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  Under this section, the Software Developer finds many links related to metrics, methods and cognitive walkthroughs in user interface design.

• User Interface Metrics: Applying Cognitive Walkthroughs to User Interface. This site lists Metrics Bibliography related to Cognitive Walkthroughs in User Interface Design.
• Heuristic Evaluation in Discount Usability Engineering. This site discusses how to apply the heuristic evaluation inspection method in the usability testing.
• Criteria for Selecting Usability Testing. This page lists examples of criteria that can be used to established a suitable set of metrics.
• Usability Evaluation Methods. This site discusses in detail the three general types of usability evaluation methods: testing, inspection and inquiry. Information on when these usability evaluation methods can be used in the software development lifecycle as well as how much they cost is provided here.
• Inspection Techniques. This site includes information on different kinds of inspection techniques such as heuristic evaluations and guideline checklists. In addition, general concepts of usability testing are discussed including issues to consider while designing a test and performance measurement.
• Metric Selection in Usability Testing. This site outlines one of the processes used at the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center.  It includes information on why and how to do usability testing, as well as selecting which metrics to use and what to do with the test results.

•  User Interface Software Tools. The site lists hundreds of user interface software tools.

•  Standards, principles and guidelines in designing screens.  Developers are encouraged to adhere to standards and follow principles and guidelines when designing screens.
• Standards and Guidelines in User Interface Design. This site provides information related to standards and guidelines frequently used in user interface design, human factors engineering, and ergonomics.
• Ameritech Web Page User Interface Standards and Design Guidelines. This site discusses web-based user interface standards and guidelines for Ameritech.
• Interface Design Standards and Guidelines. This site talks about User Interface Design Standards and Guidelines in the Telecommunication Technology.
•  Documentation in Usability Testing. This site reveals the benefits of documentation in Usability Testing.

• Jessica Feldman jafeldman@erols.com
• Kayed Haddad khaddad@birchdavis.com
• Dan Lundien dalundi@email.msn.com
• Sam Stump SAMS@Estimation.com

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