Index Catalog // Scholar@UC

Donald Shell Interview

Type:: Media
Description/Abstract:: Donald Shell is most famous for a creating a sort routine named after him. Computer science majors most likely are familiar with this code, but not the person.
Creator/Author:: McMahon, Russ
Submitter:: Russ McMahon
Date Uploaded:: 05/20/2016
Date Modified:: 05/20/2016
License:: All rights reserved

Handling Knowledge in Indian IT Organizations

Type:: Document
Description/Abstract:: With the several changes happening every day in societies and in thoughts say knowledge challenges are increasing day by day which is to be faced by business as well as other organizations. To tackle these challenges many tactics are implemented and are in process to further improve. Handling of these challenges requires a system under which one can work and let adaptation to the changes can be done smoothly. Today majority of business organizations have a knowledge management program in one or another form. Indian business organizations are also feeling the need for new business paradigms. Knowledge management is a systematic process for creating, acquiring, synthesizing, learning, sharing and using knowledge and experience to achieve organizational goals. This paper “Handling Knowledge in Indian Information Technology (IT) Organizations” underscores Knowledge Management practices in business organizations at main cities in India. Papers site an overview of the techniques and also include future improvements that can be done to ameliorate the efficiency of Knowledge Management System.
Creator/Author:: Ajmera, Himanshu; Agarwal, Ratish, and Pawar, Mahesh
Submitter:: Himanshu Ajmera
Date Uploaded:: 09/03/2017
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 2016-12-02
License:: All rights reserved

Empirical examination of neighborhood context of individual travel behaviors

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: This paper uses multilevel modeling of Hamilton County individual travel activity data.
Creator/Author:: Wang, Shujie and Kim, Changjoo
Submitter:: Changjoo Kim
Date Uploaded:: 02/02/2015
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 2015-02-02
License:: Attribution-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Commuting Data for Hamilton County, 2010

Type:: Dataset
Description/Abstract:: This data includes socio-economic-geographic attributes in Hamilton County by Census tracts of year 2010.
Creator/Author:: Kim, Changjoo
Submitter:: Changjoo Kim
Date Uploaded:: 02/02/2015
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 2015-02-02
License:: CC0 1.0 Universal

Legal Research Using Books

Type:: Media
Description/Abstract:: A video series that walks the viewer through the process of conducting legal research using paper resources. Video 1 -- Legal Research: Intro Video 2 -- Legal Research: Define Problem Video 3 -- Legal Research: Find a Starting Point Video 4 -- Legal Research: Read Starting Point Video 5 -- Legal Research: Additional Material Video 6 -- Legal Research: Validation Video 7 -- Legal Research: Summary
Creator/Author:: Davis, Bruce, Wm.
Submitter:: Wm. Bruce Davis
Date Uploaded:: 12/07/2016
Date Modified:: 12/08/2016
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

Creating metadata out of thin air and managing large batch imports

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: A presentation and paper delivered at Open Repositories 2012, the 7th International Conference on Open Repositories, held in Edinburgh, Scotland, July 9-13, 2012.
Creator/Author:: Newman, Linda
Submitter:: Linda Newman
Date Uploaded:: 12/08/2016
Date Modified:: 12/08/2016
Date Created:: 2012-07-12
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

The Evolving Role of the Library in Research

Type:: Document
Description/Abstract:: Acquiring, organizing, making accessible, and preserving information and data, including faculty archives, university records, theses/dissertations, and other output created by the university, is the library’s reason-for-being. Paper Submitted to ARN Envisioning the Future as Critical Partners in Data-Driven Science Workshop
Creator/Author:: Marine, Stephen
Submitter:: Stephen Marine
Date Uploaded:: 12/08/2016
Date Modified:: 12/08/2016
Date Created:: 2013-04-18
License:: Attribution-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Across Nations: Students Leading Cross-Cultural Understanding

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: Panel presentation at the 2014 UC's Diversity Conference:Join a panel of students and librarians who will showcase their collaborative events focused on exploring cultures through personal experiences and library resources. The most recent event, Across Nations: Diversity Speaks, was a big success thanks to student engagement at all stages of planning and presentation. International and study abroad students planned, publicized and moderated the event. Student contributions ranged from social media publicity to the icebreaker – a culture shock video - to preparing ethnic foods and wearing traditional clothing. Most importantly, the inclusive and open dialog at the event allowed students to share their perceptions of other countries, including misconceptions that were corrected by students from those countries. The event serves as a model for utilizing student expertise and enthusiasm for enhancing cross cultural understanding and global engagement.
Creator/Author:: Singh, Ankita; Al-Riyami, Rahma; Hart, Olga, and Bach, Pamela
Submitter:: Pamela Bach
Date Uploaded:: 12/12/2016
Date Modified:: 05/31/2018
Date Created:: 2014-04-02
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Back to the Chalkboard: Students at the Intersection of Knowledge, Information, Technology, and Media

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: Imagine engaging 4,000 incoming students for library orientation over the course of 19 days, 200 + students per day for one hour. Imagine using problem-based learning scenarios to convey the libraries’ role with research in 8 minutes or less. Imagine double-sided, free standing 4’ by 8’ chalkboards as the innovative tool to inspire students. Discover how to develop and implement an active learning experience that is easy to facilitate.
Creator/Author:: Macke, Barbara and Bach, Pamela
Submitter:: Pamela Bach
Date Uploaded:: 12/12/2016
Date Modified:: 05/31/2018
Date Created:: 2013-03-23
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Chalk It Up: Common Reading & Library Research

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: Presentation for CET&L faculty workshop, illustrating methods for using the Common Reading book, Justice, in assignments and courses.
Creator/Author:: Bach, Pamela
Submitter:: Pamela Bach
Date Uploaded:: 12/12/2016
Date Modified:: 05/31/2018
Date Created:: 2013-08-15
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Flipping the Classroom

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: CET&L Faculty Workshop, Panel Presentation
Creator/Author:: Bach, Pamela and Ghosh, Cheryl
Submitter:: Pamela Bach
Date Uploaded:: 12/12/2016
Date Modified:: 05/31/2018
Date Created:: 2014-12-09
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Focused Surveys: Building Blocks of Sustainable Assessment

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: In its recent strategic planning effort, the University of Cincinnati Libraries (UCL) identified assessment as one of five strategic directions. The overall goal is to “ensure library user input into decision making about collections, services, and facilities.” While UCL has participated in LibQUAL+ regularly since 2002, and conducted other studies, UCL’s Transforming the UC Library User Experience, Strategic Plan 2011-2014, places increased focus and importance on gathering information and data from and about our users to inform decisions. The presenters will share their experience developing an assessment plan for UCL and initial efforts in building a culture of assessment. The design, methodology and approach of two focused surveys, that are a part of our coordinated plan of assessment, will be shared.
Creator/Author:: Albrecht, Cheryl; Burgess, Kristen; Schick, Leslie, and Bach, Pamela
Submitter:: Pamela Bach
Date Uploaded:: 12/12/2016
Date Modified:: 05/31/2018
Date Created:: 2012-10-29
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Leveraging Library Resources To add Value to your Teaching

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: Presentation for 3 T Conference at the University of Cincinnati. Learning outcomes: make effective use of library resources in teaching; use technology to “embed” librarians in courses; understand how faculty can collaborate with librarians in teaching; use an easy, practical technique to visualize students’ perceptions about a class topic.
Creator/Author:: Albrecht, Cheryl; Choudhury, Lori; Schick, Leslie, and Bach, Pamela
Submitter:: Pamela Bach
Date Uploaded:: 12/12/2016
Date Modified:: 05/31/2018
Date Created:: 2014-03-07
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Flipping the Classroom

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: Virtual Poster for Association of College and Research Libraries 2015 Conference. This poster illustrates how to reuse and recycle existing course materials by flipping the classroom into library instruction sessions. This activity merges problem-based classroom active learning techniques with student self-paced pre-work that will increase student engagement, content retention, and collaboration with the teaching faculty.
Creator/Author:: Hart, Olga; Bach, Pamela, and Tenofsky, Deborah
Submitter:: Pamela Bach
Date Uploaded:: 12/12/2016
Date Modified:: 05/31/2018
Date Created:: 2015-03-20
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Research in 3 Words

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: Presentation for the Academy of Fellows for Teaching and Learning, University of Cincinnati
Creator/Author:: Bach, Pamela
Submitter:: Pamela Bach
Date Uploaded:: 12/12/2016
Date Modified:: 05/31/2018
Date Created:: 2015-01-28
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

The Rite of Passage: From Information Grazers to Evidence Based Researchers

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: Using the university-wide common reading book, Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?, we jump start the research process with first year students from the moment they step onto campus with an 8 minute orientation activity. In a small group, highly interactive process, students explore current controversial scenarios and are challenged to make informed and reasonable judgments based on evidence and observation. The goal: capture their natural curiosity and get them excited about research, information, discovery, and evaluation.
Creator/Author:: Macke, Barbara and Bach, Pamela
Submitter:: Pamela Bach
Date Uploaded:: 12/12/2016
Date Modified:: 05/31/2018
Date Created:: 2013-11-14
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Undergraduate Research and UC Libraries

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: A presentation for UC Libraries showcasing 2 projects: English Composition 1001 students' perception of research and findings of an undergraduate research survey identifying library needs, a collaboration with UC’s Office of Undergraduate Research, Scholarly Endeavors and Creative Practice.
Creator/Author:: Stafford, Sarah and Bach, Pamela
Submitter:: Pamela Bach
Date Uploaded:: 12/12/2016
Date Modified:: 05/31/2018
Date Created:: 2014-06-16
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Positioning for the Data Future: New Directions for the University of Cincinnati Libraries

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: Poster presented at the Data Information Literacy Symposium, September 22-24 at Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)
Creator/Author:: Baldwin, Ted and Burgess, Kristen
Submitter:: Ted Baldwin
Date Uploaded:: 12/12/2016
Date Modified:: 12/14/2016
Date Created:: 2013-09-22
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Assessment of Medical Students' Use of eBooks

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: The University of Cincinnati Health Sciences Library (HSL) surveyed all first-year medical students about electronic books (eBooks) purchased for the first-year curriculum and conducted a usage analysis. The HSL wanted to determine the extent to which students use eBook versions if required for the curriculum or if they continue to use print versions, and to analyze eBook usability, ease of use, and overall student satisfaction.
Creator/Author:: Burgess, Kristen and Schick, Leslie
Submitter:: Kristen Burgess
Date Uploaded:: 12/12/2016
Date Modified:: 12/12/2016
Date Created:: 2013-04-04
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Name Authority Control and Researcher Identity Management

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: Join Kristen Burgess, Sean Crowe, and Carolyn Hansen for a discussion of new trends in name authority control and researcher identity management. Our session will cover the evolution of name authority control programs such as LoC NACO, efforts to merge and disambiguate disparate national name authorities (ISNI), as well as the nascent ORCID program to track and manage researchers. After a short presentation, we hope to have an open discussion of these topics and what they mean for UC Libraries.
Creator/Author:: Hansen, Carolyn; Crowe, Sean, and Burgess, Kristen
Submitter:: Kristen Burgess
Date Uploaded:: 12/12/2016
Date Modified:: 12/12/2016
Date Created:: 2013-12-10
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

