Showing papers by "Toomas Timpka published in 1994"
TL;DR: This paper discusses an approach towards Knowledge-Based Systems (KBS) development which emphazises fit in the clinical organization, utility and safety and concludes that while Action Design provides organizational validation, Logic Engineering adds on KBS design verification.
15 citations
TL;DR: It is concluded that studies are needed to further investigate the problems real decision-support projects have to deal with and develop methods and tools which support design practices where existing structural, procedural and, building on this, technical obstacles are overcome.
Abstract: Insufficient requirements analysis has recently been suggested as a problem in clinical decision-support systems development. Therefore, to explore knowledge, practices and attitudes, key professionals in the area from four countries were interviewed regarding the early phases in the development process. For data collection, semi-structured interviews were performed and video-taped. As reference, documentation of the Action Design requirements engineering methodology was used. Two separate qualitative analyses of the data were made. The first was to identify central concepts and attitudes related to requirements engineering. In the second analysis, concrete circumstances surrounding decisions to use requirements engineering methods were investigated. This paper reports the results of the analyses and discusses changes in the planning and management of clinical decision-support projects in general, and it comments on development methods, using Action Design as reference. It is concluded that studies are needed to further investigate the problems real decision-support projects have to deal with. This knowledge can then be used to develop methods and tools which support design practices where existing structural, procedural and, building on this, technical obstacles are overcome.
9 citations
Proceedings Article•
01 Jan 1994
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the dynamics of small-group design meetings where rules for a democratic dialogue are used using the grounded theory method, and a descriptive model is inductively composed in which actions and events during the meetings are related to frames of sociocultural reference.
Abstract: Knowledge is missing of how participation in informnation system design is built in practice and, particularily, of the interaction taking place within multi-disciplinary design groups. The aim of this study is to explore the dynamics of small-group design meetings where rules for a democratic dialogue are used. Using the grounded theory method, a descriptive model is inductively composed in which actions and events during the meetings are related to frames of sociocultural reference. This model can be employed as a theoretical background in the planning, performance, and evaluation of participatory design projects.
5 citations