The Application of Logical Tools in Project-Based Classrooms

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the application of logical tools such as inference trees and columnar data flow diagrams in the information system (IS) analysis and design context. Seventeen students at an institution of higher education were observed during the design and analysis of information systems and their experiences were evaluated through a focus group interview, observations and documents analysis. This research was based on a qualitative, action research approach (Yin 1994; Merriam 1998). The most important findings were: the columnar method empowers students’ motivational and cognitive skills enhancing their vision and system design skills; inference trees improve detection and correction of reasoning errors overcoming students’ limited information processing capacity.

Pengembangan Aplikasi Mobile untuk Penyediaan Informasi Sekitar Kampus Binus Berbasis Web

Sometimes we find difficulties in obtaining the necessary information as limited to place and time, as well as the media used. One example is limitations in obtaining the necessary information about facilities available at the nearby of Binus University campus. Based on this case, we propose information media providing facilities around Binus University campus that can be accessed anytime and anywhere using mobile web technology guided by Google maps. The features of Google maps can also help users locate the facility. The methodology used in this research is analysis and design. Results that can be obtained from this research is a mobile-web application that provides complete information about the environment around BINUS campus that can be accessed by students and the surrounding community. Using this application, BINUS students can obtain the necessary information about the campus environment easily and quickly.

Motivational Gratification

Researchers in the field of information system (IS) endorse the view that there is always a discrepancy between the expressions of client’s automation requirements and IS designers understanding of such requirement because of difference in the field of expertise. In this article an attempt is taken to develop a motivational gratification model (MGM) from the cognitive informatics perspective for the automation of employee motivation measurement, instead of developing a motivation theory from a management perspective and expecting the IS designers to develop a system based on the understanding of the theory that is alien to his/her field of expertise. Motivational Gratification is an integrated work motivation model which theoretically explains how employees self-regulate their effort intensity for ‘production’ or ‘reduction’ of motivational force towards future high performance, and it is developed using taxonomies of system approach from psychology and management. The practical implications of MGM in management and IS analysis and design are discussed.

Analisis dan Perancangan Sistem Informasi Akuntansi Penjualan Jasa Desain

The purpose of this paper is to analyze problems in CV TVB and to create sales system of design service in credit to the company. The method used is analysis and design method. The analysis method is observation, interview, literature study; meanwhile, the design method is using object-oriented. The expected result is this paper will be useful for the company in increasing affectivity and efficiency in design service cycle, and also as the reference for other researchers to research the same problem. The conclusion is that the computerized sales system design service from the purchasing order process until printing report will solve problems in the old system and procedure.

Designing Information Systems Capabilities to Create Business Value

Despite Internet success and the fact that software has become the factory in many businesses, questions remain concerning information technology (IT) business value, the IT payoff paradox, and why IT even matters. While numerous econometric studies have established that there is significant business value from IT investments at an aggregate level, it is often unclear how this value accrues specifically and how a particular IS design and specific IS capabilities contribute. Therefore, this article focuses on IT business value (ITBV) antecedents. It analyzes the role of two distinct key IS capabilities: integration and flexibility, which are widely considered central to IS analysis and design. This article is a necessary first step toward decomposing and measuring ITBV antecedents. Subsequent efforts can build on it by developing scales and survey instruments for quantitative-empirical evaluation. This article follows a tradition of theory development adapted and condensed into a four-step approach for IS literature by Zmud (1998), defines and clearly delineates the constructs, and evolves a model that links them with IT business value.