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Making co-op work for you: a comparative exploration of student attitudes to co-op programs in the United States and the United Kingdom (2015)
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), Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto, Japan

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 confidence to students and potential employers. Nevertheless, not all students choo... Read More about Making co-op work for you: a comparative exploration of student attitudes to co-op programs in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Anchors away - does one size fit all in information systems curriculum development? (2014)
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 paper argues against having a static or singular centering, or anchoring, str... Read More about Anchors away - does one size fit all in information systems curriculum development?.

Rich Picture: The Role of the Facilitator (2014)
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 requirements. Seldom do all stakeholders, especially those ‘invisible’ or... Read More about Rich Picture: The Role of the Facilitator.

Understanding Iconography: a method to allow rich picture interpretation to improve (2013)
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 requirements. Seldom do all stakeholders, especially those "invisible‟ or... Read More about Understanding Iconography: a method to allow rich picture interpretation to improve.

IS Degrees: Sociotechnical or Technosocial? - A Reflective Analysis. (2013)
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 particularly at the practical relevance of the IS 2010 model curriculum, aski... Read More about IS Degrees: Sociotechnical or Technosocial? - A Reflective Analysis..

Rich Pictures: collaborative communication through icons (2013)
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 speech. Simple graphics can be rapidly communicated, processed and transmit... Read More about Rich Pictures: collaborative communication through icons.

Contemporary iconography for rich picture construction (2013)
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 system methodology. The RP is a diagrammatic means of identifying differing worl... Read More about Contemporary iconography for rich picture construction.

Rich Pictures: A valuable means to explore complex IS issues (2012)
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 pictures offers a way of global communication that far exceeds the limitation... Read More about Rich Pictures: A valuable means to explore complex IS issues.

Rich Pictures: understanding complexity through icons. (2012)
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 understanding the iconography produced during the picturing process leads to a k... Read More about Rich Pictures: understanding complexity through icons..