A Framework for Integrating the Social Web Environment in Pattern Engineering

2010 ◽  
pp. 560-586
Author(s):  
Pankaj Kamthan
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Semantic Web ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Web Environment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Realization Process

In the last decade, patterns have emerged as a notable problem-solving approach in various disciplines. This paper aims to address the communication requirements of the elements of pattern engineering (namely, actors, activities, and artifacts) in general and the pattern realization process in particular. To that regard, a theoretical framework using the Social Web as the medium is proposed and its implications are explored. The prospects of using the Social Web are analyzed by means of practical scenarios and concrete examples. The concerns of using the Social Web related to cost to actors, decentralization and distribution of control, and semiotic quality of representations of patterns are highlighted. The directions for future research including the use of patterns for Social Web applications, and the potential of the confluence of the Social Web and the Semantic Web for communicating the elements of pattern engineering, are briefly explored.

A Framework for Integrating the Social Web Environment in Pattern Engineering

2011 ◽  
pp. 2250-2277
Author(s):  
Pankaj Kamthan
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Semantic Web ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Web Environment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Realization Process

In the last decade, patterns have emerged as a notable problem-solving approach in various disciplines. This paper aims to address the communication requirements of the elements of pattern engineering (namely, actors, activities, and artifacts) in general and the pattern realization process in particular. To that regard, a theoretical framework using the Social Web as the medium is proposed and its implications are explored. The prospects of using the Social Web are analyzed by means of practical scenarios and concrete examples. The concerns of using the Social Web related to cost to actors, decentralization and distribution of control, and semiotic quality of representations of patterns are highlighted. The directions for future research including the use of patterns for Social Web applications, and the potential of the confluence of the Social Web and the Semantic Web for communicating the elements of pattern engineering, are briefly explored.

Embracing the Social Web for Managing Patterns

2010 ◽  
pp. 733-747
Author(s):  
Pankaj Kamthan
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Web ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Web ◽  
The Social

In this chapter, the affordances of the social Web in managing patterns are explored. For that, a classification of stakeholders of patterns and a process for producing patterns are proposed. The role of the stakeholders in carrying out the different workflows of the process is elaborated and, in doing so, the prospects presented by the technologies/applications underlying the social Web are highlighted. The directions for future research, including the potential of the convergence of the social Web and the Semantic Web, are briefly explored.

Using the Social Web Environment for Pattern Engineering

2011 ◽  
pp. 37-57
Author(s):  
Pankaj Kamthan
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Communication Education ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Technological Environment ◽  
Education Production ◽  
Web Environment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Human Creativity

There are a number of disciplines that depend on the lessons based on history and human creativity while solving problems. In the last two decades, patterns have emerged as a notable problem-solving approach in various disciplines, including science and engineering. The relationships between people, patterns, and technology have evolved over the years. In particular, the changes in the technological environment affect communication, education, production, publication, and management of patterns. This chapter proposes the use of the Social Web in supporting the human and social aspects of pattern engineering. In doing so, the prospects of integrating the technologies/applications underlying the Social Web in the activities and artifacts of pattern engineering are illustrated by a variety of examples, and the concerns in doing so are highlighted.

The Social Consequences of Phubbing

2020 ◽  
pp. 157-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariek Vanden Abeele
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Expectancy Violations ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Comprehensive Literature Review ◽  
The Social

Recent empirical work suggests that phubbing, a term used to describe the practice of snubbing someone with a phone during a face-to-face social interaction, harms the quality of social relationships. Based on a comprehensive literature review, this chapter presents a framework that integrates three concurrent mechanisms that explain the relational impact of phubbing: expectancy violations, ostracism, and attentional conflict. Based on this framework, theoretically grounded propositions are formulated that may serve as guidelines for future research on these mechanisms, the conditions under which they operate, and a number of potential issues that need to be considered to further validate and extend the framework.

Dissemination of Assistive Technology Devices for Children with Disabilities through Realabilities

2015 ◽  
pp. 310-335
Author(s):  
Senada Arucevic
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Children's Television ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Further Development

Over the last decade, vast research has been conducted on assistive technology devices and the potential implementation of these devices in the daily lives of individuals with disabilities. Many devices are new to the public and may require further development, but it is important to disseminate information about these useful technologies, which often afford users more independence with their activities of daily living. Unfortunately individuals with disabilities often encounter stigma; research suggests that assistive technology devices may at times contribute to this ostracism. This chapter reviews a variety of technologies that have been used to improve the quality of life of individuals with varying disabilities. These devices are presented in the context of introducing a new children's television show, Realabilities, a pro-social and stop-bullying children's television program that seeks to enhance the social interaction and initiation of typical children towards children with disabilities. Directions for future research and implementation of these devices are also discussed.