From Cataloging to Metadata : Differences in Scope, Skills, and Standards

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: Carolyn Hansen, Metadata Librarian, and her colleague Sean Crowe, Electronic Resources Librarian at University of Cincinnati Libraries, will describe their experiences of transitioning from cataloging to metadata, which is a common occurrence for catalogers these days. As materials and projects are brought online as well as born digital, traditional cataloging sometimes does not suffice the needs of these types of collections. Their presentation is titled "From Cataloging to Metadata: Difference in Scope, Skills, and Standards" and will focus on UC's conversion of over 9,000 Dublin Core records to the VRA standard, illustrating the differences between traditional cataloging and metadata projects with technical details at the forefront. Presentation at ALA Midwinter Conference, CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group, Jan. 25, 2014
Creator/Author:: Hansen, Carolyn and Crowe, Sean
Submitter:: Sean Crowe
Date Uploaded:: 12/12/2016
Date Modified:: 12/12/2016
Date Created:: 2014-01-25
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Ultrastructural Heterogeneity in Melanocytes Cultured from Patients with Chediak-Higashi Syndrome

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: Koshoffer, Amy
Creator/Author:: Koshoffer, Amy; Westbroek, Wendy; Gahl, William A.; Boissy, Raymond E., and Huizing, Marjan
Submitter:: Amy Koshoffer
Date Uploaded:: 12/12/2016
Date Modified:: 02/06/2017
Date Created:: 2006-08-31
License:: All rights reserved

Provenance and tectonic setting of the Jacobsville sandstone, from Ironwood to Keweenaw Bay, Michigan

Type:: Etd
Description/Abstract:: The Middle Proterozoic Jacobsville Sandstone, located on the upper peninsula, Michigan, is the youngest rift- related sedimentary unit in the 1.1 Ga Midcontinent rift. Although outcrops of the Jacobsville Sandstone along the Lake Superior shoreline and in river gorges are well studied, these outcrops represent stratigraphically only the upper 300-400 feet of the estimated 9,000 feet thick Jacobsville Sandstone. I used drill cores and newly-studied outcrop samples; 1) to characterize stratigraphically continuous sections; 2) to compare the Jacobsville Sandstone in subsurface with the Jacobsville Sandstone in outcrop; 3) to identify lateral and vertical variations in texture and petrographic composition within the Jacobsville Sandstone; and 4) to determine petrographic provenance of the Jacobsville Sandstone.
Creator/Author:: Hedgman, Cheryl
Submitter:: Graduate School
Date Uploaded:: 12/12/2016
Date Modified:: 12/12/2016
Date Created:: 1992
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

A Drying Model of a Vibro-Separator

Type:: Etd
Description/Abstract:: Vibro-separators are widely used to separate solid particles from slurries and/or to size segregate the dried product. In this thesis, a mathematical model was developed to theoretically evaluate the vacuum drying of the collected solid on the screen of a vibro-separator.
Creator/Author:: Yang, Yuelei
Submitter:: Graduate School
Date Uploaded:: 12/12/2016
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 1999
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Architectural and Interior Design Senior Theses Index, 1984-1994. Subject Index

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: Subject index to Architectural and Interior Design Senior Theses, 1984-1994, submitted to the School of Architecture, College of Design, Architecture, and Art. Index terms include Commercial, Government and Public, Health Facilities, Industrial, Recreation and Entertainment, Residential, and Transportation.
Creator/Author:: Unknown
Submitter:: Elizabeth A. Meyer
Date Uploaded:: 12/12/2016
Date Modified:: 12/12/2016
Date Created:: 1994
License:: All rights reserved

Architectural Senior Theses Index, 1979-1983. Volume 2, Subject Index

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: Subject index to Architectural Senior Theses, 1979-1983, submitted to the School of Architecture, College of Design, Architecture and Art. Index terms include: Commercial, Community Planning, Cultural, Educational, Environment, Government/Public, Health, Recreation, Religious, Residential, Theory, and Transportation.
Creator/Author:: Banister, Kim
Submitter:: Elizabeth A. Meyer
Date Uploaded:: 12/12/2016
Date Modified:: 12/12/2016
Date Created:: 1984
License:: All rights reserved

Creative Re-Use of geographic and historical data and documents

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: A presentation at Open Repositories 2013, held July 8-12 at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Creator/Author:: Newman, Linda
Submitter:: Linda Newman
Date Uploaded:: 12/15/2016
Date Modified:: 12/15/2016
Date Created:: 2013-07-09
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Deconstructing and Reconstructing a Repository – Strategies for Nimble Rebuilding

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: A presentation at Open Repositories 2013, held July 8-12 at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Creator/Author:: Newman, Linda
Submitter:: Linda Newman
Date Uploaded:: 12/15/2016
Date Modified:: 12/18/2017
Date Created:: 2013-07-02
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Durres Master GIS Set

Type:: Dataset
Description/Abstract:: This compressed file contains the GIS files used for the DRAP project in shape file format. There is a Documentation folder with a ReadMe file that contains information about opening the documents as well as notes on their creation and conversion. There is a file included that will allow opening all of the files in ArcMap (v 10.1 tested) and QGIS (v 2.4 tested) but the data files themselves can be opened in whatever GIS software one chooses that can read ESRI shape file format.
Creator/Author:: Wallrodt, John
Submitter:: John Wallrodt
Date Uploaded:: 10/24/2014
Date Modified:: 09/17/2015
Date Created:: 2014-10-24
License:: Attribution 4.0 International

The Quest for Digital Preservation: will a portion of Math History be lost forever?

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: Presentation given at MathFest, August 8, 2015, Washington, D.C. From the submission abstract: Libraries, archives, and museums have traditionally preserved and provided access to many different kinds of physical materials, including books, papers, theses, faculty research notes, correspondence, and more. These items have been critical for researchers to have a full understanding of their fields of study as well as the history and context that surround the work. However, in recent years many of these equivalent materials only exist electronically on websites, laptops, private servers, and social media. These digital materials are currently very difficult to track, preserve, and make accessible. Future researchers may very well find a black hole of content: discovering early physical materials and late electronic records, but little information for the late 20th though early 21st Centuries. In other words, a portion of history, including the field of Mathematics, may be lost unless this electronic content--perhaps some content you have right now--is cared for properly. The presenters will cover the issues surrounding Digital Preservation, including steps needed to make sure data is reasonably safe. Additionally they will pose a small number of discrete challenges and unsolved problems in the field of Digital Preservation, where Mathematicians may be able to help with analysis and new algorithms.
Creator/Author:: DiDomenico, Steve and Newman, Linda
Submitter:: Linda Newman
Date Uploaded:: 08/08/2015
Date Modified:: 06/13/2016
Date Created:: 2015-08-07
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Bonnie Cashin: Designing The Foundation of Modern Fashion

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: An overview of Bonnie Cashin's life and work which led to the concept of lifestyle design in fashion during the mid to late 20th century, forming the foundation of contemporary sportswear design.
Creator/Author:: Sarofeen, George
Submitter:: George Sarofeen
Date Uploaded:: 12/09/2014
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 2014-12-09
License:: All rights reserved

Leveraging Change to Transform our Teaching Practice

Type:: Media
Description/Abstract:: What initially looked like several change agents colliding to create a year of turbulence, came to be a year of transformation for our teaching practice. Both external forces, such as ACRL’s Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, and internal forces, such as new strategic directions in eLearning, provided momentum as we redesigned our research guides. The presentation includes a case study of a year-long process of re-envisioning our guides to enhance content based on the Framework’s threshold concepts, incorporate responsive and accessible design, and reflect our pedagogical practices. Throughout the process we collaborated with key campus stakeholders: eLearning strategists, English Composition faculty, and the student population. In addition, our process coincided with the renovation of one of our classrooms into a collaborative teaching and learning environment. The presentation demonstrates how the new space converged with our instruction strategies.
Creator/Author:: Hart, Olga and Bach, Pamela
Submitter:: Olga Hart
Date Uploaded:: 01/26/2017
Date Modified:: 01/26/2017
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Development of a Database Program and Networking System For Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses

Type:: Student Work
Description/Abstract:: Submitted to the Faculty of the Information Engineering Technology Program in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Engineering Technology
Creator/Author:: Morrison, Matthew Edward
Submitter:: CECH Library Service
Date Uploaded:: 03/09/2017
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 2003-03-14
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

De-identifying Data

Type:: Media
Description/Abstract:: This webinar aired on January 12, 2016 for members of the DataCure listserv. The webinar covered issues around sensitive data and how to establish a educational program to help researchers protect sensitive data while sharing results of their research. The presenters were Brett Harnett, Director of the UC Center for Health Informatics ( http://www.med.uc.edu/chi) and Jonathan Petters Ph.D. Data Management Consultant at Johns Hopkins University ( http://dmp.data.jhu.edu/). Presentation 1 - Brett Harnett- the process of de-identifying data especially data resulting from medical records, issues around de-identifying especially unstructured data, working with an IRB and future issues concerning data containing PHI. Presentation 2 - Jonathan Petters - training for de-identifying human subjects data for sharing and developing a viable library service.
Creator/Author:: Koshoffer, Amy; Harnett, Brett, and Petters, Jonathan
Submitter:: Amy Koshoffer
Date Uploaded:: 03/09/2016
Date Modified:: 11/18/2016
Date Created:: 2016-03-09
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

Lucille M. Schultz 19th Century Composition Archive : extracted OCR text

Type:: Document
Description/Abstract:: Plain text files created by extracting OCR'ed text (no cleanup) from PDFs comprising the Lucy Schultz Archive of historic textbooks on English, composition, and rhetoric.
Creator/Author:: Tallman, Nathan
Submitter:: Nathan Tallman
Date Uploaded:: 06/30/2016
Date Created:: 2016-06-30
License:: Public Domain Mark 1.0

Cleistogamy Review Dataset - Species Level

Type:: Dataset
Description/Abstract:: This is the raw data detailing the type of cleistogamy reported within 628 individual species in the scientific literature, as of October 2005. This data underlies the following study: Culley, Theresa M and Matthew R Klooster (2007) The cleistogamous breeding system: A review of its frequency, evolution, and ecology in angiosperms. The Botanical Review 73(1): 1-30.
Creator/Author:: Culley, Theresa and Klooster, Matthew
Submitter:: Theresa Culley
Date Uploaded:: 08/26/2016
Date Modified:: 08/26/2016
Date Created:: 2005-10-02
License:: Attribution 4.0 International

Transforming organizations through new partnerships, collaboration, and agile development (Project Briefing). CNI Spring 2015 membership meeting.

Generic Work thumbnail: Transforming organizations through new partnerships, collaboration, and agile development (Project Briefing). CNI Spring 2015 membership meeting.

