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Sommario
- Guiding Principles
- 1: Combining Applied and Basic Research: ABC Principle
- 2: Blending Science, Engineering, and Design: SED Principle Blending
- Science, Engineering and Design
- 3: What Science Contributes: Persistence in Understanding the World
- 4: What Engineering Contributes: Devotion to Focused Innovations
- 5: What Design Contributes: Fresh Thinking to Serve Human Needs
- Research Lifecycle Strategies
- 6: Choose Actionable Problems that Address Civic, Business and Global Priorities
- 7: Apply Observation, Intervention, and Controlled Experiments
- 8: Form Teams with Diverse Individuals and Organizations
- 9: Test Ideas and Prototypes with Realistic Interventions
- 10: Promote Adoption and Assess Impact
- Making it Happen
- 11: Why change is hard, but possible
- 12: Recommendations for action
Info autore
Ben Shneiderman, University Professor, University of Maryland
Ben Shneiderman is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Founding Director (1983-2000) of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the University of Maryland. His development of user interfaces such as the highlighted clickable link for the web, small touchscreen keyboards, and information visualization concepts earned him membership in the National Academy of Engineering.
Riassunto
This book is a guide for junior researchers, and a manifesto for senior researchers and policy makers about how to update policies to respond to the immense challenges of our times. The guiding principles are to combine applied and basic research in ways that use the methods of science, engineering, and design.