Knowledge Analysis of Tasks as a Basis for Interface Design of Complex Developmental Systems

Authors

  • Alan Colman Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
  • Ying Leung Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v2i2.400

Keywords:

knowledge analysis, Johnson's Knowledge Analysis of Tasks

Abstract

Complex development systems are interactive software systems used for the manipulation, design or development in complex problem domains. This paper highlights some of the limitations of Johnson's Knowledge Analysis of Tasks (KAT) (Johnson, 1989, 1992) and proposes a modified version of KAT where task knowledge can be analysed and grouped in a way that will make it useful in the derivation of interfaces in complex developmental systems. This modified form has been applied to the domain of intelligent distributed control systems in an attempt to develop interface concepts for the development, installation and documentation of such systems. The paper further shows how this extended version of KAT may prove a useful input to object oriented analysis.

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Published

1995-05-01

How to Cite

Colman, A., & Leung, Y. (1995). Knowledge Analysis of Tasks as a Basis for Interface Design of Complex Developmental Systems. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v2i2.400

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (1995)

Section

Research Articles

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