RAPID APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT USING WEB TECHNOLOGIES - An Application to Communicative Competence Promotion of Children with ASD

Margarida Lucas da Silva, Hugo Plácido da Silva, Carla Simões, Fernanda Botelho, Tiago Guerreiro

2011

Abstract

This paper describes a framework, devised for rapid application development, and rapid application customization of standalone multimedia and rich content software, targeted at students with special needs. We present a proof-of-concept software application for promotion and training of social communication skills in children with autism spectrum disorders. Web technologies and related standards are used as a way of easily involving tutors, professionals in the field, and end users themselves in the software development and customization process with minimal training and support.

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Lucas da Silva M., da Silva H., Simões C., Botelho F. and Guerreiro T. (2011). RAPID APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT USING WEB TECHNOLOGIES - An Application to Communicative Competence Promotion of Children with ASD . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2011) ISBN 978-989-8425-34-8, pages 583-586. DOI: 10.5220/0003169105830586


in Bibtex Style

@conference{healthinf11,
author={Margarida Lucas da Silva and Hugo Plácido da Silva and Carla Simões and Fernanda Botelho and Tiago Guerreiro},
title={RAPID APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT USING WEB TECHNOLOGIES - An Application to Communicative Competence Promotion of Children with ASD},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2011)},
year={2011},
pages={583-586},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003169105830586},
isbn={978-989-8425-34-8},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2011)
TI - RAPID APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT USING WEB TECHNOLOGIES - An Application to Communicative Competence Promotion of Children with ASD
SN - 978-989-8425-34-8
AU - Lucas da Silva M.
AU - da Silva H.
AU - Simões C.
AU - Botelho F.
AU - Guerreiro T.
PY - 2011
SP - 583
EP - 586
DO - 10.5220/0003169105830586