Communication: usability engineering

Author

Ramey, Judith

Author_Institution

Dept. of Tech. Commun., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA

Volume

1 & 2

fYear

1991

fDate

30 Oct-1 Nov 1991

Firstpage

53

Abstract

Usability engineering can enrich communications design from concept to post-release with information derived from consultation with and observation of users. The author brings a human-factors perspective to two key questions: when and how to test ideas with typical end-users. This paper is based on a detailed human-factors development cycle and focuses specifically on documentation issues, especially in those phases where documentation issues have not historically been examined. The following development stages are examined: market analysis, feasibility study, requirements definition, product acceptance analysis, task analysis, and global design

Keywords

DP management; design engineering; human factors; project engineering; system documentation; systems analysis; technical presentation; communications design; concept; consultation; documentation; end user observation; feasibility study; global design; human-factors development cycle; market analysis; post-release; product acceptance analysis; requirements definition; task analysis; usability engineering; Design engineering; Design methodology; Documentation; Educational institutions; Guidelines; Product development; Professional communication; System testing; Systems engineering and theory; Usability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Professional Communication Conference, 1991. IPCC '91. Proceedings. The Engineered Communication., International

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0482-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPCC.1991.172732

Filename

172732