Books on Computer Science - Computing Milieux Books

System Design for Human Development and Productivity: Participation and Beyond - book by Docherty, P.;Fuchs-Kittowski, K.;Kolm, P.;Mathiassen, L.

DESCRIPTION: The conference from which these papers originate forms a continuation of the working conference ``System Design For, With and By the Users'' held in Italy in 1982. The participants included many engineers and computer scientists as well as behavioural and social scientists. The papers s... view more info and the price of this book.

Computers in Education - book by Duncan, K.;Harris, D.

DESCRIPTION: This volume contains all refereed papers and summaries of the special sessions. All panel presentations and tutorials are included. The summaries have been grouped according to the primary themes of these special sessions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Across the Curriculum. Design and Developme... view more info and the price of this book.

Production Management Systems - book by Hubner, H.

DESCRIPTION: The book presents improved and new approaches and methods for the design and economic analysis of Production Management Systems (PMS), as well as experiences of using these on practical projects.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Plenary Papers. A Classification of Production System Variables (J.L. ... view more info and the price of this book.

The Computer in the Home: Its Challenge to Education - book by Levrat, B.;Tagg, E.D.;Lovis, F.B.

DESCRIPTION: The current proliferation of computers in the home will inevitably have a significant effect on school education and, perhaps, on the cognitive development of children. The worth of evaluating current trends and experiments in this area is therefore obvious. In recognizing the need for... view more info and the price of this book.

A Computer for Each Student - book by Lewis, R.E.J.;Tagg, E.D.

DESCRIPTION: Since the use of computers is expanding so rapidly, it is expected that five years from now 70 to 80 percent of students will have their own personal computer. This clearly will have an impact on teaching and the curriculum in most subjects. The purpose of this conference was to determi... view more info and the price of this book.

Microcomputers in Secondary Education - book by Moriguti, S.;Ohtsuki, S.;Furugori, T.

DESCRIPTION: As microcomputers become increasingly more powerful, and relatively less expensive, their effect on secondary education continues to grow rapidly. With this in mind, this book focusses on current trends in Asia and the Pacific region. Contributors present their own extensive classroom p... view more info and the price of this book.

Women, Work and Computerization - book by Olerup, A.;Schneider, L.;Monod, E.

DESCRIPTION: This book deals with the introduction of new technology into women's work - the impact it is making and the problems it generates. The emphasis is placed on the exploration of women's perspectives on computerization in the office and in manufacturing. Other topics dealt with include: ... view more info and the price of this book.

Tutoring and Monitoring Facilities for European Open Learning - book by Whiting, J.;Bell, D.A.

DESCRIPTION: These papers stem from a working group which met to compile a research workplan on behalf of the European Commission DELTA project for aspects of advanced open and distance learning systems exploiting the new information technologies. Exploitation of the new technologies is a new solut... view more info and the price of this book.

Information Processing 92 : Algorithms, Software, Architecture - book by van Leeuwen, J.;Aiken, R.M.;Vogt, F.H.;van Leeuwen, J.

DESCRIPTION: This volume presents contributed and invited papers presented in the following three program streams: Software Development and Maintenance, Algorithms and Efficient Computation, and From Architectures to ChipsThe papers on Software Engineering focus on formal methods, the usefulness of ... view more info and the price of this book.

Information Processing 92 : Education and Society - book by van Leeuwen, J.;Aiken, R.M.;Vogt, F.H.;Aiken, R.M.

DESCRIPTION: Research presented in this volume covers three themes: Informatics and Education, The Vulnerability of the Information Society and Informatics for Environmental Protection. The emphasis is on putting theory into practice, therefore many of the papers report on actual experiences.Society... view more info and the price of this book.

Information Processing 92 : Personal Computers and Intelligent Systems - book by van Leeuwen, J.;Aiken, R.M.;Vogt, F.H.;Vogt, F.H.

DESCRIPTION: Two main themes are addressed in this volume: Expanding the Power of the Personal Computer, and Enhancing Intelligence in Informational Systems.For the first time in IFIP's history, special attention is being given to the field of Personal Computers (PCs). For more than a hundred millio... view more info and the price of this book.

Women, Work and Computerization: Breaking Old Boundaries - Building New Forms - book by Adam, A.;Emms, J.;Green, E.;Owen, J.

DESCRIPTION: An international acknowledgement of the problems existing in the area of gender and computing in the 1990s is provided by this publication. The need to produce strategies and policies to rectify the situation is highlighted. Papers, both reporting original empirical research and postula... view more info and the price of this book.

Innovative Adult Learning with Innovative Technologies - book by Collis, B.;Davies, G.

DESCRIPTION: Innovations in adult learning are a complex mix of pedagogy, technology, organisation, strategy and vision. In this book, 17 cases representing state-of-the-art design and practice from nine different countries are presented, grouped around the themes of I. Innovative Instrumentation. I... view more info and the price of this book.