Information Systems Development
Information Systems Development

Author: Chris Barry

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-12-16

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13: 0387785787

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Information Systems Development (ISD) progresses rapidly, continually creating new challenges for the professionals involved. New concepts, approaches and techniques of systems development emerge constantly in this field. Progress in ISD comes from research as well as from practice. This conference will discuss issues pertaining to information systems development (ISD) in the inter-networked digital economy. Participants will include researchers, both experienced and novice, from industry and academia, as well as students and practitioners. Themes will include methods and approaches for ISD; ISD education; philosophical, ethical, and sociological aspects of ISD; as well as specialized tracks such as: distributed software development, ISD and knowledge management, ISD and electronic business / electronic government, ISD in public sector organizations, IOS.

Electronic Value Exchange
Electronic Value Exchange

Author: David L. Stearns

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-01-04

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1849961395

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Electronic Value Exchange examines in detail the transformation of the VISA electronic payment system from a collection of non-integrated, localized, paper-based bank credit card programs into the cooperative, global, electronic value exchange network it is today. Topics and features: provides a history of the VISA system from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s; presents a historical narrative based on research gathered from personal documents and interviews with key actors; investigates, for the first time, both the technological and social infrastructures necessary for the VISA system to operate; supplies a detailed case study, highlighting the mutual shaping of technology and social relations, and the influence that earlier information processing practices have on the way firms adopt computers and telecommunications; examines how “gateways” in transactional networks can reinforce or undermine established social boundaries, and reviews the establishment of trust in new payment devices.

Information Systems Development and Data Modeling
Information Systems Development and Data Modeling

Author: Rudy Hirschheim

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1995-10-27

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 0521373697

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Information systems development is not merely a technical intervention but involves social and ethical dilemmas that affect the human, social and organizational domains. To demonstrate this point, the authors conduct a thorough and substantive description and analysis of the conceptual and philosophical underpinnings of systems development. In particular they analyse a number of systems development methodologies including structured methods, prototyping, ETHICS and Soft Systems Methodology to reveal the underlying conceptual and philosophical foundations. The book provides an in-depth analysis of data modelling theory and its links with theories of language and cognition. It offers a framework to describe and analyse different systems development approaches and to explain their strengths and weaknesses. The book is aimed at graduate students taking courses in information systems and data modelling, but will also appeal to information systems managers and professionals for whom the summary of methodologies will be useful.

Computerization and Controversy
Computerization and Controversy

Author: Rob Kling

Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 990

ISBN-13: 9780124150409

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The second edition of this comprehensive reference is a collection of 78 articles that examine the social aspects of computerization from a variety of perspectives. Fields represented include computer science, information systems, management, journalism, psychology, law, library science, and sociology.

Managing Information System Security
Managing Information System Security

Author: Maggie Nicol

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 1997-11-11

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 1349144541

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The book demonstrates that the solutions to security in information systems are to be found through adopting appropriate management strategies and mechanisms, rather than merely seeking technical solutions. The arguments are supported by case studies from the health care and local government sectors.

Social Informatics: An Information Society for All? In Remembrance of Rob Kling
Social Informatics: An Information Society for All? In Remembrance of Rob Kling

Author: Jacques Berleur

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2007-01-15

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 0387378766

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The principal message of the ‘Human Choice and Computers’ (HCC) tradition and its associated conferences over the years is that there are choices and alternatives. In this volume, Social Informatics takes two directions. The first supports readers in interpreting of the meaning of Social Informatics. The second, more extensive part develops an overview of various applications of Social Informatics. Researchers inspired by Social Informatics touch many areas of human and social life.

Computer Security
Computer Security

Author: David K. Hsiao

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2014-06-20

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 1483218376

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Computer Security provides information pertinent to the growing concern with computer security and privacy, extending beyond the conventional military requirement to cover the entire civilian and business community. This book discusses the approaches to ensure the integrity of stored data. Organized into eight chapters, this book begins with an overview of the relationships between privacy issues and security measures. This text then provides a discussion on privacy issues, legislative measures, and their implications on security. Other chapters consider the technical implications of the enactment of privacy legislation and explain the control of access required by the privacy legislation. This book discusses as well the internal policies and procedures of operational security, which is adopted by management to ensure the security of their data and computer installation. The final chapter deals with optimizing database management system to facilitate the use of data effectively and efficiently. This book is a valuable resource for technical managers.

Ecologies of Knowledge
Ecologies of Knowledge

Author: Susan Leigh Star

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 1995-07-06

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 1438420978

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Ecologies of Knowledge provides a comprehensive overview of issues relating to work, politics, and the latest perspectives on the role of materials, feminism, "nonhumans," and work practices as shaping scientific and technical knowledge. In addition to theoretical contributions, the authors cover biotechnology, computing, representations and space, aerospace engineering, and a variety of ethical perspectives and controversies in these domains.