TY - GEN
T1 - Computer support for distributed asynchronous software design teams
T2 - 28th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 1995
AU - Ocker, R.
AU - Hiltz, S. R.
AU - Turoff, M.
AU - Fjermestad, J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 1995 IEEE.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - Previous research has indicated that the creative task of deciding upon the initial specifications for a software system can benefit from a structured process to guide group interaction in face-to-face meetings, and can benefit from computer support. This 2×2 experiment is the first to look at the joint effects of a distributed asynchronous computer conferencing mode of communication (CC, as compared to face to face), and a structured process on software design outcomes. Subjects were teams of graduate students in computer science and business, who designed an automated post office as a course assignment. Though the quality of solution produced by the CC groups was judged to be higher, it was not significantly so. However, the CC groups were considerably more creative. There were no main effects for the structured/unstructured factor, nor any significant interactions.
AB - Previous research has indicated that the creative task of deciding upon the initial specifications for a software system can benefit from a structured process to guide group interaction in face-to-face meetings, and can benefit from computer support. This 2×2 experiment is the first to look at the joint effects of a distributed asynchronous computer conferencing mode of communication (CC, as compared to face to face), and a structured process on software design outcomes. Subjects were teams of graduate students in computer science and business, who designed an automated post office as a course assignment. Though the quality of solution produced by the CC groups was judged to be higher, it was not significantly so. However, the CC groups were considerably more creative. There were no main effects for the structured/unstructured factor, nor any significant interactions.
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U2 - 10.1109/HICSS.1995.375749
DO - 10.1109/HICSS.1995.375749
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77951700244
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
SP - 4
EP - 13
BT - Proceedings of the 28th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 1995
PB - IEEE Computer Society
Y2 - 3 January 1995 through 6 January 1995
ER -