This research aims at addressing the apparent lack of consensus in the literature on the efficien... more This research aims at addressing the apparent lack of consensus in the literature on the efficiency-effectiveness promise of e-recruitment by adding the dimension of the used e-channel. In other words, this paper explores to what extent the e-channel used by a company could alter the efficiency and effectiveness of the recruitment process and, hence, generate a sub-optimal result. This research highlights the critical importance of the used e-channels for an efficient and effective e-recruitment process. Moreover, it enriches the literature by showing how companies may use a combination of several e-channels in the aim of taking advantage of the complementary that exists between them, hence optimizing the use of e-channels.
In this ongoing research, we propose an interdisciplinary interpretation on why, in the Syrian co... more In this ongoing research, we propose an interdisciplinary interpretation on why, in the Syrian context, the Web has not yet brought the expected changes witnessed by other countries touched by the Arab Spring. The fact that the Syrian revolt came just after the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt gave a decisive advantage to the regime. After 12 years of complete black-out, the repressive system gave free access to social networks and microblogging sites to the public in Syria. This move was intended to take a strategic position on these networks to fight a civil Infowar on the protesters. The Web, in its distributed form, is used for online guerilla by Cyber Activists, but well-organized repressive forces can definitely use it as an effective weapon of mass-repression.
Proceedings of the 3rd International Web Science Conference on - WebSci '11, 2011
The far-reaching impact of the Web on society is widely recognised. The interdisciplinary study o... more The far-reaching impact of the Web on society is widely recognised. The interdisciplinary study of this impact has crystallised in the field of study known as Web Science. However, defining an agreed, shared understanding of what constitutes web science requires complex negotiation and translations of understandings across component disciplines, national cultures and educational traditions. Some individual institutions have already established particular curricula, and discussions in the Web Science Curriculum Workshop series have marked the territory to some extent. This paper reports on a process being adopted across a consortium of partners to systematically create a shared understanding of what constitutes web science. It records and critiques the processes instantiated to agree a common curriculum, and presents a framework for future discussion and development.
ABSTRACT Research on Information Warfare on the Web is still at an early stage and the question o... more ABSTRACT Research on Information Warfare on the Web is still at an early stage and the question of the true nature of Cyberwarfare actions that target the Web needs to be answered on both conceptual and methodological levels. Existing research proved that the Web is a new battlefield with specific strategic objectives, but research needs to create assessment tools to validate the impact of Cyberattacks, especially when they aim at "soft" targets like Web sites or Social Media platforms. This position paper serves as starting point of reference and discussion and wants to clarify several misunderstandings in definitions of Information Warfare and Cyberwarfare. It also offers methodological directions to identify actions and measure their impact to answer the question: Is Cyberwarfare just a weapon of mass annoyance?
Centre d'études pour le monde arabe moderne (CEMAM)-Université Saint Joseph-Beyrouth-Liban 2 Les ... more Centre d'études pour le monde arabe moderne (CEMAM)-Université Saint Joseph-Beyrouth-Liban 2 Les auteurs remercient Yves Gonzalez-Quijano pour la relecture du texte et les remarques qu'il leur a adressées pour tenter de démêler les éléments complexes de la situation qu'évoque le présent article (auteur de « Arabités numériques. Le printemps du Web arabe » paru en octobre 2012 chez Sindbad). 10 Le crowdsourcing, ou « externalisation ouverte », permet de remplacer le travail d'une personne par la collaboration volontaire d'un grand nombre de personnes.
Proceedings of the 5th Annual ACM Web Science Conference on - WebSci '13, 2013
ABSTRACT In January 2012, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut's Faculty of Economics decide... more ABSTRACT In January 2012, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut's Faculty of Economics decided to introduce the "Web Science and Digital Economy" Master program, based on the Web Science Curriculum. The design of this program raised a lot of questions among involved faculties, on the interdisciplinary nature of Web Science, on the need to engage students with understanding the impact of the Web on their discipline, on the identification of key learning outcomes in largely innovative topics and on the nature of the professional career profile expected. This research note describes the theoretical and pedagogical design process that lead to the initiation of key Web Science concepts in a Master of Economics Program.
