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Lynne Colgan

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1992
 
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Kelly, C. and Colgan, Lynne (1992): User Modelling and User Interface Design. In: Monk, Andrew, Diaper, Dan and Harrison, Michael D. (eds.) Proceedings of the Seventh Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers VII August 15-18, 1992, University of York, UK. pp. 227-239.

This paper presents an analysis of user and task models which takes into consideration the different types of each model, the differences between the models, and their relationship to user interface design. A UK collaborative project known as ADEPT (Advanced Design Environment for Prototyping and Task Modelling) is outlined, and in particular the development of the ADEPT User Model is described. It constitutes a computational model of a `typical' user, and is structured from a high level picture of a generic user based on a cognitive architecture, down to characteristics applicable to a group of users.

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1990
 
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Colgan, Lynne and Brouwer-Janse, Maddy D. (1990): An Analysis of the Circuit Design Process for a Complex Engineering Application. In: Diaper, Dan, Gilmore, David J., Cockton, Gilbert and Shackel, Brian (eds.) INTERACT 90 - 3rd IFIP International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction August 27-31, 1990, Cambridge, UK. pp. 253-258.

An approach for improving human-computer interaction in a complex engineering domain is presented. A multi-disciplinary team addresses the issue of finding an appropriate environment for analogue circuit optimisation. This environment has to bridge the gap between users in the electrical engineering field and numerical techniques. Our solution is to adopt a long term system-design approach integrating cycles of prototyping with user evaluations. This approach highlights the conflict between designing a controlled psychological experiment from which conclusions can be drawn with statistical confidence, and a practical, incremental system development. The general philosophy of the approach is to enlist users tackling realistic problems in everyday settings.

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Colgan, Lynne, Rankin, Paul and Brouwer-Janse, Maddy (1990): User Models of the Circuit Design Process. In ACM SIGCHI Bulletin, 22 (1) pp. 33-35.

To aid in the design of both a CAD system and its user interface, studies of circuit designers using a prototyped system resulted in several user model diagrams depicting the analogue circuit design process. The relative merits of this approach and its effect on the system design are discussed.

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