The paper discusses the use of a Question and Answer section of a Discussion Board on a computer-mediated web conferencing tool, and the way in which this facility fits with ideas of social learning. A description will be provided of how learning was developed through questions and answers in this subject and insights will be shared regarding the various uses of this facility by the students. I...

Published by the IEEE Computer Society 0018-9162/11/$26.00 © 2011 IEEE IEEE President-Elect Candidates Address Computer Society Concerns T he I E E E C omp u t e r Society has established a r e p u t a t i o n f o r excellence within the fields of computing. As a component of the IEEE, the Computer Society’s activities parallel those of 38 other IEEE societies and councils serving the computing...

This scholarly review of concepts about "problem families" as expressed in practical schemes of help and in literature (the list of references given gives 154 titles) is a timely attempt to check current loose thinking and unsound practice. It also poses questions concerned with the social worker's dual responsibility to the client and to society. The term "problem family" covers all types of m...

Freakonomics is more about “entertainment” than it is a serious attempt at popularization. Consequently, rather than conduct a comprehensive fact check, I use the book as a springboard for a broader inquiry into social science research and take issue with the book’s surprising premise that “Economics is a science with excellent tools for gaining answers but a serious shortage of interesting que...

Licences are a crucial aspect of the information publishing process in the web of (linked) data. Recent work on modeling of policies with semantic web languages (RDF, ODRL) gives the opportunity to formally describe licences and reason upon them. However, choosing the right licence is still challenging. Particularly, understanding the number of features permissions, prohibitions and obligations...

Semantic Information Systems (IS) Standards play a critical role in the development of the networked economy. While their importance is undoubted by all stakeholders—such as businesses, policy makers, researchers, developers—the current state of research leaves a number of questions unaddressed. Terminological confusion exists around the notions of ‘‘business semantics’’, ‘‘business-to-business...

BACKGROUND Rapid reviews are increasingly being used to help policy makers access research in short time frames. A clear articulation of the review's purpose, questions, scope, methods and reporting format is thought to improve the quality and generalisability of review findings. The aim of the study is to explore the effectiveness of knowledge brokering in improving the perceived clarity of ra...