Designing Technology, Developing Theory
Toward a Symmetrical Approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5337489 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Schubert (0000-0003-2861-4007, Department of Social Sciences, Siegen University, Germany, corresponding author), Andreas Kolb (0009-0003-7624-6605, Department for Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Siegen University, Germany) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 528-554 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science Technology & Human Values (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0162-2439 • E-ISSN: 1552-8251 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0162243920941581 |
| OpenAlex | W3043412150 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 40 |
We focus on collaborative activities that engage computer graphics designers and social scientists in systems design processes. Our conceptual symmetrical account of technology design and theory development is elaborated as a mode of mutual engagement occurring in an interdisciplinary trading zone, where neither discipline is placed at the service of the other and nor do disciplinary boundaries dissolve. To this end, we draw on analyses of mutual engagements between computer and social scientists stemming from the fields of computer-supported cooperative work, human−computer interaction, and science and technology studies (STS). We especially build on theoretical work in STS concerning information technology in health care and extend recent contributions from STS with respect to the modes of engagement and trading zones between computer and social sciences. We conceive participative digital systems design as a form of inquiry for the analysis of cooperative work settings, particularly when social science becomes part of design processes. We illustrate our conceptual approach using data from an interdisciplinary project involving computer graphics designers, sociologists, and neurosurgeons with the aim of developing patient-centered visualizations for clinical cooperation on a hospital ward
Computer graphics · Conceptual framework · Discipline · Engineering ethics · Graphics · Knowledge management · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Data Visualization and Analytics · Engineering · Information Systems Theories and Implementation · Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
Information Technology and Changes in Organizational Work
Grounded Theory and Grounded Theorizing
Socio-technical systems
The Structure of Ill-Structured Solutions
Analyzing due process in the workplace
The Social construction of technological systems
Shadowing Software and Clinical Records
CSCW design reconceptualised through science studies
Social Theory and the Study of Computerized Work Sites
On "Technomethodology"
Representations and Requirements
Reflections on 25 Years of Ethnography in CSCW
Working relations of technology production and use
Wild interdisciplinarity
Standardization in Action
Logics of interdisciplinarity
Working artefacts
The Politics of Technology
User-Centered Design and the Normative Politics of Technology
Flexible Sketches and Inflexible Data Bases
Symbolic Communication in Multidisciplinary Cooperations
The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies
Carnivalesque collaborations
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |