
This course is typically offered in the SPRING.
This is a Related Course of
the MOT program.
Concepts and methods of needs and usability assessment. Concepts and methods of needs and usability assessment. Understanding users' needs and practices and translating them into design decisions. Topics include methods of identifying and describing user needs and requirements; user-centered design; user and task analysis; contextual design; heuristic evaluation; surveys, interviews, and focus groups; usability testing; naturalistic/ethnographic methods; managing usability in organizations; universal usability.
