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Usability Evaluation: Understanding the Importance for User-Centric Design

Dive into the world of usability evaluation, from heuristic analysis to user testing, to enhance user experience. Learn key tasks and tools to improve website usability. Discover the impact of working in groups for effective design. Embrace usability as oxygen for successful digital experiences.

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Usability Evaluation: Understanding the Importance for User-Centric Design

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  1. Usability Evaluation Yogi ysha962@aucklanduni.ac.nz

  2. The user is NOT a lower life form - Ken Becker

  3. Hello Computer.... • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu88J5JL8Hw

  4. Recap • What’s all the fuss about? • Focus on the “use” or “tasks” • Heuristic Evaluation • Expert analysis • User Testing • Users asked to perform specific tasks, e.g.: • Email a file (as attachment) to someone • Buy a product • Set an appointment • Different from: • Market research • Debugging

  5. Usability Exercise • Choose one website • http://myhop.uq.co.nz/Tertiary • http://www.alovelyworld.com/ • List user tasks • Evaluate • www.stcsig.org/usability/resources/toolkit/he_cklst.doc • Test plan • http://www.usability.gov/how-to-and-tools/resources/templates/usability-test-plan-template.html • Severity Rating (optional) • www.useit.com/papers/heuristic/severityrating.html

  6. Parting Thoughts • Next week • How to work in groups • Start making groups of ‘fours’ “Usability is like oxygen – you never notice it until it is missing...”

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