Establishing the Credibility of Social Web Applications

2011 ◽  
pp. 1432-1437
Author(s):  
Pankaj Kamthan
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Web ◽  
The People ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Web

In recent years, there has been a steady shift in the nature of Web applications. The vehicle of this transition of Web applications is us, the people. The ability to post photographs or videos, exchange music snippets with peers, and annotate a piece of information, are but a few exemplars of this phenomenon. Indeed, the pseudonym Web 2.0 (O’Reilly, 2005) has been used to describe the apparent “socialization” of the Web. In spite of the significant prospects offered by humancentric Web applications, the mere fact that virtually anyone can set up such applications claiming to sell products and services or upload/post unscrutinized information on a topic as being “definitive,” raises the issues of credibility from a consumers’ viewpoint. Therefore, establishing credibility is essential for an organization’s reputation and for building consumers’ trust. The rest of the article is organized as follows. We first provide the background necessary for later discussion. This is followed by the introduction of a framework within which different types of credibility in the context of human-centric Web applications can be systematically addressed and thereby improved. Next, challenges and directions for future research are outlined. Finally, concluding remarks are given.

A Methodology for Integrating the Social Web Environment in Software Engineering Education

2010 ◽  
pp. 457-471
Author(s):  
Pankaj Kamthan
Keyword(s):  
Software Engineering ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Social Perspectives ◽  
Web Environment ◽  
Software Engineering Education ◽  
The Social

The aim of this article is a technological revitalization of software engineering education from human and social perspectives. It adopts a systematic approach towards integrating the Social Web environment (including technologies and applications based on those technologies) in software engineering education, both inside and outside the classroom. To that regard, a feasibilitysensitive methodology for incorporating the Social Web environment in software engineering education that supports a heterogeneous combination of objectivism and constructivism is proposed and explored. The potential prospects of such integration and related concerns are illustrated by practical examples.

Representing and Sharing Tagging Data Using the Social Semantic Cloud of Tags

2010 ◽  
pp. 519-527
Author(s):  
Hak-Lae Kim ◽  
John G. Breslin ◽  
Stefan Decker ◽  
Hong-Gee Kim
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Web ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Social Tagging ◽  
Social Software ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Content Creation ◽  
Software Applications ◽  
The Social

Social tagging has become an essential element for Web 2.0 and the emerging Semantic Web applications. With the rise of Web 2.0, websites that provide content creation and sharing features have become extremely popular. These sites allow users to categorize and browse content using tags (i.e., free-text keyword topics). However, the tagging structures or folksonomies created by users and communities are often interlocked with a particular site and cannot be reused in a different system or by a different client. This chapter presents a model for expressing the structure, features, and relations among tags in different Web 2.0 sites. The model, termed the Social Semantic Cloud of Tags (SCOT), allows for the exchange of semantic tag metadata and reuse of tags in various social software applications.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Quality of Social Web Applications Using the LSP Method

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Tihomir Orehovački
Keyword(s):  
Web Applications ◽  
Aggregation Operators ◽  
Evaluation Procedure ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Quality Requirements ◽  
Performance Variables ◽  
Single Score

Quality is an essential determinant of the success of every type of software and social Web applications are not an exception. It is therefore of great importance that the examination of the degree to which social Web applications meet predefined requirements related to particular facets of quality is performed effectively and frequently. With an objective to facilitate evaluation procedure and enable comparison of social Web applications at all levels of the quality model, we initiated a research into development of a methodology that will aggregate quality requirements into a single score. The work presented in this paper draws on the employment of the logic scoring of preference (LSP) method and outlines only some parts of the aforementioned methodology. After identifying quality attributes that constitute the requirement tree, elementary criteria for both objective and subjective performance variables were introduced. As a follow up, field experts were included in the study in order to determine weights of performance variables within particular performance subsystem. Finally, the appropriate logic aggregation operators were selected based on the relevance of performance variables

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