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.

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

2009 ◽  
pp. 192-211
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 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 (UCD) 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.

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.

Tactical Electric Power Digital Library

2011 ◽  
pp. 186-215
Author(s):  
Anne Marie Donovan ◽  
Michael Nomura
Keyword(s):  
Electric Power ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Content Management ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Web Site Design ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Site Design ◽  
Site Planning

This case study traces the development of the Tactical Electric Power Digital Library (TEPDL), a special-purpose document repository and information resource Web site. Discussion focuses on content management considerations and their effect on project planning, Web site design, and Web site maintenance. Also described are the process and challenges associated with implementing the content management and content delivery features of TEPDL. The case study is intended to highlight the importance of addressing content management issues early in the digital library Web site planning and design process, and to illustrate how a content management needs analysis can be translated into the selection and development of specific content management tools and processes.

Kansei Engineering and Web Site Design

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Song ◽  
Thomas J. Howard ◽  
Sofiane Achiche ◽  
Ali G. Özkil
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Technical Expertise ◽  
Kansei Engineering ◽  
Emotional Needs ◽  
Web Site Design ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Successful Design ◽  
Site Design

Capturing users’ needs is critical in web site design. However, a lot of attention has been paid to enhance the functionality and usability, whereas much less consideration has been given to satisfy the emotional needs of users, which is also important to a successful design. This paper explores a methodology based on Kansei Engineering, which was significant used in product and industrial design but not quite been adopted in the IT field, in order to discover implicit emotional needs of users toward web site and transform them into design details. Survey, interview techniques and statistical methods were performed in this paper. A prototype web site was developed based on the Kansei study results integrated with technical expertise and practical considerations. The results showed that the Kansei Engineering methodology, in this paper, played a significant role in web site design in terms of satisfying the emotional needs of users.

Analyzing the Influence of Web Site Design Parameters on Web Site Usability

2005 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 62-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monideepa Tarafdar ◽  
Jie ("Jennifer") Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Web Site ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Web Site Design ◽  
Site Design
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