Social Reflections of Human-Computer Interaction in Education, Management, and Economics


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In today's increasingly digital world, the interaction between humans and computers has become a fundamental aspect of our daily lives, affecting how we learn, work, and conduct business. However, as technology continues to evolve, the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) field faces new challenges and opportunities. One pressing issue is the need to understand the social implications of HCI in education, management, and economics. This includes how HCI impacts teaching methodologies, business practices, and economic models and how it can be leveraged to enhance productivity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Social Reflections of Human-Computer Interaction in Education, Management, and Economics addresses these challenges by comprehensively exploring HCI and its societal implications. This book is essential for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers looking to understand the complex interplay between humans and computers in today's digital age. It offers practical insights and theoretical frameworks that can inform the design of more effective educational programs, management practices, and economic policies.




Social Reflections of Human-Computer Interaction in Education, Management, and Economics


Book Description

In today's increasingly digital world, the interaction between humans and computers has become a fundamental aspect of our daily lives, affecting how we learn, work, and conduct business. However, as technology continues to evolve, the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) field faces new challenges and opportunities. One pressing issue is the need to understand the social implications of HCI in education, management, and economics. This includes how HCI impacts teaching methodologies, business practices, and economic models and how it can be leveraged to enhance productivity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Social Reflections of Human-Computer Interaction in Education, Management, and Economics addresses these challenges by comprehensively exploring HCI and its societal implications. By bringing together insights from researchers, educators, and industry professionals, this book offers a deep dive into topics such as the integration of HCI in educational environments, the impact of AI on HCI, and the role of HCI in fostering innovation and economic growth. A multidisciplinary approach provides readers with a holistic understanding of how HCI influences and is influenced by various social, economic, and educational factors. This book is essential for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers looking to understand the complex interplay between humans and computers in today's digital age. It offers practical insights and theoretical frameworks that can inform the design of more effective educational programs, management practices, and economic policies. By exploring the social reflections of HCI, this book aims to advance knowledge in this field and pave the way for a more human-centered approach to technology design and implementation.




Future of Digital Technology and AI in Social Sectors


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In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, integrating emerging technologies presents unprecedented opportunities and complex challenges across various disciplines. As society navigates this transformation, there is a growing need for comprehensive insights into the implications of these advancements. This book serves as a vital resource, offering a multidimensional exploration of how emerging technologies are reshaping the social sciences, education, law and policy, tourism, health, environment, communication, business and management, and security. Focusing on the intersection of technology and society, the Future of Digital Technology and AI in Social Sectors addresses pressing issues such as ethical dilemmas in technological advancement, the impact of automation on employment, and the moral and legal challenges of AI and data analytics. By providing a platform for researchers and practitioners to delve into these topics, the book aims to foster a deeper understanding of emerging technologies' implications and opportunities across diverse fields.




Recent Theories and Applications for Multi-Criteria Decision-Making


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In an increasingly complex world, decision-makers face the challenge of optimizing multiple conflicting objectives across various scenarios. Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) techniques have emerged as essential tools for addressing these challenges and offer methods to evaluate alternatives and minimize subjectivity. As the landscape of MCDM evolves with new approaches such as fuzzy set theory, rough set theory, and neutrosophic set theory, decision-making in situations involving varied and complex data becomes more reliable and consistent. Recent Theories and Applications for Multi-Criteria Decision-Making explores the latest trends and innovations in this field. The book includes thought-provoking input from renowned researchers who cover case studies, real-world applications, challenges, and cutting-edge methodologies. It highlights the integration of advanced technologies such as AI, big data, and IoT with MCDM, while offering practical insights into strategic decision-making in today's digital age. This volume serves as a valuable resource for scholars, practitioners, and researchers keen to improve their decision-making capacity.




