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Groupware and Decision
Groupware and Decision

Joanna Marie M. Ramirez
Aljon C. Rarang
ANAROS ARNE de SILVA

HCI
Professor: Elizabeth St. Ana

Groupware and Decision

What is groupware?

The Time/Space Matrix

Classification by Function
Email and bulletin boards
Structured message systems
Video conferences and communication

Argumentation tools
Meeting rooms
Typical meeting room

Issues for cooperation

shared Applications and Artefacts

Shared work surfaces

Co-authoring systems

Levels of shared output

Integrating communication and work

Architectures for groupware I

Architectures for groupware II

Robustness and scalability

What is groupware?

Software speci cally designed

to support group working

with cooperative requirements in mind

NOT just tools for communication

Groupware can be classi ed by

When and where the participants are working

the function it performs for cooperative work

Specific and difficult problems with groupware implementation

The Time/Space Matrix

Classify groupware by:

when the participants are working, at the same time or not

where the participants are working, at the same place or not

same place different place

same time face-to-face telephone

conversation

different time post-it note letter Common names for axes:

time: synchronous/asynchronous place: co-located/remote

Classification by Function

Cooperative work involves:

Participants who are working

Artefacts upon which they work

understanding

participants
P
direct communication
P

control and feedback

artefacts of work A

What interactions does a tool support?

computer-mediated communication

direct communication between participants

meeting and decision support systems

common understanding

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