The HCI/E approach is grounded in a Conception of an HCI Engineering discipline, itself a product of the research. The Conception was originally published in Long and Dowell (1989) and a full version is presented in 1.5. To make the Conception more accessible to a wide range of researchers: a complete expression appears in a shortened version of Long and Dowell in 1.4; a summary version in 1.3; a generalised HCI/E version in 1.2; and finally, a generalised HCI version in 1.1. The latter also serves as an introduction to the Conception. Finally, the concepts carried forward by the Conception appear in 1.6 and the EU/UCL research illustrations of HCI/E in 1.7.
Each version is supported, as appropriate, by citations (C) from the original Long and Dowell paper, which allows readers to check the derivation of the particular 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 Conception of HCI/E Engineering Discipline (1.3)
General Conception of HCI Engineering Discipline
1.3 Conception for HCI Engineering Discipline: a Summary
Conception for HCI Engineering Discipline is a summary of the complete version (see 1.4 and 1.5).
Conception for 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 HCI/E Conception for an 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 HCI/E Conception of an 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 for an HCI Engineering Discipline from EU/UCL Research
1.7.1 Hill (2010) Diagnosing Co-ordination Problems in the Emergency Management Response to Disasters
Hill uses the HCI/E 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/E 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 HCI/E 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