists’ practice to reveal activists’ relation with their official state infrastructure and their interactions with said infrastructure before and after Maria. Using semi-structured interviews, observations, and publicly available documents, this study shows that activists navigate the state’s unequal infrastructure by building their infrastructures, called alternative sociotechnical infrastructures, which consist of a set of heterogeneous assortments of actors, organizations, and technologies to address state-driven inequality and natural disasters. Activists do not work to restore existing state infrastructures, instead, they deploy their expertise in their communities to address many of the challenges brought on by disasters. This study emphasizes a bottom-up approach, highlighting local actors’ agency by focusing on the convergence of their knowledge, organizations, and Information and Communication Technologies. Moreover, this research proposes that state-community disconnect is rooted in neoliberal and colonial measures and cautions against considering disasters as opportunities to start anew. Finally, this research proposes new possibilities to plan bottom-up relief efforts that acknowledge the role of civil society and activists.

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