Screen LibraryDesigning end-user interfaces.
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| Corporate Authors: | ; |
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| Published: |
Pergamon Infotech,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | 1988. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
State of the art report ;
15:8 |
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| Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080341200 |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (x, 251 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781483157498 1483157490 |
| Index Number: | QA76 |
| CLC: | TP11 |
| Contents: |
Front Cover; Designing End-User Interfaces; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents; Foreword; Publisher's note; Part I: Invited Papers; Chapter 1. ISSUE -- a case study in expert system interfaces; Introduction; Problems with expert system interfaces; ISSUE (Intelligent Spreadsheet Utility Environment); Conclusions; Chapter 2. Human/Computer Interaction Engineering (HCIE); Work; Human/computer systems; Performance; Engineering human/computer interactions -- the design problem; Application of the conception -- the case of CAD displays; Conclusion; Chapter 3. The user in a sociotechnical system. IntroductionSociotechnical systems theory; IT systems in their social systems context; Matching information systems with the social system reality; Analysis for requirements specification; Sociotechnical implications for the interface; Conclusions; Chapter 4. Methodologies for designing User/Computer Interfaces (UCIs); Introduction; Methodologies for human factors; User/Computer Interfaces (UCIs); Conclusions; Acknowledgement; Chapter 5. Developments in Human/Computer Interaction (HCI) hardware; Introduction; Computer input; Computer output; Portability, storage and integration; Conclusion. AcknowledgementsChapter 6. Guidelines and principles of interface design; Introduction; Guidelines and principles; UCI protocol; Standard UCIs; Conclusions; Acknowledgement; Chapter 7. Developments in computing and the user interface -- emerging issues in end-user interface design; Introduction; What is interaction?; Engineering the user interface; Integration of UID; Looking to the future; Conclusion; Chapter 8. Introduction to the design of end-user interfaces; Introduction; What is the end-user interface?; Why is the design of the user interface often neglected? What are the consequences of poor interface design?Usability context -- the acceptability equation; Usability definition and quantification; Usability evaluation -- criteria and procedures; Why are usability and good interface design important?; What are the benefits of human factors and usability in system design?; Conclusion; Chapter 9. Integrating human factors with system development; Introduction; Human factors and current system development practice; Extending JSD to integrate human factors; Integrating human factors activities; Summary and conclusions; Acknowledgements. Chapter 10. Communicating with the userWhat information do users need?; Choosing the presentation medium; Selecting among visual design options; Feedback to writers; Conclusions; Invited Paper references; Part II: Analysis; Chapter 1. Definition of the problem; Introduction; Terminology; Failures of IT systems; Understanding the user; Hardware problems; Software problems; Conclusions; Chapter 2. Psychological and social factors; Introduction; Types of user; Cognitive capabilities of the user; The user in the sociotechnical system; Chapter 3. Principles of interface design; Introduction. |