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British Computer Society HCI Specialist Group Meeting       
              
Kings Fund Centre
London.


USABILITY METRICS AND METHODOLOGIES


Mo

The meeting will discuss how usability can be incorporated in the 
design process, and the benefits which may be gained by the use of
usability metrics.  The morning will concentrate on practical
experience of usability evaluation, with discussion of methods,
tools and metrics in the afternoon.  Topics to be discussed by the
panel will include:  How can usability requirements be specified?
Is usability testing the most efficient way to improve design?
Are the research results relevant in industry?  Are metrics
desirable or possible?


Programme

9.45 HCI Group AGM (all members are encouraged to attend)

COFFEE

10.45 Introduction - Nigel Bevan (NPL)

PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE OF USABILITY EVALUATION

11.00 Usability, change and adaptable systems - John Brooke (DEC)

11.30 Usability specification - Linda Macaulay (UMIST)

12.00 The effect of experience on performance in usability
evaluation - Jakob Nielsen (Technical University of Denmark)

12.30 Training software engineers in usability evaluation - Peter
Wright  (York)

13.00 LUNCH

METHODS, TOOLS AND METRICS

14.00 A framework to support human factors evaluation - Andy
Whitefield (UCL)

14.30 Methods and tools in industry - Paul Walsh and Jackie Laws
(STC)

15.00 Computer support tools for usability evaluation - Martin
Maguire & Marion Sweeney (HUSAT)

15.30 A pragmatic approach to developing metrics - Ralph Rengger
(NPL)

16.00 TEA

16.20 Discussion

17.20 Close

Registration

For logistic reasons, it is necessary to register at least one week in
advance.  Members who have not pre-registered can attend the meeting
provided there are places left, but will be charged the full rate
without receiving lunch.  A fee will be charged to cover costs
(including, lunch, coffee, and meetings pack):

    *   #35 for members of the HCI SG and the BCS

    *   #50 for non-members

    *   #12 for students (special fee subject to availability

To register complete the enclosed registration form and send it
with a cheque (payable to BCS HCI SG) for the appropriate amount
to the Meetings Organiser.  Include a stamped, addressed envelope
if you need a receipt by return of post.


BCS HCI SG Meeting, Usability Metrics and Methodologies
Monday 26th February, Kings Fund Centre London

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Please send completed form to:

Pete Bibby
HCI SG Meetings Organiser
Dept of Psychology
University of Nottingham
Nottingham
NG7 2RD

Please make cheques payable to "BCS HCI SG".
-- 
Gilbert Cockton, Department of Computing Science,  The University, Glasgow
	gilbert@uk.ac.glasgow.cs <europe>!ukc!glasgow!gilbert