THEDRE: A Traceable Process for High Quality in Human Centred Computer Science Research

Nadine Mandran (1) , Sophie Dupuy-Chessa (2, 3)

1 LIG - Laboratoire d'Informatique de Grenoble
2 IIHM - Ingénierie de l’Interaction Homme-Machine
3 SIGMA - Systèmes d’Information - inGénierie et Modélisation Adaptables

Computer scientists in information system encounter difficulties in leading research when they must consider human aspects, especially to evaluate these aspects. To achieve high quality research, they need to be guided in their process from their research question to their contributions. This article addresses the question of a traceable process to lead research in human-centred computer science (RHCCS). It proposes, THEDRE, a method to lead RHCCS with 1) an epistemological posture based in "constructivism pragmatic" and 2) an adaptation of quality management concepts "Deming's wheel and indicators to follow a research process". Our proposal has been designed from our participation in 29 works in human-centred computer science, and more particularly with 8 PHD students in information system. Also, THEDRE has been experimented during 2 workshops with PhD students and researchers.

Mots clés: Traceability; process; Deming's wheel; indicators; quality; epistemological paradigm; design science

Domaines: Interface homme-machine [cs.HC]; Génie logiciel [cs.SE]; Sciences de l'Homme et Société; Méthodes et statistiques

Nadine Mandran, Sophie Dupuy-Chessa. THEDRE: A Traceable Process for High Quality in Human Centred Computer Science Research. 26th International Conference on Information Systems Development, ISD 2017, Sep 2017, Larnaca, Cyprus. ⟨hal-01996110⟩