Bader Methqal AlFawwaz
Email bader.alfawwaz@brunel.ac.uk
Office: Room TD303, Tower D
PhD Supervisor: Dr Vanja Garaj, Prof Wamadeva Balachandran
Research Area: Usability of eGovernment
Academic Qualification:
- BSc in Information systems, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, 2003.
- MSc in Electronic Business, University of Huddersfield, UK, 2005.
Research Interests: Electronic Government, Usability, Electronic Learning.
PhD Research:
This research investigates the level of usability of Jordanian eGovernment websites from the expert and end-user perspective in order to identify the users’ requirements and needs for future systems. The research focuses on the views of the end-users as well as the professionals in charge of the development of the current state of eGovernment website usability in Jordan. In addition, the research investigates the critical dimensions affecting the successful eGovernment deployment. These factors include navigation, website appearance, customization, search tools, satisfaction and user experience.
Journal Publications:
- An Exploratory Study of Government Websites Usability in Jordan, International Journal of E-Services and Mobile Applications (IJESMA). In Press, June 2011.
- The status of eGovernment websites usability in Jordan, IADIS International Conference e-Democracy, Equity and Social Justice 2011, Rome, Italy. Accepted, April 2011.
- Usability of eGovernment Websites in Jordan, SED Research Conference 2011, Brunel University. Accepted, June 2011.
