Category: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS

IMPROVING RELEVANCE RANKING FOR UNDERSPECIFIED QUERIES Abstract Search engines have become an indispensable gateway to the sheer amount of information on the Web. Due to the large number of …

IMPROVING DIGITAL LIBRARY RANKING WITH EXPERT INFORMATION ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to investigate whether expert information can improve the ranking function of academic search engines. We …

IMPACTS OF USER SENTIMENT ON INFORMATION RECALL, INTRINSIC MOTIVATION, AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEMS ABSTRACT Socrates once stated: “Education is the kindling of a flame, …

IMPACT OF RFID ON RETAIL VALUE CHAIN: A MIXED METHOD STUDY ABSTRACT Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) mandates by large retailers and various government agencies have driven a large number …

AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON DECEPTIVE ONLINE POST-TRANSACTION MARKETING OFFERS ABSTRACT Post-transaction marketing offers are often designed to mislead consumers into purchasing products that are only tangentially related to their …

ICT AND STEM EDUCATION AT THE COLONIAL BORDER: A POSTCOLONIAL COMPUTING PERSPECTIVE OF INDIGENOUS CULTURAL INTEGRATION INTO ICT AND STEM OUTREACH IN BRITISH COLUMBIA ABSTRACT Information and communication technologies …

“I FELT LIKE A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF THE CLASS”: INCREASING CLASS PARTICIPATION WITH CLASSCOMMONS ABSTRACT Public displays have become pervasive in everyday life. Recent technological development has decreased the …

HYBRID HUMAN-COMPUTING DISTRIBUTED SENSE-MAKING: EXTENDING THE SOA PARADIGM FOR DYNAMIC ADJUDICATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF HUMAN AND COMPUTER ROLES ABSTRACT In many evolving systems, inputs can be derived from both …

HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET: A DISSERTATION ON POPULAR COMMENTS ON BLOGS Abstract Blogs, specifically special-interest blogs, generate in-depth discussions. These discussions offer a …

HOW MUCH KNOWLEDGE CAN THEY GAIN? WOMEN’S INFORMATION BEHAVIOR ON GOVERNMENT HEALTH WEBSITES IN THE CONTEXT OF HIV/AIDS PREVENTION ABSTRACT Women in the U.S. and all over the world …

HARNESSING SOCIAL MEDIA COLLABORATIVE INTELLIGENCE TO CHAMPION ENTERPRISE INNOVATION ABSTRACT Innovation is a survival tool for the corporate world to play in the ever competitive free global market in …

HARD/SOFT INFORMATION FUSION IN THE CONDITION MONITORING OF AIRCRAFT ABSTRACT The synergistic integration of information from electronic sensors and human sources is called hard/soft information fusion. In the condition …

GLOBALLY DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WORK: A STUDY OF CROSS-CULTURAL INFLUENCES, COMMUNICATION, AND MANAGEMENT ABSTRACT Distributing information technology work globally has become increasingly prevalent and is facing a variety of challenges, …

GEOCODING DISAMBIGUATION FOR ONLINE FORUM DISCUSSION THREAD   ABSTRACT Online forum is a web space for people to share their knowledge and experiences. Discussions in online forum often refer …

GENDER AND SCRATCH: EXPLORING SUPPORT FOR ONLINE GENDERED SETTINGS ABSTRACT Researchers who have investigated gender differences within STEM fields have produced a significant body of literature, primarily focused on …

GABE: A CLOUD BROKERAGE SYSTEM FOR SERVICE SELECTION, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ENFORCEMENT Abstract Much like its meteorological counterpart, Cloud Computing is an amorphous agglomeration of entities. It is amorphous in …

EXPLORING MOBILE PHONE USAGE AND POTENTIALS FOR ENHANCING HIGHER EDUCATION GHANA, WEST AFRICA ABSTRACT As a result of the high diffusion of mobile phones in Ghana, almost all students …