14 - Methodological Component for General Framework

Summary

HCI frameworks, including the General Framework, are largely substantive in nature at this time. This is in spite of some lesser reference to practices and methods. Knowledge, however, is both methodological and substantive. Hence the requirement for a greater methodological component for such frameworks. The research framework and theory elements, which reference practices and methods, are in many respects very different. However, they have common aspects. The latter, in some cases, may even be identical to the elements appearing in HCI design practices and methods. The latter, then, could form the starting point for meeting the methodological framework requirement identified here. The HCI design practices and methods include user-centred design methods, structured analysis and design methods and research structured analysis and design methods. Suggestions are made as to the research needed to develop a greater methodological component. The latter would be for the General Framework and for other such generic frameworks. In this way, the requirement could be met.