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user interface design
subject			fact

user interface design	has definition The design of the user interface of a software system
	has been historically seen as separate from software engineering
	involves deciding in detail how the user is to interact with the system
	is a subtopic of 7.4 - The Basics of User Interface Design
	is part of design
	is a kind of design
	should be done in conjunction with other software engineering activities
	should be performed after domain analysis and problem definition
	should be understood by all software engineers
design	determines how components will be implemented in a system
	has goals Increasing profit by reducing cost and increasing revenue Ensuring that we actually conform with the requirements, thus solving the customers' problems Accelerating development, which helps reduce short-term costs, and may also ensure the software reaches the market soon enough to effectively compete Increasing qualities such as usability, efficiency, reliability, maintainability, and reusability which can help reduce costs and also increase revenues
	has part detailed design
	has part modelling
	has part programming
	has part software architecture^2
	has part systems engineering
	has part user interface design
	requires considerable experience
	see also design^2

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