Technology innovators face the challenge of finding representative groups of users to participate in design activities. In some cases, software applications will target an audience of millions, and the characteristics of the vast number of potential users are unclear to the design team. In other cases, a technology is so new that the target market of potential users is not known. The Myers-Brig...

Effective teams are crucial for organisations, especially in environments that require teams to be constantly created and dismantled, such as software development, scientific experiments, crowd-sourcing, or the classroom. One of the key factors influencing team performance is the personality of team members. In this paper, we introduce a new algorithm to partition a group of individuals into ge...

Too often when considering dependable computing, the human equation is not taken into account. In order to build dependable systems, it is necessary to examine all of the aspects of software creation, not least of which are the various people involved in the creation of the software. Large variations in programming ability and performance have been observed [1]. In order to examine some of thes...

Temperamental suitability (personality traits) could be a factor to consider in career placement and professional development. It could also be an indicator of professional success or failure in any profession such as Systems Analysis and Design (SAD). However, there is not sufficient empirical evidence in support of the personality traits to which systems analysts and designers may be categori...

PURPOSE There are large differences between medical school curricula and those of other disciplines and graduate schools. Counseling program is designed to help participants understand their innate tendencies and have indirect experiences with the 16 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) types, which can lead to better interpersonal relationships. METHODS The experimental and control groups, whi...

Affective factors are the most important factors in SLA and EFL studies. These factors include motivation, self-confidence, anxiety, etc. Researches on learners’ characteristics have been investigated for over a century. In the same vein, the present research, strived at exploring Iranian’s EFL learners personality types and motivation. In the article, the personality types and motivation of st...