This paper presents an exploratory case study to examine information systems development (ISD) processes in a low maturity environment, and to understand the role of control mechanisms in project success. The case involves the development of a large scale bank information system, which progressed without a fully-defined “master plan” or much reliance on formal development methodologies, but was...

We report a preliminary exploration of the effectiveness of motivation-targeted UI design a novel personalized approach to enhance online participation. The empirical setting was Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA), a large-scale citizen science project. Using a combination of design intervention and classification of users based on their collective identification motivation, we sho...

Informal participation in science is being recognized as an important way of developing science learning both for children and adults. Mobile learning has particular properties that have potential in informal science settings, particularly outside traditional educational settings. Mobile technologies provide new opportunities for learners to engage with science on the move. This paper reviews t...

Crowdfunding platforms are social media websites that allow people to invest small amounts of money that add up to fund valuable larger projects. These websites are structured around projects with project goals, duration, and registered initiator. We use a dataset from a reward-based crowdfunding platform – Demohour to examine the antecedents of the successful project. The results suggest that ...

Community-based interventions have greater relevance and a greater chance of success and sustainability when the community is collaboratively involved in the research process. Opening Doors: Project Adventure is a research project designed to evaluate the impact of community-based inclusive recreation, using supportive mentoring, on children and youth with disabilities and special health care n...

The formation, development, and current status of a major instructional materials preparation project, the CAIDENT Project, at the School of Dentistry, The University of Michigan, is discussed. A rationale for the place of individualized instruction in general and CA1 in particular is presented. Topics include staffing strategies and ways to encourage faculty participation. Examples are include...

M.E. (Liesbeth) van Heel, MSc, has been involved in Erasmus MC’s hospital redevelopment project since 1998. She acts as secretary to the Steering Committee and heads the Expertise group New building within Erasmus MC’s department of Corporate Real Estate. She coordinates patient participation aspects in the project, is responsible for PR and communication about the project, and has developed a ...

Successful open source software projects often require a steady supply of self motivated software developers. However, little work has been done from a relational/network perspective to study the factors that drive the developers to participate in OSS projects. In this paper, we investigate the participation dynamics in a social network, particularly in an online open source community called Oh...

BACKGROUND Assessment of national children's growth indicated a high prevalence of growth failure among them. Many previous projects have studied the children's growth and nutrition status; but most of them leave it without evaluation. The aim of this study was to evaluate Mothers' Participation Project that carried out in Isfahan after passing two years. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this descrip...

This study aimed to evaluate the success of a project in achieving community participation in efforts to improve perinatal health. A 10-step structured process was used to work with a community in Istanbul, Turkey. To evaluate the success of the project in achieving community participation, five key indicators were selected: (i) participation of the community group in decision making; (ii) gain...