This project studied the impact of societal attitudes on the design, implementation and quality of electronic commerce Web sites via two electronic surveys. The first survey collected information on general e-commerce attitudes from WPI students and Internet volunteers and the second survey involved the Internet volunteers rating six e-commerce sites. Comparisons were drawn between the public's attitude toward e-commerce sites and professional Web site ratings. The survey results indicate that security, privacy, and brand name are currently the most important aspects of the public's view of e-commerce.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Tishue, Christopher Edward

Subject

• Computing
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 00D119I

Keyword

• Human-computer interaction
• Community development

Advisor

• Kinicki, Robert

Year

• 2000

Date created

• 2000-01-01

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright