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SUMMARY:The streamlined cognitive walkthrough method\, working around soci
 al constraints encountered in a software development company - William New
 man and Lorisa Dubuc
DTSTART:20051201T110000Z
DTEND:20051201T120000Z
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CONTACT:Alan Blackwell
DESCRIPTION:Spencer\, R. (2000) The streamlined cognitive walkthrough meth
 od\, working around social constraints encountered in a software developme
 nt company. In Proc. CHI 2000\, pages 353-359. \n\nAvailable online at: ht
 tp://tinyurl.com/bwk55\n\nOriginal abstract:\n\nThe cognitive walkthrough 
 method described by Wharton et al. may be difficult to apply in a large so
 ftware development company because of social constraints that exist in suc
 h companies. Managers\, developers\, and other team members are pressured 
 for time\, tend to lapse into lengthy design discussions\, and are\nsometi
 mes defensive about their user-interface designs. By enforcing four ground
  rules\, explicitly defusing defensiveness\, and streamlining the cognitiv
 e walkthrough method and data collection procedures\, these social constra
 ints can be overcome\, and useful\, valid data can be obtained. This paper
  describes a modified cognitive walkthrough process that accomplishes thes
 e goals\, and has been applied in a large software development\ncompany.\n
 \nRubric for the reading group: \nEveryone attending is expected to read t
 he paper in advance. Please bring a copy with you\, preferably annotated w
 ith interesting reflections. The format of discussion will be a brief invi
 ted introduction/critique by two members of the group\, followed by genera
 l discussion and informal mixing. \n
LOCATION:Seminar Room FW11\, Computer Laboratory
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