Logics

What is a substantive logic?

Substantive logics document the rationale for running a particular instance of PECE or for conducting a particular research project. They can be associated with Projects or Groups.

How is it different than a design logic?

“...design logics are critical directives, informed by a design community’s habits and assumptions about language, and by its philosophical commitments, which direct the architecture and arrangement of content in the systems they produce. As design logics shape the way digital systems are designed, the resulting material infrastructure comes to embody the designer’s worldviews.” (Poirier 2017)

The designers of PECE outlined a series of design directives when architecting the platform. These design directives orient how content is organized in the system and how users can interact with the system’s affordances. Since these logics shape how research in the system is conducted and organized, these design logics are an important piece of metadata for the platform as a whole and for any research that is conducted on the platform. They provide insight into the traditions of research and thinking that have informed the design of workflows and data management on PECE.

PECE’s design logics travel with every instance of the platform and cannot be edited by platform contributors.

Where can I find a list of design logics on the site?

Navigate to the ‘About’ link in the main menu. There will be a tab on this page for ‘Design Logics’, where all of the platform’s design logics will be listed.

Where can I find a list of substantive logics on the site?

Navigate to the ‘About’ link in the main menu. There will be a tab on this page for ‘Substantive Logics’, where all of the platform’s substantive logics will be listed. You can also access substantive logics that have been associated with specific projects or groups from their respective pages.

How do I add substantive logics to projects?

When creating a project, there will be a field that allows users to reference substantive logics that have already been added to the platform. Begin typing the title of the substantive logic into this field and the system should begin searching for the link to the logic. Upon saving the project, the substantive logic should be linked from the project page.

How do I add substantive logics to groups?

When creating a group, there will be a field that allows users to reference substantive logics that have already been added to the platform. Begin typing the title of the substantive logic into this field and the system should begin searching for the link to the logic. Upon saving the group, the substantive logic should be linked from the group page.