Functional Complexity and Web Site Design

Functional complexity is a widespread and underresearched phenomenon in Web sites. This article explores a specific case of functional complexity by analyzing the content of UNESCO World Heritage Web sites, which have to meet demands from both World Heritage and tourism perspectives. Based on a functional analysis, a content checklist was developed and used to evaluate a sample of 30 World Heritage Web sites. The results show that World Heritage Web sites generally fall short in all content categories. A cluster analysis reveals three types of World Heritage Web sites based on their emphasis on World Heritage content versus tourism content: (a) less well-developed Web sites (no emphasis), (b) Web sites of World Heritage Sites with touristic possibilities (emphasis on World Heritage), and (c) Web sites of touristic attractions with outstanding cultural or natural value (emphasis on tourism). In all, the findings show that functional complexity poses serious threats to the exhaustiveness of a Web site’s information and that evaluation approaches based on functional analysis can be useful in detecting blindspots in the content provided.

Beyond Information Architecture: A Systems Integration Approach to Web-site Design

Users' needs and expectations regarding access to information have fundamentally changed, creating a disconnect between how users expect to use a library Web site and how the site was designed. At the same time, library technical infrastructures include legacy systems that were not designedf or the Web environment. The authors propose a framework that combines elements of information architecture with approaches to incremental system design and implementation. The framework allows for the development of a Web site that is responsive to changing user needs, while recognizing the need for libraries to adopt a cost-effective approach to implementation and maintenance.

An Empirical Analysis of Web Navigation Prediction Techniques

With the advancement of Information Technology, web is growing rapidly and it has became necessary part of our daily lives. It is mandate to study the navigation behavior of the user to improve the quality of web site design for personalization and further recommendation. Analysis of web navigation behavior heavily relies on navigational models. This paper is an effort to give insights of current state-of-the-art techniques used for web navigation prediction. These navigation models are broadly classified into three categories: sequential mining, classification and clustering. Analytical analysis is performed on all the categories used in web navigation prediction. Further empirical analysis is performed on popular techniques of each category Markov Model (sequential mining), Support vector machine (classification) and K-means (clustering) on the common platform to measure the effectiveness of these techniques.

APLIKASI UJIAN ONLINE PADA SMK MA’ARIF BANDUNG BERBASIS WEB

- System test conducted by SMK Ma'Arif Bandung , the implementation is still in the conventional manner in which any midterm or final exams spent five reams of paper and time correction test results require a minimum of 3 days . So SMK Maarif should use different test systems . System exam in question is an online exam system where paper used can be reduced 90 % and a time correction of exam results of 100 % . The method used is a method WSDM ( Web Site Design Method) that is user -centered approach to the development of the website with the application model based on the information needs of user groups. With the online test this system , vocational Ma'Arif could reduce the budget and the time it takes relatively little that is more effective and efficient Keywords : Online Exams, WSDM, Application Model, Website. Abstrak - Sistem ujian yang dilakukan oleh SMK Ma’arif Bandung, pada pelaksanaannya masih dengan cara konvensional dimana setiap ujian tengah semester ataupun ujian akhir semester menghabiskan 5 rim kertas dan waktu pengkoreksian hasil ujian memerlukan minimal 3 hari. Sehingga SMK Ma’arif harus menggunakan sistem ujian yang berbeda. System ujian yang dimaksud adalah system ujian online dimana kertas yang digunakan dapat dikurangi 90% dan waktu pengkoreksian hasil ujian sebesar 100%. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode WSDM (Web Site Design Method) yaitu pendekatan terpusat pada pengguna untuk pengembangan situs web dengan model aplikasi yang berdasarkan pada kebutuhan informasi dari kelompok pengguna. Dengan adanya system ujian secara online ini, SMK Ma’arif bisa mengurangi anggaran dan waktu yang dibutuhkan relatif sedikit sehingga lebih efektif dan efisien. Kata kunci : Ujian online, WSDM, Model aplikasi, Website.

Web atmospheric qualities in luxury fashion brand web sites

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between atmospheric qualities with different levels of task relevance in luxury fashion brand web sites and their impact on consumer attitude toward the site and brand, which is essential to build valid strategies for e-retailing. Design/methodology/approach – An empirical study was conducted and quantitative analyses of 292 respondents’ shopping experiences yielded findings that confirm the impact of atmospherics upon the shopper’s views of the web site and the brand. Structural equation modeling was used to test the research hypotheses. Findings – Both low task-relevant atmospherics (web site design, responsive customer service) and high task-relevant atmospherics (product information, convenience) affect the consumers’ revisit intentions toward the web site, while web site design directly affected brand attitude. The study also illustrates the mediating roles of product information and convenience to the relationships between web site design and responsive customer service and the consumers’ revisit intentions toward the site. Practical implications – This study provides insights for luxury e-tailing. Luxury e-tailers should understand the different effects depending upon the types of web atmospheric qualities and use them strategically. Originality/value – The main contribution of the study is to highlight the unique aspects of luxury online shopping in the Korean context. This study also contributes to e-commerce research by providing an expanded understanding of the interrelationship between types of web atmospheric qualities.