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Editor: Kevin C. Desouza (University of Washington)
Contributors: Leslie L. Mittendorf, Lokesh Ramani, Prem Kumar, Yared Ayele, Matt Sorg, Stephanie Morton, Ting-Yen Wang, Kelly Ann Smith, Benji Schwartz-Gilbert, Jaret Faulkner, and Kendal Sager (students at the Information School, University of Washington)
Reviewer: Ron Vyhmeister (Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, Philippines)
Learning objectives
- Understand why social problems must be considered along with the technical problems when implementing systems; understand the dangers of ignoring social issues when implementing systems
- Discern different ways of adjusting to social issues when implementing systems
- Be able to understand how ethics plays a role when implementing systems, especially the difficultly in defining this issue
- Understand the significance and social/technical problems inherent in storing and disseminating information
- Attain a general appreciation for the problems that emerge when conducting change management
- Realize the roles people and company cultures play when implementing systems
- Appreciate a modern socio-technical problem (Knowledge Harvesting), the challenges it presents, and some of the solutions that have been recommended
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