AI-Powered Advances in Pharmacology


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In the field of pharmaceutical sciences, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a groundbreaking force, propelling the field into uncharted territories of discovery and innovation. As traditional approaches in drug discovery and development encounter new challenges, the need for cutting-edge technologies becomes increasingly apparent. AI-Powered Advances in Pharmacology offers an insightful exploration of this critical intersection between AI and pharmacological research. This book delves into how AI technologies are reshaping the understanding of diseases, predicting drug responses, and optimizing therapeutic interventions. It navigates through the relationship between AI algorithms, big data analytics, and traditional pharmacological methodologies, promising to accelerate drug development and usher in a new era of precision medicine. The primary objective of AI-Powered Advances in Pharmacology is to conduct a thorough exploration of the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into pharmacological research, shedding light on its transformative impact on drug discovery, development, and personalized medicine. This comprehensive overview aims to serve as a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners, and students in the field, bridging the gap between traditional pharmacological approaches and AI methodologies. Through case studies and discussions of emerging trends, the book contributes to the evolving landscape of pharmacology, fostering a deeper understanding of diseases, optimizing therapeutic interventions, and shaping the future of precision medicine. By providing practical insights, it aims to inspire further advancements at the intersection of artificial intelligence and pharmacology.




Niklas Luhmann


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This book provides an insight into the ideas of one of the world’s greatest sociologists: Niklas Luhmann. It explains, in clear and concise language, the basic concepts of Social Systems Theory and their application to the specific case of the Education System, which was considered by Luhmann as a primary subsystem of modern society. It illustrates the complex and sophisticated thinking that characterises Luhmann’s work and explains that Luhmann’s theory has given an important and original contribution to the study of education from a sociological point of view. His contribution has some resonance in recent social constructionist and relational approaches to education, as well as in studies of educational interaction. In addition, research methodologies, in particular mixed methods strategies, draw heavily on epistemological issues. The book finally argues that educationists can appreciate the extent of Luhmann’s contribution to the field of education, although their perspective cannot be fully harmonised with, nor reduced to, the sociological one. This divergence of perspectives can stimulate pedagogy to call into question its conceptual framework as well its approach to social situations in the classroom.




The Charisma Machine


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A fascinating examination of technological utopianism and its complicated consequences. In The Charisma Machine, Morgan Ames chronicles the life and legacy of the One Laptop per Child project and explains why—despite its failures—the same utopian visions that inspired OLPC still motivate other projects trying to use technology to “disrupt” education and development. Announced in 2005 by MIT Media Lab cofounder Nicholas Negroponte, One Laptop per Child promised to transform the lives of children across the Global South with a small, sturdy, and cheap laptop computer, powered by a hand crank. In reality, the project fell short in many ways—starting with the hand crank, which never materialized. Yet the project remained charismatic to many who were captivated by its claims of access to educational opportunities previously out of reach. Behind its promises, OLPC, like many technology projects that make similarly grand claims, had a fundamentally flawed vision of who the computer was made for and what role technology should play in learning. Drawing on fifty years of history and a seven-month study of a model OLPC project in Paraguay, Ames reveals that the laptops were not only frustrating to use, easy to break, and hard to repair, they were designed for “technically precocious boys”—idealized younger versions of the developers themselves—rather than the children who were actually using them. The Charisma Machine offers a cautionary tale about the allure of technology hype and the problems that result when utopian dreams drive technology development.







Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences


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This 2-volume work includes approximately 1,200 entries in A-Z order, critically reviewing the literature on specific topics from abortion to world systems theory. In addition, nine major entries cover each of the major disciplines (political economy; management and business; human geography; politics; sociology; law; psychology; organizational behavior) and the history and development of the social sciences in a broader sense.




Research Paradigms and Contemporary Perspectives on Human-Technology Interaction


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The integration of technology in modern society has created a deeper connectivity between people around the globe, as well as provided ample opportunity for the exchange of knowledge and ideas. These interactions allow greater opportunities for developments in research and innovation. Research Paradigms and Contemporary Perspectives on Human-Technology Interaction presents comprehensive coverage on the application of information technology and systems on daily activities and examines its impacts at an interdisciplinary level. Highlighting numerous insights into relevant areas such as e-government, web accessibility, and social media, this book is an ideal reference source for academics, professionals, practitioners, graduate students, and researchers seeking material on the relationship between humans and emerging technologies in modern society.