Validating effective design knowledge for re-use: HCI engineering design principles

Authors:
Stephen Cummaford
Affiliations:
University College London, London
Venue:
CHI '00 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2000

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Abstract

There is a need for more formal HCI design knowledge, such that effective design knowledge may be specified in a format which facilitates re-use. A conception of Engineering Design Principles (EDPs) is presented, as a framework within which to systematically relate design knowledge to performance. It is argued that the specification of these relations supports validation, leading to a higher likelihood that application of an EDP to an appropriate design problem will result in a satisfactory design solution. A hierarchy of classes of design problem is presented, and discussed in context of the ongoing research project.