Human-Centered Software Engineering
. Ed(S): Seffah, Ahmed; Vanderdonckt, Jean; Desmarais, Michel C. (Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal)
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Description for Human-Centered Software Engineering
Hardback. This book establishes a dialog between the Human-Computer Interaction community and Software Engineering practitioners and researchers on the results and lessons learned associated with applying software development practices in the field of user interface. Editor(s): Seffah, Ahmed; Vanderdonckt, Jean; Desmarais, Michel C. (Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal). Series: Human-Computer Interaction Series. Num Pages: 428 pages, 33 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: UMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 786.
Activity theory is a way of describing and characterizing the structure of human - tivity of all kinds. First introduced by Russian psychologists Rubinshtein, Leontiev, and Vigotsky in the early part of the last century, activity theory has more recently gained increasing attention among interaction designers and others in the hum- computer interaction and usability communities (see, for example, Gay and H- brooke, 2004). Interest was given a signi?cant boost when Donald Norman suggested activity-theory and activity-centered design as antidotes to some of the putative ills of “human-centered design” (Norman, 2005). Norman, who has been credited with coining the phrase ... Read more
Activity theory is a way of describing and characterizing the structure of human - tivity of all kinds. First introduced by Russian psychologists Rubinshtein, Leontiev, and Vigotsky in the early part of the last century, activity theory has more recently gained increasing attention among interaction designers and others in the hum- computer interaction and usability communities (see, for example, Gay and H- brooke, 2004). Interest was given a signi?cant boost when Donald Norman suggested activity-theory and activity-centered design as antidotes to some of the putative ills of “human-centered design” (Norman, 2005). Norman, who has been credited with coining the phrase ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
Series
Human-Computer Interaction Series
Number of Pages
398
Place of Publication
England, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848009066
SKU
V9781848009066
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Reviews for Human-Centered Software Engineering
From the reviews: "This book … is comprised of four sections and 17 chapters. The physical structure of the book is quite pleasing … . The editors have clearly thought about their chapter organization. … This publication is a testament to the importance of the convergence of software engineering and HCI. … this is a call to practitioners ... Read more