perlman@capybara.cis.ohio-state.edu (Gary Perlman) (09/26/89)
The following will soon appear in a conference proceedings. You can get a printed paper copy by sending me your postal address. Title: System Design and Evaluation with Hypertext Checklists Author: Gary Perlman, The Ohio State University Abstract: In this paper, I discuss how hypertext software can aid in the application of technical reference sources to system design and evaluation. Technical reference sources, such as collections of guidelines and standards, can contain hundreds or thousands of points to which system designers should or must conform. Important points can be used to define system-specific design rules, and can later be used as checkpoints in checklists to evaluate conformance. Hypertext access to technical reference sources can make it easier to find checkpoints that are relevant to specific system requirement areas. Hypertext can encode ratings of importance of and conformance to checkpoints. NaviText SAM implements the checklist method of system design and evaluation in a hypertext interface to a large design reference source. Experience with the method and the system indicates that checklists are useful aids to conformance and that hypertext provides advantages over manual checklists. Contents: Introduction Guidelines, Standard, Rules The Checklist Method NaviText SAM: A Hypertext Checklist NaviText SAM Workspace Windows NaviText SAM Functions Viewing Options Finding Design Sources with Hypertext Prioritizing Design Sources Defining Rules Specify, Prototype, Build System Evaluation System Redesign Conclusions Acknowledgments References (13) Figures (14) -=- Name: Gary Perlman | Computer and Information Science Department Email: perlman@cis.ohio-state.edu | Ohio State University, 228 Bolz Hall Phone: 614-292-2566 | 2036 Neil Avenue Mall Fax: 614-292-9021 | Columbus, OH 43210-1277 USA