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Viewing Virtual Property Ownership Through The Lens Of Innovation, Ryan G. Vacca

Law Faculty Scholarship

Over the past several years scholars have wrestled with how property rights in items created in virtual worlds should be conceptualized. Regardless of how the property is conceptualized and what property theory best fits, most agree the law ought to recognize virtual property as property and vest someone with those rights.

Entrepreneurial Opportunities And Market Analysis Of The Information Technology And Software Development Sector Of Pakistan, Toshio Fujita, Hassan Tajuddin

Business Review

This study investigates the Information Technology and the Software Development sector of Pakistan. It discusses the reasons for the lack of trust in Pakistani IT companies and different problems faced by an entrepreneur starting an IT company in Pakistan. The data was analyzed by qualitative content analysis. The findings are discussed with reference to previous research, and implications for entrepreneurial setups are noted.

An Exploratory Study Of Iso 9001:2000 Quality Management Systems Using The Iso/Iec 15504 Architecture, Paul Richard Shimp

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this paper is to provide an exploratory study on the implementation and issues regarding Quality Management Systems as defined by ISO 9001 :2000 using the architecture of ISO/IEC 15504. The recently published ISO/IEC 15504 series of standards provides a framework to assess processes and determine levels of capability. With the use of this framework, the study will focus on the assessment and identification of problem areas requiring focus for continual improvement within an ISO 9001 :2000 quality management system.

The structure of this paper is as follows: Section 1 provides a background discussion of ISO 9001 :2000. …

Source Code Protection For Applications Written In Microsoft Excel And Google Spreadsheet, Thomas A. Grossman Jr.

Business Analytics and Information Systems

Spreadsheets are used to develop application software that is distributed to users. Unfortunately, the users often have the ability to change the programming statements (“source code”) of the spreadsheet application. This causes a host of problems. By critically examining the suitability of spreadsheet computer programming languages for application development, six “application development features” are identified, with source code protection being the most important. We investigate the status of these features and discuss how they might be implemented in the dominant Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and in the new Google Spreadsheet. Although Google Spreadsheet currently provides no source code control, its web-centric …

Performance Analysis Of Security Aspects In Uml Models, Dorin Bogdan Petriu, Dorina C. Petriu, C Murray Woodside, Jing Xiu, Toqeer A. Israr, Geri Georg, Robert B. France, James M. Bieman, Siv Holde Houmb, Jan Jurjens

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

The focus of the paper is on the analysis of performance effects of different security solutions modeled as aspects in UML. Aspect oriented modeling (AOM) allows software designers to isolate and separately address solutions for crosscutting concerns, which are defined as distinct UML aspect models, then are composed with the primary UML model of the system under development. For performance analysis we use techniques developed previously in the PUMA project, which take as input UML models annotated with the standard UML Profile for Schedulability, Performance and Time (SPT), and transform them first into Core Scenario Model (CSM) and then into …

Best Practices For Implementing Agile Methods: A Guide For Department Of Defense Software Developers, Ann L. Fruhling, Alvin E. Tarrell

Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis Faculty Publications

Traditional plan-driven software development has been widely used in the government because it's considered to be less risky, more consistent, and structured. But there has been a shift from this approach to Agile methods which are more flexible, resulting in fast releases by working in an incremental fashion to adapt to the reality of the changing or unclear requirements.

This report describes the Agile software development philosophy, methods, and best practices in launching software design projects using the Agile approach. It is targeted to Defense Department software developers because they face broad challenges in creating enterprise-wide information systems, where Agile …

India’S Rise As A Software Power: Governmental Policy Factors, Tad Drozdowski, Hai Huynh, Brian Lininger, Yicheng Peng, Naruedom Sakulyong

Engineering and Technology Management Student Projects

The Indian government’s policies toward an open, global market, support of educational institutions, and enhancement of appropriate infrastructure helped enable their software industry to become critical components of India’s economic growth in the 1990s. The Technical, Organizational, and Personal perspective (T, O, and P) model is utilized to examine different affects that each perspective, inclusive of government policies, has on a socio-technical system (Software development in India). The Indian government has provided substantial economic liberalization to support their software industries, though continued reform is necessary to ensure that they remain a software superpower.

