CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
Proposal Submission Deadline: July 30, 2013
Human Factors in Software Development and Design
A book edited by Dr. Saqib Saeed (Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan), Dr. Imran Sarwar Bajwa (Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan), and Dr. Zaigham Mahmood (University of Derby, UK)

To be published by IGI Global: http://bit.ly/13fPLHR

For release in the Advances in Systems Analysis, Software Engineering, and High Performance Computing (ASASEHPC) Book Series http://bit.ly/ZqX2r6

Introduction
Software development is inherently a complex activity. Human aspects play an important role in software development. There is a strong need to understand "humans" involved in software development process estimation and team management are dependent on human factors and a deep understanding of obstacles and problems can help in improving these processes. This book will focus on bringing these inherent issues into the forefront to help practitioners in gaining maturity of their software development process.

Extensive human involvement in software development has made humans an important stakeholder in the software process. Furthermore, due to emerging paradigms of end user development where end users also take up the role of software enhancement, the need for understanding human aspects has become more critical. The goal of this book is to provide an introduction to the fundamental human aspects in the software development process.

Objective of the Book
The aim of this book is to publish high quality original research contributions on the specialized theme of human factor in software development processes and to disseminate the elements of good practices suggested and employed by researchers and practitioners in this field. The focus of the proposed book is to consider all relevant aspects of software development processes in relation to implications for human cognitive limits. The objective is to come up with strategies to improve the software quality. A second focus is to bring the best practices and guidelines for technology design in this specialized area.

Target Audience
The book is intended for students and researchers working in the domain of software engineering. This book will also be helpful for software professionals working in the industry to employ best practices in their organizations. Furthermore, it will be a quite relevant resource for university libraries.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Software Development Environments
• Software-Human Interaction
• Learning Processes in SE
• Code Inspections and Refactoring
• Heuristics in Software Development
• System Design and Tailorability
• Technology Appropriation
• End User Software Engineering

Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before June 30, 2013, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by July 15, 2013 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by October 30, 2013. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2014.

Important Dates
July 30, 2013: Proposal Submission Deadline
August 15, 2013: Notification of Acceptance
October 30, 2013: Full Chapter Submission
December 31, 2013: Review Results Returned
February 28, 2014: Final Chapter Submission

Editorial Advisory Board
Wasif Afzal, Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan
Sher Afzal Khadn, AWKUM, Pakistan
Izzat Alsmadi, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Sameer AbuFardeh, North Dakota State University, USA
Rafa al Qutaish, University of Québec, Canada
Muhammad Muzammal, Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Javed, Wayne State University, USA
Muthu Ramachandran, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to:
Dr. Saqib Saeed
Department of Computer Science
Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan
Saqib.saeed@gmail.com

For more information on the:
Advances in Systems Analysis, Software Engineering, and High Performance Computing (ASASEHPC) Book Series
Editor-in-Chief: Vijayan Sugumaran (Oakland University, USA)
Please visit http://bit.ly/ZqX2r6