Usability Evaluation In Industry

Abstract

Part 1 Elements of usability: a combined effort the standardization of user interface usable usability evaluations - if the mountain won't come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain combining data the evaluation of product usability. Part 2 Selecting evaluation methods: factors affecting methods and techniques of usability evaluation information ecologies, experience and ergonomics do-it-yourself usability evaluation - guiding software developers to usability. Part 3 Field studies: service information and evaluation evaluation of a multi- system situation observation as a technique for usability evaluation based prototyping. Part 4 Informal methods: quick and dirty usability tests effective informal methods getting the most out of quick and dirty user interface simulations. Part 5 New evaluation methods: a cost-effective method for the in the field usabilty evaluation co-discovery exploration - an informal method for the iterative design of consumer products private camera conversation - a new method for eliciting user responses repatory grid theory and its application to product evaluation. Part 6 Off the shelf evaluation methods: software usability measurement inventory - background and usage the usability checklist approach revisited SUS - a quick and dirty usability scale FACE - a rapid method for evaluation user interfaces. Part 7 Task analysis: hierarchical task analysis - an overview task analysis for error identification. Part 8 Issues relating to usability evaluation: performance measurement and ecological evaluation seminar discussions - issues for usability evaluation industry.