Dr Shanton Chang B.Commerce (Hon) (UWA), PhD (Monash), GCUT (UniMelb) Assistant Dean (International Programs) Senior Lecturer Department of Information Systems Faculty of Science University of Melbourne Victoria 3010, Australia Phone: +61 3 8344 1583 Fax: +61 3 9349 4596 slwc@unimelb.edu.au
Research Interests: I have three main streams of research with multiple projects. They are; Young People's Online Behaviour and its impact on Education, Mental Well-being and Social Networking Young people today ‘live’ much of their life surrounded by technology. Most of them spend what seem to be inordinate hours online. Yet our understanding of online behaviour is only starting to take shape. This is not surprising as technology, online content and applications are shifting at a phenomenal speed. Hence, I am interested in studying areas related to young people's online behaviour and how it may impact on education, mental well-being and also their patterns of social networking Information Needs and Health Informatics Health informatics and information technology in healthcare have moved beyond the development of software for practitioners in an effort to share information. The focus has shifted to the users, that is the patients, the informal carers, professional carers and the wider community through looking at access to relevant information when it is needed. Hence, the study of information needs is of particular interest in the development of health informatics systems (and other user centred systems). Information Systems Security Culture and Management Information systems security refers to more that the prevention of hacking. it is generally recognised that security can have direct impacts on the organisation's performance, its people, data, technology and assets. Hence, an integrated strategic approach to managing IS security is needed and this can only be done when embedded in management practice. I also have minor research interests in the Relationship between Culture and Information Systems, Teaching and Learning across Cultures and Cultural Competencies.
Sample Recent Refereed Publications: Alzougool, B, Chang, S. and Gray (2008), Conceptualising information needs within the context of informal carers, Electronic Journal of Health Informatics, 3(2):e15. Lei, W., Gibbs, M, Chang, S. and Lee H., (2008), Rethinking Digital Divide, ACIS 2008. Sha'ari I, Chang S & Shanks G. (2008). Virtual Teams: Information Types for Effective Functioning.  Leveraging ICT for Resilient Organizations and Sustainable Growth in Asia Pacific Region.  Proceedings from Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) 2008. Alzougool, B, Gray, K. and Chang, S. (2008), Toward a Taxonomy of Information Needs of Informal Carers - A Case Study of a Carer of a Child with Diabetes, Heath Informatics Conference 2008. Middleton, C. and Chang, S. (2008), The Adoption of Broadband Internet in Australia and Canada , in Dwiverdi, Y. (ed) Handbook of Research on Global Diffusion of Broadband Data Transmission , UK : IDEA GROUP. Chang, S (2007), Academic perceptions of the use of Lectopia: A University of Melbourne example, ASCILITE 2007, Singapore. Alzougool, B, Chang, S. and Gray (2007), Modelling the Information Needs of Informal Carers, ACIS 2007. Ruighaver, A.B., Maynard, S.B. and Chang, S. (2007), Organisational security culture: Extending the end-user perspective, Computers & Security, 26(1): 56-62. Chang, S, Ahn, S, & Lee, H (2006) The Family Purchasing Process of Broadband Internet in Australia , International Journal of Technology Marketing, 1 (3): 285-300. Chang, S (2006) Facilitating Multicultural Classrooms: Reflection based on Hofstede's Framework, in Ong Siow Heng, Gerhard Apfelthaler, Katrin Hansen, Nirundon Tapachai, (eds.), Intercultural Communication Competencies in Higher Education and Management , Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Academic. 1st Intercultural Communication Competence Conference. Poon and Chang (2005) Appropriation of broadband in SMEs: lessons from research on the adoption of ICTs, ITS Regional Conference 2005 Chang and Tharenou (2004) Competencies needed for managing a multicultural workgroup, Asia-Pacific Journal of Human Resources. Kesari, Chang and Seddon (2003) A content analytic study of the advantages and disadvantages of business process modelling, ACIS 2003. Chang, Lee and Middleton (2003) The Deployment of Broadband Internet in Australia: Areas for Attention and Implications from Canada and Korea, ITS Regional Conference 2003.
Research Supervision: If you are interested in postgraduate research related to the above areas, please contact me for a chat. Previous and current students: Honours Meera Kesari, The Usefulness of Process Modelling Tools (with Peter Seddon) Justin Shuen, Critical Success and Failure Factors in Outsourcing of IT (with Peter Seddon) Chloe Zhou, The relationship between culture and technology appropriation Sandra Anh, Family decision making process in the take up of broadband technology in Australia (with Lee Hee Jin) Dixon Poon, Adopting Broadband Technology: The (limited) benefits for SMEs (with Lee Hee Jin) Njoroge Muito, The Impact of Broadband in High Schools (with Lee Hee Jin) Daniel Barkho, Rural Access to Broadband Lim Beng Yao, Information Security Policy Enforcement in Organizations (with Sean Maynard) Eleanor Yeo, Motivations behind Blogging Behaviour amongst Young Australians and Singaporeans Con Rigopoulos, Students' Perception of Online Discussion Boards for Educational Purposes Genevieve Yip, Information Disclosure Amongst Extensive Internet Users (with Atif Afmad) PHD Bazil Alzougool , Modelling Information Needs of Informal Carers (with Kathleen Gray) Imran Sha'ari, Information Needs of Virtual Teams (with Graeme Shanks) Leo Lei Weizhen, Self-initiated Digital Transition of Rural-Urban Migrants in Beijing (with Lee Heejin and Martin Gibbs) Michael Lim, The Relationship between Organisational Culture and Information Security Culture (with Sean Maynard) Suraya Hamid, Social Networking in Higher Education (with Sherah Kurnia) Fan Hanmei, Information Adoption in Online Communities (with Reeva Lederman and Stephen Smith)
Subjects Taught: 615-110 Foundations of Information Systems 615-251 Organisational Analysis and Change 615-502 Fundamentals of Information Systems 600-616 Science in Context
Other Areas of Interest: I am also responsible for the training and professional development of sessional staff members in the department in the areas of teaching and tutoring. Specifically, I am interested in the following: Transition Issues for First Year Students Learning and Teaching Styles Teaching in a Multicultural Environment (click here for pdf resource) Monitoring of Student Progress and Outcomes for Students Other Links: Plagiarism Policy Learning Skills Unit ISANA International Education Association
Created: 22 May, 2001 Last modified: 31 July 2008 Authorised by: Head, Department of Information Systems Maintained by: Shanton Chang