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Michael Wissen, Fabian Hermann
Modelling Complex Web Applications: A Continuous, Practical Modelling Method and Graphical Notation
Keywords: Web Engineering, Modellierung, Navigationskonzept, Themenstruktur, adaption
Web applications are often highly complex and comprehensive systems, which were designed under enormous pressure of time anyhow. Typical conceptual design problems of such systems are to develop early sustainable concepts, to evaluate and choose alternatives, to communicate about it with project-teams or clients. We present a model-based design method, developed by WISE project, which offers a practical and flexible generation by phasing into conception and implementation. Used design areas of modelling are represented by the perspectives “information”, “navigation” and presentation, as well as “exercise” and “adaption”. Furthermore functionality and interaction are introduced and argued. First of all a graphical notation, that looks like the later web layout, provides in modelling of navigation without drawing a new graphical design concept for each content version like the method of e. g. storyboarding does. Based on these models run capable prototypes can be generated which – by the graphical models themselves – helps in communication, decision and later implementation.
i-com, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag
Print ISSN: 1618-162X
Volume: 06, 03/2007
Pages: 013 - 021