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On the Accessibility of a PoN-Enabled Use Case Notation
  • EL-ATTAR MOHAMED
EL-ATTAR MOHAMED
Zayed University College of Technological Innovation

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Abstract

The Physics of Notations (PoN) is a framework to design cognitively effective notations. The term cognitive effectiveness here refers to the ease (speed and accuracy) by which model readers read the models. In 2019 a PoN-Enabled notation for use case diagrams was proposed. It has been empirically proven that the cognitive effectiveness of this new notation is superior to the original use case notation. The new notation however relies in part on the use of color. The accessibility of this new design however has not been validated for use by the color-blind community, or any users who need to use a greyscale version of the models created. The PoN framework was not designed to explicitly account for the color-blind community or users who can only access greyscale versions of the models. Inclusivity should not be an afterthought in software engineering practice or research. To this end, this paper presents an empirical evaluation of the cognitive effectiveness of the PoN-enabled use case notation in the situation it was viewed in greyscale.
26 Oct 2022Submitted to Journal of Software: Evolution and Process
07 Nov 2022Submission Checks Completed
07 Nov 2022Assigned to Editor
19 Dec 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
29 May 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
27 Jul 2023Editorial Decision: Revise Major
08 Aug 20231st Revision Received
09 Aug 2023Submission Checks Completed
09 Aug 2023Assigned to Editor
14 Aug 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
23 Sep 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
06 Nov 2023Editorial Decision: Revise Major
08 Feb 20242nd Revision Received
08 Feb 2024Assigned to Editor
08 Feb 2024Submission Checks Completed