Supporting novice usability practitioners with usability engineering tools

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 533-549

  Howarth, Jonathan ^a   Smith Jackson, Tonya ^a   Hartson, Rex ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Usability engineering tool support; Usability evaluation; Usability problem instances

Indexed keywords

INTERACTION DESIGNS; USABILITY ENGINEERING PROCESS; USABILITY ENGINEERING TOOL SUPPORT; USABILITY EVALUATION; USABILITY PROBLEM INSTANCES;

USABILITY ENGINEERING;

EID: 63449119249     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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