Implementation And Analysis Of Cmmi's Configuration Management Process Area; Applicable To "Defined" Level - 3, Ahmad Luqman

International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies

Enterprise Resource Planner (ERP) is a strategically important tool as integrated business application for long-term success in an increasingly competitive global market. This system requires the integration of data and business processes across the whole enterprise. In order to develop a good quality product there is a need of applying proper model. It becomes more costly in terms of training, appraisals, and improvement activities while applying multiple models that are not integrated within and across an organization. Where as Capability Maturity Model Integration is a set of integrated models that successfully addresses multiple disciplines and has integrated training support. Objective …

Using Software Engineering Principles To Develop Reusable Business Rules, Saqib Ali, Ben Soh, Torab Torabi

International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies

Nowadays, businesses need a system that can provide flexibility, reusability and simplicity for their business solutions. However, if business logics or rules are implemented using procedural paradigms, then the business systems will become more complex. In this paper we treat business logics separate from system logics, whereby we analyse a business by describing its rules and developing a set of rule statements. These business rules will be treated as a separate component in the design and implementation of the system. We have found that our proposed method leads to a system, which is more customisable, flexible, efficient, and reusable, in …

A Paradigm For Spreadsheet Engineering Methodologies, Thomas A. Grossman Jr., O Ozluk

Business Analytics and Information Systems

Spreadsheet engineering methodologies are diverse and sometimes contradictory. It is difficult for spreadsheet developers to identify a spreadsheet engineering methodology that is appropriate for their class of spreadsheet, with its unique combination of goals, type of problem, and available time and resources. There is a lack of well-organized, proven methodologies with known costs and benefits for well-defined spreadsheet classes. It is difficult to compare and critically evaluate methodologies. We present a paradigm for organizing and interpreting spreadsheet engineering recommendations. It systematically addresses the myriad choices made when developing a spreadsheet, and explicitly considers resource constraints and other development parameters. This …

A Toolkit For Xml-Based And Process-Oriented Application Integration, Volker Münch

Theses

Systems integration is hard work; different architectures with different interfaces and an innumerable amount of Legacy applications with non-standard interfaces exist. However the needs to meet changing business requirements and to implement faster and optimised procedures within an enterprise and in cooperation with other external enterprises mean that there is a continuing demand for such integration strategies and products. Integration was often an activity separate from system development and could not be accomplished without re-involving system designers and developers. Such a process is therefore inefficient and costly. This thesis proposes a process-oriented integration strategy that combines the tasks of integration …

Research Strategy And Scoping Survey On Spreadsheet Practices, Thomas A. Grossman Jr., O Ozluk

Business Analytics and Information Systems

We propose a research strategy for creating and deploying prescriptive recommendations for spreadsheet practice. Empirical data on usage can be used to create a taxonomy of spreadsheet classes. Within each class, existing practices and ideal practices can he combined into proposed best practices for deployment. As a first step we propose a scoping survey to gather non-anecdotal data on spreadsheet usage. The scoping survey will interview people who develop spreadsheets. We will investigate the determinants of spreadsheet importance, identify current industry practices, and document existing standards for creation and use of spreadsheets. The survey will provide insight into user attributes, …

Accuracy In Spreadsheet Modelling Systems, Thomas A. Grossman Jr.

Business Analytics and Information Systems

Accuracy in spreadsheet modelling systems can be reduced due to difficulties with the inputs, the model itself, or the spreadsheet implementation of the model. When the "true" outputs from the system are unknowable, accuracy is evaluated subjectively. Less than perfect accuracy can be acceptable depending on the purpose of the model, problems with inputs, or resource constraints. Users build modelling systems iteratively, and choose to allocate limited resources to the inputs, the model, the spreadsheet implementation, and to employing the system for business analysis. When making these choices, users can suffer from expectation bias and diagnosis bias. Existing research results …

Jade Software: Getting Ready To Tackle America, Sir Gilbert Simpson, Laurence Weinstein

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

Interview by Laurence Weinstein of Sir Gilbert Simpson, founder and CEO of Jade Software in New Zealand.

Sir Gil Simpson is one of New Zealand’s pioneers in software development, having started in the field in 1967. He holds steadfast to his dream that one day his approach to software programming will take hold around the world. Simpson has just opened up the company’s first office in the United States; he expects his first significant foray into this country will be a successful one.

Crafting A Research Paper, Ronan Fitzpatrick, Kevin O'Donnell

Conference papers

Writing research papers presents numerous different challenges, which vary from how to layout the various pages and format the text to what to include in the different sections that make up the paper. In order to clarify these issues this paper sets out guidelines and best practice approaches and demonstrates their use in the style of this paper.

Spreadsheet Engineering: A Research Framework, Thomas A. Grossman Jr.

Business Analytics and Information Systems

Spreadsheet engineering adapts the lessons of software engineering to spreadsheets, providing eight principles as a framework for organizing spreadsheet programming recommendations. Spreadsheets raise issues inadequately addressed by software engineering. Spreadsheets are a powerful modeling language, allowing strategic rapid model change, and enabling exploratory modeling. Spreadsheets users learn slowly with experience because they focus on the problem domain not programming. The heterogeneity of spreadsheet users requires a taxonomy to guide recommendations. Deployment of best practices is difficult and merits research.

