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Tackling the digital divide: exploring the impact of ICT on managing heart conditions in a deprived area (2007)
Journal Article
Lindsay, S., Smith, S., Bell, F., & Bellaby, P. (2007). Tackling the digital divide: exploring the impact of ICT on managing heart conditions in a deprived area. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691180701193127

The Internet is increasingly used to communicate health knowledge and there is growing belief that it can help transform both personal and public health. There is no lack of information on healthy lifestyles, but the manner of communication of risk a... Read More about Tackling the digital divide: exploring the impact of ICT on managing heart conditions in a deprived area.

Exploring ‘events’ as an information systems research methodology (2007)
Journal Article
Fletcher, G., & Greenhill, A. (2007). Exploring ‘events’ as an information systems research methodology. International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction, 3(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.4018/jthi.2007010101

This paper builds upon existing research and commentary from a variety of disciplinary sources including Information Systems, Organisational and Management Studies, and the Social Sciences that focus upon the meaning, significance and impact of ‘even... Read More about Exploring ‘events’ as an information systems research methodology.

Making choices: research paradigms and information management: practical applications of philosophy in IM research (2007)
Journal Article
Burke, M. (2007). Making choices: research paradigms and information management: practical applications of philosophy in IM research. Library Review, 56(6), 476-484. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242530710760373

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine a variety of research approaches which information managers may find useful to meet the needs of working in the networked, digitized age. Design/methodology/approach – This is achieved by a discussi... Read More about Making choices: research paradigms and information management: practical applications of philosophy in IM research.

Use of conversation theory to underpin blended learning (2007)
Journal Article
Heinze, A., Procter, C., & Scott, B. (2007). Use of conversation theory to underpin blended learning. International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies, 1(1/2), 108-120. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTCS.2007.014213

Our work is concerned with the search for a viable pedagogical theory for a part time information technology course facilitated in blended learning. It was initially thought that the Conversational Framework (Laurillard, 1993) would provide this, and... Read More about Use of conversation theory to underpin blended learning.

Information technology team projects in higher education: an international viewpoint (2007)
Journal Article
Lynch, K., Heinze, A., & Scott, E. (2007). Information technology team projects in higher education: an international viewpoint

It is common to find final or near final year undergraduate Information Technology students undertaking a substantial development project; a project where the students have the opportunity to be fully involved in the analysis, design, and development... Read More about Information technology team projects in higher education: an international viewpoint.

Centralisation of assessment: meeting the challenges of multi-year team projects in information systems education (2007)
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education. Journal of Information Systems Education, 18(3), 345-356

This paper focuses on the difficulties of assessing multi-year team projects, in which a team of students drawn from all three years of a full-time degree course works on a problem with and for a real-life organization. Although potential solutions t... Read More about Centralisation of assessment: meeting the challenges of multi-year team projects in information systems education.

Cultural issues, organisational hierarchy and information fulfilment: an exploration of relationships (2007)
Journal Article
Burke, M. (2007). Cultural issues, organisational hierarchy and information fulfilment: an exploration of relationships. Library Review, 56(8), 678-693. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242530710818018

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the cultural results of a three year study into the concept of information fulfilment and considers the impact of culture on levels of information fulfilment. Design/methodology/approach – Ethnograp... Read More about Cultural issues, organisational hierarchy and information fulfilment: an exploration of relationships.

Data sensitivity: proposals for resolving the conundrum (2007)
Journal Article
Mccullagh, K. (2007). Data sensitivity: proposals for resolving the conundrum. Journal of international commercial law and technology, 2(4), 190-201

The EU Directive 95/46/EC specifically demarcates categories of sensitive data meriting special protection. It is important to review the continuing relevance of existing categories of sensitive data in the light of changes in societal structures and... Read More about Data sensitivity: proposals for resolving the conundrum.

5 years of market abuse (2007)
Journal Article
Alcock, A. (2007). 5 years of market abuse. Company Lawyer, 28, 163

Anyone for tennis (betting)? (2007)
Journal Article
Forrest, D., & Mchale, I. (2007). Anyone for tennis (betting)?. European Journal of Finance, 13(8), 751-768. https://doi.org/10.1080/13518470701705736

The most robust anomaly noted in the literature on wagering markets is (positive) longshot bias: over a period of 50 years, it has been well documented in horse betting that higher expected returns accrue to short- than to long-odds bets. However, a... Read More about Anyone for tennis (betting)?.

Route choice in mountain navigation: Naismith's rule, and the equivalence of distance and climb (2007)
Journal Article
Scarf, P. (2007). Route choice in mountain navigation: Naismith's rule, and the equivalence of distance and climb. Journal of Sports Sciences, 25(6), 719-726. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640410600874906

In this paper, I consider decision making about routes in mountain navigation. In particular, I discuss Naismith's rule, a method of calculating journey times in mountainous terrain, and its use for route choice. The rule is essentially concerned wit... Read More about Route choice in mountain navigation: Naismith's rule, and the equivalence of distance and climb.

A framework for condition monitoring and condition based maintenance (2007)
Journal Article
Scarf, P. (2007). A framework for condition monitoring and condition based maintenance. Quality Technology & Quantitative Management, 4(2), 145-156

This paper discusses a framework for determining appropriate condition based maintenance policy for an industrial system. The framework can be considered as providing practitioners with guidelines for condition based maintenance (CBM) management or a... Read More about A framework for condition monitoring and condition based maintenance.

Why do some UK SME’s still find the implementation of a New Product Development process problematical? An exploratory investigation (2007)
Journal Article
Owens, J. D. (2007). Why do some UK SME’s still find the implementation of a New Product Development process problematical? An exploratory investigation. Management Decision, 45(2), 235-251. https://doi.org/10.1108/00251740710727269

The long-term survival of a business often hinges upon its ability to successfully introduce new products into the market place. These new products and their successful development can be the lifeblood of a company. Thus, NPD is a major considerati... Read More about Why do some UK SME’s still find the implementation of a New Product Development process problematical? An exploratory investigation.