A SOFTWARE TOOLKIT FOR HIERARCHICAL TASK-ANALYSIS

Authors
BASS A ASPINALL J WALTERS G STANTON N
Citation
A. Bass et al., A SOFTWARE TOOLKIT FOR HIERARCHICAL TASK-ANALYSIS, Applied Ergonomics, 26(2), 1995, pp. 147-151
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Ergonomics,Ergonomics
Journal title
Applied Ergonomics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036870
Volume
26
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
147 - 151
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6870(1995)26:2<147:ASTFHT>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
This paper describes a prototype software tool that offers support to the human factors specialist using hierarchical task analysis (HTA). T he tool provides a direct manipulation diagram editor for HTA and prov ides high-quality output of analyses, in both graphic and automaticall y generated tabular form. The tool is implemented in Smalltalk-80 and currently runs on Macintosh computers.