Welcome to this special issue of wireless personal communications. This special issue comprises a selection of best papers from the Third International Conference on Mobility for Life: Technology, Telecommunication and Problem Based Learning (TTPBL). This 4-day event provided a dynamic platform for experts, scholars, higher education policy makers and private sector parties from Europe, Asia an...

The paper reports on the use of the YAWL workflow management in a core undergraduate course in a business school. We describe the design of the course, and YAWL’s position within it, learning activities and learning outcomes. The use of YAWL in an introductory, general business course, rather than an upper-level information systems course, entails several challenges. We report on these challeng...

Recent reports by Latham (1994) and Egan (1998) have emphasized the need for the construction industry to increase its competitiveness, and have suggested the use of performance measurement as a tool for continuous improvement. Comprehensive measurement of a company’s performance and subsequent feedback to its managers is vital for business transformation. Measurement also enables businesses to...

The authors have been involved in a year long project in which a group of second year undergraduate students is placed in charge of producing a series of educational podcasts targeted towards other students undertaking a number of information technology subjects. The exercise has proved to be a valuable learning experience for all those involved: the listeners, the producers and the educators. ...

22 This paper discusses the harmonizing role of technology and interaction in a qualitative study on blended 23 problem-based learning within the context of academic development in higher education. Within this 24 setting, and as both designers and tutors in blended PBL, it is important to seek best practices for how 25 to combine instructional strategies in face-to-face and computer-mediated e...

This article explores the possibility of applying the rigid flexibility model to a service setting. The rigid flexibility model was originally developed to explain factors that determine flexibility in a manufacturing environment. Collins and Schmenner (1993) introduced the model and recently, Giovani J.C. da Silveira (2005) reexamined it and provided some empirical validations. Adjusting to a ...

During recent years, gamification has become a popular method of enriching information technologies. Several business analysts have made promising predictions about penetration of gamification, however, it has also been estimated that most gamification efforts will fail due to poor understanding of how gamification should be designed and implemented. Therefore, in this paper we seek to advance ...

This paper describes a system for supporting coarse-grained locationbased synchronisation. This type of synchronisation may occur when people need only some awareness about the location of others within the specific context of an on-going activity. We have identified a number of reference scenarios for this type of synchronisation and we have implemented and deployed a prototype to evaluate the...

Research and supervision have become a vital process in the successful of postgraduate studies. Building an academic career path after Higher National Degree or Bachelor Degree needs intensive training and preparation. This culminates in writing of thesis or dissertation. In this process, the supervisor is designated to facilitate the student’s research development based on good resources offer...