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Using Digital Learning Platforms To Extend The Flipped Classroom, Jonathan M. Balzotti, Lynn B. Mccool Jan 2015

Using Digital Learning Platforms To Extend The Flipped Classroom, Jonathan M. Balzotti, Lynn B. Mccool

Faculty Publications

Although digital environments already play a vital role in the flipped classroom model, this research project shows that in university writing classrooms, innovative content design and delivery systems can extend the walls of the classroom to areas beyond, in which students transfer and connect course content with the professional world. In this article, we describe the incorporation of video learning modules into three professional communication classrooms for just such a purpose.

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Deception Is In The Eye Of The Communicator: Investigating Pupil Diameter Variations In Automated Deception Detection Interviews, Jeffrey G. Proudfoot, Jeffrey L. Jenkins, Judee K. Burgoon, Jay F. Nunamaker Jr. Jan 2015

Deception Is In The Eye Of The Communicator: Investigating Pupil Diameter Variations In Automated Deception Detection Interviews, Jeffrey G. Proudfoot, Jeffrey L. Jenkins, Judee K. Burgoon, Jay F. Nunamaker Jr.

Faculty Publications

Deception is pervasive, often leading to adverse consequences for individuals, organizations, and society. Information systems researchers are developing tools and evaluating sensors that can be used to augment human deception judgments. One sensor exhibiting particular promise is the eye tracker. Prior work evaluating eye trackers for deception detection has focused on the detection and interpretation of brief eye behavior variations in response to stimuli (e.g., images) or interview questions. However, research is needed to understand how eye behaviors evolve over the course of an interaction with a deception detection system. Using latent growth curve modeling, we test how pupil diameter …

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The Role Of Mobile-Computing Self-Efficacy In Consumer Information Disclosure, Mark J. Keith, Jeffry Babb, Paul Benjamin Lowry, Christopher Furner, Amjad Abdullat Jan 2015

The Role Of Mobile-Computing Self-Efficacy In Consumer Information Disclosure, Mark J. Keith, Jeffry Babb, Paul Benjamin Lowry, Christopher Furner, Amjad Abdullat

Faculty Publications

Smartphones are increasingly penetrating business and consumer markets, and mobile applications (apps) have engendered a large and innovative market. Whereas apps are useful, they also present new forms of privacy risk associated with users’ personal and location data. However, these dangers do not appear to increase the perceived risk or reduce the trust consumers demonstrate when using apps. Many information technology (IT) trust indicators are well documented, such as the quality of the IT, trust assurances, brand recognition and social influences. However, these traditional indicators appear to have a lesser impact on the adoption of mobile commerce via apps because …

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Recovering Household Preferences For Digital Entertainment, Jin Li, Zhiling Guo, Robert J. Kauffman Jan 2015

Recovering Household Preferences For Digital Entertainment, Jin Li, Zhiling Guo, Robert J. Kauffman

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Cable TV return path data made possible by current generation set-top boxes present a new opportunity to analyze household viewing behavior and recover household viewing preferences from it. This research develops a model of household viewing preference that supports quantifying a household's valuation for different categories of digital content within the constraints of the programs to which it subscribes. This study uses a data set of more than 1 million observations on households from a digital entertainment firm that offers basic and premium services. Our estimation is via a Bayesian hierarchical model that employs the Gibbs sampler. The results show …

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Unknown Exception Handling Tool Using Humans As Agents, Mwaka Mahanga Jan 2015

Unknown Exception Handling Tool Using Humans As Agents, Mwaka Mahanga

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In a typical workflow process, exceptions are the norm. Exceptions are defined as deviations from the normal sequence of activities and events. Exceptions can be divided into two broad categories: known exceptions (i.e., expected and predefined deviations) and unknown exceptions (i.e., unexpected and undefined deviations). Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) has become the de facto standard for executing business workflows with the use of web services. BPEL includes exception handling methods that are sufficient for known exception scenarios. Depending on the exception and the specifics of the exception handling tools, processes may either halt or move to completion. Instances of …

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Nosql Database Technologies, Michael Madison, Mark Barnhill, Cassie Napier, Joy Godin Jan 2015

Nosql Database Technologies, Michael Madison, Mark Barnhill, Cassie Napier, Joy Godin

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

As cloud computing continues to evolve, organizations are finding new ways to store the massive amounts of big data that are collected. Big data storage often require greater flexibility and scalability which can be provided by incorporating NoSQL technologies. NoSQL (Not Only SQL) is quickly becoming a popular approach to store large and unstructured data. This paper looks at the various classifications of NoSQL technologies as well as many of the notable characteristics of the technologies. The authors also describe some deficiencies of using NoSQL and give some explanation to why companies are adopting the technology. The paper concludes with …

