Eija Koskivaara
D.Sc (Econ. & BA), education manager
eija.koskivaara@utu.fi +358 29 450 2378 +358 40 149 7587 Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 Turku |
Areas of expertise
Artificial neural networks, Use of ICT in public services, Use of ICT in sport and physical activity, Designing, establishing and coordination international master's programs, training and coaching of international students, talented individuals and team players.
Artificial neural networks, Use of ICT in public services, Use of ICT in sport and physical activity, Designing, establishing and coordination international master's programs, training and coaching of international students, talented individuals and team players.
Biography
She has participated in establishing and coordinating international master’s programs in the field of information technology management since 2004. In these programs there have been students from more than 50 countries from each continents.
She has been a member of the Finnish national orienteering team almost 20 years winning for example the world championship. She is an active member of society.
Meet her in social media: https://www.facebook.com/eija.koskivaara
Research
Her doctoral thesis research focused on artificial neural networks and their applicability for analytical review in auditing. Today she tests neural networks applicable for clustering physical activity behaviour of white-collar- workers. Her research group has been interested in how ICT-related gadgets and systems support our daily activity. She has been involved in projects were the focus has been on public services and how their digitalization have changed the communication between citizens and service providers. Her current research interest focuses also on IT management education in international environment. She has published articles e.g. in Journal of Operational Research Society, Managerial Auditing Journal, Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting, International Journal of Electronic Government Research.
Her doctoral thesis research focused on artificial neural networks and their applicability for analytical review in auditing. Today she tests neural networks applicable for clustering physical activity behaviour of white-collar- workers. Her research group has been interested in how ICT-related gadgets and systems support our daily activity. She has been involved in projects were the focus has been on public services and how their digitalization have changed the communication between citizens and service providers. Her current research interest focuses also on IT management education in international environment. She has published articles e.g. in Journal of Operational Research Society, Managerial Auditing Journal, Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting, International Journal of Electronic Government Research.
Teaching
Her main teaching area has been research methods. She has been involved in the supervision of more than 50 master’s thesis. Most of the students have had international background. Coordinating Alumni Keynote Speakers interactive lecture series together with business students' organizations since 2016.
Her main teaching area has been research methods. She has been involved in the supervision of more than 50 master’s thesis. Most of the students have had international background. Coordinating Alumni Keynote Speakers interactive lecture series together with business students' organizations since 2016.
Publications 
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- Alumni Reflections on Gender Equality in the ICT Context (2020)
- Lecture Notes in Computer Science
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Finnish Paradox of IS graduates (2019) AMCIS 2019 Proceedings Eija Koskivaara
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Has your international university IT management education been useful? (2018) PACIS 2018 Proceedings Eija Koskivaara
(D3 Article in a professional conference publication) - Analysing physical activity behaviour with self-organizing maps - a RCT study with polar active (2016) PACIS 2016 Proceedings Eija Koskivaara
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Clustering daily habits of working days - A RCT study with Polar Active (2015) WORK2015: New Meanings of Work, 19-21 August 2015, Turku, Finland: Abstracts Eija Koskivaara, Yuling Xiao, Harri Helajärvi, Paula Virtanen, Raija Laukkanen, Olli Heinonen
(Other publication) - Mobile payment adoption – Findings from Chinese taxi company (2015) Proceedings of the 8th IADIS International Conference Information Systems 2015 H. Zhang, E. Koskivaara
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Improving Physical Activity and Health with Information Technology (2014) Digital Services and Information Intelligence Eija Koskivaara
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Activating everyday life of generation X – A RCT study with Polar Active (2013) 18th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Unifying Sport Science E.Koskivaara, H. Helajärvi, P. Virtanen, R. Laukkanen, O.J. Heinonen
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Advantages and challenges of digital service guidance in early childhood education (2013)
- NFF Conference proceedings
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - A New Model to Study ICT Adoption in Connection with Physical Activity – The TAMPA-Model (2012)
- IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - How many steps – do they count? Experiments on pedometer use (2012) 8th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies Eija Koskivaara, Leena Haanpää, Harri Helajärvi, Raija Laukkanen, Olli J. Heinonen
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Turku taking steps towards future: Technology supports physical activity (2012) R. Serene, E. Koskivaara
(C1 Refereed scientific book) - A New Model to Study ICT Adoption in Connection with Physical Activity: The TAMPA-Model (2011) IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology Volume 353: Building the e-World Ecosystem Koskivaara, Eija;Laukkanen, Raija;Heinonen, Olli J.
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - ICT Supporting Daily Physical Activity: with Special Reference to Pedometers in the Step-Shape Project (2011) Eija Koskivaara;Raija Laukkanen;Olli Heinonen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - IMMIT Symposium: Culture for Future (2011) Eija Koskivaara
(Other publication) - Open-Source Software Implications in the Competitive Mobile Platforms Market (2011)
- IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - The network for interactive and integrated learning (NIIL) in business studies (2009) Conference Proceedings of CSEDU 2009 E. Koskivaara, R. Koskimies, P. Jokinen
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Artificial neural network assistant (ANNA) for continuous auditing and monitoring of financial data (2007)
- Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Value creating e-government business models for early childhood education in Finland (2007)
- International Journal of Electronic Government Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Integrating analytical procedures into continuous audit environment (2006)
- Journal of Information Systems and Technology Management
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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