Instructor Class Description

Time Schedule:

• Summer Quarter 2009
• Autumn Quarter 2009

Emma J Rose
T C 517
Seattle Campus

Usability Testing

Discusses the human-computer interface (HCI) as the communicative aspect of a computer system. Analyzes usability issues in HCI design, explores design-phase methods of predictability, and introduces evaluative methods of usability testing. Prerequisite: substantial experience with computers and graduate standing, or permission of instructor. Offered: A.

Class description

This course will introduce you to usability testing and, in less detail, to usability research as a user-centered design strategy. The course takes a process approach; you will learn how to define your audiences and issues, create investigative procedures that answers your questions, administer the procedure, analyze the results, and report your findings effectively.

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