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An Innovative Clustering Approach To Market Segmentation For Improved Price Prediction, Donghui Shi, Jian Guan, Jozef Zurada, Alan S. Levitan Jan 2015

An Innovative Clustering Approach To Market Segmentation For Improved Price Prediction, Donghui Shi, Jian Guan, Jozef Zurada, Alan S. Levitan

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

A main obstacle to accurate prediction is often the heterogeneous nature of data. Existing studies have pointed to data clustering as a potential solution to reduce heterogeneity, and therefore increase prediction accuracy. This paper describes an innovative clustering approach based on a novel adaptation of the Fuzzy C-Means algorithm and its application to market segmentation in real estate. Over 15,000 actual home sales transactions were used to evaluate our approach. The test results demonstrate that the accuracy in price prediction shows notable improvement for some clustered market segments. In comparison with existing methods our approach is simple to implement. It …

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Business Processes Management In The Netherlands And Portugal: The Effect Of Bpm Maturity On Bpm Performance, Kevin J. Janssen, Pascal Ravesteyn Jan 2015

Business Processes Management In The Netherlands And Portugal: The Effect Of Bpm Maturity On Bpm Performance, Kevin J. Janssen, Pascal Ravesteyn

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

In the last decade, business process management (BPM) has become essential for corporations to maintain their control over business processes. Therefore it is highly important for companies to know which factors influence business process performance. Consequently, this study focuses on the relationship between BPM maturity and BPM performance. The paper aims to determine (1) whether BPM maturity has a significant effect on BPM performance and (2) whether there is a significant difference between a country that is in a relatively more mature stadium with regard to BPM practices and one that is still going through an adapting phase. In this …

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Perceptions And Use Of Anonymous Communication Across Cultures, Guido Lang, Tamilla Mavlanova Jan 2015

Perceptions And Use Of Anonymous Communication Across Cultures, Guido Lang, Tamilla Mavlanova

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

We use social networks to communicate, keep in touch and express our opinions in a manner that has become completely ubiquitous. However, this very ubiquity and ease of expression have exposed another, contentious side – one where nobody can remain completely anonymous for long and where every conversation is stored in perpetuity. Some fear that the ephemeral quality of a social interaction has been lost, which threatens our right to be forgotten and freedom of expression. In this paper, we look at why people engage in anonymous communication, and if there is a perceived need for legal protection of anonymous …

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Validating The Technostress Instrument Using A Sample Of Chinese Knowledge Workers, Leida Chen Jan 2015

Validating The Technostress Instrument Using A Sample Of Chinese Knowledge Workers, Leida Chen

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Today, the phenomenon of technostress is both pervasive and global. Nevertheless, research efforts, especially empirical and cross culture studies, in this domain have been very limited. In addition, lack of consistency in the technostress measure found in existing literature made it difficult to build a unified body of knowledge of technostress. Using a sample of 221 Chinese knowledge workers, this study cross-validated and refined the technostress measure developed by Tarafdar et al. (2007). It was found that the instrument offered high validity and reliability after some respecification in the Chinese context. Technostress experienced by Chinese knowledge workers was investigated and …

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Factors Influencing Students’ Attitudes To Computer Utilization In Tertiary Institutions: An Exploratory Study, Samuel A. Ejiaku Jan 2015

Factors Influencing Students’ Attitudes To Computer Utilization In Tertiary Institutions: An Exploratory Study, Samuel A. Ejiaku

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Students today need to have computer knowledge and skills to enable them perform their task at school and their jobs. This presents a challenge to universities on how to provide computer education to their students. This challenge is even more critical for students in developing countries. Few studies have been done on attitude of students’ use of computers in a university environment using a well-grounded technology acceptance mode. The purpose of this study is to find the factors that influence student attitude in the acceptance and use of computers in tertiary institutions in emerging economies using the Theory of Planned …

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From The Desk Of The Editor Jan 2015

From The Desk Of The Editor

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Do National Culture And Organizational Development Affect The Effectiveness Of Erp Implementation? A Tale Of Two Cultures: Us Versus China, Wing M. Fok, Lillian Y. Fok, Jing Li Jan 2015

Do National Culture And Organizational Development Affect The Effectiveness Of Erp Implementation? A Tale Of Two Cultures: Us Versus China, Wing M. Fok, Lillian Y. Fok, Jing Li

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

As many US and European companies have implemented Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems, most of the previous implementation studies have tended to focus on companies from more developed countries. This research points out that there is need for academics and practitioners to “take stock,” to examine what is happening in broad terms across organizations in the ERP implementation process, and to consider whether cultural differences in the U.S. when compared to another culture can impact the process. In this study, we are concerned with several issues surrounding current ERP implementation status and report initial findings from managers in a wide …

