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  • BS EN ISO 9241-11:1998

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    Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) Guidance on usability

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  05-06-2018

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-07-1999

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    National foreword
    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative reference
    3 Definitions
    4 Rationale and benefits
    5 Specifying and measuring the usabiity of products
    6 Specification and evaluation of usability during design
    7 Specifying and measuring a work system in use
    Annex A (informative) Example of how to specify the context
    of use
    Annex B (informative) Examples of usability measures
    Annex C (informative) Example of a usability requirements
    specification
    Annex D (informative) Relationship to other International
    Standards
    Annex E (informative) Bibliography
    Figure 1 Usability framework
    Figure 2 Usability activities and associated documents
    Table A.1 Example of attributes of the context of use
    Table B.1 Examples of measures of usability
    Table B.2 Examples of measures for desired properties
               of the product
    Table C.1 User characteristics

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    Specifies usability and explains how to identify necessary information for taking into account when defining or evaluating usability of a visual display terminal in terms of measures of user performance and satisfaction. Gives guidance on describing the context of use of the product (hardware, software or service) and the relevant measures of usability in an explicit way.

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    Committee PH/9
    Development Note Supersedes 95/501697 DC. (06/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    03/641836 DC : DRAFT MAR 2003 BS 8426 - A CODE OF PRACTICE FOR E-SUPPORT IN ELECTRONIC LEARNING SYSTEMS
    DEFSTAN 00-25(PT14)/1(2000) : 2000 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF EQUIPMENT - PART 14: MILITARY LAND VEHICLE DESIGN
    DEFSTAN 00-25(PT19)/1(2004) : 2004 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 19: HUMAN ENGINEERING DOMAIN
    BS 8878:2010 Web accessibility. Code of practice
    PD 0028:2002 Quantitative software management. Software measurement methods. A guide to the use of ISO/IEC and other standards for obtaining and using software measurements for product and process improvement
    BS 18477:2010 Inclusive service provision. Requirements for identifying and responding to consumer vulnerability
    BS 7000-10:2008 Design management systems Vocabulary of terms used in design management
    BS 7000-6:2005 Design management systems Managing inclusive design. Guide
    BS 8426:2003 A code of practice for e-support in e-learning systems
    BS 7988:2002 Code of practice for the use of information technology (IT) in the delivery of assessments

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO/IEC 14598-1:1999 Information technology Software product evaluation Part 1: General overview
    ISO/IEC 9126:1991 Software enginnering Product quality
    ENV 26385 : 1990 ERGONOMIC PRINCIPLES OF THE DESIGN OF WORK SYSTEMS
    ISO 6385:2016 Ergonomics principles in the design of work systems
    ISO 13407:1999 Human-centred design processes for interactive systems
    ISO 9000-3:1997 Quality management and quality assurance standards Part 3: Guidelines for the application of ISO 9001:1994 to the development, supply, installation and maintenance of computer software
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