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Teaching the evaluation of web usability (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Procter, C. (2006, June). Teaching the evaluation of web usability. Presented at Informing Science and IT Education Joint Conference, Salford

This paper describes the design and use of a simple method for comparative website evaluation that has been used for the purposes of teaching web design to University students. The method can be learnt within two hours by a novice user or typical cu... Read More about Teaching the evaluation of web usability.

Credibility, applicability and context (2006)
Presentation / Conference
May, T. (2006, June). Credibility, applicability and context. Presented at Theorizing Qualitative Research: Paradigms and Methods, Cardiff

User resistance strategies and the problems of blanket prescriptions: a case study of resistance success (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, M., & Light, B. (2006, June). User resistance strategies and the problems of blanket prescriptions: a case study of resistance success. Presented at 14th European Conference on Information Systems, Gotenberg, Sweden

There is a growing body of research on resistance in IS projects, a good deal of which focuses on strategies for overcoming resistance. However, within this strand of research, it appears that there is a ‘blanket prescription’ approach that does not... Read More about User resistance strategies and the problems of blanket prescriptions: a case study of resistance success.

Tourism after the ‘Tulip’ Revolution : Akayev’s bitter legacy and the prospects for the Kyrgyz Republic (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Schofield, P., Maccarrone-Eaglen, A., & Yesiltas, M. (2006, June). Tourism after the ‘Tulip’ Revolution : Akayev’s bitter legacy and the prospects for the Kyrgyz Republic. Presented at Tourism in Asia : New Trends, New Perspectives, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

Kyrgyzstan’s post-colonial transition from socialism to democratic civil society has been constrained by a number of adverse and interrelated political, economic and social factors. In the early 1990s, the Republic strategically positioned itself as... Read More about Tourism after the ‘Tulip’ Revolution : Akayev’s bitter legacy and the prospects for the Kyrgyz Republic.

The implementation of third party endorsement as knowledge repository agent for creating trust in Malaysian's electronic banking industries (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Kasiran, M., Ahmad, F., & Meziane, F. (2006, June). The implementation of third party endorsement as knowledge repository agent for creating trust in Malaysian's electronic banking industries. Presented at IEEE International Conference on Computing and Informatics, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Internet banking is a faceless banking arrangement where trust is still a major problem. This problem has been addressed through the implementation of third party endorsement on the bank's Websites. This endorsement acts as a knowledge repository on... Read More about The implementation of third party endorsement as knowledge repository agent for creating trust in Malaysian's electronic banking industries.

Leadership in construction partnering projects : research methodological perspective (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Thurairajah, N., Haigh, R., & Amaratunga, R. (2006, June). Leadership in construction partnering projects : research methodological perspective. Presented at ARCOM Doctoral workshop, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow

In recent years there has been a growing interest in the use of partnering in construction. Central to any successful partnering arrangement is the change in cultural and behavioural characteristics towards mutual trust and understanding. According t... Read More about Leadership in construction partnering projects : research methodological perspective.

Can cities and regions shape hydrogen economies? (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2006, June). Can cities and regions shape hydrogen economies?. Presented at Analysing Social Dimensions of Emerging Hydrogen Economies, Manchester

Methodology to support semantic resources integration in the construction sector (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Barresi, S., Meziane, F., Lima, C., & Rezgui, Y. (2006, May). Methodology to support semantic resources integration in the construction sector. Presented at Eighth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS 2006), Paphos, Cyprus

Ontologies, taxonomies, and other semantic resources, are used in a variety of sectors to facilitate knowledge reuse and information exchange between people and applications. In recent years, the need to access multiple semantic resources has led to... Read More about Methodology to support semantic resources integration in the construction sector.

A framework for developing effective e-learning (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Dowdle, D. (2006, April). A framework for developing effective e-learning. Presented at CIB W89 International Conference on Building Education and Research (BEAR), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Social aspects associated with modern distance learning programmes (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Keraminiyage, K., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2006, April). Social aspects associated with modern distance learning programmes. Presented at CIB W89 International Conference on Building Education and Research (BEAR), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Integrating research and teaching in higher education: Conceptual issues (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Senaratne, S., Amaratunga, R., Baldry, D., Haigh, R., Kagioglou, M., & Aouad, G. (2006, April). Integrating research and teaching in higher education: Conceptual issues. Presented at CIB W89 International Conference on Building Education and Research (BEAR), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

The role of research and development in achieving excellence in construction (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Kulatunga, U., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2006, April). The role of research and development in achieving excellence in construction. Presented at CIB W89 International Conference on Building Education and Research (BEAR), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Delivering public sector efficiencies : the potential role of capability maturity models in construction (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Jeong, K., Haigh, R., & Amaratunga, R. (2006, April). Delivering public sector efficiencies : the potential role of capability maturity models in construction. Presented at 3rd International SCRI Research Symposium, Delft University, Netherlands

This paper is aimed at identifying the potential role of SPICE, especially SPICE level 3, to achieving the proposed UK public sector efficiencies. SPICE level 3 presents the process maturity framework to address the level III of the SPICE model. Buil... Read More about Delivering public sector efficiencies : the potential role of capability maturity models in construction.