Abstract
The research paper describes mixed-methods Experience Design research instruments that investigate the relationship between cross-cultural identity and location. Qualitative research instruments were designed to initially locate connections between conceptions of the self and symbolic pathways, and then to push out from conceptual paths to find boundaries and key connections between them. This paper details qualitative research into how an African university deploys place-based identity through its website, and how university students navigate through the university portal to desired information. This research uncovered whether the structure of a website reinforced audience notions of place through their use of metaphor, image, and navigation cues. The paper outlines the creation of the research instrument, discusses how early data collection guided later data collection, and finally details how these methods solicit users to define the significance of the data during research method shifts.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | SIGDOC 2017 - 35th ACM International Conference on the Design of Communication |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery, Inc |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450351607 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 11 2017 |
Event | 35th ACM International Conference on the Design of Communication, SIGDOC 2017 - Halifax, Canada Duration: Aug 11 2017 → Aug 13 2017 |
Other
Other | 35th ACM International Conference on the Design of Communication, SIGDOC 2017 |
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Country/Territory | Canada |
City | Halifax |
Period | 8/11/17 → 8/13/17 |
Keywords
- Experience design
- Field research
- Framework negotiation
- Identity
- Metaphor
- Mixed methods
- Place
- UX
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hardware and Architecture
- Software
- Information Systems