Relationship between the use of an app and grades in Operations Management in Bachelor Degree

<p>The goal of this paper is to expose the planning and implementation of a learning improvement app in subjects related to Operations Management in Bachelor`s Degrees. We show the experience of the app in two subjects, commenting on the differences, the difficulties encountered and the analysis of the results of a survey conducted to the students. This initiative arises from the experience of the Research Group on Production and Information and Communication Technologies (GIPTIC-UCM) of the Complutense University of Madrid as a result of the participation in an Educational Innovation Project.</p>

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Utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Tools for Sharing of Agricultural Related Information in Osun State: Implications for Rural Information Needs

Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics & Sociology ◽

10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i930402 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Saheed Ige Adetunbi ◽

A. T. Kareem ◽

B. A. Oyebamiji

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Information Needs ◽

Tertiary Education ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Related Information ◽

Shared Information ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Ict Tools

The study was motivated by the need to harness technological advancement to enhance agricultural production in Osun State. The study assessed the utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) tools for sharing of agricultural related information in Osun State, Nigeria. The study illustrated the socio economic characteristics of the Respondent, identified the available ICT tools for sharing of various agricultural related information, identified agricultural related information shared through various available ICT tools, measured the frequency of utilization of the identified ICT tools and assessed the severity of challenges encountered by Respondent in the utilization of ICT tools in the study area. Sixty percent of Extension Agents in each of the three zones in the study area were sampled. The data collected were examined using descriptive statistics tools while regression analysis was used to test the significant relationship between the socio-economic characteristics of Respondents and their frequency of utilization of ICT Tools for sharing of agricultural related information in the study areas. The analysis of the data was carried out with the use of SPSS version 22. The findings revealed that the average age of Respondents was 39 years; more than half of the respondent (67.1%) were male; most (81.4%) of the respondent were married; majority (68.6%) of the respondent were Christian; about (70%) of the respondent had tertiary education. The mean household size was 5 members per household; majority of the respondents belonged to one association or the other and they access the internet with their own data plan. Radio (wms 2.7) was ranked first as most available ICT tools for sharing information in the study area. Furthermore, information on availability and sources of farm inputs (wms2.3) was ranked most shared information while information on storage facilities (wms1.0) was ranked the least shared information by the Respondents. Also, the initial cost of procurement of ICT gadgets, cost of maintenance, risk of theft of gadget, and fluctuating power supply were the major challenges encountered with the use of various ICT tools. Regression analysis identified a significant relationship between selected socio-economic characteristics of the Respondents and frequency of Utilization of ICT Tools for sharing Agriculture related information. The study recommended use of Radio as medium through which agricultural related information should be shared bearing in mind its ease of access, little cost of procurement and maintenance, extent of reach and frequency of usage among the respondents. Provision of access to internet facility was recommended in order to afford respondents a limitless right to use information on the World Wide Web. Finally, alternative source of power to enable respondents recharge their ICT gadgets was recommended to make up for unreliable electricity supply.

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Integrating Conceptual Approaches to E-Government

Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government, and Mobile Commerce ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-799-7.ch102 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 636-643 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

J. Ramón Gil-Garcia ◽

Luis Felipe Luna-Reyes

Keyword(s):

Public Administration ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Operations Management ◽

Information Science ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Electronic Government ◽

Digital Government ◽

General Terms ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Definition Of

In general terms, electronic government (or digital government) refers to the selection, implementation, and use of information and communication technologies in government settings (Dawes & Pardo, 2002; Fountain, 2001; Garson, 2004; Moon, 2002). E-government research is a transdisciplinary endeavor including traditions such as public administration, public policy, management information systems, operations management, and information science. Partially because of the novelty of the concept, but also because of its multidisciplinary nature, the concept of e-government is still a work in progress. The purpose of this article is to review different definitions and conceptual approaches to electronic government, analyzing their conceptual amplitude and distinguishing characteristics. The article presents a comprehensive definition of electronic government based on current definitions and a well-established theoretical framework in public administration. The article ends with a brief discussion of some future trends in electronic government.

