Where are Task Analysis, Modelling and Tools up to?
Jean-Claude Tarby
University of Lille (France)
Todd Bentley
Swinburne University
Tuesday 12 September at 11am
Abstract
Short resume Task modelling is a source for a lot of research, developments, and applications. With so many contributors to task modelling, it is no wonder that there are many task modelling methods and associated tools developed to aid the task modeller.
Todd Bentley will present the first section of the talk. He will review the most prevalent current task modelling methods and tools, highlighting the major strengths and weaknesses of each. Included in the talk will be how other areas of research (ie. workflow, requirements engineering) may benefit from and also assist in the field of task modelling. To complete this section there will be a speculative talk about where task modelling as a whole is headed.
Jean-Claude Tarby will present the second section of the talk. This part will focus on the use of task models in the software engineering. How can a task model be used in this goal? What are the links between task models and the object-oriented approach? What are the links between task models and user requirements? Here are some questions that will be mentionned. The talk is based on the use of the Diane+ method in the Isolde project (IIT team, CSIRO-CMIS).
Todd Bentley is a PhD student at Swinburne Computer Human Interaction Laboratory (SCHIL) in Melbourne. He is studying ways in which communication within the software design lifecycle may be improved among all stakeholders - current focus being upon the UI developer and the software developer. Also of research interest are design patterns and their application, and anything related usability or HCI.
Jean-Claude Tarby is a French lecturer at the University of Sciences and Technologies of Lille. He is visiting CSIRO until end of September and he is working with the IIT team of CMIS at Sydney. He is the author of the Diane+ method. His research interest is the Human-Computer Interaction, and more precisely software design methods, task models, 3D sound, and ubiquitous interaction.