Designing for the User with OVID

Introduction.
I. FOUNDATIONS.

1. What Is an Object-Oriented User Interface?


1.1 Objects. 1.2 Classes. 1.3 Instances. 1.4 Composition and Containment. 1.5 Views. 1.6 Benefits of Using an OOUI.

2. User Interface Design Models.


2.1 The Users' Conceptual Models. 2.2 The Designer's Model. 2.3 Accommodating Differences between the Designer's and Users' Conceptual Models. 2.4 The Programmer's Model. 2.5 Accommodating the Programmer's Model. 2.6 The Designer's Model and the Iceberg Analogy of Usability. 2.7 Visual Representations. 2.8 Interaction Techniques. 2.9 Creating an Object Model. 2.10 Developing a Designer's Model: The Automobile Example. 2.11 Summary.

3. Object-Oriented User Interface Development.


3.1 The Software Development Life Cycle. 3.2 Development Process Activities. 3.3 The Development Team.

II. METHODOLOGY.

4. Requirements and Analysis.


4.1 Requirements Gathering.

5. Constructing a Designer's Model.


5.1 Finding Objects. 5.2 Finding Views. 5.3 Creating a Detailed Task Description. 5.4 Building State Diagrams.

6. Converting the Designer's Model to an Implementation.


6.1 Creating a Programmer's Model of the Environment. 6.2 Decomposing the Designer's Model. 6.3 Example 1: The Hotel System. 6.4 Example 2: The Telephone. 6.5 Conclusion.

III. SUPPORTING TASKS.

7. Prototyping.


7.1 Reasons to Prototype. 7.2 Prototyping Techniques. 7.3 Managing Iteration.

8. Evaluation.


8.1 Reasons for Conducting User Evaluations. 8.2 Types of User Evaluations. 8.3 How to Perform a Usability Lab Test.

9. Conclusions.


9.1 The OVID Methodology.

IV. APPENDIXES.

Appendix A. OVID Case Study: IBM RealCD.


A.1 Project Background. A.2 Task Analysis. A.3 Project Design.

Appendix B. Exercises.


B.1 Exercise 1: Find the First Objects. B.2 Exercise 2: More Analysis. B.3 Exercise 3: Adding a View. B.4 Exercise 4: Document a Task. B.5 Exercise 5: State Diagram to Complete the Model. B.6 Summary.

Appendix C. Glossary.
Appendix D. Bibliography.
Index.