Designing socially embedded technologies in the real-world. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Volker Wulf, Kjeld Schmidt, David Randall, editors.
• Editors: Wulf, Volker; Schmidt, Kjeld; Randall, David
• Contents: Introduction -- Part I: The Commercial Perspective -- Socially Embedded Technology- The Pathway to Sustainable Product Development -- Elastic Workplace Design -- Patterns of Work: A Pragmatic Approach -- Part II: The Challenge of Change -- Situated Computing -- Meta-Design: Transforming and Enriching -- Practice-Based Computing -- A View of Causation for CSW -- Analyzing and Supporting Cooperative Practices -- Part III: Design Issues -- Interaction Design at Itsme -- Building Socially Embedded Technologies- Exploring Challenging Environments -- Design for Agency, Adaptivity and Reciprocity -- Part IV: Social and Organisational Complexity -- Studying Technologies in Practice -- Designing for Lived Health -- Organisational IT Managed from the Shop Floor -- Developing Participatory Design In The Organisational Arena -- Concluding Remarks: New Pathways.
• Publisher Details: London : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 432 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 006.2/2; 004; Computer science; Embedded computer systems; Teams in the workplace -- Data processing; Social sciences_xMethodology; COMPUTERS -- General; Embedded computer systems; Teams in the workplace -- Data processing; Social Science -- Methodology; Computers -- Social Aspects -- General; Social research & statistics; Ethical & social aspects of IT; Computers -- Online Services -- General; Computer science; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781447167204; 1447167201
• Related ISBNs: 9781447167198; 1447167198
• Notes: Note: ""References""""Part II The Challenge of Change""; ""5 Situated Computing""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 A Change in Use""; ""5.3 Situatedness""; ""5.4 Situated Computing""; ""5.5 A New Definition of Situated Computing""; ""5.6 Some Hints on Possible Situated Computing Systems""; ""5.7 Conclusion""; ""References""; ""6 Meta-design: Transforming and Enriching the Design and Use of Socio-technical Systems""; ""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 Socio-technical Systems (STSs) ""; ""6.2.1 Characteristics of STSs""; ""6.2.2 Beyond Coincidental Connectedness: The Need for Systematic Integration""; Note: Print version record.
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