Title :
Design memories as evolutionary systems: socio-technical architecture and genetics
Author :
Faro, Alberto ; Giordano, Daniela
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Informatica e Telecomunicazioni, Catania Univ., Italy
Abstract :
A knowledge base consisting of design cases has been structured into an organizational memory, which has been supporting a community of novices to learn information system (IS) for six years. The paper discusses why the organizational learning process, which is taking place, can be described as a genetic system that evolves towards the best quality attainable, and by means of a simulation examines the role of some components of this socio-technical system (i.e. features of the organizational memory, teacher ability and memetic processes in the community) in steering this evolution. Some indications for the design of socio-technical systems supported by design memories are pointed out.
Keywords :
computer science education; information systems; intelligent tutoring systems; teaching; design memory; evolutionary systems; genetic system; information system; memetic process; organizational learning process; organizational memory; socio-technical system; teacher ability; Decision making; Employment; Genetics; Information systems; Learning systems; Organizing; Problem-solving; Production; Sociotechnical systems; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2003. IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7952-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.2003.1245666
