Jeffrey A. Hoffer
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View article: Teaching the Current or Future General Manager: A Critical Function for the MIS Faculty
Teaching the Current or Future General Manager: A Critical Function for the MIS Faculty Open
For the past several years, information systems faculties have worked diligently to develop effective curriculums for students • majoring in the field. Today, an increasingly important, and perhaps more important role for the information s…
View article: The AMCIS 2003 Panels of IS Education-II: The Chicken and the Egg Debate: Positioning Database Content in the Information Systems Curriculum
The AMCIS 2003 Panels of IS Education-II: The Chicken and the Egg Debate: Positioning Database Content in the Information Systems Curriculum Open
This paper summarizes the results of a panel on how database content is covered in current university programs, with reference to the IS2002 model curriculum. Panelists included information systems (IS) faculty members who are actively inv…
View article: Teradata University Network: A New Resource for Teaching Large Data Bases and Their Applications
Teradata University Network: A New Resource for Teaching Large Data Bases and Their Applications Open
A free learning portal designed to help faculty to teach, learn, and connect with others in the fields of data warehousing, DSS/BI, and database is being made available by Teradata, a division of NCR. Teradata worked closely with leading a…
View article: The diffusion of database machines
The diffusion of database machines Open
This article reports the results of an investigation of organizational assimilation of an emerging information technology—database machines. Results of database machine adoption and implementation are reported, with emphasis on practical i…
View article: A COMPARISON OF USER PERFORMANCE BETWEEN THE RELATIONAL AND THE EXTENDED ENTITY RELATIONSHIP MODELS IN THE DISCOVERY PHASE OF DATABASE DESIGN
A COMPARISON OF USER PERFORMANCE BETWEEN THE RELATIONAL AND THE EXTENDED ENTITY RELATIONSHIP MODELS IN THE DISCOVERY PHASE OF DATABASE DESIGN Open
This paper reports on a laboratory study which compared conceptual data models developed by casual autonomous users using the relational and the extended entity relationship (EER) representation techniques. It was found that the EER model …
View article: Even no data has a value
Even no data has a value Open
Data that are missing, lost, or incomplete can be very significant in certain situations. Programs and languages need to be able to identify and manage such data effectively.
View article: A procedure for the determination of attribute access probabilities
A procedure for the determination of attribute access probabilities Open
Various procedures have been developed to select efficient storage structures; all of these procedures, however, require certain statistics to describe the use of attributes by problem programs. A very practical problem faced by anyone att…
View article: The use of cluster analysis in physical data base design
The use of cluster analysis in physical data base design Open
The physical structure and relative placement of information elements within a data base is critical for the efficient design of a computerized information system which is shared by a community of users. Traditionally the selection among a…