Hartswood, Mark, Procter, Rob, Slack, Roger S. and Rouncefield, Mark (2002) Finding order in the machine. In: 21st European Annual Conference on Human Decision Making and Control, Glasgow, 15-16 Jul 2002. Published in: Proceedings of the 21st European Annual Conference on Human Decision Making and Control pp. 205-208.

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Abstract

This paper examines the use of a computer-aided detection system for mammography and argues that it is important to appreciate work practice in order to understand the ways that the system will be used outwith the context of clinical trials. As an illustration of the lacuna, the ‘missing what’ in clinical trials, we show how order is found in the lived work of using the system and how readers make sense of its behaviour in the work setting. The paper concludes with a call for the use of ethnography in trials as a means of explicating the uses of technologies in real-world situations.

Item Type:	Conference Item (Paper)
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science
Journal or Publication Title:	Proceedings of the 21st European Annual Conference on Human Decision Making and Control
Official Date:	July 2002
Dates:	Date Event July 2002 Published
Page Range:	pp. 205-208
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Conference Paper Type:	Paper
Title of Event:	21st European Annual Conference on Human Decision Making and Control
Type of Event:	Conference
Location of Event:	Glasgow
Date(s) of Event:	15-16 Jul 2002

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