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Selecting Patterns for the Evaluation of Systems

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Earlier, we proposed a general pattern-based evaluation method of systems. The method is based on the use of Analytical Hierarchy Process and the use of patterns as criteria. This paper describes a process of selecting patterns that would be used during the evaluation. This process is an important step in the method. Firstly, we describe the process, based on an example. More precisely, we select a set of usability patterns that one could use to evaluate e-learning systems. After that, we propose a generalized process for selecting patterns.

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  1. Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia

    Dmitry Zub & Erki Eessaar

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  1. School of Engineering, University of Bridgeport, University Avenue 221, Bridgeport, 06604, USA

    Khaled Elleithy

  2. School of Engineering, University of Bridgeport, University Avenue 221, Bridgeport, 06604, USA

    Tarek Sobh

  3. Dept. Civil & Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic University, Jay Street 333, Brooklyn, 11201, USA

    Magued Iskander

  4. Dept. Civil & Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic University, Jay Street 333, Brooklyn, 11201, USA

    Vikram Kapila

  5. Old Dominion University, Monarch Way 4111, Norfolk, 23508, USA

    Mohammad A. Karim

  6. School of Engineering, University of Bridgeport, University Avenue 221, Bridgeport, 06604, USA

    Ausif Mahmood

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Zub, D., Eessaar, E. (2010). Selecting Patterns for the Evaluation of Systems. In: Elleithy, K., Sobh, T., Iskander, M., Kapila, V., Karim, M., Mahmood, A. (eds) Technological Developments in Networking, Education and Automation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9151-2_14

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