I'm Jon; this is a journal of my experiences pursuing a PhD in Informatics at the University of California, Irvine.
Concept Miro Paper summary - Requirements Framing Affects Design Creativity, by Rahul Mohanani, Burak Turhan, Paul Ralph
Paper summary - What makes a creative day? A diary study on the interplay between affect, job stressors, and job control, by Carmen Binnewies, Sarah C. Wörnlein
Book chapter summary - Abduction: The Logic of Discovery of Grounded Theory, by Jo Reichertz
Paper summary - Systemic Creative Problem-Solving: On the Poverty of Ideas and the Generative Power of Prototyping, by Frédéric Vallée-Tourangeau
Paper summary - Developing Entry-Level Portfolios: Strategies for Graduating Students, by Janet Lee Coleman
Paper summary - Unpacking Creativity, by Kerrie Unsworth
Paper summary - Motivation for Creativity in Design Students, by Shulamith Kreitler and Hernan Casakin
Paper summary - Preparing Future UX Professionals: Human Skills, Technical Skills, and Dispositions, by Emma J. Rose, Cynthia Putnam, Craig M. MacDonald
Paper summary - Why Do Ideas Get More Creative Across Time? An Executive Interpretation of the Serial Order Effect in Divergent Thinking Tasks, by Roger E. Beaty and Paul J. Silvia
Book chapter summary - An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition (chapters 10, 11), by James Paul Gee
Book chapter summary - An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition (chapter 9), by James Paul Gee
Book chapter summary - An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition (chapter 8), by James Paul Gee
Book chapter summary - An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition (chapter 7), by James Paul Gee
Book chapter summary - An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition (chapter 6), by James Paul Gee
Book chapter summary - An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition (chapters 4 and 5), by James Paul Gee
Book chapter summary - An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition (chapter 3), by James Paul Gee
Paper summary - Camp or College, by Quinn Burke and Cinamon Bailey
I submitted my first study to the IRB for approval.
Book chapter summary - An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, Second edition (chapters 1 and 2), by James Paul Gee
Paper summary - Understanding the Software Development Industry’s Perspective on Coding Boot Camps versus Traditional 4-year Colleges, by Quinn Burke, et al
Paper summary - Can I use TA? Should I use TA? Should I not use TA? Comparing reflexive thematic analysis and other pattern-based qualitative analytic approaches, by Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
Paper summary - Null effects of boot camps and short-format training for PhD students in life sciences, by David F. Feldon, et al
Paper summary - Design Systems for Conversational UX, by Robert Moore, et al
Paper summary - A Systematic Review and Thematic Analysis of Community-Collaborative Approaches to Computing Research, by Ned Cooper, et al
Paper summary - Creativity in the design process: co-evolution of problem–solution, by Kees Dorst and Nigel Cross
Paper summary - Toward good practice in thematic analysis: Avoiding common problems and be(com)ing a knowing researcher, by Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
Paper summary - Reprioritizing the Relationship Between HCI Research and Practice: Bubble-Up and Trickle-Down Effects, by Colin Gray, Erik Stolterman, and Martin Siegel
Book chapter summary - The Nature and Art of Workmanship, chapters 1-4, by David Pye
Paper summary - Designer's Identity: Personal Attributes And Design Skills, by Kamila Kunrath, Philip Cash, and Maaike Kleinsmann
Paper summary - Thematic Networks: An Analytic Tool For Qualitative Research, by Jennifer Attride-Stirling
Paper summary - Creativity As Action: Findings From Five Creative Domains, by Vlad Petre Glăveanu, et al
Paper summary - Rewriting the Language of Creativity: The Five A’s Framework, by Vlad Petre Glăveanu
Paper summary - Design Thinking: An Educational Model towards Creative Confidence, by Ingo Rauth, Eva Koppen, Birgit Jobst and Christoph Meinel
Paper summary - Dialogue In The Making: Emotional Engagement With Materials, by Ingar Brinck and Vasudevi Reddy
Paper summary - An In Vivo Analysis of Crafts Practices And Creativity - Why Affordances Provide a Productive Lens, by Michael Kimmel and Camilla Groth
Book chapter summary - Synectics: The Development of Creative Capacity, Chapter 5: Play and Irrelevance, by William J. J. Gordon
Book chapter summary - Synectics: The Development of Creative Capacity, Chapter 2: The Operational Mechanisms, by William J. J. Gordon
Book chapter summary - Synectics: The Development of Creative Capacity, Chapter 1: History of Synectics Researches Into Creative Activity, by William J. J. Gordon
Book chapter summary - Stimulating Creativity, Chapter IX: Stimulating Hypothesis Formation, by Morris I. Stein
Paper summary - Creativity and Culture, by Morris I. Stein
Paper summary - The Standard Definition of Creativity, by Mark A. Runco and Garrett J. Jaeger
Paper summary - The Philosophy of Creativity, by Berys Gaut
A housing update: Aliso Viejo
Awful apartments, and a loose plan with Paul and Katie
Course work and equivalencies
Looking for a place to stay in Irvine
