Executive Summary The Delphi method is an attractive method for graduate students completing masters and PhD level research. It is a flexible research technique that has been successfully used in our program at the University of Calgary to explore new concepts within and outside of the information systems body of knowledge. The Delphi method is an iterative process to collect and distill the an...

The photon radiation in the initial state lowers the energy available for the ee collisions; this effect is particularly important at LEP2 energies (above the mass of the Z boson). Being aligned to the beam direction, such initial state radiation is mostly undetected. This article describes the procedure used by the DELPHI experiment at LEP to estimate the effective centre-of-mass energy in had...

In this paper a methodology developed for the generation of transient compact models of packages and heat sinks from measured thermal transient results is described. The main advantage of generating dynamic compact models solely from measured results is the time-gain: the lengthy transient simulations, suggested by the DELPHI methodology can he omitted. After summarizing the procedure of genera...

Information systems (IS) departments face many challenges in today’s rapidly changing environment. One approach to understanding the challenges faced by IS departments is to survey IS managers to elicit what they consider key issues. Key issues in IS management surveys have been conducted for many years in many nations and regions. However, most key issues surveys seem to lack a theoretical bas...

The purpose of this study was to increase our understanding of Traffic Safety Culture (TSC) by identifying its constituent components. A review of existing safety culture literature was conducted. Next, 18 international experts participated in a Delphi Technique to rate candidate TSC components. Corresponding survey items were then developed and pretested. Our final survey instrument was mailed...

This paper presents the findings of a survey conducted with the aim of understanding factors that triggers chaos, pattern for chaos and its impact to the environment of ICT based project development. The survey is conducted using two-round Delphi method on a selected pool of experienced project managers who were involved in mega ICT project development in Malaysia between the years 1994 until 2...

all the major subfields and important aspects of the field. This article presents a systematic and comprehensive knowledge map of the field, and is grounded on the panel discussions. The map has 10 basic categories: The model establishes the groundwork for formulating theories of information science, as well as developing and evaluating information science academic programs and bibliographic re...

Until recently, many manufacturers of electronic products solved the problem of end-of-life (EOL) product disposal by utilising landfill sites. However, rapidly decreasing landfill capacity, and legislation controlling the disposal of waste electrical and electronic materials has focused attention upon environmentally friendly methods of product disposal and renewal. This paper summarises these...

The result of audit designation is significantly influenced by the audit evidence collected when planning the audit and the degree of detection risk is further depends on the amount of audit evidence. Therefore, when the assessment factors of detection risk are more objective and correct, audit costs and the risk of audit failure can be reduced. Thus, the aim of this paper is to design an audit...

A national survey of 158 Canadian IS personnel at various organizational levels was conducted using a modiJed Delphi technique and follow-up interviews to ident@ the critical issues in information systems during the next three to five years. Critical information systems issues were identified including I) building a responsive IT injrastructure, 2) improving IS project management practices, and...