MSc in Information Management

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Students enrolled in the MSc in Information Management programme are required to complete a thesis as part of fulfilling their academic requirements. This collection includes merit-based theses submitted by postgraduate candidates specialising in Information Management. Abstracts are available for public viewing, while the full texts can be accessed on-site within the library.
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    Perception of Adapting E-Paper Environment for the Universities of Sri Lanka
    (2018) Ekanayake, Hiran Chathuranga
    Normally in Sri Lanka, people in state and non-state organizations use two categories of paperssuch as papers and e-papers for their multiple official activities like recruitment urposes, financial purposes, inventory purposes and etc. Mostly in Sri Lanka we can identified highest paper using state organizations as Department of national archives, parliament, courts omplex andetc. In universities, use a large number of papers for photocopies, printouts in thei . day-to day academic and administrative purposes like curriculum purposes, lecture purpos s, exam purposes, student's registration purposes, staff recruitment purposes and etc. In most of the universities, Human Resources division and the Student Establishment Division are th highest paper usage divisions. Today paper based systems of universities can be seen to creat lots of difficulties like wastage of paper, higher stationary cost, most time consuming, labor cost and etc. Nowadays, the usage of digital technology and e-paper usage is rapidly g ining a momentum in the fields of administration, academia, and students in most of the universities in the world. Every university provide internet facilities in higher bandwidth to the s aff and students as well. Therefore it seems that moving to e-paper systems is the most conven ent and practical method to solve mentioned difficulties of paper waste in universities of Sri Lanka. Consequently, this study measured the perception of adapting an e-paper environment and also focused on investigating the factors that influence the usage of e-paper environment in Sri Lankanuniversities. This study was done with a quantitative research approach with the help of a structured questionnaire which was answered by 198 of academics, non-academics and, administrative staff in the Human Resource division, Students Establishment Division a d other divisions, departments, faculties of state and non-state universities in Sri Lanka. The results showed that IT knowledge of the user and user's willingness are the most important factors to adaptation e-paper environment to the universities of Sri Lanka. Currently, people in state and non-states universities are willing to use e-paper technology. The e-paper environment concept requires technological and behavioral changes in the Sri Lankan universities. Consequently the study proved that e-paper concept is most convenient technology to today's universities.
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    Identify and Evaluate Factors Affecting Good Agriculture Practice Farmers to Sell Their Products Directly in Sri Lanka
    (2018) Wakista, S.E.
    Diffusion of information communication technologies in remote areas of Sri Lanka is playing an important role for the improvement of agriculture activities. Today it can be emphasized that technology is becoming affordable in Sri Lanka and people who wish to acquire it can do so including low income segment of farmers. Farmers can communicate using these devices to get a good price for their produce from buyers on real time basis. Mobile service providers provide smartphones with bundled tariff packages to the customers where one can pay the monthly bill with commitments for a defined period as instalrnents. Few mobile based information dissemination systems (Mobile Apps) are available in Sri Lanka. The mechanism proposed in this research is to make sure best market price for farmers with the use of existing and advancing K'T applications. The main objectives of this study were to 1.) Identify the factors hindering the GAP farmers to sell their products directly. 2.) Evaluate most significant factors which are affecting the direct sale. 3.) Suggest a solution to facilitate GAP farmers to sell produce directly in the market, focusing on factors that affect by analysing the results arising from the survey. Literature review based on the investment capacity 0' farmers, literacy levels, access to market information, finding buyers, technology usage in rural ~~ area and awareness of farmers to avoid the difficulties that would be enco ntered by the farmers possibly with market players like so-called middleman. The expected plan under the proposal is to obtain the information of their produces from GA farmers using quantitative research method, to analyse the data collected and to decide a reasonable price for the produce
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    Challenges associated with the adoption of agile project management practices for software development
    (2018) Nadarajah, Nadarajah
    While human dependence on software continues to rise at a rapid pace, the demand for software itself surpasses the human ability to produce it despite massive advancements in the software engineering discipline. The emergence of Agile methodologies: a modern version of the traditional methodologies, have proven to significantly contribute towards increased software project success rate . This study presents the results of a survey study for determining factors that challenge adoption of agile project management methodologies for software developme t within the context of Srilankan software development projects thus also presents recommendations to ensure successful agile adoption. The survey was conducted among professionals who practice agile methods and who had experience practicing traditional (plan-based) software development approaches in t e past, or professionals who were currently working on the transformation from traditional to agile-based approaches. A web survey was employed to gather responses, collecting data from 59 Agile professionals in Sri Lanka. The findings support only 2 out of the 7 hypotheses, revealing two challenging factors for the adoption of agile methodologies in Srilankan software development projects. The findings of this ~~ research help professionals identify factors that challenge agile doption in Srilankan software development projects, and urges them to address these challenges in order to ensure successful agile adoption. Agile adoption improves project success rates and leads to an increase in the growth rate of t e Srilankan IT/BPM industry, ultimately contributing to the economic growth of the country. Limitations of this study are also discussed along with directions for fut re research in this domain.
