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A study of the free drawing GUI of the touch phone by human sensibility ergonomics approach (감성 공학적 접근에 의한 터치폰의 자유 드로잉 GUI에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Ji-Hye;Hwang, Min-Cheol;Kim, Jong-Hwa;U, Jin-Cheol;Kim, Chi-Jung;Kim, Yong-U;Jo, Bong-Hwa
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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    • 2009.11a
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    • pp.175-178
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    • 2009
  • 본 연구는 감성공학적 접근법으로 터치 모바일 폰의 자유 드로잉 GUI 요소를 디자인 하기 위한 프로세스를 검증하는 것이 목적이다. 본 연구의 프로세스는 다음과 같이 진행되었다. 첫째, 터치폰에서 자유드로잉하는 행태를 파악하기 위하여 남 녀 대학생 57 명을 대상으로 터치폰 일기를 쓰게 하여 분석하였다. 또한 관찰 대상자가 선호하는 패션, 좋아하는 이미지를 수집하여, IRI 표준 이미지 스케일 맵에 매핑하여 감성 요소를 추출하였다. 둘째, 추출된 감성 요소는 Norman(2002)에 의거한 감각적(Visceral), 행태적(Behavioral), 심볼적(Reflective) 감성 어휘로 도출하고, 요인 분석을 통해 대표 감성 어휘를 도출하였다. 셋째, 자유 드로잉을 위한 터치 모바일폰 GUI 요소를 도출한 후 대표 감성 어휘와의 관계성을 분석하여 관계성이 높은 디자인 요소를 추출하였다. 마지막으로 추출된 대표 디자인 요소와 대표 감성 어휘는 다차원척도(Multidimensional scaling : MDS) 분석을 실시하여 2 차원 축에 모델링하고, 정량적으로 디자인에 반영될 주요 감성을 도출해본 결과 사용자의 감성적 경험을 통해 도출된 GUI 와 유사성이 높은 감성 어휘는 감성적 디자인을 할 때 주 요소로 적용 된다는 사실을 확인하였다.

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An Ethnographic Study on Eating Styles of Adult Diabetics in Korea (한국 성인당뇨병 환자의 식생활에 관한 문화기술적 연구)

  • Hong Yong-Hae;Cho Myung-Ok;Tae Young-Sook
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.313-322
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    • 2005
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore adult diabetics' eating styles and factors which influence them. Method: The study adopted an ethnographic method based on a perspective which views the eating style as a cultural phenomenon. Data was collected through a personal interview, participant observation, and documented materials from Oct.2001 to Sept. 2002. In this study, fifteen adult diabetics, with an average age of 57, participated. Data analysis was done by the Spradley's taxonomic analysis technique. Result: The patients' eating styles were rooted in their viewpoint on illness as well as the meaning of food. Eating styles were classified into 4 types: Pathology-centered, symptom-centered, need-centered, and role-centered. Conclusion: A conventional approach to the treatment and management of diabetes did not consider the patient's inner world which may play an important role in the successful management of the disease. We found that it was critical for health care personnel to understand patients' values, beliefs and their way of life in order to facilitate the most successful self-care diet.

Why did I Cope with so?: A Teacher's Strategy to Cope with Anomalous Situations in Primary Practical Science Lessons (나는 왜 그렇게 대처하였는가?: 초등 과학실험 수업 중 발생한 불일치 상황에서의 교사의 대처)

  • Park, Jisun;Chang, Jina;Song, Jinwoong
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.35 no.3
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    • pp.277-287
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    • 2016
  • This study explores how a teacher copes with anomalous situation in primary practical science lesson and what factors affect teacher's strategy to cope with anomalous situations. The method of auto-ethnography was used in order to capture the inner experience of the individual teacher. For this, one of the researchers participated in this study as the teacher participant. Two science lessons that the researcher taught as a teacher were observed by a co-author and video-recorded. However, only one lesson which the teacher experienced the anomalous situation was analyzed. After the lesson, self-interviews were conducted with the co-author. Also the researcher wrote four reflective journals about anomalous situations that she experienced. What has emerged in this study is that anomalous situations were experienced by the teacher while students were doing practical work and while students were presenting their results of practical work. As each anomalous situation was experienced in different contexts, the strategies that the teacher used were different and were affected not only by the personal epistemological belief but also by the socio-cultural context that the teacher was surrounded by. This study has implications to help teachers who have difficulties in coping with anomalous situations.

