HICSS-37

COLLABORATION SYSTEMS AND
TECHNOLOGY TRACK
 

Co-Chair: Jay F. Nunamaker, Jr.
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona  85721
Phone:  (520) 621-4475 
Fax:  (520) 621-3918
Email:  nunamaker@bpa.arizona.edu
 
Co-Chair: Robert Briggs
Group Systems.com
Tucson, Arizona  85719
Phone:  (520) 322-7179  
Fax: (520) 325-8319
Email: bob@groupsystems.com

 

 

Advances in Teaching and Learning Technologies 

The Advances in Teaching and Learning Technologies mini-track encourages research contributions that deal with learning theories, cognition, tools and their development, enabling platforms, communication media, distance learning, supporting infrastructures, user experiences, research methods, social impacts, and/or measurable outcomes as they relate to the area of technology and its support of improving teaching and learning.  Appropriate usage environments range from same-time, same-place to anytime, anywhere that increase interactions among the learners and the teacher/facilitator.
 
In this respect, this mini-track is intended to include all aspects of teaching and learning technologies from the original inceptions of theories and tools through the measurement of learning outcomes.  On an increasing basis, these types of activities take place in collaborative settings, both academic and industrial, thus providing a natural fit within the Collaboration Systems and Technology Track.
Dr. Eric Santanen (primary contact)
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 17837
Phone: (570) 577-3652
FAX: (570) 577-1338
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/esantane/     
esantane@bucknell.edu
 
Prof. Dr. Joerg Haake
Fern Universität
Gesamthochschule in Hagen, Germany
Phone:  +49 23 31 / 9 87 – 3 27
Fax:   +49 23 31 / 9 87 – 48 96
Joerg.haake@fernuni-hagen.de
 
Dr. David H. Spencer
NJIT / Rutgers University
Newark, NJ  07102
Phone: (908)213-8908
dspencer@pegasus.rutgers.edu
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~dspencer

 

Collaborative Engineering of Organizational Visions, Strategy, and Processes 

This minitrack is to discuss the support for groups to participatively develop visions, strategies, and processes regarding their organizational systems. It focuses on different tools, techniques and activities that can structure, guide and improve a collaborative design process of organizational systems at different levels: vision, strategy, and processes. It provides one of the key international platforms on which issues on collaborative engineering can be discussed. Thus, papers that contain original ideas on collaborative modeling, analysis, design and implementation of organizational visions, strategies, and processes are welcome.  

Topics can include:

A.  Collaborative approaches
·        joint modeling sessions
·        group communication, facilitation and coordination
·        process management
·        creativity processes
·        change management
 
B.  Modeling techniques
·        (dynamic) enterprise and process modeling
·        system dynamics
·        object-oriented modeling
·        incorporation of uncertainty
·        information visualization techniques
 
C.  Supporting tools
·        interactive modeling workbenches and CASE tools
·        simulation/animation tools
·        data collection tools
·        electronic meeting tools for organizational design    
Mariëlle den Hengst (Primary Contact)
Delft University of Technology
Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management
P.O. Box 5015, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands
phone: +31-15-2788542
fax: +31-15-2783429
e-mail: m.den.hengst@tpm.tudelft.nl
 
Vlatka Hlupic
Brunel University
Department of Information Systems and Computing
Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, United Kingdom
phone: +44-1895-816212
fax: +44-1895-251686
e-mail: vlatka.hlupic@brunel.ac.uk

 

Collaborative Environments for Value Creation
 
The goal of this Minitrack is to bring to life emerging research that considers the way in which organizations create value through the use of collaborative technologies.  We seek papers that throw light on the above or combinations of the above topics. Papers comprising field studies of mission critical tasks that require information systems to support collaboration are particularly welcome.
 
