20100922 - Khartabil, User-centered Design and Evaluation...

User-centered design and evaluation of a dynamic biochemical pathway visualization tool by Khartabil, Rana, M.C.S., University of Ottawa (Canada), 2005 , 169 pages; AAT MR11314 My Interest: (1) 3 usability evaluation techniques. (2) Biochemical pathway visualization tool – how to develop (3) Biochemical pathway visualization tool – how to test/validate Action: Medium-low priority to read the Dissertation. Scanned version. This thesis begins by reviewing work that has been done on the usability of information visualization techniques, and in particular these that apply to biochemical pathways. Then, the thesis presents three different usability evaluation techniques that are used to gather information about existing biochemical pathway visualization tools. These are (1) conducting videotaped evaluation sessions of existing biochemical visualization tools, (2) collecting questionnaires, and (3) conducting a brainstorming session. The results from these studies are used to define the requirements, design, and build a biochemical pathway visualization tool, taking into account conclusions drawn from both literature and user studies. The tool is then tested and compared to existing tools. Note: Softcopy Dissertation is scanned version; problem with copy & paste, and blogging about it.