| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Colaso, Vikrant
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| Author's Email Address |
vcolaso@vt.edu |
| URN |
etd-05232003-143928 |
| Title |
A Usability Problem Inspection Tool: Development and Formative Evaluation |
| Degree |
Master of Science |
| Department |
Computer Science |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Hartson, H. Rex |
Committee Chair |
| McCrickard, Donald Scott |
Committee Member |
| Pérez-Quiñones, Manuel A. |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- UAF
- UEM
- Usability evaluation method
- UPI
- UPI tool
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| Date of Defense |
2003-04-18 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
Usability inspection methods of user interaction designs have gained importance as an alternative to traditional laboratory-based testing methods because of their cost-effectiveness. However, methods like the heuristic evaluation are ad-hoc, lacking a theoretical foundation. Other, more formal approaches like the cognitive walkthrough are tedious to perform and operate at a high-level, making it difficult to sub-classify problems.
This research involves the development and formative evaluation of the Usability Problem Inspection tool – a cost-effective, structured, flexible usability inspection tool that uses the User Action Framework as an underlying knowledge base. This tool offers focused inspections guided by a particular task or a combination of tasks. It is also possible to limit the scope of inspection by applying filters or abstracting lower level details.
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