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2009

Monica Adya

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The Distributed User Modeling Shell System (Dumss): A Conceptual Framework For Eliciting User Models, Thawatchai Piyawat, Monica Adya, Anthony F. Norico Oct 2009

The Distributed User Modeling Shell System (Dumss): A Conceptual Framework For Eliciting User Models, Thawatchai Piyawat, Monica Adya, Anthony F. Norico

Monica Adya

With the advances in communication technology, large volumes of information can transfer across continents within a fraction of a second. Nevertheless, computer users still suffer from unpleasant situations when they interact with systems and are required to adapt to systems rather than the other way round. User modeling aims to overcome this problem by enabling computer systems to interact with users according to the users’ models, i.e., goals, knowledge, and preferences of users. Although, user modeling has shown invaluable benefits, methods of capturing user information to build precise and useful user models are still in their early states. This paper …


Crisis In American Information Systems Education: Innovations To Address The Threat Of Offshoring, Kate Kaiser, Erran Carmel, Michael Gallivan, Monica Adya, Arkulgud Ramprasad, Amar Gupta Oct 2009

Crisis In American Information Systems Education: Innovations To Address The Threat Of Offshoring, Kate Kaiser, Erran Carmel, Michael Gallivan, Monica Adya, Arkulgud Ramprasad, Amar Gupta

Monica Adya

Our classrooms are nearly empty. The job prospects for our graduates are bleak. Offshoring is reconfiguring the American information technology industry. What are we to do? After years of unprecedented growth, demand, and skill shortages, IT faculty find themselves in a new environment. As a short- term solution, some faculty are scrambling to develop and redesign courses. This is not enough and will not sustain the fundamental shifts needed in a global economy. How can individual faculty, Information Systems departments, and schools respond to survive the rapidly changing landscape? The situation calls for innovations in academic delivery. Academics must serve …