Introduction: Historical Perspective. Definitions and Dependencies. Prerequisite Knowledge Areas: User Capabilities and Limitations. Computer Applications and Tasks. Computer Capabilities and Limitations. Interaction Characteristics and Options. Representation Models and Methods. Supportive Tools and Techniques. Design and Development: Design Terms and Decision Constructs. Design Approaches and Methods. Design Objects, Modules, and Models. Special-Purpose Designs: Network-Oriented Design. Adaptive Design. Index.

Introduction: Background and Status. Design before Evaluation. Prerequisite Knowledge Areas: Supportive Tools and Techniques. Interface Structures. Basic Measures. Measurement and Evaluation: Evaluation Terms and Aspects. Tailored Measures of Performance. Evaluation Approaches and Methods. Special Topics: Stress and User Satisfaction. Visualizable Objects and Spaces. Interaction and Mental Involvement. Structural Specification and Utility. Index.

A companion to the author's User Interface Evaluation, this book details a systematic and comprehensive methodology to measure and evaluate new or existing human-computer interfaces. The text will serve both as a reference source, and as a supplement to its sister volume.

Solidly founded on 25 years of research and teaching, the author integrates the salient features of the subdisciplines of computer science into a comprehensive conceptual framework for the design of human-computer interfaces. He combines definitions, models, taxonomies, structures, and techniques with extensive references and citations to provide professors and students of all levels with a text and practical reference.