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Finlayson, Jean, Ed. – Coombe Lodge Report, 1989
This collection of papers addresses key questions facing college managers and others choosing, introducing, and living with big, complex computer-based systems. "What Use the User Requirement?" (Tony Coles) stresses the importance of an information strategy driven by corporate objectives, not technology. "Process of Selecting a…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer System Design, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBowker, Geoffrey C.; Dillon, Andrew; Rosson, Mary Beth; Simonsen, Jesper; Kensing, Finn – Journal of Computer Documentation, 1998
Four articles respond to the Bader and Nyce position that it is unlikely cultural analysis will become a routine tool for information systems developers with these arguments: ethnographic work can aid software development; the problem lies with inappropriate application of social science methods; the problem is technique, not fundamentals; and…
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Computer System Design, Design Requirements, Designers