Type:: Generic Work
Description/Abstract:: During the last three years new leadership at the University of Cincinnati (UC) in many senior administrative positions has resulted in a rare culture of collaboration. This presentation will focus on the dynamic that has evolved among the Dean of Libraries, Vice President for Information Technology, and the Vice President for Research; discuss the development of the Research Hub@UC, which will deliver a profile-based customized suite of programs to researchers and scholars throughout the lifecycle; and explore a specific initiative (Scholar@UC) that demonstrates the depth of collaboration and its impact on the partners’ cultures, particularly the libraries’ at all levels. UC’s research support ecosystem has been disjointed, incomplete, ignored, or simply hidden. To grow the university’s research enterprise, these leaders realized that support programs throughout the research lifecycle had to be improved, expanded, and promoted. Presenters will discuss the successes and challenges of bridging different work cultures, funding development in a fiscally austere environment, and establishing collaborative models for operational support. To demonstrate the value and challenges of the partnership, including its impact on the cultures of each partner, presenters will explore two projects that have been enabled by the partnership, including the aforementioned Research Hub@UC and Scholar@UC, a faculty self-submission repository. Using these as case studies, presenters will discuss how agile (including open source) software development projects and broad system integration needs have enabled the partners to develop nimble, user-driven processes and a strong sense of risk taking to deploy new enterprise-wide systems in an environment of lean staff and resources.
Creator/Author:: Riep, Josette; Wang, Xuemao; Baldwin, Ted; Newman, Linda, and Vincent, Nelson
Submitter:: Linda Newman
Date Uploaded:: 04/22/2015
Date Modified:: 02/27/2019
Date Created:: 2015-04-14
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

IASDR 2017 Conference Proceedings

Type:: Document
Description/Abstract:: Full papers submitted
Creator/Author:: Alberto, Lora
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/14/2017
Date Modified:: 11/14/2017
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

A Study on Design for Diagnostic Tool for Language Processing Ability with Aging

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The deterioration of linguistic abilities is a natural phenomenon along with aging. Therefore, various assessment tools have been developed to measure linguistic abilities of seniors and diagnose degenerative diseases such as dementia. Although most of the tools are composed of images, there are not many studies focusing on the visual design, which could significantly affect performance of the subject. In this regard, this research aims to suggest a design guideline for linguistic ability assessment tools concerning the key characteristics of the elderly, focusing on visual contents and interface. Existing related researches were mostly conducted in English-speaking countries. In order to assess the language processing abilities of Korean-speaking elders more accurately, it is necessary to develop language processing assessment tools that reflect the unique linguistic features and structure of the Korean language. Regarding the existing tools, there is a lack of research on aging, focusing on ‘verb naming. In the literature review section, the paper investigated the physical, cognitive and emotional characteristics of the elderly and extracted the key elements to consider when designing for the elderly. Also, design principles were found based on case studies and problem analysis of the existing assessment tools for language processing abilities. Lastly, we created a prototype model using ‘verb naming.’ Using the model, we have conducted an experiment and comparative analysis between different age groups to verify the validity of contents. In conclusion, we provided a design guideline for visual contents and interface of linguistic assessment tools, focusing on elderly users.
Creator/Author:: Choi, Yoo Mi
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/14/2017
Date Modified:: 10/18/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Designing Supportive Technology for Teaching Assistants Monitoring Collaboration

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Decisions made by user interface designers play an influential role in how people interact with software, this is especially true when it comes to the creation of tools to support teaching. As technology continues to play a more prominent role in schools, it poses an important question about how the design of learning tools influence what teachers do in classrooms. Data analytics is one opportunity technology offers for teachers to foster collaboration in student groups. Data analytics have the potential to provide teachers with a live view of what students are doing when using technology, which research shows is challenging to implement in classrooms. This paper focuses on the process to design a tool that assists engineering discussion session teacher assistants (TAs) to monitor collaboration within groups. We report on findings from interviews with TAs on what they anticipate they would need in order to support group work, and discuss how their responses influenced the design of this tool.
Creator/Author:: Lawrence, LuEttaMae
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/16/2017
Date Modified:: 04/27/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Surveying Stakeholders: Research Informing Design Curriculum

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Fundamental to design education is the creation and structure of curriculum. Neither the creation of design curriculum, nor the revaluation of existing curriculum is well documented. With no clear documentation of precedent, best practices are left open to debate. This paper and presentation will discuss the use of a survey as a research tool to assess existing curriculum at Iowa State University in the United States. This tool allowed the needs and perspectives of the program’s diverse stakeholders to be better understood. Utilizing survey methods, research revealed the convergence and divergence of stakeholders’ philosophies, theories and needs in relation to design curriculum. Accreditation and professional licensing provide base level of guidelines for design curriculum in the United States. However, each program’s curricular structure beyond these guidelines is a complicated balance of resources, facilities, faculty, and the type of institution in which it is housed. Once established, a program’s curriculum is rarely reassessed as a whole, but instead updated with the hasty addition of classes upon an existing curricular structure. Curriculum is infrequently re-addressed, and when it is, it is typically based on the experience and opinions of a select group of faculty. This paper presents how a survey was developed to collect data to inform curricular decision- making, enabling the reduction of faculty bias and speculation in the process. Lessons learned from the development of this research tool will be shared so it might be replicated at other institutions, and be efficiently repeated periodically to ensure currency of a program’s curriculum.
Creator/Author:: Quam, Andrea
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/16/2017
Date Modified:: 02/08/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

From ANT to Material agency: a design and science research workshop

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: This paper studies a design workshop that investigates complex collaboration between fundamental physics and design. Our research focuses on how students create original artefacts that bridge the gap between disciplines that have very little in common. Our goal is to study the micro-evolutions of their projects. Elaborating first on Actor Network Theory (Latour, 1996; 2005) we study how students’ projects evolved over time and through a diversity of inputs and media. Throughout this longitudinal study, we use then a semiotic and pragmatic approach to observe three “aesthetical formations”: translation, composition, and stabilization. These formations suggest that the question of material agency developed in the field of archeology and cognitive science (Knappett & Malafouris, 2008) need to be considered in the design field (Renon, 2016) to explain metamorphoses from the brief to the final realizations.
Creator/Author:: Gentes, Annie; Renon, Anne-Lyse, and Bobroff, Julien
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/16/2017
Date Modified:: 01/30/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Design Proposal for Notification of Dangerous Water Levels

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Description/Abstract:: To limit the harm and damage caused by river flooding, signs to indicate dangerous water levels are placed along the river, particularly where there is a danger of overflow. However, the general level of awareness of such signs is low. In this study, we examined ways to efficiently convey information that people have little interest in and find difficult to understand. Dangerous water levels are quantified and communicated using colors to indicate the degree of danger, and this information is conveyed to the public with signs on bridge piers and slopes. Various other measures are also employed, e.g., adding evacuation pictograms to signs, displaying signs separate from graduated water level indicators, and providing detailed information via the river office website. In addition to using Internet channels such as websites and Facebook, it is common to create and distribute pamphlets and other kinds of printed notifications to communicate such important information as widely as possible. Nevertheless, information that is essential in an emergency but unnecessary at ordinary times is difficult to communicate widely and effectively, even if all these measures are taken. This is because even if people accept that such information must be understood, they remain uninterested and find the information difficult to understand. To solve this problem, we created a story featuring mascot characters for each danger level. This story, presented as a picture book, overturns the conventional attitude toward such information. We thereby developed a medium for communicating important information in a way that better captures people’s interest.
Creator/Author:: Morita, Yoshitsugu; Sugimoto, Yoshitaka, and Sogabe, Haruka
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/16/2017
Date Modified:: 03/01/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Craft and Design for Sustainability: Leverage for Change

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Description/Abstract:: Traditional craft has been relegated to the margins in modern culture, being perceived as out step with technological, economic and societal progress. However, emergent research is rediscovering the nature of craft and its potential for contributing to design practice in conjunction with developments in science and technology. Through the analyses of craft and sustainability, strong connections are revealed as well as some incompatibilities. The contribution of this paper is to a) map a systemic view of craft and b) establish a theoretical understanding of the relationship between craft and a holistic understanding of sustainability. Drawing on recent research that proposes three areas of leverage for sustainability, we argue that craft, as a system of making, knowing and being, has significant potential to contribute actively and tangibly to the transitional conditions, thereby serving as an agency for sustainable transformation.
Creator/Author:: Zhan, Xiaofang
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/16/2017
Date Modified:: 03/01/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Beyond Forecasting: A Design-inspired Foresight Approach for Preferable Futures

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Description/Abstract:: This paper engages with the literature to present different perspectives between forecasting and foresight in strategic design, while drawing insights derived from futures studies that can be applied in form of a design-inspired foresight approach for designers and interdisciplinary innovation teams increasingly called upon to help envisage preferable futures. Demonstrating this process in applied research, relevant examples are drawn from a 2016 Financial Services industry futures study to the year 2030. While the financial services industry exemplifies an ideal case for design-inspired foresight, the aims of this paper are primarily to establish the peculiarities between traditional forecasting applications and a design-inspired foresight visioning approach as strategic design activities for selecting preferable futures. Underlining the contribution of this paper is the value of design futures thinking as a creative and divergent thought process, which has the potential to respond to the much broader organizational reforms needed to sustain in today’s rapidly evolving business environment (Buchanan, 2015; Irmak, 2005; Muratovski, 2016).
Creator/Author:: Koskinen, Ilpo and Buhring, Jorn
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/17/2017
Date Modified:: 10/15/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

An Analysis of the Educational Value of PBL Design Workshops

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Description/Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to plan and operate design-workshops based on project-based learning (PBL), and examine their educational value for students. The PBL workshop encour- ages direct participation from students and produces educational value, and it is important to raise the interest level of workshops to elicit proactive participation. The workshop in this study was carried out over two weeks in January 2017 at Korea’s Yonsei University. The workshop was composed of eight teams of students from three countries, including Korea, China, and Japan, and the course was primarily divided into two sessions. The workshop participants examined in this thesis were notably satised with the elements of the course meant to garner interest. In the questionnaire results, participants also indicated that they obtained ample educational value through the workshop. An important element of the workshop was to connect the participants with businesses, which is also an important component of design education. Despite this, participants expressed a relatively lower level of satisfaction com- pared to other elements of the workshop. The results and analysis of this study will hopefully become a meaningful resource for educators when designing workshops in the future.
Creator/Author:: Chang, Ikjoon and Hwang, Suhong
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/17/2017
Date Modified:: 02/08/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Writing into the Unknown: Speculative, Arts-Based Writing as Creative Composition and Design Research Method

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Description/Abstract:: How do arts-based writing endeavors catalyze generative thinking and support research development in design students’ thesis endeavors? This paper offers reflections from an industrial design masters student, a graphic design masters student, and their arts education professor in a School of Design at a Research I institution. Informed by theoretical and historical contexts of the design discipline and perspectives from composition studies and fine arts practice, we explore the potential of arts-based writing as an evocative, speculative tool and a distinctive form of reflective practice for the development of graduate design research. We suggest that arts-based writing’s iterative process, dialogic engagement, and speculative approach to knowledge-construction provide critical, reflective structures for working through uncertainties and thus are uniquely responsive to the evolving epistemologies of the transdisciplinary university. Three focal questions guide this reflection: What is arts-based writing? What role does arts-based writing play in students’ design research endeavors? How can arts-based writing practices support the growth of speculative and pragmatic design research?
Creator/Author:: Daiello, Vittoria; Casey, Davida, and Bruner, Olivia
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/17/2017
Date Modified:: 05/11/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Creating Best Practices with Employer Partners - How to Construct Quality Off-Campus Educational Pedagogy

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Description/Abstract:: Starting or growing a co-op/internship program can be intimidating; for both educators and potential employer partners. In an effort to learn the pain points for both parties, opportunities to break down barriers and build bridges, and identify actionable steps to get started, faculty from the University of Cincinnati’s Division of Experience-Based Learning and Career Education conducted a two-year research project with 65 co-op and internship employers from more 15 unique industry clusters, and 50 university faculty and staff representing 24 unique institutions. This poster will graphically share the resulting findings from more than 1250 qualitative responses, and generate discussion on the educational pedagogy of creating best practices for employer partners. Find out what “the survey says”!
Creator/Author:: Damschroder, Cindy
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/17/2017
Date Modified:: 01/29/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Prototyping the not-yet-existing for research and innovation: a possible process model for design research.

