Definition and Classification of End User Computing in This Book

In this book, we define “organizational computing” as computing where vendors assume responsibility for the development of systems or software, and “end user computing” as computing where the responsibility is assumed by the end users themselves. Moreover, we define “institutional computing (I-type)” and “staff computing (S-type)” as computing environments where systems or software is developed by staff within and outside the division of information and systems, respectively. We classify end user applications into three categories: systems in which electronic information moves interactively between hospital information systems and end user applications, systems in which electronic information moves in one direction only from the former systems to the latter applications, and systems that have no cooperation between the two.

Keywords: Definition, institutional computing, staff computing, organizational computing, classification, I-type, S-type, end user applications, information systems, environments.