Course: Usability of User Interfaces

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Course title Usability of User Interfaces
Course code FES/DPUR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hub Miloslav, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Krejcar Ondřej, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Usability engineering. Usability engineering lifecycle. Users analysis, tasks analysis nad analysis of the context of use. Suggestion and design of usable user interfaces. Usability testing based on users. Usability evaluation based on experts. Usability evaluation based on models. Usability testing and evaluation of non-standard user interfaces. Economic evaluation of usability engineering activities.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Methods of individual activities
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with particular methods of usability engineering. Students will be able to choose and apply the appropriate method in a definite situation whereas their decision is supported by adequate arguments.
Student will be able to suitably apply methods of the usability engineering for testing and evaluation of user interfaces of software products.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation, Creative work analysis

Processing and successful defense of a given project of subject matter within the discussion with emphasis on implementation of knowledge into disseration work. A general view of doctoral candidates in the usability engineering methods.
Recommended literature
  • Barnum, C. M. Usability Testing Essentials: Ready, Set..Test!. Burlington, USA: Morgan Kaufmann, 2012. ISBN 012375092X.
  • Cooke, L. Assessing concurrent think-aloud protocol as a usability test method: A technical communication approach. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communications, 53, 3, 202-215, 2010.
  • Krug, S. Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability. NBerkley, CA: New Riders, 2013. ISBN 0321965515.
  • Krug, S. Webdesign. Nenuťte uživatele přemýšlet, 2006, Computer Press.
  • Nielsen, J. Mobile Usability. NBerkley, CA: New Riders, 2012. ISBN 0321884485.
  • Nielsen, J., Tahir, M. Použitelnost domovských stránek, 2004, Zoner Press.
  • Reiss, E. Usable Usability: Simple Steps for Making Stuff Better. Wiley, 2012. ISBN 1118185471.
  • Tullis, T., Albert, W. Measuring the User Experience, Second Edition: Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics. Waltham, USA: Morgan Kaufmann, 2013. ISBN 0124157815.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Applied Informatics (2014) Category: Informatics courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Applied Informatics (2014) Category: Informatics courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -