Eli Cohen, Editor

Over 750 pages of current articles on Information Technology.

Remote Method Invocation and Mobile Agent: A Comparative Analysis  001

G. Adesola Aderounmu, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Bosede Oyatokun, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria

Matthew Adigun, University of Zululand, Republic of South Africa

Performance Modeling of UDP Over IP-Based Wireline and Wireless Networks 013

Adeniyi Akintola, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

G. Adesola Aderounmu, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Afolabi Owojori, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Matthew Adigun, University of Zululand, Kwadlangezwa, Republic of South Africa

Adding a new Language to VB .NET Globalization:
Making the Case for the Kurdish Languages 023

Azad Ali, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA

Seever Sulaiman, Interthinx, USA

Preparing Undergraduate Students for IT Certification 033

Akram Al-Rawi, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates

Azzedine Lansari, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates

Faouzi Bouslama, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates

Honeypot through Web (Honeyd@WEB): The Emerging of Security Application Integration   045

Nor Badrul Anuar, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Omar Zakaria, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Chong Wei Yao, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Marketable, Unique and Experiential IT-Skills Education for Business Students 057

Peter Baloh, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Talib Damij, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Peter Vrecar, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Reflecting on an Adventure-Based Data Communications Assignment: The ‘Cryptic Quest’  069

David Banks, University of South Australia, Australia

A Virtual Learning Environment for Mobile IP 083

Laura Bergström, Arcada Polytechnic, Finland

Kaj Grahn, Arcada Polytechnic, Finland

Göran Pulkkis, Arcada Polytechnic, Finland

Navigating the Virtual Forest: How Networked Digital Technologies Can Foster Transgeographic Learning 103

Nicole Buzzetto-More, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, USA

Semantics, Ontologies and Information Systems in Education: Concerns and Proposals         113

Antonio Cartelli, University of Cassino (Italy), Italy

Role of Perceived Importance of Information Security: An Exploratory Study of Middle School Children’s Information Security Behavior 127

Sangmi Chai, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA

Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA

Claudia Morrell, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA

H. Raghav Rao, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA

Shambhu Upadhyaya, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA

Middleware Components for E-commerce Infrastructure: An Analytical Review 137

Qiyang Chen, Montclair State University, USA

James Yao, Montclair State University, USA

Rubin Xing, Montclair State University, USA

A Measure of Risk Caused by Information Asymmetry in e-Commerce 147

Dimitar Christozov, American University in Bulgaria, Bulgaria

Stefanka Chukova, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Plamen Mateev, University of Sofia "St. Kliment Ohridski", Bulgaria

Will It Work? An Initial Examination of the Processes and Outcomes of Converting Course Materials to CD-ROMs 159

Rob Connoley, Deakin University, Australia

Workflows without Engines: Modeling for Today’s Heterogeneous Information Systems       175

Cristina Costa, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra - Centro de Informática e Sistemas da Universidade de

Coimbra, Portugal

Paulo Cunha, Universidade de Coimbra - Centro de Informática e Sistemas da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Interactive On-line Formative Evaluation of Student Assignments 189

Heinz Dreher, Curtin University of Technology, Australia

Development of the Web Users Self-Efficacy Scale (WUSE) 199

Peter Eachus, University of Salford, UK

Simon Cassidy, University of Salford, UK

A Principled Methodology for Information Retrieval on the Web 211

Martin Eayrs, University of Salford, UK

Information Systems Success in the Public Sector: Stakeholders' Perspectives and Emerging Alignment Model 219

Ivana Elpez, Edith Cowan University, Australia

Dieter Fink, Edith Cowan University, Australia

Getting Practical With Learning Styles In “Live” and Computer-based Training Settings      233

Peter Fenrich, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada

Practical IT Education. Deepening of Technology, Expansion of Work, and Development into Headwaters: A Systematic Effort to Achieve Higher Levels 243

Yoshinori Fujio, Prefectural University of Kumamoto, Japan

The Development, Use and Evaluation of a Program Design Tool in the Learning and Teaching of Software Development 253

Stuart Garner, Edith Cowan University, Australia

Virtual Medical Campus (VMC) Graz: Innovative Curriculum meets Innovative Learning Objects Technology 261

Volkmar Haase, HM&S IT Consulting GmbH, Austria

Josef Smolle, Medical University Graz, Austria

Stefan Vejda, HM&S IT Consulting GmbH, Austria

Reinhard Staber, Medical University Graz, Austria

Christian Steinmann, HM&S IT Consulting GmbH, Austria

Ingomar Wascher, HM&S IT Consulting GmbH, Austria

Software Agents for Managing Learning Plans 269

Igor Hawryszkiewycz, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

What Makes Valuable Pre-experience for Students Entering Programming Courses?            279

Edward Holden, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

Elissa Weeden, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

Information Access for Development: A Case Study at a Rural Community Centre in South Africa 295

SJ Jacobs, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

Marlien Herselman, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

Principals, Agents and Prisoners: An Economical Perspective on Information Systems Development Practice 307

Karlheinz Kautz, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

Bjarke Nielsen, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

E-learning: Incorporating Information Security Governance 319

Elmarie Kritzinger, University of South Africa, South Africa

Sebastiaan Von Solms, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Strategies to Enhance Student Learning in a Capstone MIS Course 327

