Transforming Usability Engineering Requirements into Software Engineering Specifications: From PUF to UML

2005 ◽  
pp. 147-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim A. Carter ◽  
Jun Liu ◽  
Kevin Schneider ◽  
David Fourney
Keyword(s):  
Software Engineering ◽  
Usability Engineering

Usability Engineering of User-Centered Web Sites

2011 ◽  
pp. 3890-3896
Author(s):  
Theresa A. O’Connell ◽  
Elizabeth D. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Software Engineering ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Usability Engineering ◽  
Site Development ◽  
User Centered

For Web sites to succeed, they must be user-centered. A user-centered focus throughout Web site development life cycles promotes Web site usability. This is accomplished through usability engineering carried out within the context of software engineering.

Integrating Usability, Semiotic, and Software Engineering into a Method for Evaluating User Interfaces

2009 ◽  
pp. 448-464
Author(s):  
Kenia Sousa ◽  
Albert Schilling ◽  
Elizabeth Furtado
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Software Engineering ◽  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Usability Engineering ◽  
Ui Design ◽  
Usability Tests ◽  
Computer Interaction ◽  
Area Of Study

We present artifacts and techniques used for user interface (UI) design and evaluation, performed by professionals from the human-computer interaction (HCI) area of study, covering usability engineering and semiotic engineering, which can assist software engineering (SE) to perform usability tests starting earlier in the process. Tests of various interaction alternatives, produced from these artifacts, are useful to verify if these alternatives are in accordance with users’ preferences and constraints, and usability patterns, and can enhance the probability of achieving a more usable and reliable product.

The Usability Engineering Behins User-Centered Processes for Web Site Development Lifecycles

2007 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa A. O’Connell ◽  
Elizabeth D. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Software Engineering ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Web Site Design ◽  
Usability Engineering ◽  
Requirements Definition ◽  
Site Development ◽  
Development Lifecycle ◽  
Site Design ◽  
User Centered

Usability is integral to software quality. Software developers increasingly acknowledge the importance of user-centered Web-site development. The value of usability engineering and the role of the usability engineer (UE) are less well understood. A common assumption is that the UE’s role is only to be a user advocate. To this role, we add the responsibility of addressing concerns of other stakeholders in Web-site design and development. We discuss usability engineering and the processes that it encompasses, such as project planning, requirements-definition, user-centered design and evaluation/testing within the context of traditional software engineering lifecycles. We define the UE’s role throughout a user-centered Web-site development lifecycle. This lifecycle integrates compatible usability engineering processes into software engineering processes, drawing examples from research and experience.

Integrating Usability, Semiotic, and Software Engineering into a Method for Evaluating User Interfaces

2009 ◽  
pp. 2307-2324
Author(s):  
Kenia Sousa ◽  
Albert Schilling ◽  
Elizabeth Furtado
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Software Engineering ◽  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Usability Engineering ◽  
Ui Design ◽  
Usability Tests ◽  
Computer Interaction ◽  
Area Of Study

We present artifacts and techniques used for user interface (UI) design and evaluation, performed by professionals from the human-computer interaction (HCI) area of study, covering usability engineering and semiotic engineering, which can assist software engineering (SE) to perform usability tests starting earlier in the process. Tests of various interaction alternatives, produced from these artifacts, are useful to verify if these alternatives are in accordance with users’ preferences and constraints, and usability patterns, and can enhance the probability of achieving a more usable and reliable product.

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