Last updated: 23.04.2012 [Mobile version] Will W.K. Ma

Dr. MA Wai Kit Will

(wkma@hksyu.edu)
PhD (HKU), MPhil, MSc (HKUST), PCEd (HKU), B.A. (Hons) (CityU)

  • Assistant Professor, IT in Communication Stream Leader & CEO, Online Communication Research Centre, Department of Journalism & Communication, Shue Yan University
  • Honorary Research Associate (May 2010 - May 2012), Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
  • Vice-President (2012-2014), HKAECT

RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research focuses on the use of information systems to enhance the performance of users in communication, knowledge sharing and knowledge creation.
PhD Thesis Title: "Understanding online knowledge sharing: An interpersonal relationship perspective"

TEACHING INTERESTS
Computer Graphic Design
Application of IT in Communication
Digitization & Interactive Multimedia
E-collaborative Technologies
Desktop & Online Publishing
Electronic Commerce Strategy
IT Strategies for Management

[COURSES TAUGHT] | [TEACHING EXPERIENCE] | [E-COLLABORATION / E-LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES EMPLOYED] | [UNIVERSITY & DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION DUTIES] | [HONORS & AWARDS] | [ACADEMIC SERVICE - INDEPENDENT REVIEWER] | [COMMUNITY SERVICE] | [INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES SERVICES] | [REFERENCES]

MAJOR RESEARCH WORK / PUBLICATIONS

Year Articles Type
Forthcoming

Ma, W.W.K., Sun, K. & Ma, J. (2012). The influence of attachment styles on knowledge sharing in social media environments, in S. Cheung et al. (Eds.), ICHL 2012, LNCS, pp., Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

Note: Paper will be presented at International Conference on Hybrid Learning (ICHL2012), 12-15 August, 2012 at South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.

International Refereed Conference Proceedings
Forthcoming

Ma, W.W.K., Sun, K. & Ma, J. (2012). The influence of cognitive learning styles on the use of online learning environments, in S. Cheung et al. (Eds.), ICHL 2012, LNCS, pp., Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

Note: Paper will be presented at International Conference on Hybrid Learning (ICHL2012), 12-15 August, 2012 at South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.

International Refereed Conference Proceedings
Forthcoming

Li, S. & Ma, W.W.K. (2012). Motivational factors for accounting learning - The development of a holistic framework, in S. Cheung et al. (Eds.), ICHL 2012, LNCS, pp., Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

Note: Paper will be presented at International Conference on Hybrid Learning (ICHL2012), 12-15 August, 2012 at South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.

International Refereed Conference Proceedings
2012

沒有了:「質素」、「可靠」、「準確」的因素
新聞還剩下甚麼?
》 馬偉傑 仇志榮 文翔麗. 傳媒透視 (Media Digest), Vol.4, 2012, pp.9-11.

Professional Field Article
2012 Ma, W.W.K. (2012). Online Knowledge Sharing. In Z. Yan (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior. Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing, pp.394-402. International Refereed Book Chapter
2012 Ma, W.W.K. (2005/2012). "A Report on Cognitive Style of All Year One Students at HKSYU," in Yearly New Student Survey, published by OSA, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Report
2011 Ma, W.W.K. & Yuen, H.K. (2011). E-Learning System Acceptance & Usage Pattern. In T. Teo (Ed.), Technology Acceptance in Education: Research & Issues, Rotterdam: Sense Publishers, pp.201-216. International Refereed Book Chapter
2011

Ma, W.W.K., & Yuen, A.H.K. (2011). Understanding Online Knowledge Sharing: An Interpersonal Relationship Perspective, Computers & Education, 56(1), pp.210-219.

[cited by 5]

Note: Computers & Education (currently graded "A" by the European Science Foundation (or link here) which positions it among "high-ranking international publications with a very strong reputation among researchers of the field in different countries, regularly cited all over the world"; Impact factor: 2.617; 9th in Education, Educational Research

International Refereed Journal Article
2011

Ma, W.W.K. & Yuen, A.H.K. (2011). Gender differences of knowledge sharing in online learning environment, in R. Kwan et al. (Eds.), ICHL 2011, LNCS 6837, pp.116-128, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

[cited by 1]

Note: Paper presented at International Conference on Hybrid Learning (ICHL2011), 10-12 August, 2011 at HKU SPACE, Hong Kong.