Success Factors Of Information Technology Project Implementation : A Case Study Of A Manufacturing Company, Poh Chee Fong

Student Works (2000-2009)

project implementation. System and facilities test shall be carried out in actual user environment and be innovative when developing a new IT project i.e. shall not just copy the functions of previous system to new system. Everybody shall be innovative to fully utilize the advantages of information technology

Supply Chain Management In Manufacturing Industry : A Study Of The Implementation Strategy Of Xyz Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd., Tiong Fock Poh

Student Works (2000-2009)

Advancement of technology and globalization pressure cause a lot of companies seek for a better manufacturing technology and operation management. One of the latest management tools that become hot topics to overcome this issue is Supply Chain Management. About 50 years ago, Forrester (1958) introduced a new theory of cross function management, but it was not been given much attention until last 10 years. Supply chain is not something new to the operation management. The differences of Forrester theory is the synergy of all operation management to get a dynamics and better result that is why the word of "management" …

Learning From Linux, Sourav Mukherji

IIMB Management Review

Conventional wisdom on knowledge management deems organisations as essential vehicles for collaborative knowledge creation but here the entire process of knowledge creation takes place outside the boundary of any formal hierarchical organisation, creating a paradox for knowledge management. An attempt is made here to analyse the Linux development process to help resolve this paradox, and in the process, provide some insights Award Winning Student Essay Learning from Linux for organisational knowledge management.

On-Line Tutorial Project: Intellectual Property In E-Commerce, William J. Murphy

Law Faculty Scholarship

Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents make up most of the area of law known as Intellectual Property. Intellectual Property's importance in Electronic Commerce is difficult to overstate. The Internet has been defined as a global network of networks through which computers communicate by sending information in packets, and each network consists of computers connected by cables or wireless links. It is the Intellectual Property laws of Copyright, Trademark and Patents that are attempting to harmonize the effects that E-Commerce and the Internet have had on the individual's ability to access and use this information. It should be remembered that most countries …

Inventory Management System For Fcsit, Poh Ling Ong

Student Works (2000-2009)

The inventory management system is a client server system with the objective to computerize and enhance the inventory management system for Faculty Computer Science and Information Technology (FCSIT). The server side contains all related basic inventory management rules, documents, and database. Meanwhile the client consists two sections, which are User and Administrator. The User section allows user to browse through the faculty information and search available items. The Administrator section is for the system administrator to perform all administrative tasks namely maintaining the inventory database. The inventory management system for faculty was developed using Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 to create …

Kiosk Kolej Kediaman Um, Permal Magadesh

Student Works (2000-2009)

Kiosk Kolej Kediaman UM adalah satu projek Latihan Ilmiah iaitu subjek yang wajib ambil oleh semua pelajar Fakulti Sains Komputer dan Teknologi Maklumat untuk menamatkan pengajian. Subjek ini terbahagi kepada dua iaitu Latihan llmiah I yang membawa 4 jam kredit berkisar tentang kajian dan pembangunan awal sistem manakala Latihan Ilmiah 2 yang membawa 5 jam kredit melaksanakan pengkodan dan pengujian dan melengkapkan sistem. Kiosk Kolej Kediaman UM dibangunkan dengan kerjasama daripada pihak Kolej Kediaman Kinabalu yang merupakan salah satu daripada 14 kolej kediaman yang terdapat di UM. Perancangan pembangunan Kiosk Kolej Kediarnan UM dibuat dengan teliti melalui 3 fasa pertama …

Travel Guide On Palm Hotel Room Reservation System (Tgop- Hrrs), Pak Liang Wong

Student Works (2000-2009)

Since the released of the Pilot 1000 by Palm Computing in 1996, the Pilot's market grew faster than any other computing product in history. As an extension of desktop system, this handheld computing device allows users to view and enter small amounts of data while away from the desktop. In Malaysia, they are a lot of website, which provide information m travel. However, from the study we have done, there is no significant number shown that any of the website provide service on Palm. This study has bring us the idea to develop a website or more accurately a web …

Sistem Maklumat Tuntutan Elaun, Mamat Norazlena

Student Works (2000-2009)

Perkembangan teknologi dan industri komputer yang semakin pesat dan canggih,kini telah menjadi medan utama bagi menguruskan penggunaan maklumat dalam sesebuah organisasi. Sistem-sistem maklumat berasaskan komputer adalah penting dalam usaha pembangunan sumber manusia agar kejayaan dapat dicapai seiring denganperkembangan teknologi, selain meningkat kualiti serta produktiviti suatu yang dijalankan. Sistem maklumat tuntutan elaun adalah satu sistem yang dapat membantu melancarkan proses permohonan elaun supaya dapat diuruskan dengan lebih sistematik oleh semua pihak pengurusan di bahagian sumber manusia di sesebuah organisasi. Setiap maklumat berkenaan tuntutan yang dilakukan akan dikendalikan berdasarkan jenis elaun yang dituntut. Dengan adanya sistem ini, akan membantu kakitangan dalam mengemaskinikan …

