Work-domain experts as evaluators: Usability inspection of domain-specific work-support systems

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 217-245

  Følstad, Asbjørn ^a,b  

^a SINTEF ICT   (Norway)

^b NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSPECTION;

DESIGN SUGGESTIONS; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; EVALUATION CRITERIA; EVALUATION RESULTS; METHOD DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH APPROACH; USABILITY EVALUATION METHODS; USABILITY INSPECTION;

USABILITY ENGINEERING;

EID: 34547310601     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10447310709336963     Document Type: Article

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