Marta M. Rószkiewicz, B. Warzybok This publication contains the results of an evaluation research whose purpose was to gather information concerning the impact of Framework Research Programmes of the European Union on the research sector in Poland. In order to achieve the mentioned objective, an evaluation of concluded projects, which had Polish participants, was made.…
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Who do you trust?
Brands presentation in social media can be compared to working on a living organism – all activities should be carried out with extreme precision. This fact has been repeatedly discovered by fan-page site administrators, who published an unfortunate question or ill-advised post. What should be done to avoid such mistakes? From the report attached below…
Vero expansion
We expanded the research tool Vero (Visual experiential requirements organizer). Vero is an on-line research tool offering a new method for evaluating the characteristics of products which are to be used to freely express opinions. The main task of the project was to rebuild the Vero database structure to enhance its capabilities . The idea…
Between the bank and the client
The project involved analysis of Internet banking systems (IBSs) available on the Polish market both for local Polish and foreign banks. The study made it possible to identify the functionalities of existing systems and prepare a glossary of terms used in IBSs in order to compare product names used by various banks. The main objective…
Children and computer games
The project objective was to prepare an educational portal with games for children that would provide parents with a professional opinion concerning the development of their children. Information content of the site was associated with the areas of assessment and directions of development of young children, so that parents could receive personalized information about cognitive…
Listen to the image
Our findings may be particularly useful in education in the field of arts, where the audio description can provide additional information on the viewed work, and – more importantly – direct visual attention of students to its most important elements. Results of preliminary studies (Krejtz, Szarkowska, Krejtz, Walczak, Duchowski 2012) show great potential for use…
Virtual Hanoi Tower
Specific application of technology can be seen in the field of mathematics education, where interactive applications can increase engagement in learning new material, and – more importantly – draw the attention of students to aspects critical for understanding the material. The project was carried out as an experimental study using advanced oculographic methods on a…
Do we want to pay for Internet content?
The study investigated the needs of Internet users related to spending their free time, their habits regarding the use of the Internet and on-line purchases. We also explored attitudes toward e-commerce and paying for content available on the Internet (mostly multimedia). Research on leisure activities on the Internet, showing the contents of online shopping carts…
Pendulum effect or self-fulfilling prophecy?
Our goal was to verify what factors affect the assessment of usability of an information system. We reached our conclusions on the basis of analysis of data from the survey on the evaluation of the information system on higher education POL-on. The survey was part of a much broader project aimed at a comprehensive assessment…
Multitasking brain
The main objective of the still ongoing project is to investigate the effectiveness of innovative cognitive training as a factor contributing to the increased intellectual capacity and maintenance – for a long time – of a more effective task functioning of adults. In particular, the study paid attention to older people and their cognitive function…