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Description/Abstract:: Design argument and ability to recognize complex systems (Rittel & Webber, 1973) and find a way to modify them, has led other disciplines to try to understand design process and apply it to other areas of knowledge. Creative solutions and ability to innovate (Verganti, 2009) have made design a valuable resource on the contemporary economy. Nevertheless, there is still a polemic about the meaning and model of the process of academic research in the field of design (Muratovski, 2015), the ways in which design research should be conducted and the specific knowledge that is produced with the design research process. This paper tries to recognize the prototype as a basic element of the process of design, since is connected to a specific type of knowledge and based on that; it also proposes a model of the use of prototypes as a research tool based on four different theoretical concepts which importance in the field of design have been strongly stablished by different academic communities around the world.
Creator/Author:: de la Rosa, Juan
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/17/2017
Date Modified:: 10/04/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Setting the Course: Instilling, Comprehension, Curation, and Implementation of Research in Four year, College Graphic Design Programs

Article thumbnail: Setting the Course: Instilling, Comprehension, Curation, and Implementation of Research in Four year, College Graphic Design Programs

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Description/Abstract:: Graphic design students require a foundation in understanding, utilizing and conducting research. The discipline would benefit from standards for quantitative, qualitative, mixedmethods and practical approaches to graphic design-specific research. This paper examines the role of graphic design research in college-level graphic design pedagogy. This study is motivated by two research questions: [1] what theoretical analysis and practical approaches to graphic design research are graphic design educators currently implementing? [2] How can college-level graphic design educators build a culture of research literacy in graphic design baccalaureate programs? Literature describing the theoretical and practical instruction of graphic design research in college-level graphic design education is limited. The intention of this study is to advance the understanding of how graphic design educators define and implement graphic design research, first through qualitative analysis of a survey of four-year, graphic design degree program professors across the U.S. followed by in-depth interviews with published educators practicing research. The study’s interviews elaborate on the specifics of graphic design research through the lenses of professors developing and implementing graphic design research in four-year undergraduate programs, in their own practices, and in the discipline-wide conversation and study of graphic design research itself. In the study’s conclusion, potential future research is discussed.
Creator/Author:: Dersch, Madonna G.
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/17/2017
Date Modified:: 10/08/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Using practice-led industrial/product design research to explore opportunities to support manufacturing-related enterprise in Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) countries

Article thumbnail: Using practice-led industrial/product design research to explore opportunities to support manufacturing-related enterprise in Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) countries

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Description/Abstract:: The profession of industrial/product design has the capacity to support wealth generation through a product-driven supply chain that extends across services that include manufacturing, distribution, sales and maintenance. Moving away from the more typical manufacturing approaches of developed countries, where the resources available to support designers employ advanced technologies and materials, this paper discusses an on-going UK Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded project to explore ways in which industrial/product design can provide opportunities for entrepreneurship and employment in countries on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) List and receive Overseas Development Assistance (ODA). Through practice-lad research with participants from Uganda, Kenya, Indonesia and Turkey; industrial/product design educators/researchers/practitioners shared knowledge and expertise and engaged in creative activity to translate propositions into proposals with the potential for manufacture in each of the four countries. The findings, articulated product visualisations, indicate significant potential to support manufacturing in countries in a variety of levels of economic development by adding value to the packaging of traditional foods; integrating low-cost imported components to add value to indigenous crafts and materials; producing contemporary furniture designs using materials that can be considered as traditional materials; and employing unorthodox and unexpected materials.
Creator/Author:: Evans, Mark and Whitehead, Timothy
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/17/2017
Date Modified:: 10/08/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Sacred Vs. Modern Design A Case from Iraq

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Description/Abstract:: This project is being built on the site of a thousand-year-old mosque, one of five sacred places in Iraq. People visit the place to pray, not simply because it is an old mosque, but rather because they think that the last descendant of the Prophet Mohammed will eventually be resurrected with Jesus Christ and will pray there. In 2006, an architect was hired to design the building. The premises were: 1) the design should promote the concept of sacredness, 2) this project should show belonging to the society, and 3) it should last for centuries. The results were controversial, however, by the time it was revealed to the public, the foundations had already been casted, in the hopes that people would eventually accept it. On the contrary, visitors and pilgrims became upset and began to protest the design. The construction process was thus halted in 2008, and we were hired to utilize the same foundations for a new design, one that fitted with the pilgrims' notions of “sacredness”. We began the project by surveying people’s ideas about what mosques on “holy” sites might look like, determining what a “sacred” place meant to them, and why some places are “sacred.” We discovered that most people think that “sacred” places should seem old. They also singled out some “sacred” examples for us. All these examples have one characteristic: the all hide “a certain kind of mystery”. We studied those examples and then developed our proposal, it was approved in 2011 and will be opened for public in 2018.
Creator/Author:: Falah, Shubber
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/17/2017
Date Modified:: 10/04/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Let’s Get Divorced: Pragmatic and Critical Constructive Design Research

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Description/Abstract:: Over the last two decades, constructive design research (CDR) — also known as Research through Design — has become an accepted mode of scholarly inquiry within the design research community. CDR is a broad term encompassing almost any kind of research that uses design action as a mode of inquiry. It has been described as having three distinct genres: lab, field, and showroom. The lab and field genres typically take a pragmatic stance, making things as a way of investigating what preferred futures might be. In contrast, research done following the showroom approach (more commonly known as critical design (CD), speculative design, or design fictions) offers a polemic and sometimes also a critique of the current state embodied in an artifact. Recently, we have observed a growing conflict within the design research community between pragmatic and critical researchers. To help reduce this conflict, we call for a divorce between CD and pragmatic CDR. We clarify how CDR and CD exist along a continuum. We conclude with suggestions for the design research community, about how each unique research approach can be used singly or in combination, and how they can push the boundaries of academic design research in new collaboration with different disciplines.
Creator/Author:: Zimmerman, John; Forlizzi, Jodi; Hekkert, Paul, and Koskinen, Ilpo
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/17/2017
Date Modified:: 02/02/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Driving Home Design Research: A collaborative design case study for developing positive parking experiences on a university campus

Article thumbnail: Driving Home Design Research: A collaborative design case study for developing positive parking experiences on a university campus

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Description/Abstract:: CampusParc, the entity that manages and operates The Ohio State University’s parking assets under a long-term lease, engaged students and faculty in the university’s Department of Design to determine how its brand, services, and parking environments can contribute to a more positive parking experience in garages and surface lots–particularly for visitors to the main campus. This year-long collaboration involved multiple design-definition sessions between design faculty and a CampusParc design strategy team, an 8-week graduate/undergraduate design-led summer workshop, and a full semester Advanced Visual Communication Design Studio course. The outcomes included discovery themes, user journey maps, observation findings, problem statements, design opportunity proposals, and concept prototypes. Throughout this process, the students worked with, presented to, and received feedback from design faculty and CampusParc representatives. Students engaged stakeholders, university staff, and transient (visiting) parkers. By immersing students into a complex practice-based project, the students applied their design research and service design thinking in environmental graphics and branding. CampusParc is realizing new design opportunities, embracing proposed design themes and concepts, and shifting their role from a ‘utility’ to a ‘service’ provider. This new mindset is contributing to CampusParc’s interest in enhancing relationship building and crafting a friendly and approachable brand language that interjects a sense of delight. This paper captures this collaboration and presents the student-led design solutions as a case study that can serve as a model for future professional academic collaborations.
Creator/Author:: Fromme, Adam and Chan, Peter
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/17/2017
Date Modified:: 02/01/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

The Research on Design Framework for Citizen Science

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Description/Abstract:: Citizen science is a process in which ordinary citizens contribute to scientific research. How to create citizen science design framework to achieve better awareness, initiative and action is our research focus. This paper will explore citizen science design in the context of smart city, on the basis of activity theory and by means of digital social innovation. “Smart City” concept provides new elements including social communication, collaborative design and innovative community to citizen science. With the rapid development of science and information & communication technologies (ICTs) and with the arrival of Web 2.0, social innovation is endowed with digital factors so as to be evolved to digital social innovation (DSI) which gives various design perspectives on citizen science and also plays an important part in establishing citizen science evaluation model. In this paper, a citizen science design framework consisting of citizen science content model, design model and evaluation model is proposed by discussing related theories, models and citizen science cases. It acts as not only design lead to inspire two citizen science case practices, but also an evaluation term in the view of citizen science. The framework and models developed in this research will hopefully be leveraged and refined to support citizen science design in the future.
Creator/Author:: Wang, Lu; Fu, Zhiyong, and Lin, Jia
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/17/2017
Date Modified:: 02/05/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Building capacities to author change: community-based participatory design as a form of positive youth development and adolescent sexual and reproductive health care intervention design

Article thumbnail: Building capacities to author change: community-based participatory design as a form of positive youth development and adolescent sexual and reproductive health care intervention design

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Description/Abstract:: The term “community-based participatory design” (CBPD) recently emerged as a distinctive space in the Participatory Design tradition (DiSalvo, Clement & Pipek, 2013; LeDantec, 2016). This move marks a shift from treating the process of design primarily as a product development method, to one that builds social and technical capacities – or infrastructures – of individuals and communities (Björgvinsson, Ehn, & Hillgren 2010; Karasti 2014; LeDantec 2016). This paper describes participant gains from a design workshop conducted as part of a research collaboration involving a university-based research center, and four NGOs, the participatory design workshop aimed to: (1) build the capacities of young people; (2) guide young people in the creation of novel and locally relevant gender and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) solutions; and, (3) bring voices of young people into research and programmatic questions around gender and SRH in the public health domain. The workshop was conducted with 31 young people aged 15-25, over 2.5 weeks, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. The evaluation demonstrates that the workshop resulted in exposure to working in mixed-gender teams, developing problem-solving skills, and increasing SRH awareness and knowledge. The workshop produced six low-fidelity prototypes, five of which were subsequently refined and piloted by three Lucknow NGOs.
Creator/Author:: Geppert, Amanda; Yan, Shirley; Gilliam, Melissa, and Bansal, Suchi
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/17/2017
Date Modified:: 10/23/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

EV 3.0: A Designg driven Integrated Innovation on Rapid Charging Model BEV Mobility

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Description/Abstract:: This submission reports a design-driven integrated innovation on EV mobility, EV 3.0, as a collaboration between design research institution and a small BEV company in China. The on-going project provides a novel vision and design strategies of Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) and mobility and has achieved a key technological performance on rapid charging of BEV. The current situation of BEV Industry and their recharging patterns show a big gap of new energy mobility. Key issues of BEV and mobility are defined by analysis of users’ need of mass market and a case study of a leading BEV. Usability of charging is identified as a bottleneck of BEV industry. Hence a new vision and scenario of rapid charging are defined, leading to respective design strategies and technological routines. With a long term investigation and iterative prototyping, an established prototype is developed and officially tested in the National Center of Supervision and Inspection on New Energy Motor Vehicle Products Quality in Shanghai. The test result indicates that the prototype has 431 km range in speed of 80km/h with only 15 minutes’ recharging, which provides a valid routine to break bottleneck of BEV industry .
Creator/Author:: Xu, Juanfang; Gong, Miaosen; Liang, Qiao, and Zhou, Xiang
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/21/2017
Date Modified:: 10/08/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Easybottle: A study of metaphor in interaction design

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Description/Abstract:: Lately, various kinds of intelligent products have been invented, and to play a part in the “intelligent” era, I designed an intelligent nursing bottle which can help a user when making up a bottle for a baby in middle of the night. The intelligent nursing bottle, Easybottle is a behaviour induce interaction product, which means that it motivates a user to do something with pleasure. As a mother of one year old, I learned that it is very important for a caregiver to feel satisfied in order to nurse a baby from the heart. Easybottle provides sound modality to notify the caregiver how much water she should pour when mixing powdered formula with water so she does not need to feel agitated to read bottle markings in middle of the night when her eyes are not fully awake. The methodology that I applied is metaphor. As metaphors, I chose two different sounds to compare; sound of water pouring and sound of a car’s proximity sensor. The main goal was to define more useful interface for Easybottle. I conducted quantitative within-participants experiment. This study explored whether lifelike sound works better or artificial sound works better as an indication interface. Participants evaluated the water pouring sound interface more positively than a car’s proximity sensor sound interface. Lifelike and hedonic factor appeared to be attractive to the participants and it implies that even though Easybottle is an electronic product, participants appreciate more when it reminds them of nature. Also, entertainment factor is important when doing a chore.
Creator/Author:: Han, Jeemin
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/21/2017
Date Modified:: 10/22/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Designing Physical Interventions to Improve Gestural Interactions with Science Simulations

