1. HCI Engineering Discipline
All the EU research is grounded in an EU Conception of an HCI Engineering discipline, itself a product of the research. The Conception was published in Long and Dowell (1989) and a full version of the Conception and the paper is presented in 1.5. To make the Conception more accessible to a wide range of researchers: a complete expression appears in a short version of Long and Dowell in 1.4; a summary version in 1.3; a generalised HCI Engineering version in 1.2; and finally, a generalised HCI version in 1.1. The latter also serves as an introduction to the Conception.
Researchers of both engineering and non-engineering persuasions can access the Conception in all these different versions, depending on their interests. Finally, the concepts carried forward by the Conception appear in 1.6 and the EU research illustrations of HCI Engineering in 1.7.
As appropriate, a version is supported by citations (C) from the original Long and Dowell paper, which allows readers to check the derivation of the version from the original. (F) indicates footnotes.
1.1 General Conception of HCI Discipline
The General Conception of the HCI Discipline is generalised from the General Engineering Conception of the HCI Discipline (1.2)
General Conception of HCI Discipline
1.2 General Conception of HCI Engineering Discipline
The General Conception of the HCI Engineering Discipline is generalised from the EU Conception of HCI EDngineering Discipline (1.3)
General Conception of HCI Engineering Discipline
1.3 EU Conception of HCI Engineering Discipline: a Summary
The EU Conception of the HCI Engineering Discipline is a summary of the complete version (see 1.4 and 1.5).
EU Conception of HCI Engineering Discipline: a Summary
1.4 Short version of Long and Dowell (1989)
Long and Dowell present conceptions for a number of possible HCI Disciplines, including Craft and Applied Science. For ease of access, however, only the complete EU Conception for the Engineering Discipline is presented here. The full paper is presented in 1.5.
Long and Dowell (1989) – HCI Engineering Discipline Short Version
1.5 Full Version of Long and Dowell (1989)
Here, the paper of Long and Dowell is presented in its entirety, including a complete version of the EU Conception of the HCI Engineering Discipline.
Long and Dowell (1989) – Full Version
1.6 Concepts Carried Forward
The concepts carried forward in this section are: Discipline; Engineering; and Human-Computer Interaction.
Discipline; Engineering; and Human-Computer Interaction
1.7 Illustrations of HCI Engineering Discipline from EU Research
1.7.1 Hill (2010) Diagnosing Co-ordination Problems in the Emergency Management Response to Disasters
Hill uses the HCI Engineering Conceptions to distinguish long-term HCI knowledge ( as principles) support for design from short-term knowledge of methods and models ( as design-oriented frameworks support) – see especially Section 1.1 Development of Design-oriented Frameworks and models for HCI.
Hill (2010) Diagnosing Co-ordination Problems in the Emergency Management Response to Disasters
1.7.2 Salter (2010) Applying the Conception of HCI Engineering to the Design of Economic Systems
Applying the Conception of HCI Engineering to the Design of Economic Systems, Salter uses the Conceptions to distinguish different types of HCI discipline and to apply them to the HCI engineering design of economic systems – see especially Section 1 Introduction
Salter (2010) Applying the Conception of HCI Engineering to the Design of Economic Systems
1.7.3 Stork and Long (1994) A Specific Planning and Design Problem in the Home
Stork and Long use the Discipline Conception to locate their research on the time-line of the development of the HCI discipline and the characteristics of such a discipline – see especially Introduction and Engineering Sections
Stork and Long (1994) A Specific Planning and Design Problem in the Home