L6 - Collaboration and Collaborative environments

Question 1

What is CSCW?

Answer 1

Computer supported cooperative work

Question 2

What are the 4 Social interaction modes?
And give different examples of the 4 social interaction modes

Answer 2

Asynchronous(different time)
Synchronous(same time)

In person(same place)
Different place(online)

Examples:
Leaving notes -I- Recorded lecture
Talking in real life -I- Zoom Call

Question 3

What is an important aspect that goes away missing with zoom interaction?

Answer 3

Lacking the informal communication between meetings goes away during zoom.

• Like during coffee breaks etc.

Question 4

What is Collaboration/coordination? And give some examples

Answer 4

Working on the same thing but in parallel, in other words:

• Working with others to produce something together and achieve shared goals
• Designing a good interface is about collaboration and to understand the qualitative experience of social interaction.

Examples:

• Using physicality to convey information(Dad helping son cut vegetables by guiding his hand with his own)

UI Design:
- UX designers and developers jointly create intuitive interfaces.

Participatory Design:
- End-users collaborate with designers to ensure systems meet real user needs.

Question 5

What is cooperation?

Answer 5

• Cooperation is: working together with others to achieve your own goals.

Question 6

What is the fundamental difference between working or communicating remotely compared to face to face?

Answer 6

• You miss out on the social cues, the small details that are very important in communication.
• Less informal talks during coffee breaks etc, a place where a lot of important decisions are made.