Work on developing team models for use in adaptive systems generally and intelligent tutoring systems more specifically has largely focused on the task skills or learning efficacy of teams working on short-term projects in highly-controlled virtual environments. In this work, we report on the development of a balanced team model that takes into account task skills, teamwork behaviours and team workflow that has been empirically evaluated via an uncontrolled real-world long-term pilot study of student software engineering teams. We also discuss the use of the the J4.8 machine learning algorithm with our team model in the construction of a team performance prediction system.

The development of information technology (IT) has made a very different prospect in business administration. Today, more and more companies introduce intranet system to establish internal network. Since the intranet system is really costly, companies should make assessment prudently before and after the investment, but the approaches are extremely limited. This study is to assess system success through employee¡¦s acceptance by exploring the components influence his attitude and behavior. This study uses ¡¦the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology¡¦ (known as UTAUT) with some measures modified from the viewpoint of large size manufacturing company and concerning models (TAM and TAM2). 436 samples were taken from more than 8600 employees by stratified random sampling. The major findings are (1) there are 5 key components extracted: Usefulness, Ease of Use, Enjoyment, Social Influence, and Facilitating Condition, (2) the Usefulness and Facilitating Condition influence employee¡¦s behavior intention significantly while Ease of Use enhances the Usage directly, (3) Usefulness is the most important factor of all for employee¡¦s acceptance.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--York University, 1998. Graduate Programme in Economics. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 177-182). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pNQ39265.

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The survey arose from a need felt by the senior librarians to monitor the actual use of the library and also the opinions and attitudes of library users after a year in the new premises, with a view to highlighting problems and improving services. Structured interviews were carried out with academic staff, medical staff and groups of students from both medical and health sciences faculties. Recommendations are made for improving library services and reducing noise levels.

Poster paper / The services that are provided in a library are at various levels and varieties. Library automation services such as computerized OPAC, e-mail based reference service etc., are be-ing provided. Also, Web based services like Web Opac, E-Journals, CD-ROM Collection search, Bibliographical database services such as Engineering village 2, Compendex, Chemi-cal Abstract, Web of science, are being provided.

Lacome is a multi-user cross-platform system that supports collaboration in a shared large screen display environment. Lacome allows users to share their desktops or application windows using any standard VNC server. It supports multi-user concurrent interaction on the public shared display as well as input redirection so users can control each other's applications. La-come supports separate types of interaction through a Lacome client for window management tasks on the shared display(move, resize, iconify, de-iconify) and for application interactions through the VNC servers. The system architecture provides for Publishers that share information and Navigators that access information. A Lacome client can have either or both, and can initiate additional Publishers on other VNC servers that may not be Lacome clients. Explicit access control policies on both the server side the client side provide a flexible framework for sharing. The architecture builds on standard cross-platform components such as VNC and JRE. Interaction techniques used in the window manager ensure simple and transparent multi-user interactions for managing the shared display space. We illustrate the design and implementation of Lacome and provide insights from initial user experience with the system.

Research emphasises that effective and efficient end-user training is a vital component of the successful utilization of computer technology and that individual differences (e.g., learning styles, cognitive reasoning schemata) may effect the outcomes of end-user training. This study investigates the relationships between end users' Motivational Intent to use computer technology and individual differences. End users' Motivational Intent to use computer technology is significantly different for between-subjects grouped according to their level of anxiety (i.e., positive, neutral, negative). The empirical results indicate that end users' scholastic ability is an important predictor of the incremental change over time to end users' Motivational Intent to use computer technology. End users' learning styles impact the incremental change over time to end users' Motivational Intent to use computer technology. The results suggest that the tailoring of end-user training methods, techniques and materials to accomodate individual differences may be beneficial and worthwhile. / x, 99 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.

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