ActAD: Activity Analysis and
Development
Työtoiminnan tutkimus ja kehittäminen
Activity Analysis and Development is a framework for studying and
developing work activities, particularly in relation to information systems
development. It is based on Developmental Work Research, which in turn
is an application of Activity Theory on work development. See the
following links for further information:
- Toiminta'05: 2. Toiminnan teorian ja sosiokulttuurisen
tutkimuksen päivät, Espoo 16-17.5.2005.
- ISCAR'2005: Sixth International Congress, 20-24 September
2005, Sevilla, Spain.
- List of publications: Publications
and working papers related to ActAD by University of Kuopio staff.
- Presentations: PowerPoint files of presentations in
conferences.
Mikko Korpela: Activity
oriented methods for information systems analysis and design: The case of
the ActAD approach (5.2 MB). Introductory presentation to the
panel discussion at the 3rd Nordic Conference 2004, based on the paper
presentation at the IFIP WG8.2 conference, Manchester 2004.- Mikko Korpela: Lähtökohtia, mitä on tehty,
mihin ollaan menossa (2.2 MB). "Kuopion toimintakerho" 10.12.2003.
Myös PDF-tiedostona
(700 KB).
- Mikko Korpela: Activity Networks in
Context (3 MB). ISCRAT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
18-21 June 2002. Also available as a PDF file (600 KB).
- Mikko Korpela: Use cases as actions
within activities. 2nd Nordic-Baltic Conference on Activity Theory and
Sociocultural Research, Ronneby, Sweden, 7-9 September 2001.
- Mikko Korpela: Two times four integrative
levels of analysis. IFIP WG8.2 Working Conference, Boise, Idaho, 27-29
July 2001.
- INDEHELA: A research programme
applying ActAD in studying information systems development for health in
Africa: INDEHELA-Methods 1998-2001, INDEHELA-Context 2003 and
2004-2007.
- PlugIT: A research project
in 2001-2004 on software applications integration in healthcare, applying ActAD
in developing integration requirements analysis methods.
- AT IT 2004:
First International Workshop on Activity Theory Based Practical Methods for IT
Design, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2-3 September 2004. Continues as a
book project.
- 3rd Nordic Conference on
Cultural and Activity Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, 3-5 September
2004. Panel discussion on the ActAD approach.
- Manchester 2:
Relevant Theory and Informed Practice: Looking Forward from a 20-Year
Perspective on IS Research, Working Conference, Manchester, England, 15-17
July, 2004. Panel discussion on "Researching and developing work
activities in IS: Experiences and way forward".
- Applying Activity Theory to CSCW research
and practice: Full-day workshop at ECSCW'03, 8th European Conference of
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work Helsinki, Finland, 14th September
2003.
- ISCRAT'2002:
Fifth Congress of the International Society for Cultural Research and Activity
Theory, 18-22 June 2002, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- ISCRAT'98:
Fourth Congress of the International Society for Cultural Research and Activity
Theory, 7-11 June 1998, Aarhus, Denmark.
