Patrick W Jordan

An Introduction to Usability

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This work gives an overview of the topic of usability. Firstly, usability is defined and a framework for identifing different aspects of usability is given. The main principles for creating usable designs are expounded, followed by practical advice

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 130
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 171mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9780748407620
• ISBN-10: 0748407626
• Artikelnr.: 21959246

Autorenporträt

Patrick W. Jordan (The Contemporary Trends Institute, London, UK) (Author)

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction - usability
aim and contents of book
scope of book and limitations
who is the book for? What is usability? concept and definition
the components of usability
why usability is important
measures of usability. Principles for usable design - consistency
compatibility
consideration of user resources
feedback
error prevention and recovery
user control
visual clarity
prioritisation of functionality and information
appropriate transfer of technology
explicitness. Designing for usability - specifying user characteristics
requirements capture
usability specification
iterative design and prototyping. Methods for usability evaluation - empirical methods
non- empirical methods. Conducting a usability evaluation - purpose of the evaluation
selecting evaluation participants
type of data required
constraints and opportunities
reporting and evaluation
case study - evaluating a software based statistics package
conclusions.