Evaluating system utility and conceptual fit using CASSM

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 393-409

  Blandford, Ann ^a   Green, Thomas R G ^b   Furniss, Dominic ^a   Makri, Stephann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CASSM; Co evolution; Conceptual structures; Usability evaluation methods

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; DIGITAL LIBRARIES; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

CONCEPTUAL STRUCTURES; USABILITY EVALUATION METHODS;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 42049084606     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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