Usability Engineering (3 cu) 173345

Course description:

Definition of software usability. Description of usability engineering lifecyle. Ability to apply different methods to evaluate usability.

Literature:

• The Usability Engineering Lifecycle by Deborah Mayhew
• Usability Inspection Methods by Jakob Nielsen, Robert L. MacK
• Usability Engineering by Jakob Nielsen
• Handbook of Usability Testing by Jeffrey Rubin

Contents:

• What is Usability Engineering
• Usability Testing
• Usability Evaluation
• Web Usability
• Cognitive Dimensions

Usability Engineering at Spring 2002

Teaching Times:

• Lectures: starting 17th January on Thursdays (M4) and Fridays (M4) at 10-12 (Markku Tukiainen)
  Exceptions:
  • The last lecture: Tue 26.3. 14-16 at hall P1
  
  
• Excercises:
  • Wed at 8-10 M8 (Ramin Miraftabi) Results
  • Wed at 12-14 T/B181 (Ramin Miraftabi) Results
  • Wed at 14-16 T/B179 (Muunto) (Markku Tukiainen) Results
  • Thu at 12-14 T/B180 (IMPIT) (Markku Tukiainen) Results
  Exceptions:
  
  
• Exams: will be held at lecture times, dates will be given later.
  
  • 1st exam: Fri 1.3. at 10.00 - 12 at hall M1 Results
  • 2st exam: Fri 5.4. at 10.00 - 12 at hall P1 Results

Excercise Tasks:

• Excercises 1 (21.-23.1.)
• Excercises 2 (28.-30.1.)
• Excercises 3 (4.-6.2.)
• Excercises 4 (11.-13.2.)
• Excercises 5 (20.-21.2.)
• Excercises 6 (27.-28.2.)
• Excercises 7 (6.-7.3.)
• Excercises 8 (13.-14.3.)
• Excercises 9 (20.-21.3.)
• Excercises 10 (27.-27.3.)

• ACM SIGCHI
• The HCI Bibliography
• Usable Web: Guide to Web usability resources
• HCI Index: Table of Contents
• The Alertbox: Current Issues in Web Usability

• ACM SIGCHI
• The HCI Bibliography
• Usable Web: Guide to Web usability resources
• HCI Index: Table of Contents
• The Alertbox: Current Issues in Web Usability