HCI Models, Theories, and Frameworks: Toward a Multidisciplinary Science

by John M. Carroll (Editor)

Overview

HCI Models, Theories, and Frameworks provides a thorough pedagological survey of the science of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). HCI spans many disciplines and professions, including anthropology, cognitive psychology, computer graphics, graphical design, human factors engineering, interaction design, sociology, and software engineering. While many books and courses now address HCI technology and application areas, none has addressed HCI's multidisciplinary foundations with much scope or depth. This text fills a huge void in the university education and training of HCI students as well as in the lifelong learning and professional development of HCI practitioners. Contributors are leading researchers in the field of HCI. If you teach a second course in HCI, you should consider this book. This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the HCI concepts and methods in use today, presenting enough comparative detail to make primary sources more accessible. Chapters are formatted to facilitate comparisons among the various HCI models. Each chapter focuses on a different level of scientific analysis or approach, but all in an identical format, facilitating comparison and contrast of the various HCI models. Each approach is described in terms of its roots, motivation, and type of HCI problems it typically addresses. The approach is then compared with its nearest neighbors, illustrated in a paradigmatic application, and analyzed in terms of its future. This book is essential reading for professionals, educators, and students in HCI who want to gain a better understanding of the theoretical bases of HCI, and who will make use of a good background, refresher, reference to the field and/or index to the literature. - Contributors are leading researchers in the field of Human-Comptuter Interaction - Fills a major gap in current literature about the rich scientific foundations of HCI - Provides a thorough pedogological survey of the science of HCI

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780080491417
Publisher:	Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
Publication date:	05/21/2003
Series:	Interactive Technologies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	576
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

John M. Carroll is Professor of Computer Science, Education, and Psychology, and Director of the Center for Human-Computer Interaction, at Virginia Tech. He has written more than 250 technical papers, more than 25 conference plenary addresses, and 12 books. He serves on 10 editorial boards for journals and handbooks, has won the Rigo Career Achievement Award from ACM, received the Silver Core Award from IFIP, and is a member of the CHI Academy.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments1. Introduction: Toward a Multidisciplinary Science of Human-Computer Interactionby John M. Carroll, Virginia Tech 2. Design as Applied Perceptionby Colin Ware, University of New Hampshire3. Motor Behavior Models for Human-Computer Interactionby I. Scott MacKenzie, York University, Toronto, Canada4. Information Processing and Skilled Behaviorby Bonnie E. John, Carnegie Mellon University5. Notational Systems--The Cognitive Dimensions of Notations Framework by Alan Blackwell and Thomas Green, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England6. Users' Mental Models: The Very Ideasby Stephen J. Payne, Cardiff University, Wales7. Exploring and Finding Informationby Peter Pirolli, Palo Alto Research Center8. Distributed Cognitionby Mark Perry, Brunel University, London, England9. Cognitive Work Analysisby Penelope M. Sanderson, University of Queensland, Australia10. Common Ground in Electronically Mediated Communication: Clark's Theory of Language Useby Andrew Monk, University of York, England11. Activity Theoryby Olav W. Bertelsen and Susanne Bødker, University of Aarhus, Denmark12. Applying Social Psychological Theory to the Problems of Group Workby Robert E. Kraut, Carnegie Mellon University13. Studies of Work in Human-Computer Interactionby Graham Button, Xerox Research Centre Europe, Grenoble, France14. Upside-Down Vs and Algorithms—Computational Formalisms and Theoryby Alan Dix, Lancaster University, England15. Design Rationale as Theoryby John M. Carroll and Mary Beth Rosson, Virginia Tech