WORKSHOP ON INTEGRATION OF DESIGN DISCIPLINES
IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS
James D. Tomlinson
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
CONTACT INFORMATION
Campus Box 7701, Brooks Hall, North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7701
Voice: (919) 515-7337
Fax: (919) 515-7330
Email: j_tomlinson@ncsu.edu
WWW PAGE
http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/design/sod4/Res-Pub/designresearch.html
PROGRAM AREA
Usability and User-Centered Design.
KEYWORDS
visual quality, intuitive user relationship, Design Methods,
Human-Computer Interaction, multidisciplinary teams
PROJECT SUMMARY
A two day workshop will be developed to discuss the integration of the
design disciplines into the development of easy to use electronic systems
and to discuss the critical nature of its visual quality, intuitive user
relationship and overall impact and value. This workshop will bring
together researchers and practitioners to work as multidisciplinary teams
including design, engineering, computer science, education, library
science, and fine art to consider the design and development of the
interfaces, tools, services and overall systems necessary for success. The
goals of this workshop are to develop in cooperation with the workshop
steering committee a framework for understanding the creation and
cultivation of the School of Design for the Information Age, defining for
design disciplines Ph.D.. level research agenda (Critical Theory,
Evaluation and Measurement Theory, Semantics, and Design Methods) and
initial plans.
PROJECT REFERENCES
Mulder, M. (1993) Educating the Next Generation of Information Specialists:
A Framework for Academic Programs in Informatics. Lafayette, LA: Center
for Advanced Computer Studies.
National Research Council Committee to Study High Performance Computing and
Communications: Status of a Major Initiative. Evolving the High
Performance Computing and Communications Initiative to Support the Nation's
Information Infrastructure. Frederick P. Brooks and Ivan E. Sutherland,
Co-chairs. Washington DC.: National Academy Press, 1995.
Strong, G. W. "A Report: New directions in Human-Computer Interaction
Education, Research, and Practice." Philadelphia, PA: Drexel University,
1994.
AREA BACKGROUND
The adaptation of electronic media to the needs of the general public is a
focus area for future research. Information design must surmount the
current barriers to citizen access, complexity, difficulty of use,
management, sustainability, noninteroperability and lack of scalability.
Information infrastructures exist in various stages of development and
articulation at the global, national, and state or provincial levels. The
most articulate level is the university layer and its evolution of the
Internet and the World Wide Web. It is this layer that is most prepared to
address the issues of citizen access.
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Develop a coherent set of research education topics relating to information design
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Develop a set of design principles, semantics and methods for improvement of information systems
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Develop critical theory, evaluation and measurement strategies for information systems development
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Develop interdisciplinary working relationships for information systems development
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Stimulate new projects involving information systems
POTENTIAL RELATED PROJECTS
Adaptive Human Interfaces:
Research aimed at making computers adapt dynamically to human users to
enhance task performance.
Usability and User-Centered Design:
The scientific study of the factors influencing the human productivity,
acceptability, and comfort of human-computer interfaces and the
incorporation of those factors and their assessment in the design process.
Intelligent Interactive Systems for Persons with Disabilities:
Research in intelligent interactive systems allowing persons with
disabilities to not only participate fully in the work force but also to
improve their quality of life