Values in computing

Maria Angela Ferrario; Will Simm; Jon Whittle; Christopher Frauenberger; Geraldine Fitzpatrick; Peter Purgathofer

doi:10.1145/3027063.3027067

Values in computing

Maria Angela Ferrario, Will Simm, Jon Whittle, Christopher Frauenberger, Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Peter Purgathofer

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Abstract

Whether it is in the form of software, system architecture or interface design, anything digital is inevitably affected by values: the organizational values of the project sponsor, the values of the research partners, and the values of each developer and designer. Some values (e.g.commercial success, academic prestige) are easier to quantify than others (e.g. social justice, care for the environment) with the latter often dismissed in decision making processes as lacking of measurable 'evidence'. However, less easy to measure values are not less real: they are simply less visible. The aim of this one-day workshop is precisely to investigate mechanisms which give more exposure to those values in computing that are less frequently considered. We do so by bringing together practitioners from different computing backgrounds (e.g. software engineering, interaction design, information systems) who have first-hand experience of trying to represent on an equal footing all human values in computing.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Editors	Cliff Lampe, m.c. schraefel
Place of Publication	New York NY USA
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	660-667
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450346566
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3027063.3027067
Publication status	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2017 - Colorado Convention Center, Denver, United States of America Duration: 6 May 2017 → 11 May 2017 Conference number: 35th https://chi2017.acm.org/ https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3025453 (Proceedings)

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2017
Abbreviated title	CHI 2017
Country/Territory	United States of America
City	Denver
Period	6/05/17 → 11/05/17
Internet address	https://chi2017.acm.org/ https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3025453 (Proceedings)

Keywords

Decision making processes
Ethics in engineering
Human values
Participatory design
Requirements capture
Societal computing
Values-theory

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Ferrario, MA, Simm, W, Whittle, J, Frauenberger, C, Fitzpatrick, G & Purgathofer, P 2017, Values in computing. in C Lampe & MC schraefel (eds), Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York NY USA, pp. 660-667, International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2017, Denver, Colorado, United States of America, 6/05/17. https://doi.org/10.1145/3027063.3027067

Values in computing. / Ferrario, Maria Angela; Simm, Will; Whittle, Jon et al.
Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ed. / Cliff Lampe; m.c. schraefel. New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2017. p. 660-667.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other › peer-review

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