Benefits of Integrating Usability and Software Engineering Methods

Objective

A major problem of current software engineering methods is their failure to support the design of the end-user interface, and especially the human-computer interaction of graphical user interfaces. MUSE (Method for Usability Engineering) makes good this deficiency by integrating the scope, process and products of a state-of-the-art usability engineering method with those of software engineering methods.

The aims of the project are:

i) to apply MUSE to a range of different software engineering methods to enhance their design of end-user interfaces, and especially the human-computer interaction of graphical user interfaces
ii) to assess the costs and benefits of applying MUSE to improve software engineering practice as it concerns human-computer interactions
iii) to disseminate the results of the application of MUSE (as in (i)) and its associated costs and benefits as in (ii)).

Programme(s)

• FP3-ESSI 1 - The ESSI accompanying measure within the framework of the Specific Research and Technological Development programme in the field of Information Technologies, 1990-1994

Topic(s)

• 1 - Accompanying measures for the specific programme of research and technological development in the field of information technologies

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

Philips Research Laboratories Ltd

Address

Cross Oak Lane
RH1 5HA Redhill
United Kingdom

Participants (4)

EDS - Scicon

United Kingdom

Electrowatt Engineering Services Ltd

United Kingdom

Philips Analytical

Netherlands

University College London

United Kingdom

Address

London