Definition and evaluation of a synthesis-oriented, user-centered task analysis technique: the Task Mapping Model

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dc.contributor.authorMayo, Kevin A.en
dc.contributor.committeechairHenry, Sallie M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKafura, Dennis G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLee, John A. N.en
dc.contributor.departmentComputer Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:22:13Zen
dc.date.adate2005-10-24en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:22:13Zen
dc.date.issued1994-12-15en
dc.date.rdate2005-10-24en
dc.date.sdate2005-10-24en
dc.description.abstractA software system is an aggregate of communicating modules, and there are several different types of communication among these modules (direct, indirect, and global). Therefore, understanding the interfaces among these modules can characterize the system and are a major factor in the system's complexity. These interfaces could possibly also show and predict inadequacies in the reliability and maintenance of a system. Interfaces are defined early in the development life cycle at a detailed or high level design stage. Knowing that these interfaces exist and their structure leads us to measure them for an indication of the designed interface complexity. This designed interface complexity can then be utilized for software quality assurance by allowing users to choose from among several designs. With data provided by an Ada software developer, the interface complexity metrics correlated with established metrics, but also found complex interfaces that established metrics missed.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentxiii, 375 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10242005-174027en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10242005-174027/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/40167en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1994.M396.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 30505697en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1994.M396en
dc.subject.lcshTask analysisen
dc.titleDefinition and evaluation of a synthesis-oriented, user-centered task analysis technique: the Task Mapping Modelen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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