Proceedings of the 3rd International Web Science Conference on - WebSci '11, 2011
This paper presents a case study on a particular higher education environment project (INNOV), wh... more This paper presents a case study on a particular higher education environment project (INNOV), where teachers use Web 2.0 applications to create online professional communities through an empowering learning strategy. The study focuses on how teachers, with basic knowledge of Web 2.0 tools will experience community building processes, add professional value to their curriculum and participate in the development of the educational quality strategy of the institution. The project is based on "teaching experience" storytelling, a pedagogic approach used in the development of E-Portfolios for teacher training. INNOV provides teachers with a complete range of interactive tools to share their innovative teaching experiences. The formalized storytelling model allows the fast exploitation of knowledge through the production of various multimedia contents. The paper combines a purely pedagogic observation of technology learning processes through community building, response to innovation and acceptation of sharing strategies in a professional competitive environment. The study shows patterns in adoption, individual motivation and voluntary participation in content production. The interdisciplinary approach of Web Science was helpful for this study: the paper gives solutions for designing an educational web application for teacher training that takes into account the particular context of the institution and ensures that the focus is on theory of teaching rather than on technology (Wubbels, 2007). Following propositions made by Halford, Pope and Carr in their Manifesto for Web Science, the study will look critically at the way Web technologies and Web 2.0 business model are used to build communities in the higher education context, in avoiding to create exclusion, rejection or new forms of inequalities.
... Stéphane B. BAZAN UIR Web Science / CEMAM Saint-Joseph University Beirut, Lebanon, +961 1 421... more ... Stéphane B. BAZAN UIR Web Science / CEMAM Saint-Joseph University Beirut, Lebanon, +961 1 421 524 [email protected] ... [5] Kalb Marvin, Saivetz, Carol. THE ISRAELI-HEZBOLLAH WAR OF 2006: The Media as a Weapon in Asymmetrical Conflict. ...
The far-reaching impact of the Web on society is widely recognised. The interdisciplinary study o... more The far-reaching impact of the Web on society is widely recognised. The interdisciplinary study of this impact has crystallised in the field of study known as Web Science. However, defining an agreed, shared understanding of what constitutes web science requires complex negotiation and translations of understandings across component disciplines, national cultures and educational traditions. Some individual institutions have already established particular curricula, and discussions in the Web Science Curriculum Workshop series have marked the territory to some extent. This paper reports on a process being adopted across a consortium of partners to systematically create a shared understanding of what constitutes web science. It records and critiques the processes instantiated to agree a common curriculum, and presents a framework for future discussion and development.
This research aims at addressing the apparent lack of consensus in the literature on the efficien... more This research aims at addressing the apparent lack of consensus in the literature on the efficiency-effectiveness promise of e-recruitment by adding the dimension of the used e-channel. In other words, this paper explores to what extent the e-channel used by a company could alter the efficiency and effectiveness of the recruitment process and, hence, generate a sub-optimal result. This research highlights the critical importance of the used e-channels for an efficient and effective e-recruitment process. Moreover, it enriches the literature by showing how companies may use a combination of several e-channels in the aim of taking advantage of the complementary that exists between them, hence optimizing the use of e-channels.
In this ongoing research, we propose an interdisciplinary interpretation on why, in the Syrian co... more In this ongoing research, we propose an interdisciplinary interpretation on why, in the Syrian context, the Web has not yet brought the expected changes witnessed by other countries touched by the Arab Spring. The fact that the Syrian revolt came just after the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt gave a decisive advantage to the regime. After 12 years of complete black-out, the repressive system gave free access to social networks and microblogging sites to the public in Syria. This move was intended to take a strategic position on these networks to fight a civil Infowar on the protesters. The Web, in its distributed form, is used for online guerilla by Cyber Activists, but well-organized repressive forces can definitely use it as an effective weapon of mass-repression.
Proceedings of the 3rd International Web Science Conference on - WebSci '11, 2011
The far-reaching impact of the Web on society is widely recognised. The interdisciplinary study o... more The far-reaching impact of the Web on society is widely recognised. The interdisciplinary study of this impact has crystallised in the field of study known as Web Science. However, defining an agreed, shared understanding of what constitutes web science requires complex negotiation and translations of understandings across component disciplines, national cultures and educational traditions. Some individual institutions have already established particular curricula, and discussions in the Web Science Curriculum Workshop series have marked the territory to some extent. This paper reports on a process being adopted across a consortium of partners to systematically create a shared understanding of what constitutes web science. It records and critiques the processes instantiated to agree a common curriculum, and presents a framework for future discussion and development.
