2019
Alharthi, Ahmed D; Alsanoosy, Tawfeeq; Spichkova, Maria; Hamilton, Margaret
Social Position and Gender Perspectives of eLearning Systems: A Study of Social Sustainability Book Section
In: Advances in Information Systems Development, vol. 34, pp. 169-185, Springer, 2019, ISBN: 978-3-030-22992-4.
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2018
Alharthi, Ahmed D.; Spichkova, Maria; Hamilton, Margaret
SuSoftPro: Sustainability Profiling for Software Proceedings Article
In: 26th {IEEE} International Requirements Engineering Conference, {RE}, pp. 500-501, IEEE, 2018.
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The paper presents a SuSoftPro tool for requirement engineers to analyse the requirements' impacts on system sustainability. To perform the analysis of system sustainability, the tool provides quantitative questionnaires for rating highlevel requirements within sustainability dimensions via a Fuzzy Rating Scale method. Stakeholders' responses are analysed by applying Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution. The tool presents sustainability as a five-star rating label, a visualisation of the degree for sustainability dimensions, and a bar graph that illustrates the sustainability level.
Alharthi, Ahmed D.; Spichkova, Maria; Hamilton, Margaret; Alsanoosy, Tawfeeq
Gender-Based Perspectives of eLearning Systems: An Empirical Study of Social Sustainability Proceedings Article
In: the 27th International Conference on Information Systems Development (ISD2018), AIS, 2018, ISBN: 978-91-7753-876-9.
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Alharthi, Ahmed D.; Spichkova, Maria; Hamilton, Margaret
Towards Tool-support for Sustainability Profiling Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Requirements Engineering for Sustainable Systems (RE4SuSy 2018), pp. 6-14, CEUR-WS, 2018, ISSN: 1613-0073.
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Alharthi, Ahmed D.; Spichkova, Maria; Hamilton, Margaret
Sustainability requirements for eLearning systems: a systematic literature review and analysis Journal Article
In: Requirements Engineering, pp. 1-21, 2018, ISSN: 1432-010X.
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2017
Alharthi, Ahmed D.; Spichkova, Maria
Green Architecture for Sustainable eLearning Systems Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Software Architecture: Companion Proceedings, pp. 199–204, ACM, Canterbury, United Kingdom, 2017, ISBN: 978-1-4503-5217-8.
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2016
Alharthi, Ahmed D.; Spichkova, Maria; Hamilton, Margaret
Sustainability Profiling of Long-living Software Systems Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of 4th International Workshop on Quantitative Approaches to Software Quality (QuASoQ 2016), pp. 12–19, CEUR-WS, 2016.
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Alharthi, Ahmed D.; Spichkova, Maria
Individual and Social Requirement Aspects of Sustainable eLearning Systems Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Education and Research, 21-24 November 2016, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia, Sydney, Australia, 2016, ISBN: 978-0-646-95724-1.
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We call a system sustainable, if it has a positive effect on and whose direct and indirect negative impacts resulting from its development, deployment, and usage are minimal. Sustainability has various dimensions. We classify sustainability requirements of eLearning system to five dimensions: individual (human), social, technical, environmental, and economic. In this paper, we focus on human and social aspects (i.e., individual needs the relationship of people within society), as the eLearning systems have a very strong impact on human dimension of sustainability, where their impact on environmental dimension is rather small. This also provides us a basis to identify the corresponding requirements for sustainable eLearning systems. These requirements include collaboration, learner-centred features, leadership development and the reuse of the learning materials. As a result, achieving individual and social requirements for eLearning systems would provide a higher quality of learning and teaching, as well as better opportunities for learning and increasing the human and social sustainability.
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Spichkova, Maria; Harland, James; Alharthi, Ahmed D.
Online Support System for Transnational Education Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Education and Research 21-24 November 2016, Western Sydney University,Sydney, Australia Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia, Sydney, Australia, 2016, ISBN: 978-0-646-95724-1.
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abstract = {The number of students who travel abroad to study or are enrolled in a distance learning program outside their home country is growing. According to UNESCO, such students are called internationally mobile students (IMSs) and 5 destination countries accounted for almost 50% of IMSs: United States (18%), United Kingdom (11%), France (7%), Australia (6%), and Germany (5%). Internationalisation of the higher education has created the so-called borderless university, providing better opportunities for learning and increases the human and social sustainability.
