General description

The course gives an extensive overview of available usability methods. Two most common methods are covered in more detail and learned in practice through the course work. Lectures and course materials are in English but the course work can be conducted either in English or Finnish.

The course is intended for UTA or TUT students in the Master's Programme in Human-Technology Interaction and for other students interested in user-centered design and evaluation methods.

Learning outcomes

After taking this course the student
- is familiar with different usability evaluation methods and knows how
to use them during product development process,
- is able to apply the most common methods in practice,
- understands major ethical considerations of usability studies,
- has developed team work skills needed in working life.

Contents

The importance of usability evaluation in different stages of the of product development, the influence of different types of user interfaces and user groups in the selection of the methods, ethical considerations in usability studies, heuristic evaluation, usability evaluation in the lab, making a test plan, conducting usability tests, analyzing and reporting, team work skills.

Teaching methods

Teaching method	Contact	Online
Lectures
Exercises

Teaching language

English

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Numeric 1-5.
Grade is based on exercise project and activity level in weekly exercises.

Belongs to following study modules