Hypertext Development Methodology for Academic Document

(source: my thesis- improving learning ability through hypertext system)

Author proposes a methodology that covers analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation approach to develop a hypertext system. Following is the methodology steps that comes from conceptual framework and literature review that will be used to develop an academic document from paper-based model to hypertext model which is accompanied by evaluation model.

1. Analyzing documents that potentially to be converted to hypertext format.

It consists of three parts of analysis:

a. Analyze the content element to investigate content nodes that store information and content links that join the content nodes.

b. Analyze the organizational element to draw object of document by structuring the document’s arrangement under a reader’s viewpoint. In this step, an appropriate starting point and paths of document are examined based on reader’s concern.

c. Analyze the presentation element to arrange the appearance of the structure and content of the document and provide the navigation tools.

2. Arranging hypertext page design system.

This step is used to propose a design structure and typical hypertext function that should be provided in devising hypertext document. It includes page level and structure design arrangement, build contents lists, build views that allow readers to identify article by category, provide searching capability, propose navigation tools, provide help function, provide print function, provide minor important information, and open connection to files.

3. Implementing the targeted document.

This step is used to determine procedures and tools to convert linear paper-based document to hypertext document. It consists of tool and procedure to implement hypertext conversion. The procedure will take:

· Extract the source’s structure.

· Reorganize the document target’s structure.

· Augment the structure of targeted document links.

· Define and applying proper styles and structure in Word.

· Build hypertext document database.

4. Evaluating the result.

This step is used to measure the usability of hypertext paper comprehension by means of five usability metrics that proposed by Nielsen. The five usability metrics are task time, errors percentage, user memory (recognition and recall), time to recall document structure, and subjective satisfaction. Following figure is the methodology and its detail (the explanations of the steps in this methodology are in the next articles)