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Conceptual Model For Successful Implementation Of Big Data In Organizations, Mohanad Halaweh, Ahmed E. Massry Jan 2015

Conceptual Model For Successful Implementation Of Big Data In Organizations, Mohanad Halaweh, Ahmed E. Massry

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

The term ‘big data’ has gained huge popularity in recent years among IT professionals and academicians. Big data describes the massive amount of data that can be processed and analyzed using technology to gain business values that will help organizations to achieve competitive advantages. The current paper aims to develop a holistic model that includes the factors that would affect the success or failure of the implementation of big data in organizations. Furthermore, this research examines the opportunities that organizations would attain from implementing big data, as well as the challenges that could hinder this implementation. The proposed model provides …

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Implications Of Perceived Utility On Individual Choice And Preferences: A New Framework For Designing Recommender System, Gunjan Tomer Jan 2015

Implications Of Perceived Utility On Individual Choice And Preferences: A New Framework For Designing Recommender System, Gunjan Tomer

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Consumer psychology and consumer behaviour has constantly been a field of interest for the researchers. Volumes of researches are available in this area, still new theories and concepts keep emerging in response to change in context and environment. Consumer psychology has large cross disciplinary implications. In this paper, a relationship between consumer psychology and recommender system has been explained and how implementing a consumer psychology model can improve recommender system performance. This paper also gives first level analysis of various filters that can be developed along with the design of recommender system in order to generate a more refined and …

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Table Of Contents Jan 2015

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From The Desk Of The Editor Jan 2015

From The Desk Of The Editor

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An Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy System With Semi-Supervised Learning As An Approach To Improving Data Classification: An Illustration Of Bad Debt Recovery In Healthcare, Donghui Shi, Jozef Zurada, Jian Guan, Sandeep Goyal Jan 2015

An Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy System With Semi-Supervised Learning As An Approach To Improving Data Classification: An Illustration Of Bad Debt Recovery In Healthcare, Donghui Shi, Jozef Zurada, Jian Guan, Sandeep Goyal

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Business analytics has become an increasingly important priority for organizations today as they strive to achieve greater competitiveness. As organizations adopt business practices that rely on complex, large-scale data, new challenges also emerge. A common situation in business analytics is concerned with appropriate and adequate methods for dealing with unlabeled data in classification. This study examines the effectiveness of a semi-supervised learning approach to classify unlabeled data to improve classification accuracy rates. The context for our study is healthcare. The healthcare costs in the U.S. have risen at an alarming rate over the last two decades. One of the causes …

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Information And Communication Technologies (Ict): Components, Dimensions, And Its Correlates, Alexander N. Chen, J. Gabriel Dominguez Castillo, Katherine Ligon Jan 2015

Information And Communication Technologies (Ict): Components, Dimensions, And Its Correlates, Alexander N. Chen, J. Gabriel Dominguez Castillo, Katherine Ligon

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has been identified as one of the crucial factors that affect teaching effectiveness and student learning worldwide. UNESCO, many international organizations, and many governments emphasized the importance of ICT and try to incorporate ICT into education systems. This study examined self-assessed computer competency in thirteen ICT areas from two samples, e.g., the United States and Mexico. Reliability tests were conducted, and rank analysis was done among them. By using factor analysis, these thirteen areas were grouped into three categories: “basic ICT skills”; “advanced ICT skills;” and “multimedia skills and attitudes towards ICT”. Subjects showed the …

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Mobile App Installation: The Role Of Precautions And Desensitization, Mark A. Harris, Amita Goyal Chin, Robert Brookshire Jan 2015

Mobile App Installation: The Role Of Precautions And Desensitization, Mark A. Harris, Amita Goyal Chin, Robert Brookshire

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

The purpose of this research is to investigate precautions that consumers take before installing mobile apps and consumer’s potential desensitization to excessive app permission requests. Through a survey of 209 participants, a prediction model was created that attempts to predict whether respondents would download applications asking for excessive permissions. The model results indicate those that take more precautions are less likely to download apps requesting excessive permissions. However, the precautions taken by participants may be inadequate and may leave consumers with a false since of security. Another key finding with the support of Communication Theory and the C-HIP Model is …

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Comparing Mobile Apps Usability Characteristics For Designers And Users, Teuta Cata, Ben Martz Jan 2015

Comparing Mobile Apps Usability Characteristics For Designers And Users, Teuta Cata, Ben Martz

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

As the mobile device market grows, so grows the commercial market and therefore the subsequent development of applications for this medium. As this rush to develop apps continues to grow, the search continues for what characteristics will help mobile apps be adopted and continued to be used. This exploratory study looks to see if there are differences between how users of mobile applications and developers of mobile applications perceive these characteristics. The results of our study identified areas of statistically significant differences on key design characteristics between mobile application designers with mobile applications users. More interestingly, a detailed analysis found …

