Uneven workload distributions in teams can lead to suboptimal team performance. This paper therefore describes the design of a virtual assistant that supports workload harmonization in teams by measuring workload, informing team members about their own and other team members’ workload, and supporting …

De netwerksamenleving verandert in een genetwerkte ecologie. Daarin zien we interactie ontstaan tussen mensen, overheden, bedrijven, slimme objecten, apparaten en de slimme samenleving. Mensen staan in die genetwerkte ecologie niet langer automatisch centraal. De mens is in toenemende mate een onderdeel …

De afstudeerstage heeft plaatsgevonden bij GriDD. GriDD is een consultancy bedrijf dat bestaatuit een zeer gevarieerd team van tien personen. GriDD werkt voor bedrijven (B2B) waar kennisoverdrachtessentieel is in het primaire proces. GriDD adviseert over het effectief inzetten vaninformatie. Dit doen …

Card sort studies can facilitate developers to create an information structure for their website or application. In addition, this human-centered design method provides researchers with insights into the target group’s mental models regarding the information domain under study. In this method, participants …

This paper is a case report of why and how CDIO became a shared framework for Community Service Engineering (CSE) education. CSE can be defined as the engineering of products, product-service combinations or services that fulfill well-being and health needs in the social domain, specifically for vulnerable …

This paper describes factors that nurture a human-centered attitude of a design curriculum. A brief literature study defines a human-centered attitude and explains how to develop this attitude by using experiential learning theories. Furthermore, an illustrative case study reflects on the humancentered …

This paper describes the participatory development process of a web-based communication system focusing on disease management, particularly infection control of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). These infections are becoming a major public health issue; they can have serious consequences …

Motivation -- Communication technologies providing location-based and social applications may stimulate social cohesion and community building in deprived neighbourhoods. This study investigates the expertise required to develop mobile, social and context-sensitive applications. Research approach …