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What is Socio-technical approach

Chapter 15
Handbook of Research on Promoting Higher-Order Skills and Global Competencies in Life and Work
A methodology to analyze relationships between people and technologies in workplaces. Its application on studyplaces is interesting because there are many students and devices connected to and learning on the Internet today. It has two main areas: i) social issues related to people and organizations (relationships, rules, etc.), and ii) technical issues related to tasks and technologies (procedures, resources, etc.). The key idea is to have into account all these issues in a interrelated and systemic way, in order to improve global performance, benefits and results.
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Towards a Framework for Lifelong E-Learning and Employability
Juan-Francisco Martínez-Cerdá (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Spain) and Joan Torrent-Sellens (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Spain)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6331-0.ch015
Abstract
This chapter presents and introduces several key concepts related to lifelong e-learning as a way for employability from the point of view of the socio-technical approach. Current employability needs and continuous training via new information and communication technologies bring an opportunity for a fresh proposal in this research area. Starting with the human capital approach, and several issues related to a socio-technical lifelong e-learning, we introduce the need of a new conceptual framework for improving the employability of workers and global citizens, which is based on relationships between people and technologies.
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Chapter 18
Empirical Evidence of Resistance to the Implementation of Electronic Prescription in Brazil
An approach to complex organizational work design that recognizes the interaction between people and technology in workplaces.
Published in Chapter: Empirical Evidence of Resistance to the Implementation of Electronic Prescription in Brazil; From: Handbook of Research on Developments in E-Health and Telemedicine: Technological and Social Perspectives
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The MOBEL Project: Experiences from Applying User-Centered Methods for Designing Mobile ICT for Hospitals
An approach that recognizes the interrelatedness of social and technical aspects of an organization. Socio-technical insights may be used to inform the design of computer systems.
Published in Chapter: The MOBEL Project: Experiences from Applying User-Centered Methods for Designing Mobile ICT for Hospitals; From: Handbook of Research on Advances in Health Informatics and Electronic Healthcare Applications: Global Adoption and Impact of Information Communication Technologies
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Chapter 4
The MOBEL Project: Experiences from Applying User-Centered Methods for Designing Mobile ICT for Hospitals
An approach that recognizes the interrelatedness of social and technical aspects of an organization. Socio-technical insights may be used to inform the design of computer systems.
Published in Chapter: The MOBEL Project: Experiences from Applying User-Centered Methods for Designing Mobile ICT for Hospitals; From: Handbook of Research on Advances in Health Informatics and Electronic Healthcare Applications: Global Adoption and Impact of Information Communication Technologies
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