Course: Usability of User Interfaces

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Course title Usability of User Interfaces
Course code FES/HPUR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
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.
Course content
Usability engineering. Usability engineering life cycle. Analysis of users, their tasks and the context of software use. Design and creation of usable user interfaces. User-based usability testing methods. Expert-based usability evaluation methods. Usability evaluation methods based on models. Testing and usability evaluation of non-standard user interfaces. Evaluation of economic benefits of usability engineering activities.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with various methods of usability engineering. Students will be able to select and apply an appropriate method in a given situation, being able to support their decision with adequate arguments.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Self project defence

Teaching will be carried out in person at the scheduled time. Consultations will be carried out at a fixed time. Outside of this time, consultations are possible only by prior arrangement. Consultations can be carried out both in person and online via MS Teams.
Recommended literature
  • Antona, M., Stephanidis, C. Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Design Methods and User Experience. Cham: Springer, 2021. ISBN 978-3-030-78092-0.
  • Kurosu, M. Human-Computer Interaction. Theory, Methods and Tools. Cham: Springer, 2021. ISBN 978-3-030-78462-1.
  • Soares, M. M., Rosenzweig, E., Marcus, A. Design, User Experience, and Usability: UX Research and Design. Cham: Springer, 2021. ISBN 978-3-030-78221-4.


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