International Refereed Conference Proceedings
2011

全港新聞媒體與網絡行為習慣調查》馬偉傑,朱志文,許貫林,陳倩欣 (2011). 傳媒透視 (Media Digest), Issue 8, 2011, pp.12-14.

Professional Field Article
2011 新聞媒體及網絡行為習慣調查》馬偉傑 (2011). 傳媒透視 (Media Digest), Issue 4, 2011, pp.12-14. Professional Field Article
2011

Ma, W.W.K., Chu, M.C.M. & Hui, R.K.L. (2011). Online knowledge sharing: Who, what and where to share, in Victor S.K. Lee, et al. (Eds.), Blended Learning: Maximization of teaching and learning effectiveness, City University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong, pp.21-30.

Note: Paper presented at International Conference on Hybrid Learning (ICHL2011), 10-12 August, 2011 at HKU SPACE, Hong Kong.

International Refereed Conference Proceedings
2010

Ma, W.W.K. & Yuen, A.H.K. (2010). Understanding online knowledge sharing: An exploratory theoretical framework. In Simon K.S.Cheung, Victor S.K. Lee, Philip Tsang, & Ronghuai Huang (Eds.), ICHL 2010, LNCS 6248, pp.239-248, Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.

[cited by 1]

Note: Paper presented at International Conference on Hybrid Learning (ICHL2010), 16-18 August 2010, at Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.

International Refereed Conference Proceedings
2010

Ma, W.W.K. (2010). Understanding Online Knowledge Sharing: An Interpersonal Relationship Perspective. Lambert Academic Publishing (LAP): Saarbrucken, Germany, ISBN-NR: 978-3-8383-9219-6. (at Amazon)

Book
2010

Ma, W.W.K. (2010). Information Technology Acceptance: The Development and Empirical Testing of an Integrated Model Over Time. Lambert Academic Publishing (LAP): Saarbrucken, Germany, ISBN-NR: 978-3-8383-9398-8. (at Amazon)

Book
2010 Ma, W.W.K. (2010). Understanding Online Knowledge Sharing: An Interpersonal Relationship Perspective. PhD Dissertation: The University of Hong Kong. PhD Dissertation
2010

Ma, W.W.K. (2010) "Enhancing Teaching-Learning Quality through Online Knowledge Sharing: Five Years Experience of a Departmental-Wide Project," in 2010 ASAIHL Conference Proceedings - Higher Education: Engaging the Knowledge Economy, pp.11-20.

Note: Paper presented at 2010 ASAIHL Conference, April 16-18, 2010, at National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

International Refereed Conference Proceedings
2009

Ma, W. W. K. (2009). Cognitive learning styles and academic performance in the online learning environment. In R. Kwan & F. L. Wang (Eds.): Hybrid learning: The new frontier, 2nd International Conference on Hybrid Learning, City University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong, pp.26-37.

Note: Paper presented at International Conference on Hybrid Learning (ICHL 2009), August 25-27, 2009, at University of Macau, Macau.

International Refereed Conference Proceedings
2008

Ma, W. W. K., & Yuen, A. H. K. (2008). A Qualitative Analysis on Collaborative Learning Experience of Student Journalists Using Wiki. In J. Fong, R. Kwan & F. L. Wang (Eds.), Hybrid Learning and Education: Proceedings of the First International Conference, ICHL 2008, LNCS 5169, pp. 103-114, Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.

[cited by 7]

Note: Paper presented at International Conference on Hybrid Learning (ICHL2008), 13-15 August, 2011 at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

International Refereed Conference Proceedings
2008

Ma, W.W.K. and Yuen, A.H.K. (2008). News Writing Using Wiki: Impacts on Learning Experience of Student Journalists, Educational Media International, 45(4), pp.295-309, Special Issue: Learning in Social Networking Technology (ISBN 0952-3987).

[cited by 10]

International Refereed Journal Article
2008

Xu, X., Ma, W.W.K., Seeto, W.K. (2008). Will Mobile Video Become The Killer Application for 3G Mobile Internet? A Model of Media Convergence Acceptance, Information Systems Frontiers, Springer (Online Link).

[cited by 5]

International Refereed Journal Article
2008

Yuen, H.K., and Ma, W.W.K. (2008). Exploring teacher acceptance of e-learning technology, Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 36(3), pp.229-243 (Journal Publisher Online Link).

