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DIFFERENCES To: [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Content-MD5: SP5bHPf7++6Mp5ZZVPZdlg== X-Mailer: dtmail 1.3.0 @(#)CDE Version 1.3.5 SunOS 5.7 sun4u sparc ~~~~~~~ BRITISH HCI GROUP NEWS SERVICE ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ http://www.bcs-hci.org.uk/ ~~ ~~ All news to: [log in to unmask] ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ NOTE: Please reply to article's originator, ~~ ~~ not the News Service ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Research Studentship RELATING USABILITY REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION TECHNQUES TO CULTURAL DIFFERENCES Faculty of Creative Arts and Technologies Department of Computing and Information Systems, ref no: CAT 1965 Bursary: =A38,220 pa Initially two years for MPhil with a further year for completion of PhD This project will focus on cross-cultural issues within the usability of software systems. It will investigate both ways in which relevant knowledge can be elicited to assist design, and how evaluation techniques meet cultural requirements. The project will look at the problem-space in a bipolar study (possibly India / UK) depending on the skills and interests o= f the successful applicant. It will investigate problems with current web-sites, using established and more novel methods. The aim would be woul= d be to relate evaluation methods with indigenous cultural requirements. Candidates will be expected to have a good honours degree in a relevant discipline, an ability to work across disciplinary boundaries experience in research methods and be able to demonstrate the intellectual capacity to establish a personal research profile. Informal enquiries to Dr Andy Smith - [log in to unmask] An application form and further details are available from: Personnel Department, University of Luton, Park Square, Luton, Beds LU1 3JU. Tel: 01582 743376 (24 hour answering service) [log in to unmask] Please quote reference number and job title. Closing date 6 August 2002 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ To receive HCI news, send the message: ~~ ~~ "JOIN BCS-HCI your_firstname your_lastname" ~~ ~~ to [log in to unmask] ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=20 ~~ Newsarchives: ~~ ~~ http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/bcs-hci.html ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ To join the British HCI Group, contact ~~ ~~ [log in to unmask] ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ________________________________________________________________________________ This email (and any attachment) is private and confidential. If you were not meant to receive it, please delete it and tell us by phone or email. Although we scan all email and attachments we do not accept responsibility for viruses. ________________________________________________________________________________