Adoption of an information systems security policy in small and medium sized enterprises
Isabel Maria Lopes, Pedro Oliveira
J INFORM SYSTEMS ENG, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp. 3-13
https://doi.org/10.20897/lectito.201605
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Information Systems Security (ISS) is a relevant fact for current organizations. This paper focuses on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). This article aims to constitute an empirical study on the applicability of the Action Research (AR) method in information systems, more specifically by assessing the adoption of an ISS policy in six SMEs, and identifying the critical success factors in adopting an ISS policy. The research question we intend to answer is to what extent this research method is adequate to reach the proposed goal. The results of the study suggest that AR is a promising means for the evaluation of ISS policies adoption. It can both act as a research method that improves the understanding about the reasons why the policy has been abandoned, and as a change method, assisting practitioners to overcome barriers and suggesting measures to be implemented.
Keywords: action research, information systems security, small and medium sized enterprises
Investments in information systems and technology in the healthcare: Project management mediation
Jorge Gomes, Mário Romão
J INFORM SYSTEMS ENG, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp. 15-24
https://doi.org/10.20897/lectito.201606
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Healthcare organisations must improve their business practices and internal procedures in order to answer the increasing demand of health professionals and the general public for more and better information. Hospitals invest massively in information systems and technology (IS/IT) in the hope that these investments will improve healthcare and meet patients’ demands. The main objective of our research is to study how organisational maturity, enhanced by investments in IS/IT, project management and best practices, leads to successful projects in public healthcare organisations. The rational of our model is that organisational maturity has a positive effect on IS/IT project success, and that this success is also positively enhanced by the use of project management practices. We emphasise that this combination of approaches can increase the effectiveness of projects. Furthermore, it can also improve the confidence that the results of investments will meet stakeholders’ expectations.
Keywords: health information systems, IT healthcare, health IS/IT projects, project success, project management, maturity models
Do It Yourself solution of Internet of Things Healthcare System: Measuring body parameters and environmental parameters affecting health
Mirjana Maksimović, Vladimir Vujović, Branko Perišić
J INFORM SYSTEMS ENG, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp. 25-39
https://doi.org/10.20897/lectito.201607
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The rapid advancements in information and communications technologies (ICT) and the increasing number of smart things shift an old-fashioned healthcare system to a model better suited for a population of the 21st century. New healthcare approaches based on Internet of Things (IoT)/Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) powered systems make health monitoring, diagnostics and treatment more personalized, timely and convenient, enabling a global approach to the healthcare system infrastructure development. Commercial systems in this area exist in various forms but usually do not fit the general patient needs, and those that do are usually economically unacceptable due to the high operational and development costs. Do It Yourself (DIY) healthcare, including mobile applications and consumer medical devices, nowadays is the top healthcare trend. Therefore, this paper, based on well-known low-cost technologies, presents a DIY IoMT solution for observing human vital parameter as well as environmental factors affecting health.
Keywords: Do It Yourself healthcare, Internet of Things, Internet of Medical Things, self-monitoring devices, Raspberry Pi
Analytics of biometric data from wearable devices to support teaching and learning activities
Francisco de Arriba Pérez, Juan Manuel Santos Gago, Manuel Caeiro Rodríguez
J INFORM SYSTEMS ENG, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp. 41-54
https://doi.org/10.20897/lectito.201608
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This paper introduces the preliminary results of a piece of research whose main purpose is to take advantage of data collected from wearable devices to support learning processes. This goal is approached through the application of learning analytic techniques. The innovation point is the use of data collected from wearables, that will be used in conjunction with data collected from other sources (e.g. Learning Management Systems, Student Information Systems). The paper reviews the results achieved during the last year about the relationships among biometric data collected from wearables and relevant features described in the educational literature. In this way sleep and stress have been identified as interesting areas that could be informed from data collected in wearables and processed by applying machine learning techniques. Our preliminary results show some initial promising results that need further validation, also these results show an interesting opportunity to support awareness and intervention functionalities.
Keywords: learning analytics, wearable sensors, wearable computing, smartphones sensors, smartphones computing, sleep detection, stress detection
Balancing and scheduling in extended manufacturing environment
H. M. Emrul Kays, A. N. M. Karim, M. L. R. Varela, A. S. Santos, A. M. Madureira
J INFORM SYSTEMS ENG, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp. 55-63
https://doi.org/10.20897/lectito.201609
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In the fiercely competitive era induced by expansion of open business archetypes, the managerial aspects of Extended Manufacturing Environments (EMEs) are experiencing growing concerns. There is no scope of leaving a possible operational improvement unexplored. For enhanced operational efficiency and capacity utilization the balancing and scheduling problems of EMEs are, therefore, rightfully considered and an integer programme is proposed in this paper. The model is designed in a spread sheet and solved through What’sBest optimizer. The model capabilities are assessed through a test problem. The results have demonstrated that the model is capable of defining optimized production schedules for EMEs.
Keywords: extended manufacturing environments, balancing and scheduling approaches, integer programming
Architecture and method for optimization of cloud resources used in software testing
Joana Coelho Vigário, Cláudio Teixeira, Joaquim Sousa Pinto
J INFORM SYSTEMS ENG, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp. 65-81
https://doi.org/10.20897/lectito.201610
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Nowadays systems can evolve quickly, and to this growth is associated, for example, the production of new features, or even the change of system perspective, required by the stakeholders. These conditions require the development of software testing in order to validate the systems. Run a large battery of tests sequentially can take hours. However, tests can run faster in a distributed environment with rapid availability of pre-configured systems, such as cloud computing. There is increasing demand for automation of the entire process, including integration, build, running tests and management of cloud resources.This paper aims to demonstrate the applicability of the practice continuous integration (CI) in Information Systems, for automating the build and software testing performed in a distributed environment of cloud computing, in order to achieve optimization and elasticity of the resources provided by the cloud.
Keywords: continuous integration, architecture, cloud computing, build, testing, software