Reshaping Society through Analytics, Collaboration, and Decision Support: Role of Business Intelligence and Social Media (Annals of Information Systems Book 18)

This volume explores emerging research and pedagogy in analytics, collaboration, and decision support with an emphasis on business intelligence and social media. In general, the chapters help understand where technology involvement in human decisions is headed. Reading the chapters can help understand the opportunities and threats associated with the use of information technology in decision making. Computing and information technologies are reshaping our global society, but they can potentially reshape it in negative as well as positive ways. Analytics, collaboration and computerized decision support are powerful decision aiding and decision making tools that have enormous potential to impact crisis decision making, regulation of financial systems, healthcare decision making and many more important decision domains. Many information technologies can potentially support, assist and even decide for human decision makers. Despite the potential, some researchers think that we know the answers to how these technologies will change society. The "Wisdom of Crowds" or "Big Data" become the topic of the day and are soon replaced with new marketing terms. In many ways, mobile technology is just another form factor to adapt decision support capabilities too and experiment with new capabilities. The cloud is a nebulous metaphor that adds to the mystery of information technology. Wireless technology enables the ubiquitous presence of analytics and decision support. With new networking capabilities, collaboration is possible anywhere and everywhere using voice, video and text. Documents can be widely shared and massive numbers of documents can be carried on a small tablet computer. Recent developments in technologies impact the processes organizations use to make decisions. In addition, academics are looking for ways to enhance their pedagogy to train students to be more adept in understanding how emerging technology will be used effectively for decision making in organizations. The chapters are based on papers originally reviewed at the Special Interest Group on Decision Support Systems (SIGDSS) Workshop at the 2013 International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2013). Ultimately this volume endeavors to find a balance between systematizing what we know, so we can teach our findings from prior research better, and stimulating excitement to move the field in new directions. Beyond the hype of online learning lies a straightforward question: how do you really deliver worthwhile learning online? This book, based on action research, provides a simple answer to this fundamental question by exploring a key technique that enables teachers and learners to use available technologies happily and successfully. So, what are e-tivities? They are motivating, engaging, purposeful activities developed and led by an e-moderator. They are frameworks for active and interactive online learning. E-tivities are in the hands of the teachers themselves and promote active e-learning. This is not a book about the technology of online learning. Practical, accessible and direct, it looks at personalizing and customizing teaching and learning. Written for use in any topic, subject or course, E-tivities explores: the importance of activities in online learning; designing and running e-tivities; the five-stage model of teaching and learning online. Backed up extensive illustrations and case studies, and including a unique collection of 35 Resources for Practitioners, this is a book for all professionals involved in online learning. Beyond the hype of online learning lies a straightforward question: how do you really deliver worthwhile learning online? This book, based on action research, provides a simple answer to this fundamental question by exploring a key technique that enables teachers and learners to use available technologies happily and successfully. So, what are e-tivities? They are motivating, engaging, purposeful activities developed and led by an e-moderator. They are frameworks for active and interactive online learning. E-tivities are in the hands of the teachers themselves and promote active e-learning. This is not a book about the technology of online learning. Practical, accessible and direct, it looks at personalizing and customizing teaching and learning. Written for use in any topic, subject or course, E-tivities explores: the importance of activities in online learning; designing and running e-tivities; the five-stage model of teaching and learning online. Backed up extensive illustrations and case studies, and including a unique collection of 35 Resources for Practitioners, this is a book for all professionals involved in online learning

beyond The Hype Of Online Learning Lies A Straightforward Question: How Do You Really Deliver Worthwhile Learning Online? This Book, Based On Action Research, Provides A Simple Answer To This Fundamental Question By Exploring A Key Technique That Enables Teachers And Learners To Use Available Technologies Happily And Successfully.

so, What Are E-tivities? They Are Motivating, Engaging, Purposeful Activities Developed And Led By An E-moderator. They Are Frameworks For Active And Interactive Online Learning. E-tivities Are In The Hands Of The Teachers Themselves And Promote Active E-learning.

this Is Not A Book About The Technology Of Online Learning. Practical, Accessible And Direct, It Looks At Personalizing And Customizing Teaching And Learning. Written For Use In Any Topic, Subject Or Course, E-tivities Explores:

• The Importance Of Activities In Online Learning;

• Designing And Running E-tivities;

• The Five-stage Model Of Teaching And Learning Online.

backed Up Extensive Illustrations And Case Studies, And Including A Unique Collection Of 35 Resources For Practitioners, This Is A Book For All Professionals Involved In Online Learning.

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gilly Salmon's Latest Book E-tivities: The Key To Active Online Learning Reflects Her Passion To Encourage Today's Online Instructors. Salmon Has Addressed The Need For Relevant Online Instructional Activities That Can Be Used In A Diversity Of Academic Disciplines. Salmon's Online Work At The Open University Has Provided An Excellent Basis To Develop A Research-based Book. Instructors Will Appreciate The Creative Ideas And Activities That Support Her Innovative Five Stage Teaching And Learning Model. The Book Offers Practical Strategies That Personalize Student Learning And Cultivate Interaction Within Classes. Contemporary Distance Educators Will Find A Wealth Of Valuable Curriculum Resources In E-tivities That Can Energize Their Students By Participating In Meaningful And Intellectually Challenging Projects.