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Description/Abstract:: This paper explores the collaborative process of designing a physical object to support a National Science Foundation funded educational research project. Researchers involved with this project are exploring the ways in which gesture can aid in a explanations of science phenomena, particularly ones that have unseen structures and unobservable mechanisms. In order to manipulate the science simulations, a motion sensitive device captures students’ hand gestures. It can be difficult for students to know how to engage with this device, which impedes both student learning and associated research. In order to reduce usability challenges and enhance the connection between a student’s gestures and the scientific concepts presented on the simulation screen, a collaborative and iterative design process was conducted to create a designed form that would assist students in productively engaging with the simulations. The iterative development process of this project is an exemplar of how designed items can be developed to support multidisciplinary research projects, while also creating new fields of research. Future exploration of this device’s impact on student interaction and learning may bring to light how objects can change how people gesture in learning contexts, leaving a lasting imprint on their understanding and memory.
Creator/Author:: Lindgren, Robb and Henderson, Amanda
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/21/2017
Date Modified:: 02/12/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

User Operate Consistency of Experience on Daily Commodities

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Description/Abstract:: This research expected to innovation designs can develop by more detail user-experience, that also reduce users unfamiliar and depressed; therefore, we investigated that people cognitive process on operated daily commodities, and we planned a tool to analyze users the area of contact and frequency. In experiment, we selected three objects whose size and shape are similar but haven’t limited way of operation. After that, we excluded feature of shape and make them consistent. We studied 30 participants response to operation and affordance, and analysis that by qualitative and quantitative. The result showed the participants have consistent posture of grasp, area of contact and way of operation in the same experimental situation; in addition, even the grip are the same, but following different functional parts, users still response a corresponding way of operation. So we suggest that shape only be as one of design factors on simple design style, and not the main factor. Designer should find other design techniques to enhance the user’s cognitive operation.
Creator/Author:: Yeh, Wen-Dih and Huang, I-Nung
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/21/2017
Date Modified:: 02/08/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Scaffold for designing modern products by reinterpreting the technique and philosophy of traditional crafts

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Description/Abstract:: The technique and philosophy of traditional crafts are relevant aspects of our culture that should be passed on to future generations. However, using traditional crafts in modern life in their original form can be a challenge. It is essential to reinterpret them in the modern context, keeping the essence of tradition. For this purpose, we conducted case studies of Koishiwara and Yame in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, where Japanese traditional crafts are still manufactured. We used Koishiwara Pottery and Yame-Fukushima Buddhist Altar manufacturing as our investigation objects, conducted studies on their historical background and performed detailed observations of manufacturing techniques and processes. Thereafter, we developed the concept of “KATA” in Japanese, generally translated as type or prototype. “KATA” has several other meanings; in this study, we subdivided the concept into three elements, namely, shape, pattern, and style. We used “KATA” to build a framework to be used as a scaffold to help analyze the techniques and background of traditional crafts and reinterpret them to design products in the modern context. Based on reinterpretations, we developed a series of prototypes of modern tableware with the essential techniques of traditional crafts to verify the usefulness of the framework.
Creator/Author:: Ikeda, Minako
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/21/2017
Date Modified:: 02/08/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

A New Method for Project-Based Learning in International Design Workshop Setting

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Description/Abstract:: Design oriented educational institution around the world, project based learning is well practiced in local setting as well as global setting. Communication is one of the significant aspect in this learning settings. Currently, many design projects are implemented by members beyond their belonging organization, creating difficulties in face to face communication, especially when members are in different countries. This study proposes a new method for project-based learning in design education program implemented on international design workshop and discuss about outcome through empirical program. This method is composed in three phases. First phase is online pre-workshop session using SLACK, where each member do their own researching and surveying on the specific topic related to the project, share and discuss them with other members. The second phase is face to face workshop, which all members gather in one place to work on the project intensively to make their group design proposal. The lastly in the post workshop phase, each member get back online to make reflection on the project, feedback them on the proposal, and make improvements. Also, compile and publish a project reports on the overall program for documentation. Through out the program, SLACK platform is used for basic communication and sharing data and information. S This program are operated in an international design workshop called “Global Design Workshop” of Chiba Institute of Technology(CIT, Chiba, Japan), with students from Chiba University(CU, Chiba, Japan) and Tunghai University(THU, Taichung, Taiwan) . The theme of the workshop was “New work place, space, style using IoT technologies.
Creator/Author:: Nagao, Toru; Ishizuka, Akio; Inasaka, Akiyoshi, and Oda, Hirokazu
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/21/2017
Date Modified:: 02/01/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Proposal for Design Support Application Based on Extended ADT Model

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Description/Abstract:: Understanding the user’s situation is very important in the design process. There are many ways to understand a user’s situation – a designer might observe a user’s situation or a user might record their own situation in Human Centered Design (HCD) file. However, the latter of these methods has not been very popular mainly because of the burden it place on the users. This research proposes a new smartphone-based design support application, named “HN camera”, which can be used to record the users’ situation, without any additional burden on them. This application is based on the ‘Extended Alethic/Deontic/Temporal (ADT) model’ concept. A user or a designer can understand and record the user’s situation based on the Physical factor, the Kansei factor, and the Cultural factor using HN Camera. The application was used in visualizing and analyzing tourists’ travel as a service design. Through this, the effectiveness of the proposed application was clarified.
Creator/Author:: Kang, Namgyu
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/21/2017
Date Modified:: 10/23/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Snack Food Package Design: Exploratory Study on Children’s Snack Choices and Design Elements

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Description/Abstract:: Packaging is an essential element of design for both consumers and businesses. Product packaging functions both as a communication tool for product information and for brand messages. In addition, the role of visual elements and messages on snack packages are not well understood. This is particularly true from the standpoint of influencing the selection of snack food in children, even though there has been growth in the economic power of children as a consumer group. Therefore, this study examines: 1) the role of design variables such as typography, images, and the stylistic combination of these visual elements in affecting children’s snack food selection; 2) the role of health messages on children’s snack food selections; and 3) the role of perceived ‘healthiness’ in influencing children’s snack food selections. Digitally- simulated snack package images were created and sixty children ages 9 to13 were recruited for this study. From these design variables, ‘preferred-selections’ and ‘perceived healthy-selection’ of children in this age group were identified.
Creator/Author:: Ladjahasan, Nora and Kang, Sunghyun R.
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/21/2017
Date Modified:: 10/18/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

An IEC 62366-Based Case Study of a User Interface Design Process for a Rehabilitation Device

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The authors performed a usability improvement study for a shoulder continuous passive motion (CPM) rehabilitation device based on the usability engineering process of IEC 62366, a mandatory standard for the development of medical devices. To enhance the usability of the entire development process for a shoulder CPM device, the authors 1) performed user research to determine design requirements and 2) evaluated the usability of the device. Requirements for a shoulder CPM device were derived through rehabilitation device comparisons, functional analysis, context inquiry and observation, and interviews. The authors used expert reviews and comparison usability evaluation methods for shoulder CPM prototyping. The methods and techniques of these design researches were declared in IEC 62366, but IEC 62366 does not include any guideline in detail. The results of this study can be used to guide the development of a user interface that meets the level of usability standards required for medical devices.
Creator/Author:: Kweon, O Seong; Kim, Agnes Jihae, and Lee, Byeong-Jong
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/21/2017
Date Modified:: 02/12/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Group Storymaking: Understanding an Unfamiliar Target Group through Participatory Storytelling

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Based on a sound research plan, qualitative user data help designers understand needs, behaviors, and frustrations of a target user group. However, when a design team attempts to design for unfamiliar target groups, it is extremely difficult to accurately observe and understand them by simply using traditional research methods such as interviews and observation. As a result, the quality of user research data can be called into a question, which leads to unsatisfying design solutions. Inspired by a fiction writer’s technique of generating stories together with readers, we present the new method, Group Storymaking, that supports designers to quickly gain broad and clear understanding of an unfamiliar target group throughout a story-making activity with actual users. We envision Group Storymaking as a new user study method that designers can easily implement to learn about an unfamiliar target, involving actual users in a research process with less time and cost commitment.
Creator/Author:: Lee, Soonju; Kim, Hankyung, and Lim, Youn-kyung
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/21/2017
Date Modified:: 10/08/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Design Process Depiction for Richer Process Experience

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Design processes are so complex that it is not easy to remember, reflect and record in detail after the actual processes are over. This paper proposes a notation to depict a design process as a whole while keeping its original complexity in terms of visual and structural aspects. The notion affords two types of structures to represent design processes, through activity units, a series of actions of the same kind, and design elements including ideas, prototypes and theories emerged, created, and applied during the design process. We use a design process of an actual design workshop as a case to derive the notation while using the online presentation tool “Prezi” as an interaction framework. We then investigated the depicted design process by re-experiencing the process as a first-person engagement using the designed notation. Prezi's animation mode allowed us designate a sequence along which viewers can experience the design process by zooming in some activity units and design elements, and its presentation mode allows us to look back the design process from the start to the end by following activity units arranged in the temporal order. Following the transitions among some design elements allows us to focus on essential objects in the design process. The depicted process illustrate that the two structures of activity units and design elements are not corresponding to but independent of each other.
Creator/Author:: Sakaguchi, Tomohiro; Kutomi, Nozomu; Kita, Yusuke, and Nakakoji, Kumiyo
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/21/2017
Date Modified:: 10/04/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Study of the implementability of tactile feedback while operating touch panel device -From two directions of efficacy & feasibility-

Article thumbnail: Study of the implementability of tactile feedback while operating touch panel device -From two directions of efficacy & feasibility-

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: In a few years, the number of apparatuses with touch panel displays like smartphones will increase. People who are visually impaired, hearing impaired and disabled can use tactile feedback for receiving incoming communications. However, opportunities for tactile feedback applications are limited. Our hypotheses follow: as there are haptics patterns suitable for use cases, we will design haptics samples of tactile feedback and inspect their effectiveness. This study focuses on haptics patterns showing a relationship between the user’s impression and various use situations. Previous studies have been insufficient, so our target subjects inspected a limited number of objects. This study consists of two inspections: 1) We collected various haptics patterns that users had defined and analyzed the first inspection. For the next inspection, we manufactured a smartphone prototype. We matched the impression of eight haptics patterns types that we got from the subjects in the first analysis with different situations and tested various replies. Tests were repeated and recorded for various situations. As different haptics vibrations were added to emails, we inspected whether subjects could distinguish a difference in their meanings. Thus, we added different haptics patterns that corresponded to various situations. We concluded the hypothesis was effective for subjects. We could inspect the hypotheses in relation to subjects’ impressions of the haptics pattern. 2) Additionally, we obtained different results between elders and youths. Consequently, we suggested design guidelines for the new tactile feedback of the smartphone application. We suspect that haptics will be possible for a variety of interactive designs.
Creator/Author:: Kubo, Masayoshi and Wakasugi, Jien
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/21/2017
Date Modified:: 02/15/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Triangulation as an experimental approach: Interpreting the synergistic relationship between the visual syntax, practical mechanisms and theoretical frameworks of typography used in brand marks of cultural festivals

