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Keller, Susan and Carroll, Jennie 2009, The social role of design representation, in ACIS 2009 : Evolving boundaries and new frontiers: defining the IS discipline : Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Conference on Information Systems, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., pp. 973-982.

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Title The social role of design representation
Author(s) Keller, Susan
Carroll, Jennie
Conference name Australasian Conference on Information Systems (20th : 2009 : Melbourne, Vic.)
Conference location Melbourne, Vic.
Conference dates 2-4 December 2009
Title of proceedings ACIS 2009 : Evolving boundaries and new frontiers: defining the IS discipline : Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Conference on Information Systems
Editor(s) [Unknown]
Publication date 2009
Conference series Australasian Conference on Information Systems
Start page 973
End page 982
Total pages 10
Publisher Monash University
Place of publication Melbourne, Vic.
Keyword(s) design
representations
design practice
case study
interpretive research
Summary Design representation is a crucial part of all design activity. Representations provide a vehicle through which design ideas and decisions are explored, communicated and recorded. Since representation is so fundamental to design, it follows that a deep understanding of the nature and use of representation has the potential to improve current design practice. While there is recognition in the IS literature of the importance of representation, previous IS research has focused almost entirely on the functional aspects of representation, in particular modelling to support various methodologies or particular aspects of design such as database, object-oriented or process modelling. Since the development of an information system is a socio-technical process, this paper argues that we need to understand how representations can facilitate both the specification of the artefact, and the social aspects of design. This paper explores the use of design representation by real-world practitioners. It identifies two hitherto neglected social purposes of representation employed by designers when interacting with clients or users: selective focus, and promotion. The paper concludes by noting that as IS faces increasingly complex design challenges it is timely to examine our understanding of all aspects of design representation including its role in facilitating the social aspects of design.
Notes Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner.
Language eng
Field of Research 080699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
Socio Economic Objective 899999 Information and Communication Services not elsewhere classified
HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed
Copyright notice ©2009, Keller, S. & Carroll, J.
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30021516

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