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IS 214: Needs Assessment and Evaluation of Information Systems

Class Notes

Jan 17

Course Overview: Slides or PDF notes
Simple Usability Testing: Slides or PDF notes

Jan 24

What is Usability: Slides or PDF notes
Usability Process: Slides or PDF notes

Jan 31

Overview of Usability Methods: Slides or PDF notes
Usability Plan: Slides or PDF notes

Feb 7

User Analysis: Slides or PDF notes
Task Analysis: Slides or PDF notes

Feb 14

Task Analysis / Scenarios -- cancelled

Feb 21

Focus Groups / Surveys / Interviews
Contextual Inquiry: Slides or PDF notes
Inquiry Methods: Slides or PDF notes

Feb 28

Contextual Design: Slides or PDF notes

Mar 7

Design Exploration: Slides or PDF notes
Competitive Evaluation: Slides or PDF notes

Mar 14

Inspections / Heuristic Evaluation: Slides or PDF notes

Mar 21

Usability Testing - Planning and Conducting: Slides or PDF notes

Mar 27

Spring Break

Apr 4

Usability Testing

Apr 11

Usability Testing - Analyzing and Reporting: Slides or PDF notes
Linkify - problems and proposed solutions: Slides or PDF notes
Linkify - proposed new screens: Slides or PDF notes

Apr 18

Usability Automation Tools / Ethics / Guidelines: Slides or PDF notes

Apr 25

Managing Usability in an Organization

May 2

Final Projects