Monika Dávideková

ICT Collaboration Tools for Virtual Teams in Terms of the SECI Model

Nowadays, the current state of development of information and communication technology (ICT) connects individuals across time and space in one common environment, that is accessible for anyone, the virtual world. To collaborate with somebody or to participate in a team activity does not require a physical presence anymore. Virtual settings allow real-time communication and cooperation across any distance at any time with negligible delay. ICT allows formation of virtual teams where those accomplish various functions in work, education and private life. Compared to local teams of physically present individuals, the collaboration in virtual environments is more intensively influenced by significantly impacting factors and requires intensive motivation of the team members, extensive support by their team leader and appropriate technology. Among all the available ICT tools, not each ICT tool is equally suitable for each and every team activity. This paper aims to provide analysis of various ICT tools, to disclose their potential to contribute to team’s quality communication and to reduce drawbacks caused by impersonal environment. Our aim is to optimize the composition of the ICT supporting infrastructure in order to form successful and effective collaboration.

Applications of Complete Complementary Codes and Propositions for Future Research Areas of these Codes

Abstract Complete complementary codes represent special group of codes with unique properties, which were not detected for any other codes. These codes found a wide application in several science areas with the broadest application possibilities in telecommunications. This review paper analyses the applications of these codes proposed so far and aims to propose not sufficiently explored and new areas for further research endeavors.

Social Life in Virtual Universities

Teaching and learning at virtual universities have their own obstacles. The isolation of students separated from the rest of their “classmates” results into specific problems non-observable in traditional classrooms. The students miss their social contacts which naturally evolve in traditional educational environments. They contribute to cohesion in the group and support team building. The feeling of belongingness is an important motivational factor and has a positive impact on the capability of an individual to overcome problems (in our discussed case, the ones connected to his/her study). This paper aims to study the ways in which the “university spirit” can be enhanced.

Feasibility Study of Virtual Collaboration Concept of Academic Institutions from the Point of View of Students

Student mobility programs allow students to travel abroad and to attend part of their studies on foreign academic institutions learning to know other countries, cultures and people. It enhances personal development with priceless experiences and provides a unique opportunity to interact in international and multicultural environment. Yet, study exchange programs are limited to a relatively small number of applicants. Possible solution proposed recently, a concept of virtual collaboration and teaming among academic institutions across the globe, may provide the possibility of collecting multicultural and international experiences to a wider range of students. This paper analyzes students’ attitude towards this concept.

Concept Proposal for Integrating Awareness of Sustainability Through Student Assignments

Globalization has changed the economy of the whole world: today, products are being transported all over the globe to arrive at the place of sale whereas before many articles, food and drink products in particular, were mostly supplied by nearby producers. Goods often cover distances over the whole continent or even across oceans by travelling to the destined store. This logistic network creates jobs and commercial connections by transporting the product supply to its demand. It enables the availability of various articles everywhere at any season of the year not obtainable otherwise. However, the transport with all its attributes are impacting the nature. These adverse effects are often not included in the calculated end price – occurrence called tragedy of commons. The aim of this paper is to propose a concept of assignments in a course intending to enhance students’ awareness of the impact of industrial globalization on nature to include sustainability in their consumer behavior.

Successful Social Network Integration in an Academic Institution: Case Study of Opportunities

The development of information and communication technology (ICT) changed the world irreversibly and created new innovative ways of processing. Nowadays, people interact through social networks that allow creating and maintaining connections with their peers, relatives, colleagues, friends or partners. Social networks alternated the way people communicate with each other or reach out for information. They search for experiences of their connections, their recommendations, assessments or ratings of various objects like commercial offers, jobs and companies, schools, events, etc. People believe in statements and observations of their connections and act based on them. In particular young generation, millennials and later generations like Y, etc. do so to a large extent. Therefore it is important to be active through social networks also for academic institutions to become attractive and reachable to potential future students, employees, companies or partners and to be able to respond to their queries via their preferred communication channel.

Concept of Dynamic Advertisement Composition Model Tailored to Customers´ Needs Based on Interactive Customer Input

Abstract: The emergence of information and communication technology changed the world irreversibly through the penetrance in every facet of our lives. It enables interactive communication in real time with immense number of end users across time and space and allows processing of huge number of requests at the same time. In times of continuously growing expectations and requirements from customers´ side and challenging global rivalry it is important to respond to customers´ impulses to be successful in market competition. The aim of this paper is to propose a concept of dynamic advertisement composition of promotional offer based on interactive customer response.

Nice, Berlin, London - if every car had autonomous emergency braking system for forward collisions avoidance

Abstract Nice (July 14 2016), Berlin (December 19 2016), London (March 22 2017) and Stockholm (April 07 2017) – these four European metropoles are marked by a common occurrence burnt deep into the souls of all European citizens: recent terror attacks made by cars injuring several accidental people passing by. These attacks shall cause fear across Europe where state security bodies and units are trying to avoid those. Yet, there is already the technology to enhance the security of all people reinforce the effort aiming to prevent such accidents or car assaults: the autonomous emergency brake assist. This paper aims to open discussion about the (im)possibility of integrating the autonomous emergency brake assist in all cars and how it would impact such attacks.

Utilization of Virtual Reality in Education of Employees in Slovakia

Abstract Information and communication technology (ICT) enriched learning in many ways and made the knowledge of the society accessible to everyone at any time and everywhere through the Internet. Learning represents a life-long ongoing activity that allows innovation of processes by establishing new ways of execution in organizations. By introducing dynamics and interactivity, education and acquisition of new knowledge became more attractive. Virtual reality (VR) enables dynamic forms of learning by creating artefacts in virtual environment with activities triggered by learner’s interaction. This paper analyzes current state of VR applications in education of employees in various economy sectors in Slovak Republic based on conducted survey.

Social Network Types: An Emergency Social Network Approach - A Concept of Possible Inclusion of Emergency Posts in Social Networks through an API

In current digital era, people are staring at their smart phones all the time: checking newest posts and messages of their connections in social network sites. At the same time, global attacks and armed accidents representing menace to public safety occur with continuously increasing frequency. In such times, it is important to use all possible communication channels for effective broadcasting of emergency information. During assaults, involving and threatening broad public, it is important to deliver emergency instructions about how to behave, what to do and which places to avoid, to affected civilians through exploitation of communication channels used by targeted receivers. Such information can save human lives through avoidance of entering dangerous areas and creating the necessary room for security forces to act by leaving the place of the accident free of civilians. This paper aims to propose a concept model of emergency broadcasting by utilizing social network sites for information dissemination. Instead of introducing a new social network type like an emergency network, it proposes a connecting point between the public governmental security forces and the social network sites in form of a first draft of a possible API in high level. The discussion part of this paper intends to highlight viable advantages and stress potential disadvantages of proposed concept.