Usability Engineering: Scenario-Based Development of Human-Computer Interaction

by Mary Beth Rosson, John Millar Carroll, John M. Carroll

You don't need to be convinced. You know that usability is key to the success of any interactive system-from commercial software to B2B Web sites to handheld devices. But you need skills to make usability part of your product development equation. How will you assess your users' needs and preferences? How will you design effective solutions that are grounded in users' current practices? How will you evaluate and refine these designs to ensure a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558607129
• ISBN13: 9781558607125
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Great and applicable for other domains

A very good book mainly focused on Scenario-Based analysis which you can actually use in every other subject and aspects of your life (even if you are choosing between trips). I bought this book as a text book for an HCI subject in VT and it was interesting to follow.

Very well organized

This book is a good reference in many points of the usability process - evaluation, design, and testing. The authors organize chapters in a very structured way that the content is very digestible. At 448 pages, the book isn't meant to be read in a single session, but again, it's a great reference.My favorite part about this book is the fact that it actually has a section on user documentation - something that is lacking in many books on the subject of usability, and the achilles heel of many projects.