A Research into the Characteristics of Fashion/Textile Design Practice-Led PhD Theses in the UK (영국의 패션, 텍스타일 디자인 실기 주도(Practice-led) 박사 논문에 관한 특성 연구)

  • Kim, Hye Eun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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    • v.65 no.6
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    • pp.48-62
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    • 2015
  • Practice is essential in art and design. Through practice, artists gain tacit knowledge that is hard to acquire from conventional academic studies. This paper characterizes practice-led research in the study of fashion and textile design through the investigation of practice-led research theses in the UK. According to relevant literature, which includes four exemplary case studies, the following features can be drawn: First, the methodology is different in each case and the use of practice is unconventional. Second, the research is not always aimed at making products. Third, the structure follows an iterative process. Fourth, the ratios of theory and practice are different and various theories are used. Fifth, a personal journal or diary is used for reflection as a major aid to research. Lastly, the process should be recorded by a thorough academic method. Practice-led research can have unexpected outcomes in theory and practice. It can be a good option for fashion practice research to develop a better evaluation method and reduce the gap between subjectivity and objectivity.

Information Poverty of the Urban Poor and the Role of Public Library Services in Bridging the Digital Divide: An Ethnography (도시 저소득층의 정보빈곤 양상과 정보격차 해소를 위한 공공도서관 봉사방안 연구)

  • Chang Duk-Hyun
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.219-236
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    • 2005
  • This study intends to shed light on the everyday lives of the urban poor in four metro areas in Korea, viewed especially from the information perspective. Employing in-depth interviews and participant observation interchangeably, it attempts to illustrate such phenomena as information poverty, and to scrutinize the reasons of their passive behaviors in information seeking. This paper, specifically, focuses on the following characteristics of information need and information related behaviors of the urban poor : types of everyday concerns and ways to deal with them: characteristics of the help provided: types of information sources consulted : na, barriers and limitation of everyday information seeking and information use.

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Understanding the Characteristics of Behavior on Elderly Living in a Smart Home

  • Kim, Hyo Chang;Kim, Hyang Sook;Ji, Yong Gu
    • Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea
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    • v.34 no.2
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    • pp.115-123
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    • 2015
  • Objective: The aim of this study is to find and propose the behavioral characteristic of the elderly at their living space through diary study. Background: Recent development of technology and the emergence of various IT devices is contributing to active research in smart home, services which considers the behavior characteristics of the elderly are still unable to be provided. Method: This study performed self-diary study method with ten households aged over 65 that lived in smart home. Based on these data collected from the diary study, six behavior characteristics of elderly were drawn. Results: The elderly were aware of their cognitive and physical limitations and showed fear. They are difficult to adapt in the state of the art. Their activities to acquire information were limited and were against changes, preferring to maintain the old ways. Conclusion: The result of this study, findings of behavioral characteristics of the elderly reveal that most of them spend their time on personal maintenance, socializing and leisure activities. Therefore, smart home services related to these characteristics should be considered as a top priority. Application: The results of the behavior characteristics can be utilized for planning out future smart home services and thereby contributing to increase in convenience and satisfaction of the elderly.

Ageing Experiences of Nurses with Overseas Employment: Focusing on the Korean Nurses Dispatched to Germany in the 1960s and 1970s (해외 취업 간호사의 나이듦: 파독간호사를 중심으로)

  • Kim, Hack-Sun;Hong, Sun-Woo;Choi, Kyung-Sook;Lee, Ae-Joo
    • Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.185-194
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    • 2011
  • Purpose: Global shortages in nursing and strong demand for nursing services provided Korean nurses with more overseas employment opportunities, especially in the developed countries such as the United States and Canada. The purpose of this study was to explore the ageing experiences of the Korean nurses dispatched to Germany in the 1960s and 1970s. Methods: The researcher interviewed 10 Korean nurses living in four cities in Germany. Interviews were performed twice in January and July, 2010, and the data, in the form of field notes and interview transcripts, were analyzed using the Agar's (1980) ethnographic method. Results: The ageing experiences of the participants can be summarized into three theme stages: coming upon old age, reluctantly realizing getting old, and finally accepting being old. The first stage is characterized by 'wiring money to homeland all throughout youth', second 'still feeling like a stranger anywhere', and finally 'burying homeland in heart'. Conclusion: The research findings not only suggest crucial materials for training prospective nurses overseas for their successful settlement, but also shed lights on related problems and solutions with ageing experience in overseas employment.

