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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"User attitudes"”.
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Data Privacy Communications in Smart Home Technology for Older Adults: Evaluation, User Attitudes and Concerns, and Design Implications
… Through the evaluation of privacy policies and user agreements of smart home devices from the perspective of the aging population, and a collection of the beliefs and attitudes older adults share about data privacy and smart home technology adoption, this thesis provides a set of guidelines for …
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Adapting the model for information literacy and cultural heritage in Cape Town: investigating user attitudes and preceptions in libraries, museums and archives
… Cultural Heritage in Cape Town: investigating user attitudes and perceptions in libraries, museums and archives, by Kim Baker, investigates the attitudes and perceptions of general public adult users of the City of Cape Town public libraries, Iziko Museums of South Africa, and the Western Cape …
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An investigation and evaluation into the 'usibility' of human-computer interfaces using a typical CAD system
… tools and techniques for evaluation, and user and interface modelling. An investigation into the implementation of voice recognition technologies examines how voice recognisers may be evaluated in commercial software. A prototype system was developed with the collaboration of FEMVIEW Ltd. …
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Effects of Organizational Climate, Feedback-Seeking Environment and Innovation Characteristics on the Implementation of a 360-Degree Feedback System
… large financial holdings company. The effect of user attitudes toward the 360-degree feedback system was also assessed. A sample of responses from 255 360-degree feedback system users was collected over a 14-month time period. LISREL was used to test the hypothesized structural model. Overall …
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The relationship between hospital reception and waiting area design and their appropriateness in use
… based on the assumption that, via its effect on user attitudes, design influences appropriateness in use. This study was prompted by the availability of considerable evidence which suggested that hospital users were particularly dissatisfied with the design of reception and waiting areas in many …
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Evaluation of technology specific adoption dynamics of solar, small hydropower and biomass in Nigeria's energy transition plan.
… 61% of perceived usefulness, 62% of user attitudes, and 41% of behavioural intention. Affordability and social benefit showed statistically significant positive relationships with perceived usefulness, which in turn had a strong and significant influence on both attitudes and …
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Plug-in vehicles and carsharing : user preferences, energy consumption and potential for growth
… and a Hybrid Choice Model of carsharing user preferences. This dissertation's primary contributions consist of the combination of Hybrid Choice Models with a Structural Topic Model to incorporate respondent comments, a two-level representation of the assignment problem faced by carsharing …
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Attitudes and behaviours of user groups on Cannock Chase area of outstanding natural beauty
… from environmental issues. The behaviours of users of parklands have been extensively researched, with scarce attention to the investigation of underpinning attitudes. Of available theory, Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behaviour (1985) model and Dunlap et al.’s (2000) New Ecological Paradigm scale …
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Eliciting User Requirements Using Appreciative Inquiry
… fail because they do not meet the needs of users, are over-budget, and abandoned. To address this problem, the user requirements elicitation process was modified based on principles of Appreciative Inquiry. Appreciative Inquiry, commonly used in organizational development, aims to build …
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Improving Interactions with Healthcare Robots
… key healthcare robot communication behaviours on user perceptions and behaviours in simulated healthcare interactions. Methods: A literature review on the effect of healthcare professionals’ communication behaviour was undertaken, including a review of these behaviours within human-robot …
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The effect of compulsory competitive tendering in three Scottish hospitals domestic services on patients and staff.
… the research questions. The topics are: finance, user attitudes, changes in remuneration and working conditions, and quality control.
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AN INVESTIGATION OF E-PORTFOLIO IMPLEMENTATION IN THE MALAYSIAN SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMME (MSTP)
… and Facebook communication revealed that user attitudes and the support required for the use of the E-portfolio are the biggest challenges. Based on these findings, a scaffolded approach to the implementation of E-portfolios in MSTP is recommended. The key outcomes of this research are the …
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'Dark' side of the MOOC: Shedding light on the construction, culture and consequences of an emerging social movement
… how meaning is negotiated and reconstructed by users at the individual, interpersonal and broader social level. It also provides an explanation of what impacts different constructions and degrees of affiliation with the MOOC movement have on the culture and consequences of MOOCs more broadly, …
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'Dark' side of the MOOC: Shedding light on the construction, culture and consequences of an emerging social movement
… how meaning is negotiated and reconstructed by users at the individual, interpersonal and broader social level. It also provides an explanation of what impacts different constructions and degrees of affiliation with the MOOC movement have on the culture and consequences of MOOCs more broadly, …