Chapter 1: Introduction Lakshmi Iyer and Daniel J. Power Chapter 2: Big Data panel at SIGDSS Pre-ICIS Conference 2013 A Swiss-Army Knife? The Profile of a Data Scientist Barbara Dinter and David Douglas Chapter 3: Creating a Data-Driven Global Society Daniel J. Power Chapter 4: Agile Supply Chain Decision Support System Jaehun Lee, Hyunbo Cho, and Yong Seog Kim Chapter 5: Hawkes Point Processes for Social Media Analytics Amir Hassan Zadeh and Ramesh Sharda Chapter 6: Using Academic Analytics To Predict Dropout Risk In E-learning Courses Rajeev Bukralia, Amit V. Deokar, and Surendra Sarnikar Chapter 7: Membership Reconfiguration in Knowledge Sharing Network: A Simulation Study Suchul Lee, Yong Seog Kim, and Euiho Suh Chapter 8: On the Role of Ontologies in Information Extraction Sagnika Sen, Jie Tao, and Amit V. Deokar Chapter 9: A Quantitative Approach to Identify Synergistic IT Portfolios Ken Pinaire and Surendra Sarnikar Chapter 10: Introduction to Research in Progress Thilini Ariyachandra and Amit Deokar Chapter 11: Towards Attentive In-Store Recommender Systems: Detecting Exploratory vs. Goal-oriented Decisions Jella Pfeiffer, Thies Pfeiffer, and Martin Meißner Chapter 12: Engaging with Online Crowd: A Flow Theory Approach Cuong Nguyen, Onook Oh, Abdulrahman Alothaim, Triparna de Vreede, and Gert Jan de Vreede Chapter 13: Modeling Dynamic Organizational Network Structure Seokwoo Song and Seong-Hoon Choi Chapter 14: Teaching Analytics, Decision Support, and Business Intelligence: Challenges and Trends Babita Gupta and Uzma Raja Chapter 15: Data Analysis of Retailer Orders to Improve Order Distribution Michelle LF Cheong and Murphy Choy Chapter 16: An Online Graduate Certificate Credential Program at the University of Arkansas Timothy Paul Cronan, David E. Douglas and Jeff Mullins Chapter 17: Business Intelligence at Bharti Airtel Ltd Prabin Kumar Panigrahi Introduction / Lakshmi S. Iyer and Daniel J. Power -- Big data panel at SIGDSS pre-ICIS conference 2013: a Swiss-army knife? The profile of a data scientist / Barbara Dinter, David Douglas, Roger H.L. Chiang, Francesco Mari, Sudha Ram, and Detlef Schoder -- Creating a data-driven global society / Daniel J. Power -- Agile supply chain decision support system / Jaehun Lee, Hyunbo Cho, and Yong Seog Kim -- Hawkes point processes for social media analytics / Amir Hassan Zadeh and Ramesh Sharda -- Using academic analytics to predict dropout risk in e-learning courses / Rajeev Bukralia, Amit V. Deokar, and Surendra Sarnikar -- Membership reconfiguration in knowledge sharing network: a simulation study / Suchul Lee, Yong Seog Kim, and Euiho Suh -- On the role of ontologies in information extraction / Sagnika Sen, Jie Tao, and Amit V. Deokar -- A quantitative approach to identify synergistic IT portfolios / Ken Pinaire and Surendra Sarnikar -- Introduction: research-in-progress studies / Thilini Ariyachandra and Amit V. Deokar -- Towards attentive in-store recommender systems / Jella Pfeiffer, Thies Pfeiffer, and Martin Meißner -- Engaging with Online Crowd: A Flow Theory Approach / Cuong Nguyen, Onook Oh, Abdulrahman Alothaim, Triparna de Vreede, and Gert Jan de Vreede -- Modeling Dynamic Organizational Network Structure / Seokwoo Song and Seong-Hoon Choi -- Teaching Analytics, Decision Support, and Business Intelligence: Challenges and Trends / Babita Gupta and Uzma Raja -- Data Analysis of Retailer Orders to Improve Order Distribution / Michelle L. F. Cheong and Murphy Choy -- An Online Graduate Certificate Credential Program at the University of Arkansas / Timothy Paul Cronan, David E. Douglas, and Jeff Mullins -- Business Intelligence at Bharti Airtel Ltd / Prabin Kumar Panigrahi. Publisher description -- So, what are e-tivities? They are motivating, engaging, purposeful activities developed and led by an e-moderator. They are frameworks for active and interactive online learning. E-tivities are in the hands of the teachers themselves and promote active e-learning. This is not a book about the technology of online learning. Practical, accessible and direct, it looks at personalizing and customizing teaching and learning. Written for use in any topic, subject or course, E-tivities explores: the importance of activities in online learning; designing and running e-tivities; and the five-stage model of teaching and learning online Gilly Salmon addresses readers in both higher education and corporate training who are seeking to develop interactive and online programmes that truly engage learners