Search for dissertations about: "Kari Rönkkö"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words Kari Rönkkö.

  2. 1. Making Methods Work in Software Engineering : Method Deployment - as a Social Achievement

    Author : Kari Rönkkö; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Software engineering; software development methods; social achievement; research methodology; action research; ethnography; ethnomethodology; industrial cooperation;

    Abstract : The software engineering community is concerned with improvements in existing methods and development of new and better methods. The research approaches applied to take on this challenge have hitherto focused heavily on the formal and specifying aspect of the method. READ MORE

  4. 2. Software Practice from the Inside : Ethnography Applied to Software Engineering

    Author : Kari Rönkkö; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Ethnographic knowledge; software engineering;

    Abstract : Empirical methodologies have recently attracted increasing attention from the broader software engineering community. In particular, organisational issues and the human role in software development have been addressed. Qualitative research approaches have been identified as necessary for understanding human nature. READ MORE

  5. 3. Getting engaged in cooperation : Design, distance, and distributed work

    Author : Mårten Pettersson; Daniel Spikol; Martin Wetterstrand; Kari Rönkkö; Teresa Cerratto-Pargman; Malmö universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; cooperative work; distributed collaboration; computer-supported cooperative work; engagement in cooperative work; shared materials and artefacts;

    Abstract : Cooperative work differs depending on contexts and tasks, whether co-located, synchronous, or distributed in time and space. New technology allows new opportunities to support cooperation. A central aspect of cooperation is the relation to individual work; when co-located, people enter and exit cooperation seamlessly. READ MORE

  6. 4. The Rocky Road : Why Usability Work is so Difficult

    Author : Jeff Winter; Kari Rönkkö; Alma Culen; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Usability; User experience; UX; Wicked problems; Quality; Organizations; Institutions; Participatory design; User-centred design; Computer and Information Sciences Computer Science;

    Abstract : Achieving product and process quality are among the central themes of software engineering, and quality is an important factor in the marketplace. Usability and user experience (UX) are two important aspects of quality, particularly for interactive products. READ MORE