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Information Sharing with ICT in Production Systems and Operational Performance

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11133640 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (13) ◽

pp. 3640 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Rubén Jesús Pérez-López ◽

Jesús Everardo Olguín Tiznado ◽

María Mojarro Magaña ◽

Claudia Camargo Wilson ◽

Juan Andrés López Barreras ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Operations Management ◽

Latent Variables ◽

Information Exchange ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Production Control ◽

Production Systems ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Manufacturing Companies ◽

Information And Communication

In globalized times the integration of information and communication technologies in companies and their supply chains is required, but there is uncertainty regarding the true impact that these have on efficiency indices or benefits gained in the productive system. This article reports a structural equation model that contains ten hypotheses with five latent variables associated with the integration of information and communication technology in production systems such as information exchange, operations management, production control, distribution activities, and operational benefits obtained. The paper aims to quantify the relationships among those variables, facilitating managers to make decisions in information and communication technologies (ICT) implementation. The model is validated with information from 80 responses to a questionnaire applied to manufacturing companies, and partial least-squares technique is used to statistically validate the hypotheses; the results indicate that the implementation of information technologies facilitates the exchange of information, operations management and production control. This means that ICT integration can create visibility for a supply chain in a material’s flow among partners, facilitate operations management in production lines and distribution activities, and these benefits are ultimately transformed into operational benefits that managers measure as flexibility, low cost and short cycles times with customers.

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Thesaurus and Graphipedia Tools Development at the Manufacturing Engineering Subjects of the University of Malaga

Materials Science Forum ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.853.85 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 853 ◽

pp. 85-90

Author(s):

Lorenzo Sevilla ◽

M.J. Martín ◽

F. Martín ◽

C. Bermudo ◽

F.J. Trujillo

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Educational Innovation ◽

Teaching Resources ◽

Innovation Project ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Ict Tools ◽

Specific Teaching ◽

Manufacturing Engineering ◽

Virtual Platform ◽

The University

The purpose of this work is to analyze the methodology developed in the Educational Innovation Project PIE13-025 implementation. The methodology aims to promote the ICT tools (Information and Communication Technologies) use by means of the Campus Virtual platform. The subjects set in which the methodology is applied belongs to the Area of “Manufacturing Engineering”, being all of them taught in the majority of the technical degrees within University of Malaga and Andalusia Tech. When the distinguishing characteristics of these contents have been identified, two specific teaching resources have been considered to be the best of the Manufacturing Engineering: “Thesaurus” and “Graphipedia”. Both can be developed using the Campus Virtual tools and other external applications.

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Los Tecno Recurso Laborales y su impacto en el Tecnoestrés. Un Caso empírico

International Journal of Innovation ◽

10.5585/iji.v7i2.247 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 299-311

Author(s):

Veronica Esperanza Ruiz Domínguez ◽

Martha Ríos-Manríquez ◽

María Dolores Sánchez-Fernández

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Regression Analysis ◽

Multiple Regression Analysis ◽

Psychosocial Factors ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Technological Equipment ◽

Work Activities ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Ict Tools

The information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have changed how the professors in the Higher Education Institutions (HEI) conduct their activities that benefits their work and personal routines. Nevertheless, the lack of proper ICT tools needed to its implementation (Lack of Work Techno-resources-LWTR) causes stress disturbances, affecting the professor’s health. This research focuses in determine if the LWTR is defined by psychosocial factors as Techno-anxiety and Inefficiency. Also to understand if those factors contribute to the level of technostress in professors of the HEI in the Laja-Bajio region of Guanajuato, Mexico. The analysis includes a sample of 415 professors, and a descriptive, correlational and regression analysis. Results points that professors consider ICT as a factor to increase their self-efficiency, their work in teams and their autonomy, having enough technological equipment to accomplish their work activities. Results also showed that the Techno- anxiety is the factor that mostly influences in the Technostress. Besides, the multiple regression analysis determines the Lack of Work Techno-resources in the professors. In conclusion, this paper contributes to the knowledge of which factors, caused by the ICT, contributes to stress in higher education professors.

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Uso didáctico de las TIC en los colegios rurales agrupados de la Región de Murcia

Revista Interuniversitaria de Investigación en Tecnología Educativa ◽

10.6018/riite/2018/343771 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 102-115

Author(s):

María Pilar Segura García ◽

Isabel María Solano Fernández ◽

María Del Mar Sánchez Vera

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Rural Schools ◽

Ad Hoc ◽

Educational Innovation ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Key Factor ◽

Innovación Educativa ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Innovation Processes

