From michel.menou at orange.fr Tue Jul 18 10:00:14 2017 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 16:00:14 +0200 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: [icie] Timothy Gorichanaz wins the 2017 Litwin Books Award for Ongoing Dissertation Research In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <55a521b8-fb9e-dec2-20b9-1cbd9d98f381@orange.fr> -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [icie] Timothy Gorichanaz wins the 2017 Litwin Books Award for Ongoing Dissertation Research Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2017 20:10:30 -0700 From: Rory Litwin To: Library and Information Science Information and Discussion List , StanleyK at yahoogroups.com , sighfis-l at asis.org, icie at zkm.de, executivedirector at iacap.org Timothy Gorichanaz wins the 2017 Litwin Books Award for Ongoing Dissertation Research Press release 7/5/2017 Media contact: Rory Litwin, rory at litwinbooks.com We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2017 Litwin Books Award for Ongoing Dissertation Research in the Philosophy of Information. We are granting this year?s award to Timothy John Gorichanaz of Drexel University, based on his dissertation project, ?Understanding Self-Documentation.? In this work, Gorichanaz seeks to better understand our current obsession with self-documentation ? pictorial documentation in particular (e.g., the ?selfie?) ? through a study of the popular artistic practice of self-portraiture from the point of view of document theory and the philosophy of information. A member of the award committee says, ?Gorichanaz shows a wide-ranging knowledge of the relevant work in philosophy and information science, displaying an ability to make novel and insightful connections amongst a broad range of theorists. On this base he builds a set of well-crafted and fascinating research questions about the nature of the self-portrait as a document and as a form of experiential understanding." The committee is confident that this dissertation will be a valuable contribution to the areas that Gorichanaz identifies in his proposal: document theory, information behavior, the philosophy of information and critical discourse within information science. The award consists of a certificate suitable for framing and $1000 check. Since this award is for ongoing research, other applicants who are still working on their dissertations will be eligible to enter their work next year, and we strongly encourage them to do so. For more information about the award, please visit http://litwinbooks.com/award.php. ### Garanti sans virus. www.avg.com <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michel.menou at orange.fr Wed Jul 26 04:33:17 2017 From: michel.menou at orange.fr (Michel Menou) Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 10:33:17 +0200 Subject: [Students-l] Fwd: [ciresearchers] PhD Scholarship: VALUES-FIRST SOFTWARE DESIGN IN RURAL BANGLADESH, MONASH UNIVERSITY In-Reply-To: <1501034229.2787076.1052685760.6FE870B0@webmail.messagingengine.com> References: <1501034229.2787076.1052685760.6FE870B0@webmail.messagingengine.com> Message-ID: <8846e192-f226-5691-a0b9-60923c1c1e43@orange.fr> -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [ciresearchers] PhD Scholarship: VALUES-FIRST SOFTWARE DESIGN IN RURAL BANGLADESH, MONASH UNIVERSITY Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 11:57:09 +1000 From: Larry Stillman Reply-To: ciresearchers at vancouvercommunity.net, Larry Stillman To: ciresearchers at vancouvercommunity.net, communityinformatics at vancouvercommunity.net Dear colleagues, Please pass on this notice to interested candidates. For more information, please go to: monash.edu/it/protic. Expressions of Interest ( EOI ) are sought for the scholarship (PROTIC 5) as part of the IT for Resilient Communities Flagship of the Centre for Community and Social Informatics ( COSI ) of the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University. *PHD RESEARCH TOPIC : VALUES-FIRST SOFTWARE DESIGN IN RURAL BANGLADESH* (Supervisors: Professor Jon Whittle, TBA) Designing new software technology for communities in rural Bangladesh should be carried out with a thorough understanding and consideration of the values of local end-users and other stakeholders. Human values ? such as equality, diversity, respect for tradition, privacy, a sense of belonging, and freedom ? are all too often ignored in the design of new software systems. And yet, any new technology impacts human values, either deliberately or unintentionally. Furthermore, values are highly context-dependent and so software design in rural Bangladesh should be inherently different than software design elsewhere. Whilst there are some existing methods for considering values in software design (values-sensitive design, value in design, etc.) there does not yet exist an end-to-end approach for ensuring that values are considered throughout the software lifecycle. This PhD project will examine the role of values in software design for communities in rural Bangladesh particularly in the context of the PROTIC and REE-CALL projects at Oxfam. Further information about PROTIC and REE-CALL can be found here. The PhD student will carry out a review of existing values-based design approaches, evaluate their effectiveness in the Bangladeshi context, and develop new values-first software design approaches as necessary. The student will work closely with other students and project staff who are developing software applications, using these applications as case studies and driving examples. *Candidate Requirements* The ideal candidate will have a strong background both in software development methods and practices as well as knowledge and interest in the socio-technical aspects of new software systems, such as how to design systems that fit into existing practices. The successful candidate will have knowledge of and/or be able to learn quickly about: * Participatory design methods * Human-computer interaction (from a socio-technical viewpoint) * Software development skills (including requirements engineering, software design methodologies ? both agile and plan-driven, programming) * Qualitative research methods, e.g., observational studies, interviewing, ethnography Advanced communication skills in English are critical to this project, as well as fluency in Bengali. Fieldwork in Bangladesh will be required. The successful candidate will receive a full tuition scholarship and stipend ($AUD26,682 per annum) for a single person for the period of required research residency in Australia and fieldwork in Bangladesh For more information, please go to: monash.edu/it/protic. ********************** Larry Stillman, PhD Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of IT Lead Researcher, PROTIC Monash-Oxfam Project for Information Empowerment in Bangladesh Monash University http://bit.do/lsmonashprofile www.webstylus.net 61 3 9903 1801 Not of the Academy of Lagado Garanti sans virus. www.avg.com <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: