Congratulations to the Newest AIM Graduates—Summer 2011
The following eight AIM students completed the master’s degree program in summer term 2011. Listed with each name is the student’s professional affiliation as well as the title and abstract of the Capstone research study.
Lee Averett, custom reporting manager, Cummins Northwest, LLC, Business Intelligence Enables Greater Efficiency when Strategically Designed and Tactically Implemented
This annotated bibliography summarizes thirty-two articles published between 2000 and 2011 as they address the question "Why should a company adopt a strategic approach to business intelligence (BI) and business analysis (BA) in addition to specific tactical approaches, to achieve efficiency gains?" Factors are identified related to system design, employee education, and technology to capture, store, and analyze high quality data. The goal is to present upper managers a set of key factors for implementation success.
Michael Blandford, IT mergers and acquisitions program manager, Intel Corporation, The Value of the IT Division in Merger and Acquisition Process
CIOs are often required to develop and implement merger and acquisition strategies to produce revenue and growth (Battey, 2000). Literature published between 1986 and 2011 is examined to identify the growing role of IT in the merger and acquisition process as a means of decreasing risk and project costs, and increasing corporate synergies and project success. The goal is to demonstrate the value of IT as part of the early core deal-making team.
John Knox, software developer, The Regence Group, Adopting Software Design Patterns in an IT Organization: An Enterprise Approach to Add Operational Efficiencies and Strategic Benefits
Software design patterns are recognized as a valuable part of good engineering practices (Buschmann, 2005). Literature published between 1995 and 2011 is examined in order to provide IT professionals with definitions, classifications, and benefits of commonly used software design patterns. Design patterns capture experience and provide multiple perspectives on design problems. They support improved communication, flexibility and extensibility, and collaborative and mentoring opportunities. Adoption and implementation are required enterprise wide to realize benefits and efficiencies.
Sandesh Kuckian, business systems analyst, MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc., Securing Electronic Data Exchanges for HIPAA Covered Entities to Ensure Greater Compliance with Security Rules
HIPAA requires covered entities to follow standards for protecting the security of electronic protected health information (e-PHI). This study examines the need to develop a secure data exchange in order to maintain compliance with the goals of the HIPAA Security Rule. Literature published between 2000 and 2011 is analyzed to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of e-PHI while allowing entities to adopt new technologies to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of patient care.
Linda Mears, communications director, College of Education, University of Oregon, An Overview of Faculty-centered, Peer-reviewed Online Course Development Models for Application within Accredited Institutions of Higher Education, *2011 Distinguished Capstone Award
The engagement of faculty in development, course design, and peer review is central to quality online instruction. Thirty refereed case studies of standards-driven online course development in higher education since 2004 are annotated and analyzed for common principles, procedures, or recommended practices. Discussion explores strategic planning for faculty and online administrators, including four phases of implementation, faculty support needs, barriers to engagement, and instructional and technology characteristics faculty must weigh carefully in specific pedagogical designs.
Christi Noyes, business analyst, University of Arizona, Information Security Policies and Governance to Safeguard Protected Health Information
Healthcare organizations must comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and develop information security policies that ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of sensitive information; however guidelines are vague. This bibliography identifies policies and describes information security governance strategies designed to ensure compliance. Organizations must create a leadership committee to (a) assess current policies, (b) oversee policy enforcement, (c) note the effects of internal and external influences, and (d) maintain currency.
Marsha Poor, HRIS specialist, Mount Wachusett Community College, Applying Aspects of Data Governance from the Private Sector to Public Higher Education
The purpose of this annotated bibliography is to identify ways to better manage enterprise-wide data assets within institutions of higher education through data quality actions and data governance options. The goal is to present selected data governance practices within the private business sector for consideration by individuals in public higher education who promote and support data quality initiatives. Topics include data quality barriers, data quality models, data quality management practices, and data quality drivers.
Janice Yick, field manager, BC Hydro, Implementing Vanilla ERP Systems: Factors to Consider in Strategy, Business Alignment, and Customization
This annotated bibliography examines thirty-one references to identify factors to consider when implementing a vanilla enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Literature published since 1998 reveals that there is a high cost in maintaining customized ERP systems, thus companies are deliberately implementing vanilla ERP software. Factors include the need to address strategic and cost implications, organizational adaptation to ERP functionality, deploying strategies to minimize customizations, change management, cross-functional implementation teams, coordination mechanisms, and clear performance measurements.
POSTED: October 07, 2011
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