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Assessing the Human Operating System: A Quantitative Study of Demographics and General Decision-Making Styles (GDMS) on Digital Native Student's Security Behavior Intentions (SeBIS)
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Boyce, Stephen – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The world continues to be plagued by cyber incidents that impact businesses, schools, hospitals, and government institutions. Some organizations have given cybersecurity a line item on the annual budget, while others have created dedicated departments to improve their technical defenses. Executive boards and C-level executives have shifted from an…
Descriptors: Demography, Decision Making, Computer Security, Undergraduate Students
Higher Education Finance Professionals' Attitudes towards Fintech: A Qualitative Study
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II. Douglas R. Allen – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The problem addressed in this study was whether real or perceived barriers exist among higher education finance professionals, which may influence their perceptions of risk and trustworthiness to adopt FinTech. The purpose of this study was to address whether or not perceptions of the risks and trustworthiness of software applications used in…
Descriptors: Risk, Trust (Psychology), Credibility, Computer Software
Machine Learning-Based Risky User Behavior Detection to Mitigate Ransomware Attacks on Higher Education Institutions
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Godfrey F. Mendes – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This Praxis develops a machine learning (ML) model to address ransomware threats in higher education institutions (HEIs). HEIs are vulnerable to cyberattacks due to their open-access environments, diverse user bases, and decentralized IT systems. These vulnerabilities are compounded by limited budgets, heightened risks from increased digital…
Descriptors: Colleges, Artificial Intelligence, Users (Information), Risk Assessment
The Evaluation, Selection, and Diffusion of Software Innovations Insights and Implications of Systematic Field Placement Software Adoption
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Kristen Mitchell Samuels – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This multi-phase dissertation explores how student placement management software can be evaluated, selected, adopted, and diffused within a university setting, considering multiple stakeholders with varying needs and differing levels of decision-making authority. Utilizing a case study design and Roger's Diffusion of Innovation framework (2003),…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Selection, Student Placement
Key Considerations of Community, Scalability, Supportability, Security, and Functionality in Selecting Open-Source Software in California Universities as Perceived by Technology Leaders
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Britton, Todd Alan – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the key considerations of community, scalability, supportability, security, and functionality for selecting open-source software in California universities as perceived by technology leaders. Methods: After a review of the cogent literature, the key conceptual framework categories were identified…
Descriptors: Open Source Technology, Computer Software Selection, Scaling, Computer Security
Organizational Decision Making Related to Instructional Technology at Small Liberal Arts Colleges and Universities
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Vandover, William Frederick – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examines the factors that influence the creation, purchase, and selection of free instructional technology. Specifically, this study uses the RIPPLES Model to examine the perceptions and reflections of instructional technology directors and staff members with regard to the Resources, Infrastructure, People, Policies, Learning,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Decision Making, Liberal Arts, Small Colleges