E-Book Store For University Of Malaya, Kok Keong Lee

Student Works (2000-2009)

E-Book Store for University of Malaya is a web site application that provides Pekan Buku (official book store in University of Malaya) services on-line to the users. Users can use this service from any location at any times as long as they have network connection and able to access to the internet. This project proposal contains the literature review of the system, methodology of system development, system analysis and system design. These topics are explained in detail in each chapter of this proposal. Literature review chapter explains and discusses in detail about the existing systems and technologies that are available …

Attendance Management System, Sze Eng Goh

Student Works (2000-2009)

Attendance Management System (AMS) is developed to automate entire workflow of the attendance logging system of Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology. This system is currently in used by all the staffs in faculty. The main purpose of this project is to enhance the current system and add new functionalities to the system. The lacking of the system and all the problems faced by users will be identified in the review of literature. With the findings and the gathered information, all the functions in the system will be consolidated and the feasibility of each module will be tested. Calendar …

Laman Web E-Dagang Buku Teks Terpakai Untuk Pelajar Fsktm Universiti Malaya, Baharuddin Hafiz

Student Works (2000-2009)

Laman web seperti Amazon.com dan Barnes & Nobles.com adalah dua nama yang terkenal dalam menjalankan perkhidmatan penjualan buku di dalam internet. Pada tahun 2000 sahaja syarikat Amazon.com telah menjual RM 6.5 billion nilai buku secara on-line. Ini menunjukkan penjualan buku melalui internet semakin hangat. Projek yang akan dijalankan bukan sahaja bagi membantu para pengguna untuk memiliki buku teks dan rujukan melalui internet tetapi bagi memanfaatkan teknologi e-dagang sedia ada. Projek ini merupakan suatu laman web yang khusus untuk para pelajar untuk mendapatkan buku teks dan bahan rujukan bagi pembelajaran mereka di kuliah. Buku-buku yang dijual adalah yang setara dengan kegunaannya …

Wireless Ordering & Reservation System (Wors), Choon Siang Lim

Student Works (2000-2009)

Wireless Ordering & Reservation System or in short called WORS is a restaurant system which is based on the wireless environment. Most of the restaurants today are still using the old-fashion way of taking orders and reservation on a piece of paper. This kind of practice is very troublesome, inefficient and not systematic at all. By implementing WORS, customers will be able to make their reservation through their mobile phone whereas waiters and waitresses will be using wireless pocket PC for ordering process. In fact, this project is important in bringing the restaurant system to the new age to accomplish …

E-Inventori Kolej Kediaman Seksyen 17, Abdullah Ahmad Sobri

Student Works (2000-2009)

Cara penyampaian dan penyimpanan maklumat I data adalah berbeza dari masa ke semasa. Jika dahulu maklumat disimpan di dalam fail dan disusun dalam laci atau kabinet dan kebanyakan maklumat yang difailkan ini akhinya akan menjadi usang apabila disimpan terlalu lama dan himpunan maklumat yang banyak juga menjadi masalah kerana kekurangan ruang untuk menyimpan maklumat. Akhinya kebanyakan maklumat ini akan dilupuskan apabila ia tidak diperlukan lagi. Seperti mana yang telah kita ketahui, maklumat merupakan sumber rujukan yang penting dalam kehidupan harian kita. Tiada maklumat yang terlalu usang untuk dibuat rujukan. Oleh itu. teknik penyimpanan dan penyampaian data yang berkesan merupakan keperluan …

Sistem Penyelenggaraan Kenderaan Jpphb, Ideris Ahmad Hazimin

Student Works (2000-2009)

Pembangunan sistem berasaskan web menjadi semakin penting dan mendapat perhatian Jantaran kemudahan capaian yang luas dan mudah untuk diselenggarakan. Tidak seperti sistem persekitaran pengguna tunggal yang perlu di'install' ke dalam setiap komputer pengguna, sistem berasaskan web ini boleh diakses serta dikemaskini secara terus pada bila-bila masa dan di mana-mana sahaja tempat yang mempunyai kemudahan internet. Dengan sebab itu, Sistem Penyelenggaraan Kenderaan JPPHB ini dibangunkan dalam persekitaran web bagi memudahkan pengurusan maklumat kenderaan di bawah kendalian Jabatan Pembangunan Harta Benda Universiti Malaya (JPPHB). Sistem ini diharap dapat menggantikan sistem manual yang ada dengan mengautomasikan banyak kerja yang remeh dan sekaligus meringankan …