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Long Term Factors Of Internet Diffusion In Sub-Saharan Africa: A Panel Co- Integration Analysis, Vasudeva N. R. Murthy, Ravi Nath, Mina Soleimani Jan 2015

Long Term Factors Of Internet Diffusion In Sub-Saharan Africa: A Panel Co- Integration Analysis, Vasudeva N. R. Murthy, Ravi Nath, Mina Soleimani

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Identifying factors that influence the diffusion of the Internet is paramount for researchers as well as policy makers in articulating strategies to improve the availability and subsequent use of the Internet. Most existing empirical studies have focused on this problem by analyzing diffusion data for countries for one fixed year and identified variables affecting the Internet diffusion. These variables, generally, come from the economic, technological, policy, culture, and human capital realms. These results have provided a good “snapshot” of what factors are important towards the diffusion of the Internet and the results tend to vary for studies conducted in different …

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Ethical Hacking Pedagogy: An Analysis And Overview Of Teaching Students To Hack, Regina D. Hartley Jan 2015

Ethical Hacking Pedagogy: An Analysis And Overview Of Teaching Students To Hack, Regina D. Hartley

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

An area that is being scrutinized as a more effective method of educating and preparing security professionals is that of ethical hacking. The purpose of this research is to examine a more proactive approach to adequately prepare future information security professionals. Future careers in security may require that professionals be equipped with the necessary skill sets to combat an ever-growing presence of unwanted activity throughout the Internet. Many argue that future information security professionals need to have the same skill sets as attackers in order to adequately recognize and defend networks from intrusion. This research defines ethical hacking and examines …

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Table Of Contents Jan 2015

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From The Desk Of The Editor Jan 2015

From The Desk Of The Editor

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Predicting Social Networking Site (Sns) Use: Personality, Attitudes, Motivation And Internet Self-Efficacy, Jin-Liang Wang, Linda A. Jackson, Hai-Zhen Wang, James Gaskin Jan 2015

Predicting Social Networking Site (Sns) Use: Personality, Attitudes, Motivation And Internet Self-Efficacy, Jin-Liang Wang, Linda A. Jackson, Hai-Zhen Wang, James Gaskin

Faculty Publications

Few studies have considered the personal characteristics that may predict the use of Social Networking Sites (SNSs). We examined the prediction of SNS use from distinct personality traits (i.e., sociability and shyness), attitudes toward SNS use, motivations for SNS use and Internet self-efficacy. Participants were 352 Chinese college students who used the QQ zone. Results indicated that sociability, shyness, attitudes, motivations and self-efficacy predicted SNS use, prediction depending on the function of SNS use. Specifically, sociability, attitudes, social interaction motivation, entertainment motivation and self-efficacy were significant predictors of SNS’s social function. In contrast, shyness, attitudes, relaxing entertainment motivation and self-efficacy …

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Proposing The Multi-Motive Information Systems Continuance Model (Misc) To Better Explain End-User System Evaluations And Continuance Intentions, Paul Benjamin Lowry, James Gaskin, Gregory D. Moody Jan 2015

Proposing The Multi-Motive Information Systems Continuance Model (Misc) To Better Explain End-User System Evaluations And Continuance Intentions, Paul Benjamin Lowry, James Gaskin, Gregory D. Moody

Faculty Publications

Information system designers must consider the influence of users’ intrinsic motivations, in addition to commonly studied extrinsic motivations, to ensure that users will want to continue using the system. In an attempt to acknowledge this need, several studies have extended models of extrinsic motivation to include intrinsic variables. However, these studies largely downplay the role of users’ intrinsic motivations in predicting system use and how this role differs from the role of extrinsic motivation. The role of met or unmet expectations, as a result of system use, is often left out of extant models, and their function as co-creators in …

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New Slaves: Kanye West, Brad Paisley, And Contemporary Confederate-Flag Discourse In Popular Music Iconography, Kenneth Hartvigsen Jan 2015

New Slaves: Kanye West, Brad Paisley, And Contemporary Confederate-Flag Discourse In Popular Music Iconography, Kenneth Hartvigsen

Faculty Publications

One hundred and fifty years after Appomattox, the iconographic remains of America’s Civil War are still contested symbolic artifacts. Case in point: at the writing of this paper a state bill sat on California Governor Jerry Brown’s desk which would ban the sale of the Confederate flag or any merchandise with Confederate flag imagery on state property. Thus California has become the most recent battleground of the war between the states, or to word it in more precise language, California legislators have entered the debate over who controls a flag’s meaning and memory.

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