Processes of Collaboration
  1. Repeatable processes and thinklets - organisational problems requiring repeatable solutions
  2. data/ metrics for collecting data on level of collaboration{ maturity model}
  3. Problem based learning
  4. Inter-organisational collaboration
  5. Work process methodology
  Processes for Mobilising Knowledge
  1. Communities of practise
  2. Understanding: data, information (patterns), wisdom (causes and consequences. why pattern occurred)
  3. Information assimilation: extent to which information is used, databases and websites looked into.
  4. Any other relevant to the above.
Collaborative tools and techniques
  1. Active methods needed for application specific tools
  2. Competitive Intelligence and Business Intelligence tools
  3. Techniques for information sharing and use
Sajda Qureshi (Primary Contact)
Department of Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis
College of Information Science and Technology
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha NE 68182-0392
Email: squreshi@ist.unomaha.edu
 
Robert O. Briggs
GroupSystems.com
1430 E. Ft. Lowell Rd., Suite 301.
Tucson AZ  85719
bbriggs@GroupSystems.com
(Also Delft University of Technology/Netherlands
and CMI, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ  85721)

 

Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Requiring Immersive Presence 

The minitrack will focus on but not be limited to the following areas:  

CSCLIP: Learning Theories, Processes, and Objectives
·        Instructional Design, Instructional Effectiveness, CSCL, eLearning
Group Dynamics, Tasks, and the Learning Process
·        Cross Cultural Issues, Virtual Teamwork and Trust
Enabling Technologies
·        Virtual Reality, Bandwidth Issues, QoS, Artificial Intelligence, System Development for Web-based Learning, Hardware and Software Development for Virtual Learning Environments
 
Papers are invited that describe the theoretical framework and investigation into the virtual learning environments that include a virtual immersive component.  Papers that describe the technical implementation are also welcome.
 
Nicholas C. Romano, Jr. (Primary Contact)
Assistant Professor
College of Business Administration 
Department of Management Science and Information Systems
Oklahoma State University
700 North Greenwood Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74106-0700 USA
PHONE: (918) 594-8506 FAX: (918) 594-8281
EMAIL: Nicholas-Romano@MSTM.OKState.EDU
 
Ramesh Sharda
Department of Management Science and Information Systems
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078
Phone: (405) 744-8850 Fax:  (405) 744-5180
EMAIL: sharda@mstm.okstate.edu
 
Lisa Neal, Ph.D.
Managing Consultant, EDS Digital Learning
Editor-in-Chief, eLearn Magazine, www.eLearnmag.org
3 Valley Road, Lexington, MA 02421 USA
phone: +01-781-861-7373
pager: 888-780-9872
E-mail: lisa.neal@eds.com

 

Deception Detection 

Deception is defined as messages and information knowingly transmitted to create a false impression or conclusion.  There are many ways to deceive, such as:  lies, fabrications, concealments, misdirection, bluffs, fakery, mimicry, tall tales, white lies, deflections, evasions, equivocation, exaggerations, camouflage and strategic ambiguity.  A major risk to our way of life in the 21st century is the failure to detect and counter deception in all forms of communication. This requires safeguarding our communication and information systems against manipulation, infiltration, and deception by adversaries.  Yet achieving high information assurance is complicated by the very speed, complexity, volume, and globality of communication and information exchange that the communication systems now afford.  It is also linked by the fallibility of human deception detection.  The complexity of detecting and countering deceptions that involve humans as a source, conduit, or target defies a completely automated solution, and yet we must strive toward detection of deception from human communication and artifacts from computer systems. 

We are looking to publish papers in the following areas of deception detection:  1) theories of deception and detection processes, 2) experimental and longitudinal research that make humans susceptible to false positives and false negatives, 3) reliable indicators of deceit under varying task and communication conditions,  4) training courses, methodologies and computer-assisted training programs to improve detection abilities, 5) prototypes for automated tools to augment human detection, 6) techniques and strategies to distinguish truthful from deceptive information and communications, 7) descriptions of test cases, scenarios, laboratories and equipment to test and detect deception.

Jay Nunamaker
Center for the Management of Information
McClelland Hall, Room 430GG 
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ  85721
Tel: (520) 621-4105
Fax: (520) 621-3918
E-mail: jnunamaker@cmi.arizona.edu  

 

 

Designing Collaboration Processes and Systems 

This minitrack covers:
1.      Methods & techniques to improve (a)synchronous collaboration between co-located and distributed people.
2.      Design, application, and evaluation of collaborative technologies.
3.      Theoretical foundations and practical approaches to design collaborative work arrangements.
 
Relevant topics include, but are not limited to:
 
Collaboration techniques and processes
·         Techniques for divergence, convergence, organization, evaluation, and building consensus.
·         Repeatable collaboration processes for mission critical tasks, eg. requirements specification, Risk Management, or Focus groups.
 