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Typography is an important visible element of a cultural festival’s brand mark, yet is overlooked within cultural festival research. An abundance of work has been published that examines cultural festivals from cultural, economic, tourism, and place-making perspectives, yet there is a shortfall in scholarly research addressing the key role typography performs to engage audience participation through cultural festivals’ primary brand driver – the brand mark. This paper critically considers triangulation as a constructive and effective research framework for enquiry into typography deployed in the brand marks of cultural festivals and provides a roadmap to further research. Offering an analysis of how and in what way typography is being used in the brand marks for cultural festivals, this paper contributes a discussion of appropriate research methods in the examination of this material. Triangulation is engaged as a research technique combining the methods 1) content analysis, 2) case study (text analysis) and 3) a semiotic analysis of typography as a framework to advantage three perspectives on typography, capturing the complexities of the phenomenon. Through a pilot study of 20 cultural festival brand marks from English speaking countries in 2016, the findings show that triangulation of three methods is beneficial to uncovering a rich and nuanced understanding of the role of typography in brand marks. Although many research methods are available to design researchers, the authors argue that triangulation, is an appropriate method to analyze typography used in the brand marks of cultural festivals as it allows for the emergence of a heterogeneous understanding of the discipline.
Creator/Author:: Meyrick, Tonya
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/28/2017
Date Modified:: 10/04/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Service Design as a Way to Engage Communities

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: In an equally distressed and burgeoning community just outside of our major metropolitan city, there is a history of transformation efforts—from creative placemaking, to affordable housing initiatives, to economic re-development—which have all seemed to fall short in the area of community engagement. From the creation of neighborhood festivals that have low resident turnout, to a backlash of discouraged citizens who feel unheard and uninformed, there was a need to re-consider how to involve this unique community—made up of four very distinct neighborhoods— in the imminent re-development of the area in which they live. In the winter of 2016, our service design and creative strategy consultancy was brought in to a city-wide visionary community development project tied to our rapidly approaching bicentennial, in order to utilize service design methodologies as a way to engage communities and to design with organizations and community residents according to their needs and desires. This short paper will highlight a case study of an ongoing collaboration between our consultancy; a non-profit organization dedicated to the growth of it’s community; a higher education institution with a legacy of community engagement; a local office of the country’s largest community development corporation focused on Creative Placemaking and community revitalization; and, most importantly, various residents and stakeholders. The accompanying poster will visualize the process of engagement of various community stakeholders, tailored design research methods, and mechanisms for assessing short- and longterm community impact.
Creator/Author:: Wada, Terri and Napier, Pamela
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/28/2017
Date Modified:: 02/02/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Preserving Public Health: A Literature Review

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: We recognize our past—history and heritage—as crucial to who we are (Grenville, 2007; Lowenthal, 2008; Nietzsche, 1874/1980). Significant regulatory and popular effort is expended in protecting places, buildings, and behaviors that link us to this past. International governance organizations recognize free association with history as a fundamental human right (e.g., Blake, 2011). Tangible representations of the past (e.g., objects, buildings, landscapes) are preserved as reminders of this past. Given the broad agreement that connections to the past are important parts of human existence, what are the connections between individuals’ security in knowledge of their own history and measures of public health? The literature connecting preservation and public health is neither direct nor voluminous. A search for literature revealed a gap in knowledge about ways that preservation and public health relate. While some literature demonstrates possible connections between the two fields, no identified articles argue for the connection. Two examples from the preservation literature (Appler, 2015; Kearney & Bradley, 2015) explain situations where preservation issues have affected public health concerns, but do not acknowledge public health as part of their discussion. This exploratory essay briefly outlines core principles of public health and a review of literature from the public health and preservation and heritage fields that aligns with these principles. The essay concludes targeted research into the relationship preservation-public health is needed.
Creator/Author:: Orthel, Bryan D.
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/28/2017
Date Modified:: 10/04/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Feedforward in Interaction: A Case Study of Feedforward for a Glimpse of its Potential in Interaction Design

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The mental model is a well-known subject discussed by Norman. But problems of everyday things continue to exist. In fact, it is almost impossible to provide a coherent conceptual model for individual users, especially when an increasing number of technology-embedded artifacts have created new interactivities nowadays. In this paper, the classical user interface problem of a gas stove’s spatial mapping will be used to demonstrate how interactivity could be tamed by using the concept of feedforward. Feedforward is an important element to consider because it provides clear and instant affordance, leading to a mistake-free user experience. This paper discusses feedforward based on the utilitarian perspective. The Previewable system will be introduced to compare the performance among conventional, touch-enabled, and hover-enabled gas stoves. Findings from a comparison analysis of its performance, its state of action, and the subjective experience will be shared. Furthermore, aspects of feedforward open up a venue in which to discuss its influence on the interpersonal and power relations that exist between artifacts and users with a design guide. The latent potential of feedforward leaves a lot to be discussed, but the findings in this paper strengthen the case for feedforward and lead to a glimpse of look at feedforward in context-aware.
Creator/Author:: Lee, Woohun and Park, Richard Chulwoo
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/28/2017
Date Modified:: 02/08/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Interdisciplinary Trends in Design Education: the Analysis of Master Dissertation of College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University

Article thumbnail: Interdisciplinary Trends in Design Education: the Analysis of Master Dissertation of College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: This paper expounds the background of Chinese design education as well as the orientation of the design education of Tongji University in the new times, it also collects 458 master thesis of College of Design and Innovation during 2010-2016 as analyzed sample. Based on the coding of subject classification, quantitative analysis and content analysis are made in order to understand the interdisciplinary education status of College of Design and Innovation from the two perspectives: the overall cross-disciplinary performance and the relationship between different cross-disciplinary directions.
Creator/Author:: Ren, Lisha and Wang, Yan
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 04/24/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

How to Teach Industrial Design? : A Case Study of College Education for Design Beginners

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Industrial design education has existed for a long time as part of the university system, but the curriculum and contents of each subject vary considerably from school to school. In recent years, the introduction of new concepts that change the definition of design has blurred the boundaries of design, making the curriculum different. Establishing a standard curriculum to address these challenges is an important task, but it is necessary to fully understand how design education actually takes place and to share content with educators. This paper aims to contribute to the debate on industrial design education by fully disclosing the process and results of the first stage of industrial design education of a university by autobiographical method. The first course, Product Design Practice 1, is a studio class based on a task feedback iteration system. Students are required to submit assignments showing weekly progress. The instructor reviewed the assignments submitted before the class and gave written comments in class. In addition, details of the design process and method that are difficult to identify as novice students are learned through twelve case studies and applied to the project. This Task Feedback Repeating Class system gives students the opportunity to implement design ability while gaining detailed skills with a comprehensive view. Through this process, the researcher got a reflection on the class and implications for the improvement of the class.
Creator/Author:: Rhi, Joomyung
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 10/15/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Product Identity Footprint: A Set Of Tools To Clarify The Front End Of Industrial Design Projects In Order To Start And Develop Products The Right Way.

Article thumbnail: Product Identity Footprint: A Set Of Tools To Clarify The Front End Of Industrial Design Projects In Order To Start And Develop Products The Right Way.

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Having observed that many industrial design projects are started with the wrong approach, producing loss of resources, time, and professional relationships, this article presents a set of three tools that enables a clearer view of the Fuzzy Front-end (Vogel, Cagan). The first tool helps to understand the design order (Buchanan) of the product to be developed, and to place it in the utilitarian product universe (practical and economically biased), the transitional-wholistic product universe (practical, economic, and emotionally balanced), or the emotional product universe (viscerally and symbolically biased). The second identifies a product’s global purpose composed by its practical, economic, and emotional purposes, as well as the value factors they include (practical and indicative function, usability, practical or emotional cost-benefit, visceral appeal, and symbolic meaning). The third tool involves the type of project to be undertaken (vision, new development, major enhancement, or minor enhancement). Applicable to all disciplines of design, the three tools comprise the product identity footprint, which helps inform the selection of appropriate strategies to start a project the right way. It can increase the efficiency of the product development process by providing an agreed view that can be shared with all the development team, from the project sponsor to the engineering, marketing, planning, and creative departments.
Creator/Author:: Rodriguez Cuevas, JM and Islas Munoz, JA
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 01/30/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Facebook as a research tool: Documenting the evolution of mobile phone applications since 2011

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: In this project, two key elements of the development of technology, Facebook, a social media tool, and mobile phones, a portable communication/connectivity tool is brought together in an experiment that was started in 2009 as pilot and full scale since 2011 which continues to date. The objective of this research is document in real-time, how actual and possible uses of mobile phones, which has transcended from the rubber keypad versions to the smartphones of today, is extending beyond its first intentions. The idea came about on reading that people residing abroad bypass stringent laws, national and international, to transfer money to their homes in Africa through the purchase of prepaid cards and offering the ‘pre-paid’ time as ‘money equivalent’ to traders back home who then deliver real money to people in Africa. Today, there are official versions of this such as ‘Sente’ in that continent. With news and clippings appearing across the internet, through various means such as blogs, websites, newssites, etc., the author realised that all the information, news and bits about the emergence of new uses of mobile phones could be documented through a simple Facebook page. Titled ‘Unique Uses of the Mobile Phones’ the author has been collating information and news about the various ways and means by which smart phones have gone beyond their first incarnation as mobile or cell phones. As an on-going project, the author intends to harvest the data to present the findings in research papers and articles.
Creator/Author:: Sathikh, Peer
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 10/04/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Design pedagogy in symbology: denotative and connotative interpretation

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: This study introduces a new perspective on the design pedagogy in learning symbol design. A new experimental discipline implemented by the design methods demonstrates positive learning outcomes for students on the development of symbol study. Understanding denotative and connotative interpretation in visual literacy is essential in order to convey not only a clear message but also distinctive recognition as the nature of symbol quality. Students executed design experiments with design theories and methods for understanding design fundamentals of the denotative symbol and explored a matrix table for cultivating connotative symbols. This pedagogical strategy applied to the expansion of visual concepts with progressive experiments on each stage; 1) analyzing perceptive characteristics, 2) simplifying visual construction, 3) developing a visual concept with connotative meaning, and 4) configuring visual balance and enhanced quality based on design principles. With examples of student outcomes, this paper explains an analysis of functional expression and interpretation applied by design methods. This study discovered that earlier teaching of design fundamental disciplines with theories and methods in the graphic design major gave students better opportunities to pursue their further study more effectively and productively.
Creator/Author:: Seo, Sang-Duck
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 02/08/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Issues of Devices and Applications for Supporting Walking in Older People - Focus on the Information Provision

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Japan has become a super-aging society, with the number of older people (over the age of 65) at a historical high both in absolute numbers (33 million) and as a proportion of the total population (26.0%). Walking is known to be associated with positive psychological improvements such as in subjective sense of wellbeing, life satisfaction, and a sense of purpose in life, as well as improvements in physical and mental function, such as arm/leg muscle strength and standing balance. In this study, we focus on information about functions for assisting walking, comparing and contrasting the information provided by existing products that support walking with the goal of clarifying issues from an information-provision viewpoint. We conducted interviews with eight older people who go for walks on a daily basis, asking about their thoughts before, during, and after walking. From 110 total comments, we obtained 30 comments relating to the action of walking. Furthermore, we investigated the functions of 11 devices and 20 applications that support walking, and from 24 functions, we focused on 20 functions relating to the action of walking. By comparing and contrasting the twin perspectives of “information items” and “information content” with visualization levels identified in the field of management, we clarified issues relating to devices and applications for supporting walking among older users, from the viewpoint of information provision.
Creator/Author:: Tamura, Ryoichi and Ariyoshi, Yohei
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 03/22/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Preserving Craft Heritage by Forging Rural-Urban Connections

