Decision support systems in academic planning: Important considerations and issues

Kassicieh, Suleiman K.; Nowak, John W.

doi:10.1016/0306-4573(86)90074-9

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“…The study aimed at exploring the relation between perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness and to investigate their impact on the intention to use DSS by academic staff within universities. The results of the current research concerning the different factors under investigation are well-supported by the findings of the previous related research [15,17,18]. It seems that DSS is helping academic staff working in the area of higher education to meet the requirements of the various tasks and research.…”

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“…These issues are considered administrative academic processes such as effective resource distribution, automation of academic staff and student admission and registration, management of various academic and service departments and academic staff and student record management. Back in the 1980s, the formulation of the general principles and approaches of model-based Decision Support Systems (DSSs) within academic environments used to be under the academic decision theory [18]. C. Identifying Decision Support System (DSS) The decision support system (DSS) aims at supporting decision makers in the process of decision-making.…”

Section: B Decision Support Systems In Higher Education Institutionsmentioning

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Evaluating the Intended Use of Decision Support System (DSS) via Academic Staff: An Applying Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)

2019

IJRTE

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Since the beginning of the expansion of information systems, people have been considering using them for making decisions. Decision Support System (DSS) is a computer technology solution that can be used to support complex decision making and problem solving. In order to produce a high quality education decision, managers have to be equipped with wide range of relevant information which makes the process of decision making even more complex. In situations like this, use of DSS can be a logical solution. The aim of this research is to investigate the intended use of DSS within academic staff at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia by applying Technology Acceptance Model (TAM).In this research were employed structural equations modelling (SEM) approach with SmartPLS software to investigate students’ adoption process. Findings indicates that the perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness have a positive impact and substantially associated with intend to use DSS among academic staff at universities. The study concludes that academic staffs at universities in Malaysia have positive perceptions towards DSS and intend to practice it for educational purposes. Also, the study indicates the importance of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use as core factors which influence on the perception of using DSS to support management decision process.

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Section: B Decision Support Systems In Higher Education Institutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating the Intended Use of Decision Support System (DSS) via Academic Staff: An Applying Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)

2019

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Evaluating the intended use of Decision Support System (DSS) via Academic Staff: An Applying Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)

Al-Rahmi¹,

Ramin²,

Alamri³

et al. 2019

IJEAT

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Since the beginning of the expansion of information systems, people have been considering using them for making decisions. Decision Support System (DSS) is a computer technology solution that can be used to support complex decision making and problem solving. In order to produce a high quality education decisions, managers have to be equipped with wide range of relevant information which makes the process of decision making even more complex. In situations like this, use of DSS can be a logical solution. The aim of this research is to investigate the intended use of DSS within academic staff at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia by applying Technology Acceptance Model (TAM).In this research were employed structural equations modelling (SEM) approach with SmartPLS software to investigate students’ adoption process. Findings indicates that the perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness have a positive impact and substantially associated with intend to use DSS among academic staff at universities. The study concludes that academic staffs at universities in Malaysia have positive perceptions towards DSS and intend to practice it for educational purposes. Also, the study indicates the importance of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use as core factors which influence on the perception of using DSS to support management decision process.

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“…In the 1980s, the academic decision theory focused mainly on formulating the general principles and approaches of the model-based DSS for academic environments [7], [8]. Various academic DSSs were proposed for handling problems, such as resource allocation [9]- [12], performance assessment [13], workload management [14], course scheduling [15], admission policy [16], advising [17], student profile evolution [18], and strategic planning [19].…”

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Decision Support System for Managing Educational Capacity Utilization

Mansmann

Scholl

2007

IEEE Trans. Educ.

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Decision-making in the field of academic planning involves extensive analysis of large data volumes originating from multiple systems. With the many new technology application areas evolving from the domain of electrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer science, deans and department chairs must ensure that new specializations and programs are adequately supported. Academic workload management is concerned with distributing teaching resources to support the university's educational framework adequately (faculties, degrees, courses, admission policies, teaching workload, etc.). This work presents a methodology for assessing educational capacity and planning its distribution and utilization, implemented as a decision support system allowing simulation and evaluation of various proposals and scenarios. The system integrates input data from relevant sources into an autonomous data warehouse. Graphical client front-end ensures adequate output presentation to the decision-makers by revealing significant details and dependencies in the data. Applying the system as an "on-the-fly" decision-support utility by the policy-makers leads to significant acceleration of planning procedures, deepens the insight into the data and the underlying methodology, and, consequently, provides for more efficient academic administration.

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Decision support systems in academic planning: Important considerations and issues

Cited by 12 publications

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Evaluating the Intended Use of Decision Support System (DSS) via Academic Staff: An Applying Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)

Evaluating the Intended Use of Decision Support System (DSS) via Academic Staff: An Applying Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)

Evaluating the intended use of Decision Support System (DSS) via Academic Staff: An Applying Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)

Decision Support System for Managing Educational Capacity Utilization

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