Group task analysis for groupware usability evaluations

Proceedings of the Workshop on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises, WETICE

Volumn 2001-January, Issue , 2001, Pages 102-107

  Pinelle, D ^a   Gutwin, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Computer science; Context modeling; Cost function; Information analysis; Inspection; Prototypes; Usability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENCE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COST FUNCTIONS; GROUPWARE; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INSPECTION; JOB ANALYSIS;

COLLABORATION; COLLABORATIVE SOFTWARES; COLLABORATIVE WORK; CONTEXT MODELING; PROTOTYPES; USABILITY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84950282986     PISSN: 15244547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ENABL.2001.953397     Document Type: Conference Paper

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