Cross-disciplinary Advances in Human Computer Interaction: User Modeling, Social Computing and Adaptive Interfaces

by Zaphiris, Panayiotis; Ang, Chee Siang

• ISBN13: 9781605661421
• ISBN10: 1605661422
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-01-31
• Publisher: Igi Global

Summary

"This book develops new models and methodologies for describing user behavior, analyzing their needs and expectations and thus successfully designing user friendly systems"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Emotional Digitalization as Technology of the Post-Modern: A Reflexive Examination from the View of The Industry	p. 1
Bridging User Requirements and Cultural Objects: A Process-Oriented Framework for Cultural E-Services	p. 12
From Beliefs to Success: Utilizing an Expanded TAM to Predict Web Page Development Success	p. 37
Assessing a Spanish Translation of the End-User Computing Satisfaction Instrument	p. 59
Understanding the Impact of Culture on Mobile Phone Usage on Public Places: A Comparison between the UK and Sudan	p. 70
Discourses on User Participation: Findings from Open Source Software Development Context	p. 90
Exploring "Events" as an Information Systems Research Methodology	p. 108
Different Levels of Information Systems Designers' Forms of Thought and Potential for Human-Centered Design	p. 122
Tacit Knowledge in Rapidly Evolving Organisational Environments	p. 139
Interpretive Flexibility Along the Innovation Decision Process of the UK NHS Care Records Service (NCRS): Insights from a Local Implementation Case Study	p. 159
Collaboration Challenges in Community Telecommunication Networks	p. 172
A De-Construction of Wireless Device Usage	p. 194
Modeling Sociotechnical Change in IS with a Quantitative Longitudinal Approach: The PPR Method	p. 205
The U.S. Video Game Industry: Analyzing Representation of Gender and Race	p. 231
Global Information Ethics: The Importance of Being Environmentally Earnest	p. 247
Is Information Ethics Culture-Relative?	p. 259
Giving and Taking Offence in a Global Context	p. 273
GSM-Based SMS Time Reservation System for Dental Care	p. 285
An Ethnographic Study of IS Investment Appraisal	p. 300
Reframing Information System Design as Learning Across Communities of Practice	p. 319
Successes and Failures of SAP Implementation: A Learning Perspective	p. 338
Anthropomorphic Feedback in User Interlaces: The Effect of Personality Traits, Context and Grice's Maxims on Effectiveness and Preferences	p. 358
Several Simple Shared Stable Decision Premises for Technochange	p. 373
Trusting Computers Through Trusting Humans: Software Verification in a Safety-Critical Information System	p. 384
Compilation of References	p. 399
About the Contributors	p. 444
Index	p. 447
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