A comparative study of contextual techniques : designing for new mobile application concepts (사용자 조사기법간 장-단점 비교 연구 : 휴대폰의 신기능 컨셉 발굴 도구로써의 고찰)

  • Park, Sang-Hyun;Kim, Yeon-Ji
    • 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.02b
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    • pp.165-170
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    • 2007
  • 최근 사용자 중심적 디자인이 제품 설계에 중요한 경영 철학으로 대두되면서, 사용자의 니즈와 요구사항을 제품에 반영하기 위한 다각도의 시도가 이루어지고 있다. 이 중 ethnography 적 조사 방법들은 사용자의 생활 속 경험 데이터에 기반하여 latent 한 니즈를 가시화 하기 위한 도구로써 점차 중요성이 커지고 있는 추세이다. 그리고 이와 관련 조사 방법들은 photo diary, experience sampling method, shadow tracking, contextual inquiry, in-depth interview 등 매우 다양하다. 각각이 조사 방법들은 도출되는 사용자의 생활 데이터 특성, 조사 참가자 조건, 소요 시간, 필요한 조사 참가자의 수 등에 따라 모두 특징이 상이하다. 휴대폰의 시장 cycle을 고려한다면, 휴대폰 도메인에서 이러한 조사 방법을 적용하기 위해서는 조사 목적 및 조사 진행 상황에 맞게 적절히 방법을 선택하여 사용자의 의미 있는 숨은 니즈를 발견하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 그러기 위해서는 각 방법들을 휴대폰의 사용자 조사에 적용하였을 때, 고유의 특징에 의해서 어떤 유용한 정보를 제공할 수 있는지 파악하는 것이 효과적인 조사를 위해 반드시 필요하다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 휴대폰 니즈/신기능 발굴 목적으로 적용된 총 6 가지 조사 방법의 적용 사례를 간략히 소개 하고자 한다. 이를 통하여 기법의 특징을 기술하고, 이에 기반한 기법의 장-단점 비교를 통해 각 방법이 다른 방법 대비 상대적으로 의미있는 데이터를 제공하는 내용은 무엇인지, 어떤 방법들이 함께 쓰였을 때 시너지 효과를 발휘 할 수 있는지, 조사 목적에 따라서 생략될 수 있는 방법과 참가자에게 유용한 데이터를 끌어내기 위해 반드시 수행해야 하는 방법은 무엇인지에 대하여 기술하고자 한다.

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A Study of the Ondol (Gudul, Floor Heating System) and Kitchen Space in the Traditional Houses on Jeju Island, Korea

  • Kim, Bong-Ae;Lee, Jeong-Lim
    • International Journal of Human Ecology
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.15-23
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    • 2003
  • Jeju-do is a volcanic island located off the shore of the Korean peninsula facing the Pacific Ocean. The traditional housing styles of the Jeju Province, therefore, reflect the impact of these natural backgrounds and reveal different housing styles that are distinctive from those of mainland Korea. The purpose of this research is to analyze the peculiarities of the Ondol (floor heating system) and the kitchen space of traditional housing of Jeju Island in terms of lifestyles. This study shall employ two research methods: a literature review and field survey methods. The literature review shall focus on the observations of characteristics noted in previous studies of Jeju's private houses. The field survey shall employ field survey and interview methods originating from the ethnography of the culturological-anthropologist approach. (1) The Jeju-do Ondol system is a “Weibang-eudul” system which means one Gudul per fire hole. (2) The definition of terms for Gulmook show variations depending on the various regions on Jeiu-do. (3) Major facilities in Jeongji include Gulmook, Sotduck, and Busup. Gulmook is a heating facility and Sotduck refers to a cooking facility; Busup refers to a combination of heating, cooking, and illuminating facilities.

Narrative Inquiry, As a Research Methodology for Library and Information Science (문헌정보학 연구방법으로서의 이야기 - 내러티브 탐구를 중심으로 -)

  • Lee, Hosin
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.49 no.1
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    • pp.149-172
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    • 2015
  • This study is to propose the possibility of narrative or story as a research methodology in the field of library and information science. To do this, I discuss the power and possibility of storytelling as a epistemological method of social science. Later, I look into turn to narrative in western scholarly traditions. And then, I introduced the process and the characteristic of the narrative inquiry as a subject and a methodology of research. I compare to another research methodology, ethnography and phenomenological research. At last, I reviewed the literature which is conducted by the methodology of narrative inquiry in the field of library and information science. I consider the possibility of adaptation of narrative inquiry in the field.