Abstract
Despite a growing demand for e-learning applications, there is a lack of research on eliciting requirements for design of context-aware Accounting Information Systems (AIS) e-learning applications (CAAISeLA) that incorporate the multiple-perspectives of adult learning theories in a workplace environment. This paper describes how Holistic Persona, an archetypical learner and user of an AIS application, can assist practitioners to elicit requirements for design of context-aware AIS e-learning applications for employees. It presents empirical results of twenty employees at a research-intensive Australian university who participated in evaluating the effectiveness of various e-learning resources. The results demonstrate that Holistic Personas and the Five-Dimensional Requirements Elicitation Framework (5DREF) can assist practitioners in designing context-aware AIS e-learning applications.
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Tran, H.M.T., Anvari, F., Richards, D. (2018). Holistic Personas and the Five-Dimensional Framework to Assist Practitioners in Designing Context-Aware Accounting Information System e-Learning Applications. In: Cong Vinh, P., Ha Huy Cuong, N., Vassev, E. (eds) Context-Aware Systems and Applications, and Nature of Computation and Communication. ICTCC ICCASA 2017 2017. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 217. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77818-1_18
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