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Andy Crabtree - Designing Collaborative Systems - 9781852337186 - V9781852337186
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Designing Collaborative Systems

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Description for Designing Collaborative Systems Paperback. Introduces an 'ethnographic' approach that helps enable designers to create collaborative and interactive systems. This book presents strategies for incorporating it into the design process. It covers various topics including the requirements problem. It is intended for those interested in bringing a social dimension to the system design process. Series: Computer Supported Cooperative Work. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHMP; UL; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280.

Designing Collaborative Systems: A Practical Guide to Ethnography introduces a new 'ethnographic' approach that will enable designers to create collaborative and interactive systems, which are employed successfully in real-world settings. This new approach, adapted from the field of social research, considers both the social circumstances and the level and type of human interaction involved, thereby ensuring that future ethnographic systems are as user-friendly and as effective as possible.

This book provides the practitioner with an invaluable introduction to this approach, and presents a unique set of practical strategies for incorporating it into the design process. Divided into four distinct ... Read more

"Of the various perspectives that jostle together under the rubric of ethnography, ethnomethodology has often held the most appeal for designers. Yet, surprisingly, there has not been a systematic explication of ethnography and ethnomethodology for the purposes of system design. Andy Crabtree puts this to rights in a comprehensive, informative, and accessible practical guide which will be of great value to not only designers but also the ethnographers who work with them."
(Graham Button, Lab. Director, Xerox Research Centre, Europe)

"Not only is the book a must for those interested in bringing a social dimension to the system design process, it also makes a significant contribution to ethnomethodology."
(Professor John A. Hughes, Lancaster University, UK)

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
Series
Computer Supported Cooperative Work
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
England, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781852337186
SKU
V9781852337186
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Reviews for Designing Collaborative Systems
From the reviews: "The text is emminently readable.  Crabtree is able to synthesize and reflect upon material from a number of areas ... with great clarity of argument.  This makes such complex and diverse subject matter approachable for all types of audiences from the social science to computer science, from research to academia.  ... Read more

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