Design & Evaluation Method (chapt.13) Flashcards
intro
cost benefit analysis, cost analysis, product design-HF design stage,User-centered design
Front end analysis
user analysis, environment analysis,function and task analysis define purpose and required data,collect task data, observation,verbal protocol, questionnaires and surveys interview, data collection and analysis, reporting
iterative design and testing
overall objectives the system support,performance requirements and features, deign constraints,quality function deployment, cost/benefit analysis,tradeoff analysis, HFE criteriaIdentification,Functional Allocation, Support materials Development, organizational design
Prototyping
Confirmation insights gathered during the front-end analysis. Support of the design team in making idea concert. Support of the design team by providing a communication medium. Support for heuristic evaluation, support for usability testing.
Heuristic Evaluation
A systematic inspection of a user interface design by interface specialists to determine the usability, based on their experience, guidelines, and standards
Nielson Hueristic Evaluation Principles
Feedback or visibility of system status, uses of users language, user control and freedom, consistency and standards,error prevention and error messages, recognition rather than recall, flexibility and efficiency of use, aesthetic and minimalist design, help and documentation
Usability Testing
A formal and rigorous process involves: having users complete a series of typical or representative tasks on a product