Collaboration Technology
·         Designing robustness, flexibility, and longevity into collaboration systems
·         Proof of concepts – examples of collaboration technologies
 
Collaboration Technology Adoption and Transition
·         Change management in collaborative contexts
·         Studies of collaboration technology acceptance, use, and diffusion.
 
Facilitation of group work
·         Designing facilitation support into groupware
·         Facilitating distributed groups
·         Ethical issues
 
Design approaches for collaboration processes & technologies
·         Measuring efficiency and effectiveness of collaboration techniques, processes and systems
·         Theories for designing collaboration processes
·         Modeling techniques for collaboration processes
 
 
MINITRACK COORDINATORS:
 
Gert-Jan de Vreede
University of Nebraska at Omaha & Delft University of Technology
Department of Information Systems & Quantitative Analysis
phone: (402) 554-2026  fax: (402) 554-3400
e-mail: gertjanv@ist.unomaha.edu
 
Robert O. Briggs
University of Arizona & Delft University of Technology
Phone (520) 322-7179  fax: (520) 325-8319
bbriggs@cmi.arizona.edu

 

Distributed Knowledge Management 

The goal of this track is to explore the notion of managing knowledge in today’s distributed environment. Specifically, we are interested in papers that explore issues, challenges, and case studies of sharing and leveraging knowledge using new advances in protocols, approaches or technology in a distributed, collaborative, virtual, or global context. We are especially interested in novel approaches to traditional barriers associated with managing knowledge.  Moreover, we welcome not only empirical or theory testing papers but also frameworks, theory building papers or papers that describe working distributed knowledge management environments.
 
Papers may include:  

1.      Distributed Project Management and its Implications on Knowledge Management  
2.      Virtuality in Organizations and its Effects on Collaborative Knowledge Management
3.      Mobile Databases and Wireless Applications for Knowledge Management
4.      Ubiquitous & Pervasive Computing for Distributed Knowledge Management
5.      Knowledge Management in Heterogeneous and Distributed Systems
6.      Strategic Issues in Managing Knowledge in the Networked Economy
7.      New Knowledge Sharing Protocols or Applications
 
Roberto Evaristo (Contact Person)
Information and Decision Sciences Department
University of Illinois, Chicago
601 S. Morgan Street MC 294
Chicago, IL 60607-7124 USA
Phone: 312.996.8415; fax: 312.413.0385
Email: evaristo@uic.edu

Kevin C. Desouza
Center for Research in Information Management
Department of Information & Decision Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago
601 South Morgan Street, M/C 294
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Phone: +1 312 829 8447; fax: +1 312 413 0385
E-mail: kdesou1@uic.edu
 
 

Measuring the Effectiveness of Collaboration 

Collaboration technologies are seeing widespread adoption and implementation at all levels of organizations.  However, it is often difficult to quantify the effectiveness of such systems.  We are looking for papers that do one or more of the following: (1) identify important dependent variables to examine when measuring the effectiveness of collaboration technologies;  (2) validate instruments to measure such constructs;  (3) identify and measure experimental manipulations that impact the effectiveness of collaboration technologies;  and  (4) study the effectiveness of collaboration technology in the field.  We invite papers taking a variety of approaches to address the issues presented above. 

Such approaches might be described as experiments or quasi-experiments, case studies, surveys, action research, psychometrics, and ethnography.  For example, a researcher may wish to conduct an experiment to test the effectiveness of various interface designs or, alternatively, a researcher may conduct a case study or action research initiative that examines the use of collaborative technology in an actual organization.
 
Bruce A. Reinig (Primary Contact)
Department of Information and Decision Systems
College of Business Administration
San Diego State University
San Diego CA 92182
Tel: 619-594-3032
Fax: 619-594-3675
breinig@mail.sdsu.edu
 
Donald L. Amoroso
Department of Information and Decision Systems
College of Business Administration
San Diego State University
San Diego CA 92182
Tel: 619-594-4397
Fax: 619-594-3675
amoroso@mail.sdsu.edu

 

Mobile Technologies and Collaboration 

This mini-track will focus on the rapidly changing and evolving use of mobile computing technologies for human-to-human and human-to-machine interaction, mobile commerce (m-commerce) and collaboration. 

