scholarly journals Engineering Service Learning with Green Information Technology and Systems Projects

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kadra Branker ◽  
Jacqueline Corbett ◽  
Jane Webster ◽  
Joshua Pearce
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Green Information Technology ◽  
Information Technology And Systems

scholarly journals Hybrid Virtual- and Field Work-based Service Learning with Green Information Technology and Systems Projects

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-59
Author(s):  
Kadra Branker ◽  
Jacqueline Corbett ◽  
Jane Webster ◽  
Joshua M. Pearce
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Real Field ◽  
Community Group ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
On Line ◽  
Energy Audits ◽  
Green Information Technology ◽  
Information Technology And Systems

Traditional engineering service learning (SL) projects can be classified as: 1) collaborations with a community group or non-profit organization to provide specific engineering around a community need, or 2) an internship-like experience with industry to address work requested by a client. The limitation of both traditional SL approaches is that they do not prepare students to implement unprescribed projects. In contrast, here students chose both the project and the partner for a self-directed engineering SL experience. This paper presents the findings of this novel pedagogical exercise in which students acted as change agents for industry by implementing unsolicited energy conservation measures (ECMs) focused on green information technology and systems (IT/S), in order to improve organizations’ environmental and economic performance. The hybrid SL projects had both ‘virtual’ and ‘real’ (field-work) SL components. For the virtual component, student teams developed and published on-line, open-source ECM calculators. For the field-work component, the teams self-selected industry clients and performed IT/S energy audits. Applicable ECMs were then selected and tailored, forming the basis of recommendations to the organizations. Results demonstrate the effectiveness of such hybrid engineering SL projects.

Green Information Technology and its Implication for Business Strategy in the Banking Sector in Zimbabwe

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 351-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Mazuru ◽  
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Nhamo Mashavira ◽  
Clainos Chidoko ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Green Information Technology

Green information technology strategic justification and evaluation

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 831-847 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunguang Bai ◽  
Joseph Sarkis
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Green Information Technology

scholarly journals A model for evaluating efficiency - an application in information technology and systems investments

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 597-616
Author(s):  
Ana Paula Henriques de Gusmão ◽  
Ana Paula Cabral Seixas Costa
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Technology And Systems
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