The HCI/E is grounded in a Conception of the HCI Engineering Discipline (Long and Dowell (1989) – see Section 1) and of the HCI Engineering Design Problem (Dowell and Long (1989) – see Section 2) – both products of the research. Unlike these two conceptions, however, the HCI/E Conception of Engineering Design Practice has no single paper dedicated to its exposure. Rather, it appears throughout the Discipline and Design Problem conception papers. For this reason, 4.5 cites both papers in full, which together present the complete HCI/E Conception of Engineering Design Practice.
To make the Conception more accessible to a wide range of researchers: a complete expression appears in short versions of the Discipline and Design Problem papers (4.4); a summary version in 4.3; a generalised Engineering version in 4.2; and finally, a generalised HCI version in 4.1. Finally, the concepts carried forward by the Conception appear in 4.6 and the EU/UCL research illustrations of HCI Engineering in 4.7.
The (C) numbers in brackets refer to the citations from the original Dowell and Long and Long and Dowell (1989) papers, associated with the claim, which precedes the number – see also EU/UCL Citations 3.3. This referencing allows the reader to check the summary’s derivation from the original papers. The (F) numbers refer to footnotes.
4.1 General Conception of HCI Design Practice
The General Conception of HCI Design Practice is generalised from the General Conception of HCI Engineering Design Practice
General Conception of HCI Design Practice
4.2 General Conception of HCI Engineering Design Practice
The General Conception of HCI Engineering Design Practice is generalised from the HCI/E Conception of HCI Design Practice
General Conception of HCI Engineering Design Practice
4.3. HCI/E Conception of Engineering Design Practice: a Summary
The HCI/E Conception of HCI Engineering Design Practice is a summary of the full version – see 4.4 and 4.5.
HCI/E Conception of HCI Engineering Design Practice: a Summary
4.4 Short Versions of Long and Dowell (1989) and Dowell and Long (1989)
These two papers together expose the Conceptions of HCI Design Practice. Short versions of the papers, relevant only to the topic of HCI Design Practice are presented here. Full papers can be accessed via 4.5.
Long and Dowell (1989) – HCI Engineering Practice – Short Version
Dowell and Long (1989) – HCI Engineering Practice – Short Version
4.5 Full Versions of Long and Dowell (1989) and Dowell and Long (1989)
Here, the two papers are presented in their entirety, including a complete version of the HCI/E Conception of HCI Engineering Design Practice.
4.6 Concepts Carried Forward
The concepts carried forward in this section are: Design; Practice; and Design Practice.
Design; Practice; and Design Practice
4.7 Illustrations of HCI Engineering Design Practice from EU/UCL Research
4.7.1 Timmer and Long (2002) Expressing the Effectiveness of Planning Horizons
This paper uses the HCI/E Conception of Design Practice to describe a method that enables the expression of: a) the plans of a process operator, and how far into the future those plans extend; and b) an assessment of how adequate those plans are, for ensuring that work goals are attained. The illustration occurs throughout the paper.
Timmer and Long (2002) Expressing the Effectiveness of Planning Horizons
4.7.2 Stork, Middlemass and Long (1995) Applying a Structured Method for Usability Engineering to Domestic Energy Management User Requirements: a Successful Case-Study
Stork et al use the HCI/E Conception of Design Practice to report a case-study application of (the) MUSE (Design Method) to a set of domestic energy management user requirements to produce an artefact – see especially Section 4 The Application of MUSE to the User Requirements.
4.7.3 Denley and Long (2010) Dialectic Approach to Multidisciplinary Practice in Requirements Engineering
Denley and Long use the HCI/E Conception of Design Practice to develop an approach that supports multidisciplinary practice in requirements engineering – see especially Section 3 Dialectic Approach to Supporting Multidisciplinary Practice by Practitioner.
Denley and Long (2010) Dialectic Approach to Multidisciplinary Practice in Requirements Engineering