How to conduct a user interface inspection?
One-Minute Summaries and Questions
Assessing usability with Cognitive Walkthrough Wed Oct 7th 11:59pm PDT
Heuristic Analysis for UX – How to Run a Usability Evaluation Wed Oct 7th 11:59pm PDT
Weekly Quiz
Week 5 Review Quiz Fri Oct 9th 11:59pm PDT
Assignments
Heuristic Inspection Assignment Mon Oct 26th 11:59pm PDT
Required Readings
Assessing usability with Cognitive Walkthrough (14 minute read)
Heuristic Analysis for UX – How to Run a Usability Evaluation (13 minute read)
Severity Ratings for Usability Problems (5 minute read)
BlackBoard Collaborate Session Slides
Usability Inspections — Mini-lectures and Activities | PDF | Recording (Look in Hamburger menu)
Week 5 Review and Discussion | PDF | Recording (Look in Hamburger menu)
Supplemental Materials
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