A Pattern Language Approach to the Design of a Facilitation Reporting Database

Author

Druckenmiller, Douglas A. ; Jenkins, Jon ; Mittleman, Daniel ; Bootsman, Peter

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf., Western Illinois Univ., IL, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

5-8 Jan. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

10

Abstract

The IAF Methods Database has 455 as of 29 August reported techniques used by facilitators divided into 3 levels: Applications, Methods and Models, and Interventions. Methods and Models are the same level of abstraction as ThinkLets. We use the ThinkLet pattern language to define requirements for a redesign of the database. We also discuss the implications for collaboration engineering and examine requirements for other levels of abstraction at the intervention and application level.

Keywords

database management systems; groupware; software engineering; IAF methods database; ThinkLet pattern language; abstraction level; collaboration engineering implications; database redesign; facilitation reporting database design; international association of facilitators; pattern language approach; Behavioral science; Collaboration; Databases; Decision making; Design methodology; Educational institutions; Information analysis; Information systems; Large-scale systems; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences (HICSS), 2010 43rd Hawaii International Conference on

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

ISSN

1530-1605

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5509-6

Electronic_ISBN

1530-1605

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.2010.25

Filename

5428702