HCI Minitrack Summary

(8/14/2003)

We thank you for your support and participation in the HCI mini-track at AMCIS 2003. Your valuable help and support have contributed toward another very successful SIGHCI-sponsored event at AMCIS. The HCI mini-track was the largest at AMCIS 2003 and the sessions took up the entire duration of the conference - with 8 regular paper sessions, one HCI teaching panel chaired by Dr. Jane Carey, and one mentored roundtable chaired by Dr. Fred Davis.

All of the sessions were well attended. In fact, we were told that the HCI mini-track was indeed the most popular - with the largest number of attendees at the sessions. The topics covered in the regular paper presentations ranged from web design and usability issues to social issues in HCI. We thank the session chairs for managing the sessions and facilitating very interesting discussions following each presentation.

New this year at AMCIS was a mentored roundtable session. Three papers by doctoral students, Maggie Guo (Texas A&M), Heshan Sun (Syracuse), and Hao Zhou (Drexel), covered different but overlapping aspects of cognitive and motivational issues in HCI. As the mentor for the roundtable, Dr. Fred Davis provided valuable comments and suggestions to the three doctoral students on how to further enhance their research work. The attendees also provided valuable advice for these students, who have benefited significantly from the mentored session.

Dr. Jane Carey chaired a panel entitled "The Role of HCI in the Information Systems Curriculum". The panelists were Drs. Dennis Galletta, Jinwoo Kim, Dov Te'eni, Barbara Wildemuth, and Ping Zhang. Each panelist presented their views and shared their experiences on teaching HCI. The presentations were followed by interesting discussions including the relationships between HCI and other courses such as Systems Analysis & Design and Database Design. It is concluded that HCI is an important and integral part of IS curriculum, and should be incorporated into the core IS curriculum. The presentation slides will be available at the panel web page soon (http://melody.syr.edu/hci/amcis03_t_panel/).

We are particularly excited and fascinated by the very high level of interest expressed by participants. Many people have approached us to express their interest in the HCI area, their willingness to help out with SIG related activities, and their plans to submit papers to the pre-ICIS¡¦03 HCI workshop. It is also exciting to see so many doctoral students at the HCI sessions.

We thank all of you again for the tremendous support and participation. We also look forward to seeing you at the 2nd pre-ICIS HCI workshop in Seattle and future SIGHCI sponsored events!

Papers Accepted for Presentations

(5/27/2003, modified 6/12/2003 and 7/3/2003 into presentation order)

All are regular presentation sessions unless noted:

