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SUMMARY:Insights from Expert Software Design Practice - Marian Petre - Ope
 n University
DTSTART:20091118T141500Z
DTEND:20091118T151500Z
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CONTACT:Mateja Jamnik
DESCRIPTION:Software is a designed artifact. In other design disciplines\,
  such as architecture\, there is a well-established tradition of design st
 udies which inform not only the discipline itself but also tool design\, p
 rocesses\, and collaborative work. This talk will consider software from s
 uch a 'design studies' perspective\, presenting a series of observations f
 rom empirical studies of expert software designers\, and drawing on exampl
 es from actual professional practice. It will consider what experts' menta
 l imagery\, software visualisations\, and sketches suggest about software 
 design thinking. It will also discuss some of the deliberate practices exp
 erts use to promote innovation. Finally\, it will open discussion on the t
 ensions between observed software design practices and received methodolog
 y in software engineering. 
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 1\, Computer Laboratory
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