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User Interface Update - 1996

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Unit 1: User Interface Design Issues
User Interface Design Model (Bailey, 1996)
Customer-Developer Links (Keil and Carmel, 1995)
Developing Object-Oriented Applications (Rosson and Carroll, 1995)
Designing Object-Oriented Graphical User Interfaces (Bailey, 1995)
User Interface Software Tools (Myers, 1995)
Interruptions in the Workplace (O'Conaill and Frohlich, 1995)
Reducing the Disruptive Effects of Interruptions (Hess and Detweiler, 1994)
Parallel Design (Ovaska and Raiha, 1995)

Unit 2: Interaction Issues
A Comparison of Graphical User Interface Widgets (Johnsgard, et.al., 1995)
Design of Skill-Based Adaptive Interfaces (Gong and Salvendy, 1994)
Time Affordances: The Time Factor in Usability Heuristics (Conn, 1995)
Influencing Time Perception (Geelhoed, et.al., 1995)
A Guide to Metaphorical Design (Madsen, 1994)
Articulating a Metaphor (Moll-Carrillo, et.al., 1995)
The Evolution of a Metaphor (Lundell and Anderson, 1995)
Electronically Monitored Tasks (Galinsky, et.al., 1995)
Computer Personalities (Nass, et.al., 1995)
The Anti-Mac: Violating the Macintosh Guidelines (Card, et.al., 1995)

Unit 3: Input Methods and Devices
Speech vs. Mouse Commands in Word Processing (Karl, et.al., 1993)
Speech vs. Mouse Navigation (Van Buskirk and Lalomia, 1995)
Issues in Speech-only User Interfaces (Yankelovich, et.al., 1995)
The Just Noticeable Difference (JND) (Van Buskirk and Lalomia, 1995)
Measures of Speech Recognition Performance (Barry, et.al., 1994)
Error Correction in Speech Recognition (Noyes and Frankish, 1994)
Angle of Approach and Icon Selection (Whisenand and Emurian, 1995)
Evaluation of the Kinesis Keyboard (Gerard, et.al., 1994)
Evaluation of Four Computer Keyboards (Chen, et.al., 1994)
Human Factors Studies of Split Keyboards (Lewis, 1994)
Musculoskeletal Disorders among Computer Users (Hales, et.al., 1994)
Musculoskeletal Problems in VDT Work (Carter and Banister, 1994)
Character Entry on Pen-based Computers (Mackenzie, et.al., 1994)
Accuracy and User Acceptance of Pen Interfaces (Frankish, et.al., 1995)
Handprinting Errors of Uppercase Letters and Numbers (Bailey, 1982)
An Evaluation of the Keybowl Input Device (McAlindon, 1994)
Glove-talk II: A Gesture-to-Speech Interface (Fels and Hinton, 1995)

Unit 4: Presentation Issues
A Computer Desk for Bifocal Wearers (Kumar, 1994)
Reducing Visual Stress Symptoms with Eyeglasses (Nilsen, et.al., 1995)
Readability of Fonts in the Windows Environment (Tullis, et.al., 1995)
Impact of Screen Density on Task Performance (Staggers, 1993)
Transparent Layered User Interfaces (Harrison, et.al., 1995)
Effects of Highlighting Modes on Visual Search Performance (Philipsen, 1994)
Differences in Compliance as a Function of Warning Color (Braun, et.al., 1994)
Graphical Feedback System (Yoshimune and Ogawa, 1994)
Visualization of Scientific Data (Wickens, et.al., 1994)
A Classification of Visual Representations (Lohse, et.al., 1994)
Musical vs. Real World Feedback Signals (Sikora, et.al., 1995)

Unit 5: Help, Documentation and Training
What Help Do Users Need? (Roesler and McLellan, 1995)
On-line Help with Written or Spoken Instructions (Harrison, 1995)
Document Annotation: To Write, Type or Speak (Tucker and Jones, 1993)
Hypertext (Marshall and Shipman, 1995)
Guiding Instruction in Hypermedia (Hillinger and Leu, 1994)
End-user Training: Comparing Practice Methods (Wiedenbeck, et.al., 1995)
Mass vs. Distributed Practice (Shebilske, et.al., 1994)

Unit 6: Users
Comfortable Listening Levels (Coren, 1994)
Memory Skill Acquisition for Young and Old Adults (Clark and Rogers, 1994)
Ageing and Computer-based Task Performance (Sharit and Czaja, 1994)
Navigation in the Computer Medium: A Cognitive Analysis (Watts, 1994)

Unit 7: Iterative Design and Prototyping
Cognitive Processes in Engineering Design (Ball, et.al., 1994)
The User Interface Design Process (Miller and Stimart, 1994)
Replacing a Networking Interface “from Hell” (Bradley and Johnk, 1995)
Interactive Sketching (Landay and Myers, 1995)

Unit 8: Usability Testing
Usability Testing Methods (Bailey, 1996)
Usability Inspection Methods (Nielsen, 1995)
Usability Evaluation with the Cognitive Walkthrough (Rieman, et.al., 1995)
Characteristics of Display-Based Interaction (Franzke, 1995)
Usability Satisfaction Questionnaires (Lewis, 1995)
Evaluating a User Interface (Bastien and Scapin, 1995)
An Example of Formal Usability Inspections (Gunn, 1995)
Self-consciousness and the Laboratory Environment (Barker and Biers, 1994)
Blink Rate: A Possible Measure of Fatigue (Stern, et.al., 1994)
Experimental Validation of Navigation Workload Metrics (Schryver, 1994)
Sample Sizes for Usability Studies (Lewis, 1994)
Computer Experience and Software Usability Measures (Kissel, 1995)
Customer Service at the Checkout Stand (Hoffman, 1994)
Assessment of Push-Pull Door Signs (Kline and Beitel)

Unit 9: Global User Interface Issues
Global User Interface Design (Fernandes, 1995)
Culture's Consequences (Hofstede, 1984)
Intercultural Interactions (Brislin, et.al., 1986)


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