ד"ר עדי כץ
Adi Katz, Senior Lecturer, is head of the department of Industrial Engineering & Management (IE&M) at Shamoon College of Engineering (SCE), Ashdod campus, Israel. She is also head of the Information Systems track, and of YOUsability (Usability Research Center) for developing and testing technological artifacts. Adi specializes in the areas of human-computer interaction (HCI), computer-mediated communication (CMC), and conceptual database modelling. She received her B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) in Behavioural Sciences and M.B.A. (Summa Cum Laude) in Business Administration at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, and Ph.D. in Business Administration at Bar-Ilan University, specializing in Information Systems
Adi’s main research interests include cognitive and affective aspects of user interface (UI) design, usability, user experience (UX), user empowering design (UED), and conceptual database modelling. Adi has published papers in journals such as Organizational Science and Interacting with Computers (IwC). Her paper in IwC, entitled “What is Beautiful is Usable” (co-authored with N. Tractinsky and D. Ikar), has been cited close to 2,000 times. Her teaching portfolio is broad, focusing on human-computer interaction, databases, and information and communication technologies (ICT). Adi is also head of the institutional review board at SCE Ashdod
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אשדוד
דציבל / 2022
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השכלה
2000-2004 Ph.D. in Business Administration. Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Dissertation title: 'Computer Mediated Communication for Organizational Processes involving Workers from Different Practices'. Adviser: Prof. Te’eni, D.
1995-2000 M.BA. (Summa Cum Laude) in Business Administration. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Thesis title: 'Experimentally Exploring the Effects of Usability and Aesthetics on User’s Interaction with Human-Computer Interface'. Adviser: Prof. Tractinsky, N.
1992-1995 B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) in Behavioral Sciences. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
תחומי מחקר
Since 2018 Health Related Application Design and Interaction
Since 2018 CMC - Emoji Use in Social Media
Since 2015 Conceptual modeling in Teaching Databases
Since 2015 Emphasizing the Syntax of Gradual Transitions between Hierarchical Levels in Database Schema Modeling (paper under review).
Since 2013 Cost-benefit considerations in system acceptance
פרסומים
Katz, A. Applying TSSL in database schema modeling: Visualizing the syntax of gradual transitions. Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2018; 8(4), 238-253.
David, M. & Katz, A. Emotional awareness: an enhanced computer mediated communication using facial expressions. Social Networking, 2016; 5, 27-38.
Katz, A & Te'eni, D. The role of communication complexity in adaptive contextualization. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 2014; 57 (2), 98-112.
Katz, A,. Enhancing computer mediated communication by applying contextualization to email design: a case study. Belgrade Journal of Management, 2012; 64, 15-24.
Katz, A. Trees and nests: a comparison between two hierarchical metaphors in educational applications. Creative Education, 2012; 3(1), 126-133.
Katz, A & Berman, I. Designing an e-mail prototype to enhance effective communication and task management: a case study. Serdica Journal of Computing, 2011; 5, 101-126.
Katz, A. Experimentally exploring the relation between usefulness and aesthetics on user’s interaction with a search engine. Journal of Applied Quantitative Methods, 2010; 5(3), 380-401.
Katz, A & Vaserman, D. A case study of two hierarchical recursive metaphors for information organization: the cabinet metaphor vs. the tree metaphor. Computer Modeling and New Technologies, 2009; 13(3), 7-17.
Katz, A & Te’eni, D. The contingent impact of contextualization on computer-mediated collaboration. Organizational Science, 2007; 18, 261-279.
Tractinsky, N, Shoval-Katz, A & Ikar, D. What is beautiful is usable. Interacting with Computers, 2000; 13,127-145.
קורסים
Since 2017 M.Sc. program. Departmental Seminar 1. SCE - Sami Shamoon College of Engineering, Israel.
Since 2017 M.Sc. program. Departmental Seminar 2. SCE - Sami Shamoon College of Engineering, Israel.
Since 2014 M.Sc. program. Designing Human- Computer Interfaces. SCE - Sami Shamoon College of Engineering, Israel.
Since 2014 M.Sc. program. Information Technology, Human Beings and Society. SCE - Sami Shamoon College of Engineering, Israel.
Since 2004 B.Sc program. File Organization and Processing. SCE College of Engineering.
Since 2004 B.Sc program. Databases. SCE College of Engineering.
Since 2004 B.Sc program. Human Computer Interactions. SCE College of Engineering.