Anil Kumar, Central Michigan University, USA

The Emergence of Modern Biotechnology in China 333

Shaheen Lakhan, Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation, USA

Processes for Ex-ante Evaluation of IT Projects - Case Studies in Brazilian Companies          355

Fernando Jose Barbin Laurindo, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Renato de Oliveira Moraes, University of Ouro Preto and FEAD, Brazil

Oracle Database Workload Performance Measurement and Tuning Toolkit 371

Sai Peck Lee, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Džemal Zildžić, University of Malaya, Malaysia

An Information Assurance and Security Curriculum Implementation 383

Samuel Liles, Purdue University Calumet, USA

Reza Kamali, Purdue University Calumet, USA

Readiness to Communicate in a Digital World 389

Kathy Lynch, Monash University, Australia

Evolution of the Philosophy of Investments in IT Projects 399

Ram Misra, Montclair State University, USA

Video Learning Object Application System: Beyond the Static Reusability........ 411

Xiangming Mu, University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, USA

Alex Koohang, University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, USA

M-Learning Management Tool Development in Campus-Wide Environment 423

Anang Hudaya Muhamad Amin, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia

Ahmad Kamil Mahmud, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia

Ahmad Izuddin Zainal Abidin, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia

Miziana Abdul Rahman, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia

Attitudes toward WebCT and Learning:  An Omani Perspective 435

Syed Jafar Naqvi, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman

Manzur Ali Ajiz, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman

A Second Opinion on the Current State of Affairs in Computer Science Education: An Australian Perspective 445

Lakshmi Narasimhan, The University of Newcastle, Australia

Cheating or ‘Collaborative Work’: Does it Pay?  459

Elsa Naude, University of South Africa, South Africa

Tertia Horne, University of South Africa, South Africa

A Memory Optimized Public-Key Crypto Algorithm Using Modified Modular Exponentiation (MME)        467

Ayodeji Oluwatope, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Bamidele Ojo, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

G. Adesola Aderounmu, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Matthew Adigun, University of Zululand, South Africa

End-to-End Performance Evaluation of Selected TCP Variants across a Hybrid Wireless Network  479

Ayodeji Oluwatope, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Biodun Obabire, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

G. Adesola Aderounmu, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Matthew Adigun, University of Zululand, South Africa

Journey to the Center of the Core: Computers and the Internet in the Core Curriculum        489

Jorge Perez, Kennesaw State University, USA

Meg Murray, Kennesaw State University, USA

Development of Scoring Rubrics for Projects as an Assessment Tool across an IS Program   499

Doncho Petkov, ECSU, USA

Olga Petkova, CCSU, USA

Information Retrieval Systems: A Perspective on Human Computer Interaction 511

Panagiotis Petratos, California State University, USA

Collaborative Learning: A Connected Community Approach 519

John Rae, University of Salford, UK

Carole Roberts, University of Salford, UK

Gary Taylor, University of Salford, UK

The Emotional State of Technology Acceptance 529

Raafat Saade, Concordia University - John Molson School of Business, Canada

Dennis Kira, Concordia University - John Molson School of Business, Canada

Openness to Experience: An HCI Experiment 541

Raafat Saade, John Molson School of Business, Canada

Dennis Kira, John Molson School of Business, Canada

Fassil Nebebe, John Molson School of Business, Canada

Camille Otrakji, Sigmawave Inc., Canada

The Application of Semantic Enablers in the Context of Content Management Systems         551

Samuel Sambasivam, Azusa Pacific University, USA

Tilemachos Kanakis, Liverpool University, UK

Advanced Data Clustering Methods of Mining Web Documents 563

Samuel Sambasivam, Azusa Pacific University, USA

Nick Theodosopoulos, , UK

Entropy: Form Follows Function 581

Samuel Sambasivam, Azusa Pacific University, USA

Vijay Bodas, University of Liverpool, Bahrain

Effectiveness of Self-selected Teams: A Systems Development Project Experience 601

Elsje Scott, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Michael Pollock, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Concept and Rule Based Naming System 619

Chakkrit Snae, Naresuan University, Thailand

Michael Brueckner, Naresuan University, Thailand

Towards Building Secure Software Systems 635

Adesina Simon Sodiya, University of Agriculture, Nigeria

Sadia Adebukola Onashoga, University of Agriculture, Nigeria

Olutayo Bamidele Ajayi, University of Agriculture, Nigeria

Information Systems Field at the Forks: Relish Diversity or Perish 647

Bob Travica, University of Manitoba, Canada

ICT Experiences in Two Different Middle Eastern Universities 667

Abdallah Tubaishat, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates

Arif Bhatti, Zayed Univeristy, United Arab Emirates

Eyas El-Qawasmeh, Jordan Univeristy of Science and Technolohy, Jordan

Are Universities to Blame for the IT Careers Crisis? 679

Glen Van Der Vyver, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Michael Lane, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Integrating Industrial Practices in Software Development through Scenario-Based Design of PBL Activities: A Pedagogical Re-Organization Perspective 687

Kam VAT, University of Macau, Macau, Macau

Where Else Have You Been? The Effects of Diaspora Consciousness and Transcultural Mixtures on Ethnic Identity 709

Niranjala Weerakkody, Deakin University, Australia

The Power of Normalised Word Vectors for Automatically Grading Essays 721

Robert Williams, Curtin University of Technology, Australia

Quality of Informing: Bias and Disinformation Philosophical Background and Roots 731

Zbigniew Gackowski, California State University Stanislaus, USA