CSE 331 Software Design amp Implementation Hal Perkins Winter 2012 Usability Slides by Mike Ernst and David Notkin based on slides due to Robin Miller Usability A lecture on usability won t make anyone an interface expert any more than using LaTeX makes one a graphics designer But it s important to have some appreciation for the issues And youre designing a UI in hw IF YOU REALLY HATE SOMEONE TEACH THEM TO RECOGNIZE BAD KERNING User Int
A future for usability engineering HAROLD THIMBLEBY Middlesex University This paper reviews the unusability culture and its symptoms For usability engineering to have an effective future it must take advantage of new design tools and techniques A particular approach is discussed in detail It is argued that the approach based on interactive design assistants is effective and can be used to make radical improvements to design processes and to usability research The
SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY IN BRATISLAVA Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies Alena Kov rov SPECIAL INTERACTION APPROACHES AND THEIR IMPACT ON USABILITY Dissertation Thesis FIIT 10890 38836 This thesis is submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor PhD in the field of Applied Informatics Supervisor Assoc Prof Martin SPERKA Study program Applied Informatics Field of study 9 2 9 Applied Informatics
Usability Inspection of a GPS Navigation System James Murdico ABSTRACT GPS Navigation Systems are starting to become optional factory installed components in higher end vehicles One of the most important aspects of these systems is their usability Most users of these systems will not be reading the user manual they will be learning the system by exploring the system and by trial and error This paper explores a Pocket PC based GPS Navigation system s usability by using a
Posted by permission from student Do not copy or reproduce Usability Evaluation and Testing for Inspiration Peggy J Lau MMIS680 Human Computer Interaction Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences Nova Southeastern University Usability Evaluation 2 Table of Contents AO OUCH OM A ies 3 Test Plan PIGS CGI A A a enaaenetiata ES 4 Test Methodology poet eer os e a de dad a o ees 4 TESEI SA A ARA E AAA ti 5 Las SIN ibaa vane N a eiaate 6 Test Measuremen
COMP 3220 Human Computer Intearction Human Computer Intearction and Usability Alexander Nikov Slide 1 of 62 HCI and Usability Introduction User test of a commercial software package Legal requirements within the European Union e ISO 9241 10 The dialog principles e ISO 13407 User centred design methods User Interface Economics Presentation of information user guidance menue design User questionaires user tests inspections Slide 2 of 62
Structural Usability Techniques for Dependable HCI Andy Gimblett Submitted to the University of Wales in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy May 2014 Swansea University Prifysgol Abertawe Department of Computer Science Swansea University Summary Since their invention in the middle of the twentieth century interactive computerised systems have be come more and more common to the point of ubiquity While formal techniques
CSE 331 Software Design amp Implementation Hal Perkins Autumn 2013 Usability Slides by Mike Ernst and David Notkin based on slides by Robin Miller Usability A lecture on usability won t make anyone an interface expert any more than using LaTeX makes one a graphics designer But it s important to have some appreciation for the issues And you re designing a UI in hw9 IF YOU REALLY HATE SOMEONE TEACH THEM TO RECOGNIZE BAD KERNING A User Inter
Department of Energy amp Climate Change Usability testing of smarter heating controls December 2013 Final Report The views expressed in this report are those of the authors not necessarily those of the Department of Energy and Climate Change nor do they reflect Government policy Credits This report was written by Dr Steven Wall and Filip Healy of Amberlight The methodology for this usability study was designed by Filip Healy The research team comprised o
User Centered Information Design for Improved Software S Pradeep Henry Preface About the Author nformation Its Kaled in as Usability Jser centered PTE a key principles of UCID 2 3 1 Keep software usability the goal always 2 3 2 Design all the information components using technical writing skills 2 3 3 Integrate all the information elements eae eee design 3442 Ea fuplol online support elements
Evaluating the Utility and Usability of an Adaptive Hypermedia System Kristina H k SICS Box 1263 164 28 Kista Sweden 46 8 752 15 00 kia sics se http www sics se kia Abstract We have evaluated an adaptive hypermedia system named PUSH and compared it to a non adaptive variant of the same system The PUSH system either infers users infor mation seeking tasks from their actions at the interface or the users can set the task themselves Based on the information
Usability Based on material by Michael Ernst UW and MIT 4 Revisit Visitor Pattern Again Common questions mistakes How do start the Visitor How to make the Visitor hold Context Can change signature of accept or visit Use of Interpreter methods in Visitors a You shouldn t call evaluate print on Expressions accept methods are the same for all Visitors a Functionality in visit methods state stored in Visitors Fall 15
Analytical Usability Evaluations of WYSIWYM J Masthoff Ed Autumn 2000 Table of Contents 4 2 8 Aesthetic and minimalist design 4 2 9 Help users recognize diagnose and recover from errors 4 2 10 Help and documentation iii 1 Introduction In autumn 2000 a group of third year students attended a Usability Evaluation module at the University of Brighton As part of the assessment they had to perform an analytical usability evaluation They performed their ev
SI 622 Evaluation of Systems amp Services Winter 2008 Usability Testing Project Client Syntax2D Taubman College of Architecture amp Urban Planning University of Michigan Tao Dong Maureen Hanratty Adam Torres Lingyun Xu Table of contents SYNTAX 2 0 USABILITY TESTING Table of Contents Executive Summary Introduction Overview of Syntax2D Target Population Usability Testing Goals Methodology Overview Task Scenarios Questionnaires Recruit
Usability Test of a Nikon Coolpix Camera Kyle Samuels 10 1 11 Image 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Through this usability test the effectiveness efficiency and learnability of the Nikon Coolpix Digital Camera was examined Recommendations for improvement came from a series of tasks issued to a small group of participants The testers all had their already existing knowledge from their own digital cameras and were able to use that information While some tasks seemed simple to the c
Loughborough University Loughborough University Institutional Repository Usability problem reports for comparative studies consistency and anspectability This item was submitted to Loughborough University s Institutional Repository by the an author Citation VERMEEREN A P O S et al 2008 Usability problem reports for comparative studies consistency and inspectability Human Computer In teraction 23 4 pp 329 380 Additional Information e This ar
si Competence Bullding The A Metwork for Lifelong Competence Development Project no 027087 TENCompetence Building the European Network for Lifelong Competence Development Project acronym Integrated Project TENCompetence Thematic Priority 2 4 10 D6 2 ANNEX 1 Validation testing and usability results Due date of deliverable 31 05 2008 Actual submission date 12 01 2009 Start date of project 01 12 2005 Duration 4 years University of Bolton Version
Improving the Accuracy and Usability of lowa Falling Weight Deflectometer Data Final Report May 2013 Sponsored by IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY Iowa Department of Transportation Institute for Transportation Federal Highway Administration InTrans Project 11 419 About the Institute for Transportation The mission of the Institute for Transportation InTrans at lowa State University is to develop and implement innovative methods materials and technologies for improving trans
Usability of Anonymous Web Browsing An Examination of Tor Interfaces and Deployability Jeremy Clark School of Information and Technology SITE University of Ottawa jclarO37 site uottawa ca ABSTRACT Tor is a popular privacy tool designed to help achieve online anonymity by anonymising web traffic Employing cogni tive walkthrough as the primary method this paper evalu ates four competing methods of deploying Tor clients and a number of software tools designed to be us
Introduction This report presents the research design findings and recommendations for the Hitachi Camcorder Pilot Usability Testing This study was a course project for TC517 Usability Testing and was carried out by Chii Chang Gau Regina Yap and William Washington graduate students in the Technical Communication department Purpose As this product has already made available in the market the purpose of this study is to assess how easily can the inexperience users use t