| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/K81911/01 |
| Title: |
A SYSTEMATIC METHOD OF SOCIAL ANALYSIS FOR COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN |
| Principal Investigator: |
Sommerville, Professor I |
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| Department: |
Computing & Communications |
| Organisation: |
Lancaster University |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 March 1996 |
Ends: |
31 March 1999 |
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154,967
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Human-Computer Interactions |
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The work proposed addresses the problems of designing computer systems to support people involved in cooperative processess. We propose to develop a systematic method whcih will support the analysis of social interactions in the actual work processess whcih computer systems must support. This method will be designed for use with other structureed methods of system ananalysis so an important result of the project will be human factors guidelines for designers using structred analysis methods.This is a novel approach to the practical process. human factors and social analysis is not addressed by existing system design methods. It will also contribute to the field of CSCW where social analysis is regognised as important but which currently lacks systematic methods in this area.The results will be economically important because we know that a large number of installed computer systems are not used to their full potential because they do not support the cooperative processes which their users are engaged. The scale of this non-use is so vast that even a very small improvement in computer system usability will result in considerable economic benefits.
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