Purpose This study investigates whether there are relationships between the characteristics of boards trustees universities in Arab region, higher education quality assurance and output scientific research. Design/methodology/approach The descriptive analytical approach was used this study. conducted on region that included classification British Institution for Region: QS Region University. Fi...

Recently, assurance cases have received much attentions in the field of software-based computer systems and IT services. However, software very often changes and there are no strong regulations for software. These facts are main two challenges to be addressed in software assurance cases. We propose a development method of assurance cases by means of continuous revision at every stage of the sys...

The usage and characteristics of large systems or systems of systems can challenge many current development assumptions. Vulnerability analysis has typically concentrated on vulnerabilities induced by errors in coding or in the interfaces among components. System interactions can also be a seedbed for vulnerabilities, however. This article describes software assurance challenges inherent in net...

The goals of Kluwer International Series on ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SECURITY are‚ one‚ to establish the state of the art of‚ and set the course for future research in information security and‚ two‚ to serve as a central reference source for advanced and timely topics in information security research and development. The scope of this series includes all aspects of computer and network security ...

The paradigm of model-based software development has become more and more popular, since it promises an increase in the efficiency and quality of software development. Following this paradigm, models become primary artifacts in the software development process where quality assurance of the overall software product considerably relies on the quality assurance of involved software models. In thi...

INFLUENCE OF PARTICIPATORY MONITORING AND EVALUATION APPROACHES ON THE PRACTICE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE IN KENYA SECONDARY SCHOOLS ONDIEKI, MORARA GEORGE and MATONDA, NYABIAGE EMMAH Graduate students University of Nairobi P.O. Box 902 Kisii40200 Abstract This study sought to establish whether quality assurance as currently practiced in learning institutions in Kenya is a form of participatory moni...

What aspects of information assurance can be identified in Business-to-Consumer (B-toC) online transactions? The purpose of this research is to build a theoretical framework for studying information assurance based on a detailed analysis of academic literature for online exchanges in B-to-C electronic commerce. Further, a semantic network content analysis is conducted to analyze the representat...

Assurance mechanisms are an important element of relational governance and frequently used in information systems (IS) research; still missing in this field, however, is a coherent and interrelated structure to organize available knowledge. In this study, we provide a first step towards development of a conceptualization framework of relational assurance mechanisms to enable their further inves...

This paper introduces an approach to this challenge being developed by a working group of the American Society for Quality, Education Division. Its fundamental concept is that the ISO-9000 approach to quality management, already being developed by leading schools, can be extended to individual learning. If properly set up and followed, a learner will establish, demonstrate, and continuously imp...