COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What Is a JAD Session

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Multiple Choice

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is a JAD session?

• A) a journaling activity that details the progress of system development, including any issues that have occurred and how they were resolved
• B) a series of lengthy, structured, group meetings in with users and IT professionals work together to design or develop an application
• C) research using sources such as the web or reference books is presented to team leaders to come up with creative solutions
• D) a one-on-one interview between a user and a system analyst to determine how well the system works for that user

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Definitions:

Temporary Task Forces

Short-term groups established to accomplish a specific goal or task.

Life Cycle Stages

Life cycle stages refer to the distinct phases of development that an organism, product, organization, or system goes through from inception to its end.

Social Loafing

The phenomenon where individuals exert less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group compared to when they work alone.

Ringlemann Effect

The phenomenon where individual effort tends to decrease as group size increases, often due to coordination and motivation problems.