[cited by 31]

Note: Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education is referred as the leading teacher education research journal in the southern hemisphere, with an acceptance rate of less than 10% of all papers submitted. This paper is among the top 20 papers that have been downloaded from the online website of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education during 2009.

International Refereed Journal Article
2008

Ma, W.W.K. & Yuen, H.K. (2008). Gender Differences in Information Technology Acceptance, in Panayiotis Zaphiris & Chee Siang Ang (Ed.), Human Computer Interaction: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (4 Volumes), Information Science Reference: Hershey, Pennsylvania, pp.2287-2295 (Online reference).

Note: This is a reprint version of a previous book chapter in The Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology.

International Refereed Book Chapter
2007 Ma, W.W.K. & Yuen, H.K. (2007). Learning News Writing Using Emergent Collaborative Writing Technology Wiki. In Joseph Fong & Fu Lee Wang (Eds). Blended Learning, Pearson: Singapore, pp.296-307. International Refereed Book Chapter
2007

Ma, W.W.K. & Yuen, H.K. (2007). Learning Experience of Student Journalists: Utilizing Collaborative Writing Medium Wikis, In T. Hirashima, H.U. Hoppe, S. Shwu-China Young (Eds.), Supporting Learning Flow Through Integrative Technologies. IOS Press: Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp.637-640.

[cited by 7]

Note: Paper presented at 15th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE2007), at Hiroshima, Japan.

International Refereed Conference Proceedings
2007 Ma, W.W.K. & Yuen, A.H.K. (2007). Managing the complexity of shared editing using Wiki: Learning experience of journalism students, presented at "兩岸三地媒介環境的變化及其發展學術研討會", organized by the Department of Journalism and Communication, in Hong Kong Shue Yan University, October 26-27, 2007. Conference Presentations
2007 Ma, W.W.K. (2007). Original News Reporting Using Wiki: A New Learning Experience for Student Journalists, presented at HKAECT Conference 2007, March 31, 2007, at HKU SPACE, Hong Kong. Conference Presentations
2007 媒體新世代:博客書成出版新趨勢?》 司徒碧茵, 馬偉傑合著, 作家月刊, 2007年11月號, 總第65期, 85-95頁。 Professional Field Article
2007 Ma, W.W.K. (2007). Citizenship journalism: Impact and implications of online community weblog on traditional media, presented at and included in proceedings of "新世紀中文傳播" (ISBN-13: 978-962-8719-61-7), pp.243-255, at Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong.. Conference Proceedings
2007

Song, Z.X., Ma, W.W.K., Lo, W.Y. (2007). A Preliminary Study of Collaborative News Online: The Case of Chinese Wikinews, Media Digest, Issue 3, pp.14-15.

Professional Field Article
2007

Ma, W.W.K. & Chan, Y. (2007). Student Journalists Acceptance on Collaborative Writing Wikis. In Mehdi Khosrow-Pour (Eds.), Managing Worldwide Operations and Communications with Information Technology, Information Resources Management Association: Hershey, PA., pp.164-167.

Note: Paper presented at International Conference of Information Resources Management Association (IRMA2007), May 19-23, 2007, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

International Refereed Conference Proceedings
2006 Ma, W.W.K. & Yuen, H.K. (2006). Gender Differences in Information Technology Acceptance, in Trauth, E.M. (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology, Idea Group Publishing: Hershey, Pennsylvania, pp.550-556. International Refereed Book Chapter
2006 Xu, X., Ma, W.W.K., Seeto, W.K. (2006). Will Mobile Video Become The Killer Application for 3G? - A Theoretical Framework for Media Convergence, presented at and published in Proceedings of the European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems 2006 (EMCIS), July 6-7 2006, Costa Blanca, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain. International Refereed Conference Proceedings
2006 Song, Z.X., Ma, W.W.K., Lo, W.Y. (2006). A Preliminary Study of Collaborative News Online: The Case of Chinese Wikinews. In Synopses of Papers for International Conference of Digital Communication and Social Transformation: Chinese Societies and Beyond, a Joint Conference of CMCR and CMCRC, December 15-17 2006, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, pp.18-19. Conference Presentations
2006

Ma, W.W.K., Clark, T.H.K. & Li, P. (2006). "Cognitive Style and Acceptance of Online Community Weblog Systems", International Journal of Communications, Law and Policy ( IJCLP), Special Issue: Virtual Communities, Issue 11, Autumn 2006, pp.1-12.

[cited by 3]

Note: International Journal of Communications, Law and Policy ( IJCLP), was founded by an international team from the Universities of Münster, Oxford, Warwick and Yale and edited by legal scholars from the Universities of Yale, Milan, Singapore, Münster and the European University Institute, Florence. This paper is included in the special issue, Virtual Communities, for selected papers from HICSS-39.
International Refereed Journal Article
2006

Ma, W.W.K., Li, P., Clark, T.H.K. (2006). Examining the Cognitive Style Effects on the Acceptance of Online Weblog Systems, Proceedings of the 39th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-39), 7 pages, CD-ROM, IEEE Computer Society.

[cited by 11]

International Refereed Conference Proceedings
2006 Yuen, H.K., and Ma, W.W.K. (2006). Knowledge Sharing and Teacher Acceptance of Web-based Learning System, ICFAI Journal of Knowledge Management, IV(1), pp.59-73. International Refereed Journal Article
2005

Ma, Will Wai-kit, Andersson, Robert & Streith, Karl-Oskar (2005) Examining user acceptance of computer technology: an empirical study of student teachers. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 21(6), pp.387-395.

[cited by 91]

Note: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning (JCAL) is currently graded "A" by the European Science Foundation (or link here) which positions it among "high-ranking international publications with a very strong reputation among researchers of the field in different countries, regularly cited all over the world".

International Refereed Journal Article
2005 Hu, P.J., Hui, W., Clark, T.H.K., Milton, J., Ma, W.W.K. and Tam, K.Y. (2005). Examining e-Learning Effectiveness, Outcomes and Learning Style: A Longitudinal Study, presented and published in Proceedings of the Ninth Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2005), July 7-10 2005, in Thailand. International Refereed Conference Proceedings
2005 Ma, W.K.W. & Yuen, H.K. (2005). Comparing Four Competing Models in E-Learning System Acceptance. In Mehdi Khosrow-Pour (Eds.), Managing Modern Organizations Through Information Technology, Information Resources Management Association: Hershey, PA., pp.568-571.

Note: Paper presented at the International Conference of Information Resources Management Association (IRMA2005), May 15-18 2005, in San Diego, California, U.S.A.

International Refereed Conference Proceedings
2005

Ma, W.W.K. & Yuen, H.K. (2005). E-learning System Acceptance: Implications to Institutional Implementation Strategies. In Chee-kit Looi, David Jonassen, Mitsuru Ikeda (Eds.), Towards Sustainable and Scalable Educational Innovations Informed by the Learning Sciences, IOS Press: Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp.252-259.

Note: Paper presented at the 13th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE2005), November 28 - December 2 2005, at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

International Refereed Conference Proceedings
2005-2011 Ma, W.W.K. (2005/2011). "A Report on Cognitive Style of All Year One Students at HKSYU," in Yearly New Student Survey, published by OSA, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Report
2004

Yuen, H.K. & Ma, W.W.K. (2004). Knowledge sharing and teacher acceptance of web based learning system. In R. Atkinson, C. McBeath, D. Jonas-Dwyer & R. Philips (Eds.), Beyong the comfort zone: Proceedings of the 21st ASCILITE Conference (pp.975-983). Perth, 5-8 December.

[cited by 7]

International Refereed Conference Proceedings
2004

Yu, Y.C., Wilkins, C.L. & Ma, W. (2004). Developing an Instrument for Measuring Knowledge Sharing Attitudes. In Mehdi Khosrow-Pour (Eds.), Innovations Through Information Technology, Information Resources Management Association: Hershey, PA., pp272-275.

Note: Paper presented at the International Conference of Information Resources Management Association (IRMA2004), May 23-26 2004, in New Orleans, U.S.A.
Note: Track Co-chair, Virtual Organizations and Society Track, Information Resources Management Association International Conference (IRMA2004).

International Refereed Conference Proceedings
2004

Yuen, H.K. & Ma, W. (2004). Knowledge Sharing Through Web-based Learning Systems, In Mehdi Khosrow-Pour (Eds.), Innovations Through Information Technology, Information Resources Management Association: Hershey, PA., pp.337-340.

