Groupware

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Groupware

• Adam Hannah
• Pembroke Williams

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Presentation Outline

• What is groupware?
• How is it applicable to BISM 3200?
• Objectives of groupware.
• Components of groupware.
• Using groupware.
• Groupware tools.
• Questions?
• Activity.

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Defining groupware

• Groupware is technology that enables interaction
  between network members whether in the same
  location or remotely separated.

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Applicability to BISM

• WebCT.
• Case studies- All involved groupware.
• Term Project.

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Objectives of Groupware

• Conversation
• Transaction
• Collaboration
• Interaction

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Components of Groupware

• Groupware is subdivided through two dimensions.
• Time Users interact at the same time
  (synchronous) or at different times
  (asynchronous).
• Place Users are in the same location (Colocated)
  or separated (distance).

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Components of Groupware

• Synchronous
  Asynchronous
• Colocated
• Distant

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Using Groupware

• Groupware is a useful tool for virtually any
  collaborative effort.
• It is uniquely useful in the asynchronous distant
  mode.
• The efficiency of international projects are
  greatly enhanced by Groupware.
• Groupware enables input of knowledge and talent
  from remote locations.

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Using Groupware

• Groupware can allow persons restricted by time
  and location to work, go to school, shop, or just
  communicate.

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Groupware Tools

• Email
• Chat rooms
• Online Forums
• Video Conferencing

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Questions?

• Let the interrogation begin.

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Activity