A Comparative Analysis of Style of User Interface Look and Feel in a Synchronous Computer Supported Cooperative Work Environment

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the style of a user interface (i.e., its look and feel) has an effect on the usability of a synchronous computer supported cooperative work (CSCW) environment for delivering Internet-based collaborative content. The problem motivating this study is that people who are located in different places need to be able to communicate with one another. One way to do this is by using complex computer tools that allow users to share information, documents, programs, etc. As an increasing number of business organizations require workers to use these types of complex communication tools, it is important to determine how users regard these types of tools and whether they are perceived to be useful. If a tool, or interface, is not perceived to be useful then it is often not used, or used ineffectively. As organizations strive to improve communication with and among users by providing more Internet-based collaborative environments, the users' experience in this form of delivery may be tied to a style of user interface look and feel that could negatively affect their overall acceptance and satisfaction of the collaborative environment. The significance of this study is that it applies the technology acceptance model (TAM) as a tool for evaluating style of user interface look and feel in a collaborative environment, and attempts to predict which factors of that model, perceived ease of use and/or perceived usefulness, could lead to better acceptance of collaborative tools within an organization.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2005

Author dc:creator

• Livingston, Alan

Contributors dc:contributor

• Swigger, Kathleen M.
• Brazile, Robert
• Leatherbury, Maurice
• Platt, Richard G.

• User interfaces (Computer systems) -- Evaluation.
• Teams in the workplace -- Data processing.
• Technology Acceptance Model
• TAM
• human computer interaction
• user interface
• computer supported cooperative work

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Livingston, Alan
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 61896484
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4765/
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