Cancer Care System (CCS): Web-Based Social Interaction System for Cancer Community and Their Caregivers

The purpose of this study is to ensure communication among cancer community is well-supported. Thus, a model for a social interaction system was designed and developed for cancer community namely Cancer Care System (CCS). This study starts off with defining requirements to determine the components...

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Main Author:	Ooi, Wei Chang
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng eng
Published:	2010
Subjects:	TK5101-6720 Telecommunication
Online Access:	https://etd.uum.edu.my/2332/1/Ooi_Wei_Chang.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/2332/2/1.Ooi_Wei_Chang.pdf
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spelling	my-uum-etd.23322013-07-24T12:15:29Z Cancer Care System (CCS): Web-Based Social Interaction System for Cancer Community and Their Caregivers 2010 Ooi, Wei Chang Abdul Mutalib, Ariffin College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) College of Arts and Sciences TK5101-6720 Telecommunication The purpose of this study is to ensure communication among cancer community is well-supported. Thus, a model for a social interaction system was designed and developed for cancer community namely Cancer Care System (CCS). This study starts off with defining requirements to determine the components of the CCS. Three fact finding techniques were used in this phase namely interview, document study, and comparative analysis. The discovered components were then used to develop a prototype. This study followed by the design and development of CCS where prototyping approach was used. There are four steps involved in prototyping; identify basic requirements, develop initial prototype, use the prototype, and evaluate as operation prototype. User testing was carried out after the development of CCS was completed and the usability evaluation was then conducted through questionnaire. Computer System Usability Questionnaire (CSUQ) was adopted and utilized to measure users' satisfaction in this study. The subjects of this study are cancer patients, parents, and medical practitioners. The findings have shown that most of the users are satisfied with using the CCS in term of system usefulness, information quality, and interface quality. However, a few of suggestions from users should be taken into consideration for future improvement. Finally, this study was concluded by summarizing the overall results and achievement. The recommendations for future study also included. 2010 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/2332/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/2332/1/Ooi_Wei_Chang.pdf application/pdf eng validuser https://etd.uum.edu.my/2332/2/1.Ooi_Wei_Chang.pdf application/pdf eng public http://lintas.uum.edu.my:8080/elmu/index.jsp?module=webopac-l&action=fullDisplayRetriever.jsp&szMaterialNo=0000764770 masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia
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language	eng eng
advisor	Abdul Mutalib, Ariffin
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description	The purpose of this study is to ensure communication among cancer community is well-supported. Thus, a model for a social interaction system was designed and developed for cancer community namely Cancer Care System (CCS). This study starts off with defining requirements to determine the components of the CCS. Three fact finding techniques were used in this phase namely interview, document study, and comparative analysis. The discovered components were then used to develop a prototype. This study followed by the design and development of CCS where prototyping approach was used. There are four steps involved in prototyping; identify basic requirements, develop initial prototype, use the prototype, and evaluate as operation prototype. User testing was carried out after the development of CCS was completed and the usability evaluation was then conducted through questionnaire. Computer System Usability Questionnaire (CSUQ) was adopted and utilized to measure users' satisfaction in this study. The subjects of this study are cancer patients, parents, and medical practitioners. The findings have shown that most of the users are satisfied with using the CCS in term of system usefulness, information quality, and interface quality. However, a few of suggestions from users should be taken into consideration for future improvement. Finally, this study was concluded by summarizing the overall results and achievement. The recommendations for future study also included.
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qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Ooi, Wei Chang
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title	Cancer Care System (CCS): Web-Based Social Interaction System for Cancer Community and Their Caregivers
title_short	Cancer Care System (CCS): Web-Based Social Interaction System for Cancer Community and Their Caregivers
title_full	Cancer Care System (CCS): Web-Based Social Interaction System for Cancer Community and Their Caregivers
title_fullStr	Cancer Care System (CCS): Web-Based Social Interaction System for Cancer Community and Their Caregivers
title_full_unstemmed	Cancer Care System (CCS): Web-Based Social Interaction System for Cancer Community and Their Caregivers
title_sort	cancer care system (ccs): web-based social interaction system for cancer community and their caregivers
granting_institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
granting_department	College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
publishDate	2010
url	https://etd.uum.edu.my/2332/1/Ooi_Wei_Chang.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/2332/2/1.Ooi_Wei_Chang.pdf
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Cancer Care System (CCS): Web-Based Social Interaction System for Cancer Community and Their Caregivers

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