A Delphi Evaluation of User Interface Design Guidelines: The Case of Arabic
Table 1
Research design.
Research questions (RQ)
Stage
Objectives
Research methods
What are the current UI design practices in use by Jordanian designers and developers?
Stage B
To understand the UI design process in Jordan and the need for UI guidelines
Interview, questionnaire, and video conferencing
What are the current challenges for UI designers in Jordan?
Stage B
To identify the challenge of UI supporting tools and offering the Arabic UI guidelines as a solution. Then determine the key components of the target UI guidelines
Interview, questionnaire, and video conferencing
What are the design preferences for Arabic educational applications among students of a different gender?
Stage C
To identify users’ preferences for an educational Arabic tablet PC application.
Coaching thinking aloud
Stage D
To design Arabic UI guidelines for an educational Arabic tablet PC application.
Coaching thinking aloud and literature survey
To what extent do the proposed design guidelines satisfy the designer’s needs?
Stage E
To refine and assess UI design guidelines that produced the previous research question
