PDF-(DOWNLOAD)-A Practical Guide to Measuring Usability 72 Answers to the Most Common Questions

A detailed and readable guide that answers the most common questions that arise when measuring the usability of websites software or cellphones What measures do you take What do have users do What questionnaires do you use What about sample size and statistical analysis. CMPT 281. Outline. Usability review. Observational methods. Interview methods. Questionnaire methods. Usability. ISO 9241-11:. The extent to which a product can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction, in a specified context of use. What is . usability testing. for?. formative. . vs.. . summative. formative. . vs.. . summative. For iteratively improving an in-progress design. formative. . vs.. . summative. For benchmarking the success of a completed design. Judy Kay. Main references: . Sauro. , J., & Lewis, J. R. (2012). . Quantifying the user experience: Practical statistics for user research. . Elsevier. . . Ch. 8. http://. www.measuringu.com. /blog/standardized-. (or not) . of Health Informatics Standards. Stephen Kay . MSc PhD FACMI FBCS CITP. … records had different structures & semantics?. … clinical systems were functionally incompatible?. … different interchange capabilities existed?. Qaiser S. Durrani. FAST-NU, Lahore. Workshop on Usability Engineering. Feb 21-23, . 2011 at SEECS NUST. Agenda. Usability Engineering?. Why we need it?. What are its measures?. Where UE fits in the SDLC. An Introduction. Usability. “..usability really just means making sure that something works well: that a person of average (or even below average) ability and experience can use the thing—whether it’s a Web site, a fighter jet, or a revolving door—for its intended purpose without getting hopelessly frustrated.”. Lecture 8. Jakob. Nielsen…. Q: . How many programmers does it take to change a light bulb? . A: . None; it is a hardware problem. !. When . asking how many usability specialists it takes to change a light bulb, the answer might well be four: Two to conduct a field study and task analysis to determine whether people really need light, one to observe the user who actually screws in the light bulb, and one to control the video camera filming the event.. JUNIOR TIDAL. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, WEB SERVICES & MULTIMEDIA LIBRARIAN. NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, CUNY. @JUNIORTIDAL. SLA STUDENT CHAPTER SKILL SHARE. PRATT INSTITUTE . APRIL 23, 2016. Fall 2014. 1. Anthony Tang. Learning Objectives. At the end of this lecture, you should be able to:. » Know how to select users for a usability test, and how many. » Be able to describe how to analyze data. JUNIOR TIDAL. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, WEB SERVICES & MULTIMEDIA LIBRARIAN. NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, CUNY. @JUNIORTIDAL. SLA STUDENT CHAPTER SKILL SHARE. PRATT INSTITUTE . APRIL 23, 2016. JUNIOR TIDAL. WEB SERVICES & MULTIMEDIA LIBRARIAN. NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, CUNY. April 6. th. , 2016. INTRODUCTIONS. . WHAT’S . THIS WORKSHOP ABOUT, ANYWAY?. WHAT IS USABILITY?. WHY USABILITY IMPORTANT. Small Agency Summit. February, 2018. Wendy Wickstrom. Website Services: Developing . mobile, modern, accessible and usable . websites . All-in-one Services. Web design, . development, maintenance and hosting services. Usability engineering makes computer systems easier to use and more relevant to business needs. Although much research has been done into methods and techniques for usability engineering there is little available on how to put this into practice in a commercial environment. This book written by usability professionals from a variety of non-IT organizations take readers through the process of starting and running a Usability Group alerting readers to potential political problems implementation difficulties and possible solutions. Al-. Matrafi. Why Should You Care About Usability?. Have you ever…. gotten lost in a Web site?. left a site without finding the information you wanted?. waited too long for a page to download?. gone to a site you can’t view or read?.