02 Ramaprasad

Management Information Space (MIS*): 

Management Information Space (MIS*) The First Annual Workshop on HCI in MIS (HCI/MIS’02), Barcelona, Spain, December 14, 2002 Arkalgud Ramaprasad*,Kevin DeSouza, King-Tim Mak *Contact: +1 (312) 996-9260; prasad@uic.edu

The Problem of HCI in MIS*: 

William Blake (1757-1827) “Auguries of Innocence” (Eliot 1909-1914) The Problem of HCI in MIS*

In Other Words . . .: 

A manager would like to sense his or her entire universe that could be spatially infinite and temporally eternal on a device that is comparatively miniscule in scale – such as a computer monitor, or even smaller a personal digital assistant (PDA) screen. Having sensed, the manager seeks to create order from the disorder, organization from chaos through that minute window. In Other Words . . .

Genealogy of MIS*: 

Genealogy of MIS* Management Information System (MIS) Management of Information System, Management of Information Technology, Management of Information, Decision Support System, Expert System, Executive Information System, Knowledge Management System Misinformation System Myth-information System Management Information Space (MIS*)

Structure of MIS*: 

Structure of MIS* MIS* consists of information objects, information processing agents, and information flow media.

Functions of MIS*: 

Functions of MIS* To extend the manager’s sensory space digitally and seamlessly to wherever and whenever necessary within the manager’s organization and its environment. To sustain semiosis in an organization and extend the semiotic capability and capacity of its managers.

HCI and MIS*: 

HCI and MIS* To make the MIS* pervasive and ubiquitous and yet make the manager feel omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent – the Master of his or her universe, and not feel overwhelmed. The manager should be able to imagine the MIS* but it should not become an illusion; the manager should be able to immerse himself or herself in the MIS* without getting lost; and the manager should be able to interact with the logical and physical organization through the MIS* without loss of control.

Information Objects: 

Information Objects Visual, aural, tactile, olfactory, and gustatory Simple and complex Potential to perform logical work

Information Processing Agents: 

Information Processing Agents Generation and dissipation of information Sensing, semiosis, and action Biological, non-biological, and composite agents

Information Flow Media: 

Information Flow Media Processor or transmitter? Intelligent or stupid? Biological, non-biological, and composite media

Extending the Sensory Space: 

Extending the Sensory Space Exteroception Interoception Proprioception Exproprioception

Sustaining Semiosis: 

Sustaining Semiosis Morphology, syntactics, semantics, and pragmatics Generation and dissipation Organization (n.) and organization (v.)

Semiotic Engine: 

Semiotic Engine Ramaprasad, A., and Ambrose, P.J. "The Semiotics of Knowledge Management," Ninth Workshop on Information Technology and Systems, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1999

HCI Research Issues in MIS*: 

HCI Research Issues in MIS* How to map the structure of MIS*? How to map the functions of MIS*? How can a user imagine the MIS*? How can a user immerse himself or herself in MIS*? How can a user interact with the MIS*?

A Celestial Analogy: 

A Celestial Analogy Shifting the foreground and background Disappearing technology Pervasive and ubiquitous technology