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Topics in Usability Evaluation

(TP388) -  Michael Kalogerakis

Περιγραφή Μαθήματος

This course provides the basic principles and practical knowledge for evaluating human-computer interfaces in terms of usability as well as guidelines for applying these principles to a variety of user interfaces beyond the classic PC software applications.

The students get a comprehensive understanding of usability evaluation techniques of websites, mobile and multitouch devices, gestural interfaces, as well as other non-standard hardware/software user interfaces such as automobiles, industrial and medical devices.

Furthermore the notion of usability evaluation is accounted within the broader context of User Experience Evaluation, by investigating issues such as user persuasion, trust and emotional engagement.

Although all the material of this course is in English, this semenster  the lectures will be given in Greek so that senior undergraduate students of a similar course  (Usability Engineering) be able to attend. Consequently, no Erasmus students will be accepted  this semester (Spring 2026)

 

Ημερομηνία δημιουργίας

Τετάρτη 5 Φεβρουαρίου 2020

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  • Περίγραμμα

    Indicative Syllabus

    • Core Usability Concepts: Usability and User-Centered Design. Usability Guidelines, Principles and Heuristics. Levels of Usability Analysis. Measuring Aspects of Usability (Proficiency, Learnability, Efficiency, Memorability, Error Handling, User Satisfaction)
    • Psychological Concepts: Cognitive Psychology and Information Processing, Dual Processor Metaphor (Norman’s Human Action Cycle), Attention and Memory
    • Types of Usability Evaluation: User-centered Evaluation (Usability Experiments, Usability Testing, card sorting, eye tracking, quantitative surveys…). Expert-based Evaluation (Usability inspection methods, Heuristic Evaluation / Cognitive Walkthrough). Review-based evaluation. Model-based Evaluation. Engineering Models of Human-Computer Interaction, GOMS Models
    • Special Topics in Usability Evaluation: Websites, Mobile and multitouch devices, gestural interfaces, transportation interfaces (automobiles, planes…), industrial interfaces, medical interfaces.
    • User Experience Evaluation: Emotion assessment, Verbal and non-verbal measurement tools, Anticipated Experience Evaluation, PAD Emotional Scale, Geneva Emotion Wheel…

    Indicative Bibliography

    • Don Norman, The Design of Everyday Things : Revised and Expanded Edition. New York : Basic Books, 2013.
    • Steve Krug Don't Make Me Think, (2014) Revisited: a Common Sense Approach to Web Usability. [Berkeley, Calif.] :New Riders, 2014.
    • Vijay Kumar, (2012)101 Design Methods: A Structured Approach for Driving Innovation in Your Organization ISBN: 978-1-118-08346-8
    • Jakob Nielsen Usability Engineering”, published by Morgan Kaufmann, San
      Francisco, 1994.
    • Alan Cooper, RobertReimann, David Cronin, (2007) About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design”, John Wiley & Sons Publishing,
    • Jacob Nielsen, (2000) “Designing web usability - The practice of simplicity”, New Riders Publishing
    • Don. Norman (1998) “The Invisible Computer”, , Cambridge, MA: MIT PressISBN 0-262-14065-9
    • Class notes

    Course Instructor

    Michael A. Kalogerakis

    Associate Professor

    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Hellenic Mediterranean University

    +30 2810379769

    mixalis (at) hmu.gr