Title:
Mobile
Data Services Usage - A Methodological Research Approach
Abstract: This paper classifies
the existing research methods that are used to study mobile services
and applications wishing to put things into an order. The paper
examines these methods and proposes a combined methodological
technique. This technique has been used as a research tool in a
research study which explored mobile data services adoption of
different features by existing users and usage process. Mobile
networked technologies and mobile data services have become
inextricable part of people’s daily lives since they are accessible
anytime anywhere throughout a day. Conventional research methods that
are used to study the use of mobile devices and applications are unable
to collect useful fieldwork data in versatile use situations and thus
methodological challenges still exist. Researchers have responded to
these challenges by developing research methods that enable new ways of
collecting data concerning mobile technology use. The research method
presented here is based on conventional research methods, on the use of
mobile phone camera for capturing video and photographs during the use
of mobile data services and on a commercial application to establish
communication contact between users and researchers. The paper suggests
that simple commercial products can be used by researchers to conduct
field studies. The results of this technique will be presented at the
conference.
Author: Papadopoulos
Homer