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Information Society & E-Government

Information Society & E-Government. # 210004 – PS [D3/F/G6] WS 2005. W. Frisch. Time Table. # 210004 Blocked : Tuesday Oct 11, Oct 25, HS 23 6:30 P.M. Lectures # 210003 Oct 24, Nov 7, Nov 28, Dec 12 HS 28 - 4 P.M. Proposal for Research due: Oct 25 Virtual Midterm Exam: Nov 8

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Information Society & E-Government

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  1. Information Society & E-Government # 210004 – PS [D3/F/G6] WS 2005 W. Frisch

  2. Time Table # 210004 Blocked :TuesdayOct 11, Oct 25, HS 23 6:30 P.M. Lectures # 210003 Oct 24, Nov 7, Nov 28, Dec 12 HS 28 - 4 P.M. Proposal for Research due: Oct 25 Virtual Midterm Exam: Nov 8 Final Term Paper due: Jan 16, 2006

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  5. E-Learning Briefinghttp://elearning.univie.ac.at/ • Mag. Richard Rode (ZID) • Mit Unet- oder Mailbox-ID anmelden. • Benutzername: Kennwort:  

  6. Information Society • Information Society is a term for a society in which the creation, distribution, and manipulation of information has become the most significant economic and cultural activity.

  7. Objectives • Investigate major implications of ICTin Europ´s on organizations and individuals in the private and public sector: power, jobs, supervision, and decision making

  8. Does ICT have only Positive Effects • While our society generally embraces IT, there are many people who believe that humankind is threatenedby the evolution of technology. • We must be aware of ICT’s negative effects on individuals and members of organizations and society.

  9. Questions arise • such as: Will society have any control over the decisions to deploy technology? • Where will technology critics be able to make their voices heard? • Who will investigate the costs and risks of technologies, and who is going to pay for that investigation?

  10. Structure, Authority & Job Content • Flatter Organizational Hierarchies • An increased span of control. • Blue-to-white Collar Staff Ratio • The number of professionals and specialists could decline. • Special Units • Technology center, e-commerce center, etc.

  11. The Manager’s Job IT changes the way Managers make decisionsin the following ways; • Automation of routine decisions • Less expertise required for many decisions. • Less reliance on experts to provide support to top executives. • Power redistribution among managers, and power shifts down the organization.

  12. A large variety of people participate in decision making. Fewer organizational levels More rapid identification of oportunities for better decisions Organizational Changes The use of computer-assisted communication technologies leads to organizational changes

  13. Impacts of Individuals at Work • Job Satisfaction • Dissatisfied Managers • Dehumanization & Psychological Impacts • Isolation and the Internet

  14. Information Anxiety Frustration with the quality of the information available on the Web. Too many sources online. Frustration with the guilt associated with not being better informed. Impacts on Health & Safety Job Stress Repetitive Strain Injuries Ergonomics Impacts of Individuals at Work

  15. Technology & Crime One of the major debates surrounding IT involves situations in which police are using technology to reduce crime. • Scanning Crowds for Criminals. • Casinos use face recognition systems to identify”undesirables”. • Many banks, gas stations, convenience stores, and even elevators use the system.

  16. An initiative within the EU to ensure Europe benefits from the emerging Information Society operating along 3 key Action Lines (or objectives): Cheaper, faster, secure internet, Investing in people and skills, Stimulate the use of the internet. What is eEurope?

  17. From State Monopoly to the Base Technology of the Information Society - “Information Society is more than Telecommunications” (Clinton/Gore 'White Paper': 1993). Bangemann-Report 1994 “Europe and the global information society”. "An information society is a means to achieve so many of the Union's objectives" Europe´s Way to the Information Society

  18. Instruction Methods • Tutorials and virtual-learning units will be the primary methods of instruction • The analytical approaches emphasizes on ICTs socio-political implications • Guest lecturers will be featured as appropriate - Dates will be announced -

  19. Gert Keuschnigg (IBM) Rudolf Horvath (APA Oct 24, 4 p.m. HS28 Thomas Lutz (Microsoft J. Tiefenbacher(Capgemini) Arthur Winter (BMfF) Rudolf Fischer (Telekom) H. Ametsreiter(Mobilkom) Josef Broukal (NR-SPÖ) H.Eichert/N.Schröder (ORACL) Guest Reader´s

  20. Research Targets & Term Paper Submitance • You are expected to write a min. 9 page – research report in english. Students will select a topic for research from a list of research topics. • Submit your final version of research paper (due latest Jan 16, 2006) for evaluation

  21. Asignment Information • Written Proposal for Research due: Oct 25, - 2005 • Term Paper due: Jan 16-2006 • Monitor syllabus for updates & announcements • Contact: - walter.frisch@univie.ac.at

  22. 1. Select a topic for research(hyperlink in syllabus) 2. Write a Proposal(get approval) 3. Carry our research and write term paper (min 9 pages) Use the doc template(hyperlink for download in syllabus) What is your task ?

  23. the research proposal has two major,practical functions: • It helps you to structure your thinking about how to approach an answer to your problem. • It convinces your adviser and readers that you have thought through the parameters ofyour problem and have a good strategy for solving it. Writing a Research Proposal

  24. 1. the subject you intend to explore; 2. the specific question you intend to answer 3. the significance of your answer in solving the problem 4. elaboration of the different implications of the research question, substantively linking it to the setting in which it fits; and 5. discussion of why the question is important (intellectually, practically, and theoretically). This question should be a combination of

  25. Next Course - Agenda • October 25, - 18:30:00 - HS 23 • Presentation: Proposal for Research • Term Paper Issues

  26. Readings & Resources • All course documents are now available in course description - see hyperlinks in • Course Home Page: http://www.univie.ac.at/frisch/isegov/aushaengUniWien/pssyllabusws05.htm • See handout – Readings & Resources

  27. Assignment for next meeting - Oct 25, 2005 • Subscribe to class no. 210004 ASAP (http://www.univie.ac.at/frisch/php/frisch_subscribe.html) • Submit your Research Proposal using thedoc.template • Subscribe to NEP-ICT http://lists.repec.org/mailman/listinfo/nep-ict

  28. SSRN • Social Science Research Networkis an on-line venue providing access to working papers, of interest to the eBusiness and eCommerce community.http://www.ssrn.com/

  29. NEP-ICT Information & Communication Technologies edited by Walter Frisch. Subscribe • Nep-ICT is a division of Social Science Research Network . • NEP (New Economics Papers) is an awareness service disseminating new working papers by email in 67 different fields

  30. Subscribe to nep-ict by http://lists.repec.org/mailman/listinfo/nep-ict/ • You will be sent email requesting confirmation, to prevent others from gratuitously subscribing you.

  31. Monitor Course Description for Announcements • You will receive e-mail notifications and matererials

  32. Course Objectives • How information technological developments affect social and political systems • Design and conduct a search of electronic, mass media, Internet and archival materials for use as documentary material in support of a research project

  33. THEORIES AND POLICIES FOR THE GLOBAL INFORMATION SOCIETY: DIGITALISATION,CONVERGENCE AND GLOBALIZATION

  34. Questions • Use some time to introduce yourself to the course description, and familiarize yourself with the aims and objectives of the course, the teaching style and materials, and to settle any questions about the assignment or exam. • If you have any other questions about the course content, reading materials, etc., now is a good time to raise them. .

  35. . • See Guidelines for assignments & term paper in Course description @ www.univie.ac.at/frisch/ See You October 25

  36. Have a nice day

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