6 - 8 September 2011
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If you were not there - this is what you missed.
If you were there, then here are some reminders. If you want to add any pictures then send them to Alistair
7.00 pm |
(approx - can arrive a bit later) For those registered to arrive on Monday: drinks and food with Thomas and Jo Green, 73 Huntington Road, York, +44-(0)-1904-673675; directions to be supplied |
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10.00 |
Doctoral Consortium |
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12.30 |
lunch |
1.00 |
Introduction to PPIG |
1.10 |
The York HCI Group University of York |
New Tech, Chair: Maria Kutar |
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1.40 |
Class participation and shyness: affect and learning to program [short paper] University of Sussex, Newcastle University |
2.00 |
Self-Reporting emotional experiences in computing lab sessions: an emotional regulation perspective University of Sussex, Newcastle University |
2.30 |
The programming-like-analysis of a innovative media tool Sheffield Hallam University |
3.00 |
Robot dance: edutainment or engaging learning University of Dundee |
3.30 |
tea/coffee |
Chair: Alistair Edwards |
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4.00 |
User configurable machine vision for mobiles Cambridge University |
4.30 |
Useful but tedious: An evaluation of mobile spreadsheets [short paper] Oxford Brookes University |
Human and algorithmic complexity, Chair: Alistair Edwards |
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4.50 |
Understanding program complexity: an approach for study [short paper] Open University and Royal Holloway College, University of London |
5.10 |
Investigation of qualitative human oracle costs [short paper] University of Sheffield |
5.30 |
End of sessions. More guidance on evening activities. Visit 3Sixty, play boules, admire campus, relax until ... |
7.00 |
(approx - can arrive earlier or later) meet at Brigantes, Micklegate, York for drinks and food; directions to be supplied |
Language Formalities, Chair: Chris Roast |
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9.30 |
Open discussion: How would you design an notation or language for learners or practitioners? Using formal logic to define the grammar for memory transfer language (MTL) on the mould of register transfer language (RTL) and high level languages * Leonard J. Mselle The University of Dodoma, Tanzania |
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10.00 |
Programming with the user in mind Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel |
10.30 |
tea/coffee |
11.00 |
Automatic algorithm recognition based on programming schemas Aalto University, Finland |
11.30 |
A case study on the usability of NXT-G programming language [short paper] Cambridge University |
HCI for the future |
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11.50 |
Visit to the Home Lab University of York |
1.00 |
lunch |
2.00 |
Panel session: HCI problems are everywhere, Chair: Thomas Green |
1. Measurement and visualisation of software timing properties Gliwa GmbH, York; University of Manchester 2. Why PPIG matters beyond the P Cambridge University |
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Learners and language design, Chair: Thomas Green | |
3.00 |
The influence of class structure on program comprehension Sheffield Hallam University |
3.30 |
tea/coffee |
4.00 |
An empirical study of the influence of OCL on early learners Sheffield Hallam University |
Motivation and Affect | |
4.30 |
What makes software engineers go that extra mile? The Open University, UK |
5.00 |
Study attitudes and behaviour of CS1 students – two realities * Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil, and University of Coimbra, Portugal |
5.30 |
end of sessions |
7.00 |
Gala dinner at Meltons Too, Fossgate; directions to be supplied |
Invited paper, Chair: Thomas Green | |
9.30 |
Non-formal techniques for requirements elicitation, modeling, and early assessment for services Emeritus Professor, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam |
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10.30 |
tea/coffee |
Cognitive Considerations, Chair: Alistair Edwards | |
11.00 |
Evaluation of multimedia stream processing modeling language from the perspective of cognitive dimensions Gdansk University of Technology, Poland |
11.30 |
The cognitive dimensions questionnaire: adapting for non-expert users [short paper] University of Salford; The Foundry Communications |
11.50 |
Origins of poor code readability [short paper]* Arun Saha Fujitsu Network Communications, California |
12.10 11.50 |
On the cognitive foundations of modularity Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
Invited paper, Chair: Gordon Fletcher | |
12.20 | Methods and practicalities of qualitative research University of Salford |
1.20 |
Prize giving! |
12.40 |
lunch |
Invited paper | |
2.00 |
Methods and practicalities of qualitative research University of Salford |
Last session | |
3.00 |
The PPIG Meeting (summing-up, looking ahead, and … prizes) |
3.30 |
tea/coffee. End of conference |
* Due to circumstances beyond anyone's control, several planned speakers were unable to attend or to broadcast to us via Skype. There has, therefore, had to be some last-minute changes to the programme.
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