Day 1, Monday August 4, 2003
AM I	Session chair: Traci Hess, Washington State University "Web Site Usability: A Cultural Perspective" by Adel Aladwani, Kuwait University "Investigating Online Consumer Behavior Using 'Thin Slices' of Overall Usability of Web Sites" by Ananth Chiravuri, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and Laura Peracchio, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee "Improving the Usability Evaluation Technique, Heuristic Evaluation" by Paul Lowry, Brigham Young University and Tom Roberts, University of Kansas (nominated for best paper)
AM II	Session chair: Tom Roberts, University of Kansas "The Effect of Web Page Text-Background Color Combinations on Retention and Perceived Readability, Aesthetics, and Behavioral Intention" by Richard Hall, University of Missouri - Rolla and Patrick Hanna, Matrikon Corporation "Assessing the Effects of Website Control Button Differentiation on User Attitudes and Performance" by Brian Jones, Tennessee Technological University and Scott McCoy, The College of William & Mary "The Effect of Presentation Flaws in On-line Stores' Web Sites on Perceived Quality and Consumer Trust of the On-line Store and Intention to Purchase" by Andrea Everard, University of Pittsburgh
PM I	Panel session chair: Jane Carey, Arizona State University, West "The Role of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) In the Information Systems (IS) Curriculum", Dennis Galletta, University of Pittsburgh;Jinwoo Kim, Yonsei University;Dov Te'eni, Bar-Ilan University; Barbara Wildemuth, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ping Zhang, Syracuse University
PM II	Round table session mentor: Fred Davis, University of Arkansas "Online Shopping Experience: a conceptualization" by Yi Guo, Texas A&M University "An Integrative Analysis of TAM: Get A Deeper Understanding of Technology Acceptance Model" by Heshan Sun, Syracuse University "Antecedents and Impact of Internet Attitudes and Beliefs-A Contingency Approach and A Structural Equation Model" by Hao Zhou, Drexel University
Day 2, Tuesday August 5, 2003
AM I	Session chair: Arnold Kamis, Bentley College "The Impact of Animation on Visual Search Tasks in a Web Environment: A Multi-Year Study" by Ping Zhang, Syracuse University and Nelson Massad, Florida Atlantic University "Observing User's Mental Model of Informational Website" by Paulus Insap Santosa, National University of Singapore "Examining the Influence of Cognitive Style on the Use of a Decision Support Tool for Structured and Unstructured Tasks" by Terry Fox, Baylor University (nominated for best paper)
AM II	Session chair: Richard Hall, University of Missouri-Rolla "The Role of Individual Characteristics in Software Utilization Models" by Mark Dishaw, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Diane Strong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and D. Brent Bandy, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh "Using Effort, Accuracy and Technology Acceptance to Predict Decision Confidence in Online Shopping" by Arnold Kamis, Bentley College "The Effect of Domain Knowledge on Icon Visualization" by Keng Siau, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Fiona Nah, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
PM I	Session chair: Mark Dishaw, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh "An Empirical Study on the Breadth/Depth Tradeoffs for Very Small Screen: Focusing on Mobile I nternet Phones" by Minhee Chae, Yonsei University and Jinwoo Kim, Yonsei University "In Situ Data Capture and Mobile Knowledge Management: Helping Technicians Share Case Stories" by Jia Shen, New Jersey Institute of Technology and Quentin Jones, New Jersey Institute of Technology "Designing Non-Visual Bookmarks for Mobile PDA Users" by Xiaoyu Chen, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Patrick Lacsina, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Marilyn Tremaine, New Jersey Institute of Technology
PM II	Session chair: Jinwoo Kim, Yonsei University "Perspectives on Personalization" by Haiyan Fan, Texas A&M University and Marshall Scott Poole, Texas A&M University "Website Personalization for Relationship Building: A Conceptual Framework" by Fatemeh "Mariam" Zahedi, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and Ying Lu, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee "Short Arguments for Seals of Approval and Portal Affiliation: Building Consumer Trust in Online Shopping" by Dongmin Kim, University of British Columbia
Day 3, Wednesday August 6, 2003
AM I	Session chair: Fatemeh "Mariam" Zahedi, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee "The Credibility of Online Information" by Terry Ryan, Claremont Graduate University and Esperanza Huerta, Claremont Graduate University "A Study on Tolerable Waiting Time: How Long are Web Users willing to Wait?" by Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, University of Nebraska-Lincoln "User Frustration with Technology in the Workplace" by Jonathan Lazar, Towson University, Adam Jones, Towson University, Katie Bessiere, CMU, Irina Ceaparu, University of Maryland, and Ben Shneiderman, University of Maryland
AM II	Session chair: Terry Ryan, Claremont Graduate University "The Impact of Social Cues and Personality on Decision-Making Involvement and Performance" by Traci Hess, Washington State University, Mark Fuller, Washington State University, and John Mathew, Washington State University "Social and Usage Process Motivations for Internet Use: Differences between Light and Heavy Users" by Thomas Stafford, University of Memphis (nominated for best paper) "Media Switching and Media Integration: An Examination of Instant Messaging and IP-Calling Practices" by Sukeshini Grandhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology and Quentin Jones, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Minitrack Review Summary (5/27/2003)

The HCI mini-track is the most popular and largest mini-track at AMCIS 2003 -- with 40 paper submissions and a panel proposal. The submissions are of very high quality and they cover a variety of HCI topics. After a rigorous review process (39 papers received 3 reviews and one paper received 2 reviews), 24 papers have been accepted for presentation and 3 papers accepted for a mentored round table session. The acceptance rates are: 65% for regular paper submissions, 75% for doctoral paper submissions, and 67.5% overall.

Call for Papers (11/27/2002)

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is an interdisciplinary field that has attracted many researchers, educators, and practitioners from many different disciplines. HCI has gained even more attention during recent years in which technology has developed at a fast pace. To better utilize this advanced technology, we need to better understand users, their tasks within different contexts, and the interplay among users, tasks, information technologies, and contexts and environments.