Making co-op work for you: a comparative exploration of student attitudes to co-op programs in the United States and the United Kingdom
Presentation / Conference
Ramirez, N., Smith, S., Smith, C., Berg, T., Strubel, B., Ohland, M., & Main, J. (2015, August)
Making co-op work for you: a comparative exploration of student attitudes to co-op programs in the United States and the United Kingdom. Paper presented at World Conference on Co-op and Work Integrated Learning (WACE 19th
University engineering and computing courses have a long tradition of co-operative education that plays a vital role in developing students' applied skills and giving confiden...
Anchors away - does one size fit all in information systems curriculum development?
Conference Proceeding
Coady, J., & Berg, T. (2014)
Anchors away - does one size fit all in information systems curriculum development?. In UK Academy for Information Systems Conference Proceedings 2014
There is much discord and contradiction in academia amongst those who teach on Information System Programmes. Much of the argument is based upon content and structure. This pa...
Rich Picture: The Role of the Facilitator
Journal Article
Berg, T. (2015)
Rich Picture: The Role of the Facilitator. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 28(1), 67-77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-014-9318-z
Information Systems for complex situations often fail to adequately deliver quality and suitability. One reason for this failure is an inability to identify comprehensive user...
Understanding Iconography: a method to allow rich picture interpretation to improve
Thesis
Berg, T. (2013)
Understanding Iconography: a method to allow rich picture interpretation to improve. (Thesis). Heriot-Watt University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7207
Information Systems for complex situations often fail to adequately deliver quality and suitability. One reason for this failure is an inability to identify comprehensive user...
IS Degrees: Sociotechnical or Technosocial? - A Reflective Analysis.
Conference Proceeding
Coady, J., Berg, T., & Pooley, R. (2013)
IS Degrees: Sociotechnical or Technosocial? - A Reflective Analysis. In H. Linger, J. Fisher, A. Barnden, C. Barry, M. Lang, & C. Schneider (Eds.), Building Sustainable Information Systems: Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Information Systems Development, 219-231. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7540-8_17
This paper describes a reflective and empirical investigation by staff involved in delivery of the Heriot-Watt University Information Systems undergraduate degree. It looks pa...
Rich Pictures: collaborative communication through icons
Journal Article
Berg, T., & Pooley, R. (2013)
Rich Pictures: collaborative communication through icons. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 26, 361-376. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-012-9238-8
A visual language of pictures, such as the rich picture used in the Soft System Methodology, offers a way of global communication that far exceeds the limitations of text and ...
A method to Improve rich picture Interpretation.
Presentation / Conference
Berg, T. (2013, July)
A method to Improve rich picture Interpretation. Paper presented at 26th European Conference on Operational Research
Contemporary iconography for rich picture construction
Journal Article
Berg, T., & Pooley, R. (2013)
Contemporary iconography for rich picture construction. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 30, 31-42. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.2121
There are many tools available to elicit knowledge and provide understanding of organizational concerns. This paper focuses on the rich picture (RP) used within the soft syste...
Rich Pictures: A valuable means to explore complex IS issues
Journal Article
Berg, T., & Pooley, R. (2012)
Rich Pictures: A valuable means to explore complex IS issues. Journal of Systemic Practice and Action Research,
This paper discusses the value and interpretive risks when using iconography for system understanding using the rich picture tool. It is suggested that a visual language of pi...
Rich Pictures: understanding complexity through icons.
Presentation / Conference
Berg, T. (2012, September)
Rich Pictures: understanding complexity through icons. Presented at Operational Research (OR54) conference
Rich pictures are a powerful tool for understanding complexity. The rich picture is not only a tool to aid discussion and debate about problem situations. We claim that under...