ABSTRACT Research on Information Warfare on the Web is still at an early stage and the question o... more ABSTRACT Research on Information Warfare on the Web is still at an early stage and the question of the true nature of Cyberwarfare actions that target the Web needs to be answered on both conceptual and methodological levels. Existing research proved that the Web is a new battlefield with specific strategic objectives, but research needs to create assessment tools to validate the impact of Cyberattacks, especially when they aim at "soft" targets like Web sites or Social Media platforms. This position paper serves as starting point of reference and discussion and wants to clarify several misunderstandings in definitions of Information Warfare and Cyberwarfare. It also offers methodological directions to identify actions and measure their impact to answer the question: Is Cyberwarfare just a weapon of mass annoyance?
Centre d'études pour le monde arabe moderne (CEMAM)-Université Saint Joseph-Beyrouth-Liban 2 Les ... more Centre d'études pour le monde arabe moderne (CEMAM)-Université Saint Joseph-Beyrouth-Liban 2 Les auteurs remercient Yves Gonzalez-Quijano pour la relecture du texte et les remarques qu'il leur a adressées pour tenter de démêler les éléments complexes de la situation qu'évoque le présent article (auteur de « Arabités numériques. Le printemps du Web arabe » paru en octobre 2012 chez Sindbad). 10 Le crowdsourcing, ou « externalisation ouverte », permet de remplacer le travail d'une personne par la collaboration volontaire d'un grand nombre de personnes.
Proceedings of the 5th Annual ACM Web Science Conference on - WebSci '13, 2013
ABSTRACT In January 2012, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut's Faculty of Economics decide... more ABSTRACT In January 2012, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut's Faculty of Economics decided to introduce the "Web Science and Digital Economy" Master program, based on the Web Science Curriculum. The design of this program raised a lot of questions among involved faculties, on the interdisciplinary nature of Web Science, on the need to engage students with understanding the impact of the Web on their discipline, on the identification of key learning outcomes in largely innovative topics and on the nature of the professional career profile expected. This research note describes the theoretical and pedagogical design process that lead to the initiation of key Web Science concepts in a Master of Economics Program.
Proceedings of the 3rd International Web Science Conference on - WebSci '11, 2011
This paper presents a case study on a particular higher education environment project (INNOV), wh... more This paper presents a case study on a particular higher education environment project (INNOV), where teachers use Web 2.0 applications to create online professional communities through an empowering learning strategy. The study focuses on how teachers, with basic knowledge of Web 2.0 tools will experience community building processes, add professional value to their curriculum and participate in the development of the educational quality strategy of the institution. The project is based on "teaching experience" storytelling, a pedagogic approach used in the development of E-Portfolios for teacher training. INNOV provides teachers with a complete range of interactive tools to share their innovative teaching experiences. The formalized storytelling model allows the fast exploitation of knowledge through the production of various multimedia contents. The paper combines a purely pedagogic observation of technology learning processes through community building, response to innovation and acceptation of sharing strategies in a professional competitive environment. The study shows patterns in adoption, individual motivation and voluntary participation in content production. The interdisciplinary approach of Web Science was helpful for this study: the paper gives solutions for designing an educational web application for teacher training that takes into account the particular context of the institution and ensures that the focus is on theory of teaching rather than on technology (Wubbels, 2007). Following propositions made by Halford, Pope and Carr in their Manifesto for Web Science, the study will look critically at the way Web technologies and Web 2.0 business model are used to build communities in the higher education context, in avoiding to create exclusion, rejection or new forms of inequalities.
... Stéphane B. BAZAN UIR Web Science / CEMAM Saint-Joseph University Beirut, Lebanon, +961 1 421... more ... Stéphane B. BAZAN UIR Web Science / CEMAM Saint-Joseph University Beirut, Lebanon, +961 1 421 524 [email protected] ... [5] Kalb Marvin, Saivetz, Carol. THE ISRAELI-HEZBOLLAH WAR OF 2006: The Media as a Weapon in Asymmetrical Conflict. ...
The far-reaching impact of the Web on society is widely recognised. The interdisciplinary study o... more The far-reaching impact of the Web on society is widely recognised. The interdisciplinary study of this impact has crystallised in the field of study known as Web Science. However, defining an agreed, shared understanding of what constitutes web science requires complex negotiation and translations of understandings across component disciplines, national cultures and educational traditions. Some individual institutions have already established particular curricula, and discussions in the Web Science Curriculum Workshop series have marked the territory to some extent. This paper reports on a process being adopted across a consortium of partners to systematically create a shared understanding of what constitutes web science. It records and critiques the processes instantiated to agree a common curriculum, and presents a framework for future discussion and development.
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