Actualmente, vivimos en una sociedad cada vez más digital, donde las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC) están provocando un impacto en todos los niveles, también en el educativo. La escuela debe asumir el reto de integrar eficazmente las TIC, promoviendo situaciones enriquecidas con tecnologías en las que la metodología constituya el factor clave de los procesos de innovación educativa. La escuela rural debe hacer frente para ello a las desigualdades existentes, con el firme propósito de superarlas. Desde esta perspectiva, el artículo presenta un estudio descriptivo del uso que en las escuelas rurales de la Región de Murcia se hace de las TIC. La metodología escogida es la mixta, y la recogida de información se ha realizado a través de un cuestionario ad hoc construido para la investigación. Con los resultados obtenidos, hemos podido conocer las necesidades en la disponibilidad de recursos, y el uso didáctico que hacen de las TIC los docentes de los colegios rurales agrupados (CRA) en la Región de Murcia, constatando que aún les cuesta dejar atrás metodologías tradicionales para dar paso a la innovación educativa, a través de tecnologías emergentes. Today, we live in an increasingly digital society, where Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are causing an impact at all ranges, in the educative even. The school must take on the challenge of effectively integrating ICT, promoting situations enriched with technologies in which methodology was the key factor in educational innovation processes. Rural schools must take up this challenge, assuming existing inequalities, but with the firm intention of overcoming them. From this perspective, the article presents a descriptive study of the use of ICT in rural schools in the Region of Murcia. The methodology chosen is mixed, and the collection of information has been carried out through an ad hoc questionnaire constructed for research. From the analysis of data, we have been able to know the needs in the availability of resources, and the didactic use that the teachers of the rural schools grouped together in the Region of Murcia make of the ICT, confirming that it is still difficult for them to leave behind traditional methodologies to give way to the educational innovation, through emerging technologies.

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Information Literacy for Telecenter Users in Low-Income Regional Mexican Communities

End-User Computing ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-945-8.ch030 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 389-396

Author(s):

Antonio Santos

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Information Literacy ◽

Low Income ◽

Research Group ◽

Basic Education ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Diagnostic Study ◽

Initial Stage ◽

Mexican Government ◽

Information And Communication

The purpose of this article is to propose a methodology to increase information literacy among people who attend telecenters in low-income communities in Mexico. The Mexican government created telecenters, or community technology centers, as part of a national project under which adults lacking basic education who are isolated and living under economically and technologically marginal standards are granted access to educational materials and work training in the form of printed, audiovisual, and electronic media (CONEVyT, 2001). Our research group evaluated the Mexican telecenter program as part of a nationwide qualitative diagnostic study, which represented the initial stage of a three-year research project conducted by the Information and Communication Technologies for Education and Community Development research group at the Universidad de las Americas-Puebla in Mexico for the National Institute for Adult Education. The results of this study combine with the concepts of information literacy and socioconstructivist pedagogy to form the basis for the present proposal.

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Information Literacy for Telecenter Users in Low-Income Regional Mexican Communities

Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch077 ◽

2005 ◽

pp. 445-450

Author(s):

Antonio Santos

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Information Literacy ◽

Low Income ◽

Research Group ◽

Basic Education ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Diagnostic Study ◽

Initial Stage ◽

Mexican Government ◽

Information And Communication

The purpose of this article is to propose a methodology to increase information literacy among people who attend telecenters in low-income communities in Mexico. The Mexican government created telecenters, or community technology centers, as part of a national project under which adults lacking basic education who are isolated and living under economically and technologically marginal standards are granted access to educational materials and work training in the form of printed, audiovisual, and electronic media (CONEVyT, 2001). Our research group evaluated the Mexican telecenter program as part of a nationwide qualitative diagnostic study, which represented the initial stage of a three-year research project conducted by the Information and Communication Technologies for Education and Community Development research group at the Universidad de las Americas-Puebla in Mexico for the National Institute for Adult Education. The results of this study combine with the concepts of information literacy and socioconstructivist pedagogy to form the basis for the present proposal.

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Determinants of trust and purchase intention in online environment

Ekonomija teorija i praksa ◽

10.5937/etp2102038s ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 38-56

Author(s):

Katarina Sofronijević

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Perceived Risk ◽

Purchase Intention ◽

Online Shopping ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Consumer Trust ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Simple Regression Analysis

An intensive development of information and communication technologies has contributed to an increasing number of individuals who prefer online shopping. Hence, examining the factors that determine their decision is the subject of significant attention of the academic and professional public. When it comes to online shopping, one of the main tasks is to create consumer trust. This process is conditioned by numerous factors, some of which are included in the research model of this paper. More precisely, the paper uses exploratory factor analysis and multiple regression analysis to examine the extent to which perceived risk, quality of the website and experience in its use, as well as the implementation of the concept of social responsibility contribute to creating consumer trust in online shopping. Simple regression analysis has indicated that in the process of online shopping, trust has a statistically significant and positive impact on purchase intention.

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