DocumentCode
2218707
Title
From Tasks to Tools: A Field Study in Collaborative Visual Analytics
Author
Ha, Daniel ; Kim, Minjung ; Wade, Andrew ; Chao, William O. ; Ho, Kevin ; Kaastra, Linda ; Fisher, Brian ; Dill, John
Author_Institution
Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby
fYear
2007
fDate
Oct. 30 2007-Nov. 1 2007
Firstpage
223
Lastpage
224
Abstract
This poster presents an exploratory field study of a VAST 2007 contest entry. We applied cognitive task analysis (CTA), grounded theory (GT), and activity theory (AT), to analysis of field notes and interviews from participants. Our results are described in the context of activity theory and sensemaking, two theoretical perspectives that we have found to be particularly useful in understanding analytic tasks.
Keywords
cognitive systems; task analysis; activity theory; cognitive task analysis; collaborative visual analytics; grounded theory; sensemaking; Chaos; Cognition; Cognitive science; Collaborative tools; Collaborative work; Computer interfaces; Computer security; Information analysis; Space technology; Visual analytics; collaboration; evaluation; field methods; meta-analysis; theory building;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Visual Analytics Science and Technology, 2007. VAST 2007. IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location
Sacramento, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1659-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VAST.2007.4389028
Filename
4389028
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