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Towards a Total Navigation Control System
Most survey companies at present have navigation computer systems based around a desktop calculator. The pre-job preparation work and post-processing take place on an office-based computer. To increase production and improve the speed of producing the final report and charts, I intend to examine the requirements for an offshore computer package which will meet these needs. To many surveyors, the navigation computer is a black box that seems to absorb information, then spit out the results. To design a complex computer package, it is essential to have knowledge of the capabilities of the hardware as well as the structure of the software
Inventory Tracking Software Improvement Project
FanimeCon’s Convention Operations department required standardized processes and controls for their inventory tracking software. On top of the current web application, new controls were put into place for checkout limitations. To allow for a continuous improvement effort, processes became standardized with a new graphical user interface where user input is recorded. These will provide processing times for further study in proposing redesigned layouts and more efficient processes
Inductive Bible study and its place in the curriculum of Ebenezer Bible College
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DESIGNING INTERACTIVE USER INTERFACES: DIALOG CHARTS AND AN ASSESSMENT OF THEIR USE IN SPECIFYING CONCEPTUAL MODELS OF DIALOGS
The conceptual design of user interfaces focuses on arriving at a specification
of the structure of the dialog, independent of any particular implementation
approach. There is common agreement as to the importance of this activity to
both IS professionals and end-users, but few -- if any -- modeling methods
were developed to specifically support the process of conceptual design, and
the usefulness of such methods has not been adequately addressed. This
paper introduces the Dialog Charts (DCs), and documents a preliminary
examination of their perceived usefulness by designers of user/system
interaction who actually used them. The DCs yield high level dialog schemas
that are abstract enough to support the conceptual design of dialog control
structures. In a uniform diagramming framework they combine the concept of
dialog independence, distinguish between the dialog parties, provide for
hierarchical decomposition and enforce a structured control flow. The
usefulness of the DCs has been studied empirically in a qualitative inquiry.
Recalled experiences of designers were captured and analyzed to ascertain
the concept of usability, as well as assess the usability of the DCs. Usability
has emerged from this study as a set of 38 concerns that operationalizes the
broader aspects of purpose of use, design stage, impact on product structure,
impact on design process, and attitudinal patterns. In general, the Dialog
Charts were found by these dialog designers to be a useful, exhibiting the
essential attributes of tools for conceptual modeling.Information Systems Working Papers Serie
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