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Informationen zum Autor Donald L. Day is a senior lecturer in the School of Information Systems at The University of New South Wales, Sydney. Dr Day's current research involves both the behavioural responses of users to constraints in computerised design tools, and the cultural basis of user acceptance of information technology. He is a member of the Human Sciences Special Editorial Board of the journal Interacting with Computers. Diane K. Kovacs is an Internet and World Wide Web training consultant, and is President and CEO of Kovacs Consulting, an Internet Consulting firm. She is Editor-in-Chief of the Electronic Journal on Virtual Culture and the Directory of Scholarly Electronic Conferences, and co-moderator of Libref-L and of GovDoc-L. Currently she is adjunct Assistant Professor in the School of Library and Information Science, Kent State University. Klappentext This book is a far-ranging but focused treatment of the cognitive and behavioural issues in computer-mediated communication, knowledge representation, and computer-supported co-operative work. It also develops the theoretical basis for treating computerised tools as intermediaries in the communication of mental maps between tool builders and tool users. Computers, Communication and Mental Models presents a collection of multidisciplinary papers, each of which sheds light on the complex interactions between users and systems architects, via a common medium: computerised tools. Work by international specialists in psychology, human-computer interaction, communication theory, learning theory and group decision making is featured. Included are treatments of inherent functionality in metaphoric representations; studies of computer-mediated communication, examinations of how spatial cognition can be mapped using fractals, and how hypertext can map students' learning of complex architectural models. Finally, the significant roles that tool characteristics play in group decision making are addressed. In addition to its empirical value to academics and practitioners, the book also provides practical features that recommend it as a valuable resource. Zusammenfassung This study is a far-ranging, focused treatment of the cognitive and behavioural issues in computer-mediated communication, knowledge representation and computer-supported co-operative work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 The communication process: human-computer-human interaction - how computers affect interpersonal communication, Rodney Fuller; designing for cognitive communication - epistemic fidelity or mediating collaborative inquiry?, Jeremy Roschelle; computer-mediated interpersonal communication - the HCHI approach, Lajos Balint. Part 2 Knowledge representation: mapping the mapper, John Wood and Paul Taylor; mapping spatial cognition with computers, Phil Moose et al. Part 3 Co-operative work: the world view of collaborative tools, Munir Mandviwalla; computer- based simulation models for problem-solving - communicating problem understandings, Ray Paul and Peter Thomas; the effects of combining interactive graphics and text in computer-mediated small group decision- making, Jozsef Toth. Postscript - a convergence of disciplines....
