MOBILITY IN COLLABORATION

Nirojah Melina BalagumarNirojah Melina Balagumar

Tor-Erik AskildsenTor-Erik Askildsen

Neethi W RasalingamNeethi W Rasalingam

CSCW: Computer supported cooperative work

Examining three different settings, each with differing technological support

The three settings consist of: primary health consultations; construction sites; and stations on London Underground.

Medical Consultations

Mobility of paper documents.The documents need to be red, edited and added with information for other professionals and for later use.Needed to be transported between doctors and other medical professionals

A Construction Site

Looks like the medical records.Records of activities, time, problems and solution.Used and referred to other engineers, accountants, surveyors, clerks and managers.This papers of records are mobile.

...a Construction Site

Trayde Fujitsu 500 Stylistic notepad computer.Foreman had problem dealing with the problems or would remain tied one location.“Rather ironically, the introduction of the mobile system made the user less mobile, less able to monitor the ongoing work and less available to engage in

activities with others on site.”

London Underground

Problem with lack of communication between employers.Some problems:

- When trains are delayed- “Suspect packages”

Project management system

About the project Managing the task of a project Long distance comunication Better collaboration

Usergroup Every companies, students and others, who work

in a project were there are more than 2 members.

Task

Request

Recive Request

How it Works

SMS/MMS or WiFi XML<xml>

<task>

<id>5</id>

<name>My first Task</name>

<description>

Short description of the task.

</description>

<date>12.12.2010</date>

</task>

Future work Interview Hi-fi prototype Platform? Etc..

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