Note: Paper presented at the International Conference of Information Resources Management Association (IRMA2004), May 23-26 2004, in -New Orleans, U.S.A.
Note: Track Co-chair, Virtual Organizations and Society Track, Information Resources Management Association International Conference (IRMA2004).

International Refereed Conference Proceedings
2003

Peffers, K. & Ma, W.W.K. (2003). An Agenda for Research about the Value of Payment Systems for Transactions in Electronic Commerce. Journal of Information Technology Theory & Application, JITTA, 4(4), pp.1-16.

[cited by 11]

International Refereed Journal Article
2003

Hu, P.J.H., Clark, T.H.K., and Ma, W.W.K. (2003). Examining Technology Acceptance by School Teachers: A Longitudinal Study. Information & Management, 41, pp.227-241.

[cited by 199]

International Refereed Journal Article
2003 Ho, S.Y., Lui, S.M., & Ma, W.W.K. (2003). Acceptance of Internet Content Filters: An Empirical Study. International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making (IJITDM), 2(3), pp.477-496. International Refereed Journal Article
2003

Ma, W. (2003). Implementation Strategies and the Technology Acceptance Model: Is "Ease of Use" Really Useful or Easy to Use in Implementation? In Mehdi Khosrow-Pour (Eds.), Information Technology and Organizations: Trends, Issues, Challenges and Solutions, Information Resources Management Association: Hershey, PA., pp.391-394.

Note: Paper presented at the 14th Annual Information Resources Management Association International Conference (IRMA2003), May 18-21, 2003, in Philadelphia, U.S.A.

International Refereed Conference Proceedings
2002

Yuen, H.K. and Ma, W.W.K. (2002). Gender Differences in Teacher Computer Acceptance. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 10(3), pp. 365-382.

[cited by 102]

International Refereed Journal Article
2002 Peffers, K. and Ma, W.K. (2002). An Agenda for Research about the Value of Payment Systems for Transactions in Electronic Commerce. Presented at and published in the Proceedings of the First Workshop on e-Business Web 2002, Dec 14-15 2002, in Barcelona, Spain, pp.248-261. International Refereed Conference Proceedings
2002 Clark, T.H.K., Lang, K.R. and Ma, W.K.W. (2002). Implementing and Managing a Large-Scale E-service: A Case on the Mandatory Provident Fund Scheme in Hong Kong. In Felix B. Tan (Eds.), Cases on Global IT Applications and Management: Successes and Pitfalls, Idea Group Publications: Hersey, PA,, pp.158-184. International Refereed Book Chapter
2001 Yuen, H.K. and Ma, W.K. (2001). Teachers Attitudes toward Computers: Development of a Computer Attitude Scale for Teachers”, Presented at and published in the Proceedings of the Curriculum and instruction of IT education for the 21st century, – a joint conference for Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau areas, April 23-25 2001, at Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, . Conference Presentations
2001

Yuen, H.K. and Ma, W.K. (2001). “Teachers’ Computer Attitudes: Factors Influencing the Instructional Use of Computers”. In ChuL-Hwan Lee et al. (Eds.), Enhancement of Quality Learning Through Information & Communication Technology [ICT], published by Incheon National University of Eduction: Incheon, Korea, pp.501-508.

[cited by 17]

Note: Paper presented at the International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2001), Nov. 12-15 2001, in Seoul, Korea.

International Refereed Conference Proceedings
1999 Ma, W.K.W. (1999). Own Your Business on the Internet, Wan Li Books: Hong Kong. Book
1998

Ma, W.K.W. and Yau, T.L. (1998). A Guide to Hong Kong Web Sites, 3rd Edition, Wan Li Books: Hong Kong.[1st ed. 1997][2nd ed. 1998].

Book
1997 Ma, W.K.W. (1997). A Guide to Internet, 2nd Edition, Wan Li Books: Hong Kong. [1st ed 1997][2nd ed 1997] Book
1995 Ma, W.K.W. (1995). CD-ROM Practice Q&A, Wan Li Books: Hong Kong. Book
 

Working paper:

Exploring Playfulness and Subject Involvement in Affecting Focused Attention in Using Social Networking Sites (Co-authored with W.L. Chan, November 2011)

 

Article databases:

  • List of publications at the DBLP Computer Science Bibliography Server [Here];
  • The collection of computer science bibliographies [Here];

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