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: This study aims to explore the difficulties of preserving cultural heritage in rural areas and to inform better designs of computer systems to support such preservation. In this case study, we observed and documented craft cultures in three rural villages in China. Our methods include photo-ethnography, interview and observation. From analyzing various types of data, we were able to identify issues of cultural heritage preservation, including cultural identity and values. We propose a conceptual system design for an installation and software connecting rural craftspeople and people who appreciate crafts, as a means of fostering a mutual relationship of support and appreciation. We believe this relationship can help preserve cultural heritage in rural areas. Some of the system installation elements were prototyped in scale models. The paper’s primary contribution is the design field research, analysis of design field research, and conceptualization.
Creator/Author:: Blevis, Eli; Wei, Huaxin, and Tan, Haodan
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 10/25/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

The Extent of Transformation: Measuring the Impact of Design in Voluntary Community Sector Organisations

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: A Design for Service (DfS) approach has been linked with impacts that significantly alter touchpoints, services and organisational culture. However, there is no model with which to assess the extent to which these impacts can be considered transformational. In the absence of such a model, the authors have reviewed literature on subjects including the transformational potential of design; characteristics of transformational design; transformational change; and organisational change. From this review, six indicators of transformational change in design projects have been identified: evidence of non-traditional transformative design objects; evidence of a new perspective; evidence of a community of advocates; evidence of design capability; evidence of new power dynamics; and evidence of new organisational standards. These indicators, along with an assessment scale, have been used to succesfully review the findings from a doctoral study exploring the impact of the DfS approach in Voluntary Community Sector (VCS) organisations. This paper presents this model as a first-step to establishing a method to helpfully gauge the extent of transformational impact in design projects.
Creator/Author:: Young, Robert and Warwick, Laura
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 03/01/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Research on the user behavior between China and USA elderly people in public space

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The user experience difference between China and USA elderly people in using public space was discussed in this paper based on the questionnaire process. 1960 elderly people were selected from the four cities in Shanghai (China), Wuxi (China), New York City (USA), Cincinnati (USA) to complete the questionnaire, and the result shows the similarities and differences between the elderly people in China and USA. That is: The using frequency of the public space for the former is much higher than the later; the main purpose of the former in public space is sports and fitness, and relaxation is the chief choice of the later; weather condition and easy communication are the key factors for former to participate in public space, while timing is that for the later; all the elderly people in the two countries are favorite on the sports and fitness, but the party chatting is the feature of the former and the sightseeing is the feature of the later; the facility requirement is the most important attributes for the former to the public space, and the interaction design is the unique demands of the later, while the former had no interests on that demands. In the end, the reason for all the similarities and differences were analyzed in this paper, and the culture, the economics, as well as the politics factors were discussed in detail.
Creator/Author:: Wei, Na and Xin, XiangYang
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 02/08/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Conceptual Fashion and Media Research as site- specific Narratives

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: This paper introduces academic research into conceptual apparel and fashion narratives that are inspired by diverse art and media aesthetics for unique collection stories. Distinct photography forms the design continuum with photo-real imagery carefully mapped onto patterns, creating fabric textures and garment shapes. They concentrate in their content on investigating place and space as a shared environment. The actual design practice is therefore embedded in a reflective discourse that is driven by exploring textiles as a social, factual or cultural platform for meaning and narrative. Fabric is treated as a screen and canvas for a collage of visual information, cultural environment, collective memory and association. In contextualizing this multi-disciplinary approach, wider theoretical implications and readings of narrative imagery in textile, fashion design and art are cross-referenced. A focus is on particular limited editions as a research model and case study within this practice. Bespoke ranges have been commissioned by partners in creative industries that explore site-specific histories and new insights for design outputs. They have been exhibited at international fashion weeks as well as in museum and gallery contexts. As a second outcome they have also played an important role by being commercialized in an academic spinout company and intersecting research strategy with academic enterprise. This is referenced in this context as an underlying support structure for dissemination of above experimentation.
Creator/Author:: Zapp, Andrea
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 11/30/2017
Date Modified:: 02/08/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Re-clarifying Design Problems through Questions for Secondary School Children

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: It is believed that secondary school students often define design problems in the design coursework superficially due to various reasons such as lack of exposure, inexperience and the lack of research skills. Questioning techniques have long been associated with the development of critical thinking. Based on this context and assumption, the current study aimed to explore the use of questioning techniques to enable pre-tertiary students to improve their understanding of design problems by using questions to critique their thinking and decision-making processes and in turn, generate more effective design solutions. A qualitative approach is adopted in this study to identify the trajectories of students during design problem identification and clarification process. Using student design journals as a form of record for action and thoughts, they are analysed and supplemented by hearing survey with the teacher-in-charge. From the study, the following points can be concluded: 1) questions can be a useful tool to facilitate a better understanding of the design problem. 2) The process of identification and clarification of design problem is important in the development of critical thinking skills and social-emotional skills of the students. 3) It is important that students are given time and opportunity to find out the problems by themselves. 4) Teachers can be important role models as students may pick up questioning techniques from teacher student discussions. 5) Departmental reviews and built-in professional development time for weekly reviews on teaching and learning strategies are necessary for the continual improvement D&T education.
Creator/Author:: Wei Leong, LEE; Hwee Mui, Grace KWEK, and Wei Leong, Leon LOH
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 12/01/2017
Date Modified:: 02/08/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Speed Dating with Design Thinking: An empirical study of managers solving business problems with design

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The concept of design thinking has received increasing attention during recent years, particularly from managers around the world. However, despite being the subject of a vast number of articles and books stating its importance, the effectiveness of this approach is unclear, as the claims about the concept are not grounded on empirical studies or evaluations. In this study, we investigated the perceptions of six design thinking methods of 21 managers in the agriculture industry as they explored employee and business-related problems and solutions using these tools in a 6-hour workshop. The results from pre and post-survey responses suggest that the managers agreed on the value design thinking could bring to their own domains and were able to articulate on how they can use them in solving problems. We conclude by proposing directions for research to further explore adaptation of design thinking for the management practice context.
Creator/Author:: Ringholz, David; Dhadphale, Tejas, and McKilligan, Seda
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 12/06/2017
Date Modified:: 10/15/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Comparative research of childcare systems between Finnish Neuvola Service Design with Japanese services

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The Japanese government has planned by 2020 to introduce the Finnish Neuvola System, a fundamental social childcare system that covers the period of pregnancy to child care. The purpose of this research is to clarify the conditions for high quality of Neuvola service, comparing childcare of Finland and Japan. First, the social systems of Finland and Japan, legal actions and other related social backgrounds are covered. Following this, the results are analyzed. Secondly, the results of interviews in Finland with Neuvola public health nurses and three typical Neuvola users, including a father, mother, and pregnant woman are presented. As a result of survey, six conditions were identified as the basis of Neuvola services: personal health checks, facility preparation, pleotropic care, communication through mutual dialogue, customized information and management of service provider quality. In a society where nuclear families are increasing, it is harder to care for children without someone’s support. In comparing Finnish and Japanese childcare systems, the Finnish system perceives childcare as a social matter. In the Neuvola System, people are always open to discuss about any worries or queries. In Japan, the system is closed toward personal matters and private treatment options are not adequate. This is a major factor in larger problems that exist in the Japanese system. The results are discussed in relation to previous studies of participatory roles in social health care services in the Japanese government and users of these services, leading to the proposal of a Japanese childcare service design.
Creator/Author:: HIRAI, Yasuyuki; SHIMOMURA, Moe, and MORITA, Yoshitsugu
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 12/06/2017
Date Modified:: 01/30/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Dada posters in a post-colony

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Graphic design is often seen in the commercial context and is discussed through topics linked to software and technology. When we look around us we can realise that billboards, banners, posters and most of the print that surround us in the public space are delivering messages of marketing, corporations, consumerism and other commercially inclined narratives. This, however, is not the only way to comprehend the practice of a graphic designer. Graphic design can take a socio-pedagogical and historical role and distribute alternative messages in the society which are not linked to money and consumption, unless education, reading and studying are considered consumption of sorts. It is obvious that graphic design is a powerful tool that shapes our understanding of reality. This happens through being exposed to the work. Posters are claimed to mirror societies by many theorists and most visual communication is mediated by a graphic designer. Thus, Bonsiepe stated already in 2005 in his speech Design and Democracy that there is an absence of questioning activities linked to design production. It is yet a relevant theme that research needs to approach; also in a post-colony where the printed poster is ubiquitous. A simple sheet of printed paper. A very simple but extremely complex and powerful. There lies an investigation that this paper will start. The outcome of this paper to share knowledge within the researchers about creating new meaningful pathways in understanding globally important practice of graphic design. Art and design are universally important.
Creator/Author:: Turtola, Niina
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 12/06/2017
Date Modified:: 02/08/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Design for Wellbeing: Generative Visual Music for Anxiety Reduction

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: In societies where productivity is prioritized over presence, anxiety abounds. The extensive and alarming effects of anxiety on the mental and physiological wellbeing of bachelor students inspired a cross-disciplinary team to tackle this problem. Using combined expertise in visual design, music technology, psychology, art therapy and mindfulness — a digital tool entitled “Modes” was born. The Modes digital tool is an atmospheric, introspective, and aesthetically sophisticated engagement of three senses: ophthalmoception (sight), audioception (hearing), and tactioception (touch). Through immersive interaction, mesmerizing visual and sound landscapes are generated in order to reduce anxiety in bachelor students. The two measurable outcomes of Modes are 1) the reduction of self-reported anxiety in bachelor students, and 2) the reduction of bachelor student heart rates. Interacting with the Modes digital tool is like playing in a sandbox of dynamic visuals and music. Users begin by selecting and entering one of three digital environments entitled Refocus, Chill, or Energize. Each environment (or mode) offers a unique set of visuals and music designed specifically for anxiety reduction. The design and functionality of Modes are rooted in tenets of mindfulness practice and Ayurveda — an ancient Indian healing system emphasizing inner balance as a method for maintaining health and wellness (Kiefer, 2016). The Refocus, Chill, and Energize modes aim to balance each of three governing principle of Ayurveda that regulate physiological activity. Ultimately, users may combat and control their anxiety in three targeted ways: by refocusing, chilling, or energizing.
Creator/Author:: Verba Fischer, Emily and Hebbeler, John
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 12/06/2017
Date Modified:: 03/01/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Mapping Communication Design through the Web

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Design is by nature an interdisciplinary, dynamic, and fluid discipline (Cross, 1982; Friedman, 2003). To define what design is has proved to be a very difficult—if not impossible and meaningless—exercise (Friedman, 2000), making also the understanding of the evolution of both the design discipline and practice a complex challenge. A rapidly changing technological landscape increases the breadth of design both in geographical terms and by extending to new domains, merging with different and new disciplines. Communication Design especially, being closer to the information and the media spheres, is the most sensitive and receptive design area. Communication Design finds online a fertile ground for its growth and developments, thus the online environment and the Web especially can be explored, dug, and mapped as mirrors of that evolution. The aim of our research is to map through the Web the complexity of the intersections between design as a discipline and design as a field of practice. Our exploration and representation of the online design territory covered four online environments: Behance, Wikipedia, Google, and the websites of the top one hundred design universities. The study has been conducted by using digital, statistical, and visualization methods. This exploration seeks neither to confirm theories nor predict the future, rather, it wants to make explicit and observable what Communication Design has become today. It aims to screenshot the state of the art, the emerging paths, in order to understand where and how it is going to develop. The attempt is to make design as a complex phenomenon visible, through the construction of a set of maps and representations for professors, students, and associations. These representations are tools to trigger reflections on the discipline
Creator/Author:: De Rossi, Giulia and Ciuccarelli, Paolo
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 01/09/2018
Date Modified:: 10/15/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Empowering the Preschool Children: A Service Platform Design Aiming at the Communication of Balanced Diet Information

