Journal of End User Computing articles from July 2000

Journal of End User Computing archives from July 2000

End Users as Expert System Developers?(Industry Trend or Event)
July 1, 2000... Knowledge is receiving recognition as a strategic force in organizations. Correspondingly, one form of knowledge capture and maintenance organizations are tempted to use is expert system design by end users. The article discusses difficulties...

Designing End-User Geographic Information Systems.(Industry Trend or Event)
July 1, 2000... Geographic information systems are becoming more popular for end-user and decision support system construction, but they incorporate software and concepts with some inherent problems for users not trained in concepts of geography and...

An Architecture for Organizational Decision Support Systems (ODSS) That Utilizes a Model Coordination Subsystem.(Industry Trend or Event)
July 1, 2000... Organizational Decision Support Systems (ODSS) aim to support organizational decision-making that cuts across functional boundaries in the organization. As opposed to the conventional top-down approach to ODSS development, this research views...

The Associate Editor Speaks Evaluating the Virus Threat: Is Safe to Turn on Your PC?(Industry Trend or Event)
July 1, 2000... It would be difficult to find a veteran end user who is unwilling to share at least one "war story" concerning a computer virus. Viruses are, and undoubtedly will continue to be, a fact of life in the end user computing community. Many tales of...

A Decision Support System for Academic Advising.(Industry Trend or Event)
July 1, 2000... A decision support system (DSS) was constructed to assist the academic advising staff of a college of business. The microcomputer-based system identifies any remaining unsatisfied degree program requirements, selects courses in which the...

Data Mining Methods for Knowledge Discovery.(Review)
July 1, 2000... Data Mining Methods for Knowledge Discovery Cios, K.J., Pedrycz, W., and Swiniarski, R. Kluwer Academic Publishers Copyright 1998, 495 pages, $149.00 ISBN 0-7923-8252-8 As the second millennium comes to a close, the world is faced with an...