-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction 5(4), TOC Datum: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 08:13:15 +0100 Von: Bernd Carsten Stahl bstahl@dmu.ac.uk Antwort an: Bernd Carsten Stahl bstahl@dmu.ac.uk Organisation: DMU An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network isworld@lyris.isworld.org CC: COMPUTER-ETHICS@JISCMAIL.AC.UK, UKAIS-NOTICES@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
The contents of the latest issue of:
International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI) Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association Volume 5, Issue 4, October-December 2009 Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically ISSN: 1548-3908 EISSN: 1548-3916 Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey-New York, USA www.igi-global.com/ijthi
Editor-in-Chief: Bernd Carsten Stahl, DeMontfort University, UK
PAPER ONE
Counter-Surveillance Strategies Adopted By Child Pornographers
Marie Eneman, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
On one side, it is argued that ICTs provide a perceived anonymity for people downloading and distributing child abusive material, also labelled child pornography. While, on the other side the technology offers powerful surveillance mechanisms to monitor these activities and thus constitutes a powerful tool for law enforcement. This article explores how offenders manage the risk of surveillance when downloading, distributing, and exchanging child abusive material. Critical research with a focus on panopticon is used as a theoretical framework, and the data is drawn from interviews with offenders, convicted of child pornography. The ultimate motivation for researching this topic is to contribute to the development of effective child protection strategies.
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PAPER TWO
A Multi-Facet Analysis of Factors Affecting the Adoption of Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
Judy Chuan-Chuan Lin, Soochow University, China Chin-Lung Hsu, Da-Yeh University, China
Mobile applications such as multimedia messaging service (MMS) promises a new way to share rich content of information that enhances its users personal connectivity experiences as well as productivity; however, the adoption of MMS seems to be unexpectedly slow (Bonte, 2008). As mobile phones become ever smarter (or complex) in functions, understanding the adoption behaviors of complex mobile services such as MMS becomes utterly important to both practitioners and academic. This paper introduces a multi-facet model for MMS adoption by integrating the well-known behavioral models such as TAM and TPB with other factors including intrinsic motivation, personal innovativeness and critical mass.
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PAPER THREE
Usability in the Context of e-Learning: A Framework Augmenting Traditional Usability Constructs with Instructional Design and Motivation to Learn
Panagiotis Zaharias, Consultant, Greece
The issue of e-learning quality remains prominent on end users (the learners) agenda. It is no surprise that many non-motivated adult learners abandon prematurely their e-learning experiences. This is attributed in a great extent to the poor design and usability of e-learning applications. This paper proposes a usability framework that addresses the user as a learner and extends the current e-learning usability practice by focusing on the affective dimension of learning, a frequently neglected issue in e-learning developments. Usability and instructional design constructs as well as Kellers ARCS Model are employed within the framework proposed in this work upon, which new usability evaluation methods are based. This framework integrates Web usability and instructional design parameters, and the author proposes motivation to learn as a new type of usability dimension in designing and evaluating e-learning applications.
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PAPER FOUR
The Benefits of (Automated) Dialogue
Robert Hurling, Unilever Research, UK Marco De Boni, Unilever Research, UK Alannah Richardson, Unilever Research, UK
In this article, the authors compare user evaluation of a text based dialogue system with a simple pick list for the same task. The authors match the systems in terms of key factors, such as design for usability and take into account individual differences between participants that influenced perception, such as locus of control, experience, and personality. Participants ratings are dependent on their personality, locus of control, and level of physical activity. This study also demonstrates the benefits of including automated dialogue in a system designed to help people find solutions for their exercise barriers.
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PAPER FIVE
In-Vehicle Avatars to Elicit Social Response and Change Driving Behaviour
Andry Rakotonirainy, QUT CARRS-Q, Australia Frank Feller, QUT CARRS-Q, Australia Narelle Haworth, QUT CARRS-Q, Australia
Social and psychological theories have provided a plethora of evidence showing that the physical difficulty to express appropriate social interactions between drivers expresses itself in aggression, selfish driving and anti-social behavior. Therefore there is a need to improve interactions between drivers and allow clearer collective decision making between them. Personal characteristics and the driving situations play strong roles in drivers aggression. The authors approach is centered around the driving situation as opposed to focusing on personality characteristics. This article examines aggression and manipulates contextual variables such as drivers eye contact exchanges. The authors present a new unobtrusive in-vehicle system that aims at communicating drivers intentions, elicit social responses and increasing mutual awareness. In addition, the authors use a driving simulator to design a case control experiment in which eye gaze movements are conveyed with an avatar. Participants are asked to drive through different types of intersections. An avatar representing the head of the other driver is displayed, and the authors analyze driver behavior.
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Mission of IJTHI:
The International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI) provides a platform for leading research that addresses issues of human and technology interaction. The research that the journal intends to publish should therefore be interdisciplinary and include aspects from a wide variety of disciplines. These disciplines range from more technical ones such as computer science, engineering, or information systems to non-technical descriptions of technology and human interaction from the point of view of sociology or philosophy. Apart from aiming to be interdisciplinary the journal will also aspire to provide a publication outlet for research questions and approaches that are novel and may find it difficult to be published in established journals following a rigid and exclusive structure. It is open to all research paradigms, be they empirical or conceptual, but requires that they be accessible and reflected. We also encourage the submission of high quality syntheses across research in different specialties that are interesting and comprehensible to all members of the IS community and related disciplines.
Coverage of IJTHI:
Possible topics include (but are not limited to):
Anthropological consequences of technology use Ethical aspects of particular technologies (e.g. e-teaching, ERP, etc.) Experiential learning though the use of technology in organizations HCI design for trust development Influence of gender on the adoption and use of technology Interaction and conversion between technologies and their impact on society Intersection of humanities and sciences and its impact on technology use Normative questions of the development and use of technology Perceptions and conceptualizations of technology Phenomenology of e-government Philosophy of technology Questions of computer or information ethics Relationship of theory and practice with regards to technology Responsibility of artificial agents Shaping of e-commerce through law and culture Social impact of specific technologies (e.g. biometrics, SCM, PGP, etc.) Social shaping of technology and human interaction research Technological risks and their human basis Technology assessment of software / hardware development Value of intellectual capital in knowledge management
and all other related issues related to the interaction of technology and humans, either individually or socially.
Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission guidelines at www.igi-global.com/ijthi.
All inquiries and submissions should be sent to: Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Bernd Carsten Stahl at editor@ijthi.net
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