These topics include, but are not limited to:

·         Conceptual/theory development papers that are well focused, logically argued, and have the potential to define the scope of MTC research and practice;
·         Experimental papers that are theoretically motivated, yet whose findings have the potential to interest practitioners;
·         Field studies that develop new insight that has the potential to change current practice or lead to new theories;
·         System design and development papers that move beyond the description of systems and their use by building new concepts for the design and use of future systems in a variety of settings;
·         User adoption, acceptance, and diffusion for specific technologies, environments and / or applications; and
·         User experiences that describe the deployment and management of MTC environments in education, organizations, and society.  
For more information:  http://www.cbe.wsu.edu/~clooney/hicss37/mtc-cfp.htm

Clay Looney (primary contact)
College of Business and Economics
Washington State University
PO Box 644729
Pullman WA 99164-4729
clooney@wsu.edu

Joe Valacich
College of Business and Economics
Washington State University
PO Box 644729
Pullman WA 99164-4729
Tel: 509-335-1112
Fax: 509-335-4275
jsv@wsu.edu   

Negotiation Support Systems
 
This Minitrack explores research issues related to the design, implementation, use and evaluation of negotiation support systems in business. Topics of special interest include, but are not limited to:
 
-  Negotiation support in electronic markets (auctions)
-  Negotiation support system and software agents
-  Distributed negotiation
-  Human and artificial negotiation agents 
-  Environmental negotiations
-  Systems to support intercultural negotiation and emotions
-  Use of game theory to understand e-actors' e-negotiation behaviors.
 
 
Tung Bui (Primary Contact)
College of Business
University of Hawaii at Manoa
tbui@cba.hawaii.edu           
 
Melvin F. Shakun
Stern School of Business
New York University
mshakun@stern.nyu.edu

 

User Experience 

This minitrack will focus on user experience from real organizations and real problems. The technological and process advances gained through years of research and practical experience are shared by the authors of papers in this session. The papers should describe the recent advances in groupware and knowledge management development and experiences. The authors should share insights and knowledge gained from their experiences.  

You may consult last year’s program for a list of titles from HICSS-34 in this minitrack. The papers in this session describe efforts in process design and planning, and development of practical guidelines for collaboration and knowledge management. The papers should discuss insight and lessons learned to real world applications.

Jay Nunamaker
Center for the Management of Information
McClelland Hall, Room 430GG 
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ  85721
Tel: (520) 621-4105
Fax: (520) 621-3918
E-mail: jnunamaker@cmi.arizona.edu  

 

Virtual Work, Teams & Organizations 

This mini-track focuses on challenges presented by geographical, temporal, and cultural distribution among individuals working in teams, organizations, and communities. We seek papers addressing these issues from an organizational, managerial, team, community, or individual perspective. We are also interested in enabling technologies and their use in this environment. In addition, we are interested in papers addressing the methodological difficulties of doing research in this area. 

Topics including but not limited to:   
1.      Research on the effects of virtual environments on individuals, teams, organizations, and communities
2.      Development of organizational relationships (e.g., employee-employer and coworker relationships)
3.      Effective leadership models in virtual work environments and communities
4.      Career development and mentoring in virtual work environments
5.      Use of information and communication technologies in virtual environments
6.      Role of national, organizational and/or professional culture and norms in virtual work environments
7.      Social environment, sense of community, and identity in virtual environments
8.      Characteristics, effectiveness, leadership of virtual teams

 

Francis Belanger (Primary Contact)
Center for Global Electronic Commerce &
Accounting and Information Systems
Pamplin College of Business
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
3007 Pamplin Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0101
Tel.: (540) 231-6720 Fax: (540) 231-2511
belanger@vt.edu
 
Manju Ahuja
Kelley School of Business
Information Systems Department
Indiana University
1309 East Tenth Street,
Bloomington, IN 47405
Tel:  (812) 855-2655 Fax: (812) 855-4985
mahuja@indiana.edu
 
Robert Davison
Information Systems Department
City University of Hong Kong
Tat Chee Avenue
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel:  (852) 27887534 Fax: (852) 27888694
isrobert@is.cityu.edu.hk
 
Mary Beth Watson-Manheim
Information & Decisions Department
University of Illinois at Chicago
601 S. Morgan Street, UH 2426
Chicago, IL   60607
Tel: (312) 996-2370 Fax: (312) 413-0385
mbwm@uic.edu