Social thinking-software practice / edited by Yvonne Dittrich, Christiane Floyd, and Ralf Klischewski.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dittrich, Yvonne, 1964-

Floyd, Christiane.

Klischewski, Ralf, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer software--Development--Social aspects.

Computer software.

Human-computer interaction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 481 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A collection of essays on the interrelationship of social science and software practice.Software practice--which includes software development, design, and use--needs to go beyond the traditional engineering framework. Drawing on a variety of social theory approaches, this book focuses on interdisciplinary cooperation in software practice. The topics discussed include the facilitation of collaborative software development, communication between developers and users, and the embedding of software systems in organizations.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction ix

Ralf Klischewski, Christiane Floyd, and Yvonne Dittrich

I Deconstructing 1

Christiane Floyd

1 Developing and Embedding Autooperational Form 5

2 On Foundational Categories in Software Development 29

James M. Nyce and Gail Bader

3 Making Use of Social Thinking: The Challenge of Bridging Activity Systems 45

Victor Kaptelinin

4 Challenging Traditions of Inquiry in Software Practice 69

Hans-Erik Nissen

II Informing 91

Chris Westrup

5 On Retrieving Skilled Practices: The Contribution of Ethnography to Software Development 95

6 Representing and Modeling Collaborative Practices for Systems Development 111

Marina Jirotka and Paul Luff

7 The Locales Framework: Making Social Thinking Accessible for Software Practitioners 141

Geraldine Fitzpatrick

8 What Doesn't Fit: The "Residual Category" as Analytic Resource

161

Eevi E. Beck

Im Grounding 181

Yvonne Dittrich

9 On the Intertwining of Social and Technical Factors in Software Development Projects 185

Urs Andelfinger

10 Software Practice Is Social Practice 205

Jacob N0rbjerg and Philip Kraft

11 "Yes-What Does That Mean?" Understanding Distributed Requirements Handling 223

Kari Ronkk6

12 Doing Empirical Research on Software Development: Finding a Path between Understanding, Intervention, and Method Development

243

IV Organizing 263

Jesper Simonsen

13 Changing Work Practices in Design 267

Keld Bodker, Finn Kensing, and Jesper Simonsen

14 Information Systems Research and Information Systems Practice in a Network of Activities 287

Mikko Korpela, Anja Mursu, H. Abimbola Soriyan, and Anne Eerola

15 Reaching out for Commitments: Systems Development as Networking 309

Ralf Klischewski

16 Participatory Organizational and Technological Innovation in Fragmented Work Environments 331

Bettina Torpel, Volker Wulf, and Helge Kahler

17 Large-Scale Requirements Analysis as Heterogeneous Engineering 357

Mark Bergman, John Leslie King, and Kalle Lyytinen

V Reorienting 387

Olav W. Bertelsen

18 Useware Design and Evolution: Bridging Social Thinking and Software Construction 391

Horst Oberquelle

19 Discontinuities 409

Olav W. Bertelsen and Susanne Bodker

20 Localizing Self on the Internet: Designing for "Genius Loci" in a Global Context 425

Sara Eriksen

21 Intent, Form, and Materiality in the Design of Interaction Technology 451

Thomas Binder

List of Contributors 469

Index 471.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

0-262-29285-8

0-262-27178-8

0-585-43503-0

OCLC:

51938030