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In this paper, we propose an online system to support transnational education (TNE) in Australia. This system will consist of both an online module and quiz, and an automated assistance module. The first part will ensure that students understand TNE-related potential problems, such as the importance of submission deadlines, and provide students early hints and help to avoid the TNErelated problems. The second part will provide assistance with general issues related to studying and living in Australia, and more specific ones tailored to a specific institution. The ability to provide an immediate response when required will help overcome feelings of isolation, and provide appropriate advice on matters such as plagiarism and related issues, many of which arise from misunderstandings due to divergent cultural backgrounds and a lack of awareness about differences in socio-cultural environments.
In this paper, we propose an online system to support transnational education (TNE) in Australia. This system will consist of both an online module and quiz, and an automated assistance module. The first part will ensure that students understand TNE-related potential problems, such as the importance of submission deadlines, and provide students early hints and help to avoid the TNErelated problems. The second part will provide assistance with general issues related to studying and living in Australia, and more specific ones tailored to a specific institution. The ability to provide an immediate response when required will help overcome feelings of isolation, and provide appropriate advice on matters such as plagiarism and related issues, many of which arise from misunderstandings due to divergent cultural backgrounds and a lack of awareness about differences in socio-cultural environments.
2015
Alharthi, Ahmed D.; Spichkova, Maria; Hamilton, Margaret
Requirements Engineering Aspects of ELearning Systems Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Software Engineering Conference (ASWEC 2015), pp. 132–133, ACM, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 2015, ISBN: 978-1-4503-3796-0.
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2013
Alharthi, Ahmed D.; Busch, Peter; Smith, Stephen
A prototypical skin cancer information system Proceedings Article
In: 24th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2013), pp. 1–11, RMIT University RMIT University, 2013.
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store patient health records as a means of registering the diagnoses of skin cancer along with the
treatment. The information system was intended to be web-based, and connect to remote database servers.
The implemented system was designed to incorporate features such as inserting procedural details,
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there appears to be no satisfactory clinical software that follows the flow of a normal skin cancer
examination. This paper introduces a system that was specifically designed, coded and implemented to
store patient health records as a means of registering the diagnoses of skin cancer along with the
treatment. The information system was intended to be web-based, and connect to remote database servers.
The implemented system was designed to incorporate features such as inserting procedural details,
generating forms and reports with interactive interfaces, yet be relatively unsophisticated to use. We
expect the system once fully implemented and on line, will aid in Australia’s e-Health industry, delivering
more accurate information to doctors and patients in an effort to combat issues involving skin cancer.
Other parameters discussed are the need for data encryption of medical records and the role such a
system can play in medical information.
there appears to be no satisfactory clinical software that follows the flow of a normal skin cancer
examination. This paper introduces a system that was specifically designed, coded and implemented to
store patient health records as a means of registering the diagnoses of skin cancer along with the
treatment. The information system was intended to be web-based, and connect to remote database servers.
The implemented system was designed to incorporate features such as inserting procedural details,
generating forms and reports with interactive interfaces, yet be relatively unsophisticated to use. We
expect the system once fully implemented and on line, will aid in Australia’s e-Health industry, delivering
more accurate information to doctors and patients in an effort to combat issues involving skin cancer.
Other parameters discussed are the need for data encryption of medical records and the role such a
system can play in medical information.
2012
Alharthi, Ahmed D.
Skin Cancer Information System (SCIS) Masters Thesis
Macquarie University , 2012.
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Skin cancer is a common problem in Australia and indeed around the world. Within the domain of e-Health, there appears to be no satisfactory clinical software that follows the flow of a normal skin cancer examination. This talk introduces a system that was specifically designed, coded and implemented to store patient health records as a means of registering the diagnoses of skin cancer along with the treatment. The information system was intended to be web-based, and connect to remote database servers. The implemented system was designed to incorporate features such as inserting procedural details, generating forms and reports with interactive interfaces, yet be relatively unsophisticated to use. We expect the system once fully implemented and on line, will aid in Australia’s e-Health industry, delivering more accurate information to doctors and patients in an effort to combat issues involving skin cancer. Other parameters discussed are the need for data encryption of medical records and the role such a system can play in medical information.
0000
Yamani, Hanaa; Alharthi, Ahmed; Elsigini, Waleed
Digital Competencies Required for Information Science Specialists at Saudi Universities Journal Article
In: International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security (IJCSNS), vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 212-220, 0000.
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Yamani, Hanaa A; Elsigini, Waleed; others,
Gender Differences and Learner Satisfaction: An evaluation of E- Learning Systems at Umm A-Qura University Journal Article
In: Journal of Distance Learning and Open Learning, vol. 9, no. 17, pp. 14-49, 0000, ISBN: 2314-8837.
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