How to conduct a user interface inspection?

One-Minute Summaries and Questions

Assessing usability with Cognitive Walkthrough Jun 3rd 11:59pm PDT
An Overview of Expert Heuristic Evaluations Jun 3rd 11:59pm PDT
Design Heuristics Lecture with Scott Klemmer, a Video Playlist Jun 3rd 11:59pm PDT
Severity Ratings for Usability Problems Jun 3rd 11:59pm PDT

Weekly Quiz

Week 4 Review Quiz due Jun 5th Jun 5th 11:59pm PDT

Assignments

Usability Inspection AssignmentJun 15th 11:59pm PDT

Required Readings

BlackBoard Collaborate Session Slides

Usability Inspections — Mini-lectures and Activities | PDF

Week 4 Review and Discussion | PDF

Supplemental Materials

The 10 Usability Heuristics

Supplemental Readings

Cognitive Walkthrough
A step-by-step evaluation of a system, from the viewpoint of a specific type of user.

• Assessing usability with Cognitive Walkthrough
• Cognitive Walkthrough: bare bones - quickie example
• The Streamlined Cognitive Walkthrough Method (PDF)
• Usability Inspection: Cognitive Walkthrough

Heuristic Evaluations
The evaluation of a user interface against a checklist of design rules or heuristics.

• An Introduction To Heuristic Evaluation
• How to Conduct a Heuristic Evaluation
• How to run an heuristic evaluation
• Jakob Nielsen's 10 Usability Heuristics for User Interface Design
• Severity Ratings for Usability Problems
• Applying ISO 9241-110 Dialogue Principles to Tablet Applications in Emergency Medical Services (PDF)
• Ergonomics of human-system interaction -- Part 110: Dialogue principles
• Usability Expert Reviews: Beyond Heuristic Evaluation

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