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    Analyse the barriers to use Web-based Content Management Systems (CMS) in Sri Lankan IT Organizationsx`
    (2018) Kuruwitaarachchi, Nuwan
    The content management system is single software or combination of interrelated programs used to build and handle digital content. The early days' static websites were able to assure customer needs. Even th ugh due to technology enhancement, change of customer requirements and buying p tterns static websites have been obsolete and unable to fulfil customer requirements Therefore, organizations needed more interactive websites to establish the business. Nowadays the general public has a tendency to move to online buying since it has numerous advantages. Hence an organization needs to organize and manage the huge amount of d ta properly. Consequently, the requirement of a web content management system increasing e ormously. In traditional web development HTML, ASP.NET, PHP, Java scripts, etc. were used to develop websites. This needs high expertise. Consequently, the cost rises up an finding the expertise knowledge is challenging as well. Another negative aspect in tra itional web development is requirement of high development time. Further, in trad tional web development modifications require more time too. On the other hand, Web-CM,' is capable to store a massive quantity of data. Therefore, some companies have already mov d and some are trying to move to Web-CMS. Another benefit is Web-CMS does not need expertise. Besides, development takes lesser time, lesser cost and also it has a huge variety of features. Even though there are some barriers to move to Web-CMS such as Unstructured ata + High time consumption for data migration, Requirement of high effort/skill labour for data migration, Undesirability to accept changes, Fear of obsolesce, Security in CMS. ince today organizations use sensitive data such as health details, credit card details high s curity is a must. Currently in Sri Lanka using CMS has becoming popular and some organ zations are migrating to Web-CMS. Recently Joomla CMS based website was introduced for making appointments for PHM (Public Health Midwife) who is in charge of maternal haith, infant health, and planned parenthood. This wei;'~ased booking system supports trilingual which negated the language barrier. The target of the research is to identify the factors obstruct the migration from traditional web development to Web-CMS. IT companies in Sri Lanka were chosen for the research.
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    Institutionalization of Knowledge Manage ent in Sri Lankan Business Entities
    (2014) Kekulawala, K R P L
    The knowledge-based theory of the firm suggests that know ledge is the organizational asset that enables sustainable competitive advantage in competitive environments. The emphasis on knowledge III today's organizations, especially in the west is based on the assumption that barriers to the transfer and replication of knowledge people carry in their h ads endow it with strategic importance. Many organizations are developin information systems designed specifically to facilitate the sharing and i tegration of knowledge. Such systems are referred to as Knowledge Manage ent Systems (KMS). The benefits of KM have been empirically proven in the gl bal business realm. Because the concepts of KMS and institutionalization f knowledge formally are just beginning to appear in Sri Lankan business organ zations, little research and field data exists to guide the development and impl mentation of such systems. Knowledge, to be leveraged as a competitive advantage, has to be instilled or institutionalized in to the culture and work ethic of rganizations there is no hard evidence to show that formal institutionalize knowledge management practices or s~ems exist in Sri Lankan business rganizations. However some business entities in the country have proven the rselves to be proactive and strategic in their approach and decision making which suggests the existence of practices to make best use of what the organizat ons "know". This study provides an analysis of the current understanding f knowledge management amongst Sri Lankan businesses, the prevalent practices of knowledge use and the extent of institutionalization of KM through the study of ten high performing organizations.