Crowdsourced microtasking includes various types of tasks, e.g., media product ratings, platforms, content comments, and survey completion. These tasks are completed online via a network of globally distributed online-workers. Despite the widespread use of mobile devices, crowdsourced microtasking still tends to be more desktop-oriented. However, facilitating well-supported mobile microtasking could enhance the experience of crowdworkers, attract new worker groups, and potentially support new types of tasks.
Therefore, this thesis aims to examine the current demand and acceptance of crowdworkers for mobile microtasking. For this, a survey will allow identifying the willingness and requirements of crowdworkers to perform mobile microtasks. Based on this, a common desktop microtask will be selected and adapted for mobile devices. Subsequently, a crowdsourcing user study will be conducted to test both the desktop and mobile versions of the microtask. Finally, the results will be compared to evaluate the overall acceptance and user groups observed in each implementation.
Supervisors: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Matthias Hirth; Edwin Gamboa M. Eng.