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Childhood obesity increases the risk of obesity in adulthood and is associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors. The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing in China. It is necessary to develop an intervention project for preschool children. Based on a service design project aiming at the communication of balanced diet information to the preschool children in China, this paper discusses how to take advantage of the digital platform and game-based learning to empower the preschool children. It argues for the importance of the DIKW hierarchy for empowerment. It also proposes an innovative model to involve new stakeholders into the whole system and to improve the viability of the project.
Creator/Author:: Zhou, Xing
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 01/09/2018
Date Modified:: 10/15/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Driving Medical Device Innovation in a Large Corporation

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: Kaleidoscope-Special Sessions Presentation You may have labored for years to achieve your current market success. But as your success grows, so do expectations. Growth targets require both capitalizing on existing business practices and innovating new ones. It can be a challenge to do both. Kaleidoscope's VP of Research and Development, Mike Clem, DVM, Ms shares his understandable, memorable and easy-to- apply "Ships and Castle" model.
Creator/Author:: Clem, Michael
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 01/09/2018
Date Modified:: 03/01/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Master Data set - Metadata of data sets from four institutional repositories

Type:: Dataset
Description/Abstract:: This data set is the raw data underlying the paper entitled "Giving datasets context: a comparison study of institutional repositories that apply varying degrees of curation" presented at the International Digital Curation Conference in Barcelona, Spain (Feb 2018). All figures and tables in the publication were based on the analysis of this data set. Please use the Citation: Koshoffer, A., Neeser, A., Johnston L.R., and Newman L.D., (2018) "Giving datasets context: a comparison study of institutional repositories that apply varying degrees of curation", International Digital Curation Conference, Barcelona, Spain. Digital Curation Centre.
Creator/Author:: Koshoffer, Amy; Newman, Linda; Neeser, Amy, and Johnston, Lisa
Submitter:: Amy Koshoffer
Date Uploaded:: 01/11/2018
Date Modified:: 10/27/2018
Date Created:: 2016-06 to 2017-10
License:: Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-By)

Figure 1 IDCC 2018 Percent Completeness of Data Set Metadata

Type:: Dataset
Description/Abstract:: This data set describes the percent completeness of metadata options for data sets in four institutional repositories. It is a derivative data set from the master data set entitled "Metadata of data sets from four institutional repositories" https://scholar.uc.edu/show/pn89d657h Please use the Citation: Koshoffer, A., Neeser, A., Johnston L.R., and Newman L.D., (2018) "Giving datasets context: a comparison study of institutional repositories that apply varying degrees of curation", International Digital Curation Conference, Barcelona, Spain. Digital Curation Centre.
Creator/Author:: Koshoffer, Amy; Newman, Linda; Neeser, Amy, and Johnston, Lisa
Submitter:: Amy Koshoffer
Date Uploaded:: 01/12/2018
Date Modified:: 10/27/2018
Date Created:: 2017-09
License:: Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-By)

Figure 2 IDCC2018 Documentation for data sets in four institutional repositories

Type:: Dataset
Description/Abstract:: This data set describes the type and number of documentation that accompany and describe data sets in four institutional repositories. It is a derivative data set from the master data set entitled "Metadata of data sets from four institutional repositories" https://scholar.uc.edu/show/pn89d657h
Creator/Author:: Koshoffer, Amy; Newman, Linda; Neeser, Amy, and Johnston, Lisa
Submitter:: Amy Koshoffer
Date Uploaded:: 01/12/2018
Date Modified:: 05/15/2018
Date Created:: 2017-09
License:: Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-By)

Figure 3 IDCC 2018 Digital object identifiers for data sets in four institutional repositories

Type:: Dataset
Description/Abstract:: This data set measures whether data sets in four institutional repositories have digital object identifiers or not. It is a derivative data set from the master data set entitled "Metadata of data sets from four institutional repositories" https://scholar.uc.edu/show/pn89d657h
Creator/Author:: Koshoffer, Amy; Newman, Linda; Neeser, Amy, and Johnston, Lisa
Submitter:: Amy Koshoffer
Date Uploaded:: 01/12/2018
Date Modified:: 05/15/2018
Date Created:: 2017-09
License:: Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-By)

Figure 4 IDCC2018 Keywords data sets four institutional repositories

Type:: Dataset
Description/Abstract:: This data set measures the number of keywords associated with data sets in four institutional repositories. It is a derivative data set from the master data set entitled "Metadata of data sets from four institutional repositories" https://scholar.uc.edu/show/pn89d657h
Creator/Author:: Koshoffer, Amy; Newman, Linda; Neeser, Amy, and Johnston, Lisa
Submitter:: Amy Koshoffer
Date Uploaded:: 01/12/2018
Date Modified:: 05/15/2018
Date Created:: 2017-09
License:: Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-By)

Figure 1 IDCC 2018 Significance analysis metadata study four institutional repositories

Type:: Dataset
Description/Abstract:: This data set describes the Mann-Whitney U test statistical analysis of the completeness profile for data sets in four institutional repositories. It is a derivative data set from the master data set entitled "Metadata of data sets from four institutional repositories" https://scholar.uc.edu/show/pn89d657h
Creator/Author:: Koshoffer, Amy; Newman, Linda; Neeser, Amy, and Johnston, Lisa
Submitter:: Amy Koshoffer
Date Uploaded:: 01/12/2018
Date Modified:: 05/15/2018
Date Created:: 2017-09
License:: Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-By)

Conference Exhibit: Dread & Desire- Urban Futures at the Scale of the Human Body

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: It was late on a Friday evening. A great time to avoid crowds. Most people were dining and drinking, absorbing the city’s capacity for pleasure, or maybe relaxing at home. That left the supermarket to me and others whose lives are synchronized differently. But as I stumbled my way through those harshly lit corridors of obscene American consumption, I realized I was among some highly unusual company. In every aisle, there were people—people?—clad in blue uniforms with devices attached to their forearms and fingertips, cables and wires dangling, each methodically filling large specialized carts. These were not shoppers like me. They were employees of the grocery chain operating— operated by?—new software for online ordering and curbside pickup. Surely, this wasn’t such a strange scene in contemporary stores around the world. Yet, it did raise strange—radical? — possibilities: a specter of “before” for an unforeseeable and potentially unpleasant “after.” The unity of the human and the machine, not implanted but merged in the operation, made me wonder: Are they cyborgs? Incipient cyborgs? Is this still a supermarket? Or an altogether different kind of space? One in the process of becoming? But becoming what? The image that flashed to mind was that of an Amazon fulfillment center: a million acres of non-stop conveyor belts with robots finding and retrieving machine-labeled products and filling yellow bins under the supervision of a handful of humans. Robotic automation creating efficiency while eliminating the unpredictable and unproductive complexities of human labor and interactions. Perhaps, supermarkets are undergoing a transformation from spaces where humans browse, compare, select, and purchase to cyborg-operated warehouses. Perhaps this rapid and fundamental revision of function is an inevitable result of the increasing rate of technical reformation of everyday life. Then again, perhaps my lucid vision of this scene as a new-reality- becoming is an example of what has been called “dystopian imagination”—an imaginary projection of “ethical and political concern” [Baccolini & Moylan, 2]. Or maybe it’s only a personal paranoia about the brave new world unfolding.
Creator/Author:: Wizinsky, Matthew
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 01/23/2018
Date Modified:: 04/24/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Patient 360: Collaborating on Cancer Care

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: *Use Related Links URL to access presentation video Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Premera Blue Cross show you how we conducted design research to build a collective understanding of the cancer care experience. We will provide detailed instructions, with checklists, on how to recreate a similar collaboration, including how we worked and what we worked on. You will walk away knowing how we shared skills and resources, built credibility and equal playing fields, and delivered research insights to both our organizations from multiple perspectives and vantage points. Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) brings together the leading research teams and cancer specialists from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Children's and UW Medicine. Based in Seattle, SCCA is one of the top five Adult Cancer Care facilities in the United States as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. Shay Ghassemian, User Experience Designer in Digital Health, and Katie Rehfield, Patient Experience Specialist, will be facilitating this workshop. Premera Blue Cross is a not-for-profit health insurance company serving 2 million people across the United States. As the largest health plan in the Pacific Northwest, Premera offers a wide range of products for individuals and families, Medicare recipients, and employers ranging from small business to Fortune 100 companies. Irish Malig, Senior Manager of Experience Strategy, Robert Racadio, Design Research Manager, Design Strategists Sara Bell, Paul Braun, and Ryan Rosensweig, and Darci Brown, Healthcare Implementation Manager in Provider Experience, will all be facilitating this workshop. Presented by Shay Ghassemian and Robert Racadio
Creator/Author:: Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Premera Blue Cross
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 01/26/2018
Date Modified:: 04/24/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Don Norman Keynote

Type:: Media
Description/Abstract:: IASDR 2017 Keynote- Design in the 21st Century: Complex Sociotechnical Systems Use Related Links URL to access presentation video Don Norman is Director of the Design Lab at the University of California, San Diego. He is co-founder of the Nielsen Norman Group, former Vice President of Apple and former executive at Hewlett Packard. Norman serves as an IDEO Fellow, an honorary professor of Design and Innovation at Tongji University (Shanghai), and is an advisor or board member of numerous companies. At UC, San Diego, he served as chair of the Psychology Department and founder and chair of the Cognitive Science Department. At Northwestern University, he is the Breed Professor of Design, emeritus. He has been Distinguished Visiting Professor of Industrial Design at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). He has honorary degrees in psychology from the University of Padua (Italy) and in Design from the Technical University of Delft (the Netherlands) and the University of the Republic of San Marino. He received a "Lifetime Achievement Award" from SIGCHI and the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer & Cognitive Science from the Franklin Institute (Philadelphia). He is a member of the American National Academy of Engineering, and fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Association for Computing Machinery, American Psychological Association, Association for Psychological Science, Human Factors & Ergonomics Society, and the Design Research Society. He serves on the Board of Trustees at IIT's Institute of Design in Chicago. He is well known for his books "The Design of Everyday Things," "Emotional Design," and "Living with Complexity." He lives at www.jnd.org.
Creator/Author:: Dugan, Dan
Submitter:: Monica Salguero
Date Uploaded:: 01/26/2018
Date Modified:: 03/22/2018
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

A Framework for Smart Servicescape: A Case of Smart Home Service Experience

Type:: Article
Description/Abstract:: The rapid development of IoT technology has accelerated the growth of smart services. Despite the proliferation of smart services, academic research is still in its early stage particularly in terms of service experience and service design. Concerning a service experience viewpoint, it is essential to consider the context and environment of smart services, namely “smart servicescape,” as this can influence users’ entire experience. Moreover, the smart servicescape will have different characteristics due to the convergence of online and offline connected environments. With this background, this study aimed to propose a framework for the smart servicescape by identifying new dimensions that reflect the characteristics of smart services. Accordingly, an initial analytic framework of service experience blueprint was established on the basis of the conventional servicescape and service blueprinting. Twenty movie clips on smart home services officially produced by ICT corporations were collected, were analyzed through grounded theory, and were classified according to the analytic framework. Through a series of qualitative analysis, the framework structure was improved to make it more suitable for the smart servicescape. Finally, this study proposed a framework for the smart servicescape derived from the smart home service experience blueprint. The values of this framework can be identified in two aspects: (1) by identifying new dimensions to reflect the characteristics of smart services such as Smart device, Datascape, and Connected scape; and (2) by suggesting the structure of the service experience blueprint infused with the perspective of service experience, which consists of service encounters and the servicescape.
Creator/Author:: Kim, Bora; Kang, Hyo-Jin; Kwon, Gyu Hyun, and Park, Eunohk
Submitter:: Lora Alberto
Date Uploaded:: 01/30/2018
Date Modified:: 05/23/2019
Date Created:: 2017-10-31
License:: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

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