Evaluation during design to improve the product is:
Evaluation Foundations
Why, what, where and when to evaluate, the types of evaluation (controlled settings with users, natural settings, settings without users), usability and living labs, an airline-booking usability case study, evaluation methods, participants’ rights and interpreting data.
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All 27 slides
- 1 Slide 1
- 2 Overview
- 3 Learning Outcomes
- 4 1) Introduction
- 5 1) Introduction (cont)
- 6 2. Why, what, where & when to evaluate
- 7 3. Types of evaluation
- 8 Usability Lab
- 9 Living Lab
- 10 Evaluation Case Studies
- 11 3.1 Usability testing & field studies can compliment
- 12 4. Case study: Airline booking system
- 13 4.1 Task Instruction
- 14 4.1 Task Instruction (cont)
- 15 4.2 Testing with users
- 16 4.2 Testing with users (cont)
- 17 4.2 Testing with users (cont)
- 18 4.2 Testing with users (cont)
- 19 4.2 Testing with users (cont)
- 20 5. Research & Analysis
- 21 5. Research & Analysis (cont)
- 22 Evaluation methods
- 23 Participants’ rights and getting their consent
- 24 Things to consider when interpreting data
- 25 Key points
- 26 Summary
- 27 Link
2. Why, what, where & when to evaluate
Notes
Why: check users can use the product and like it. What: prototypes to full systems. Where: lab, field, remotely. When: formative (during design) and summative (to assess a finished product).
Exam angle
3. Types of evaluation
Notes
Types: controlled settings with users (usability testing, experiments), natural settings with users (field studies), any setting without users (inspections, heuristics, walkthroughs, models, analytics).
Exam angle
Heuristic evaluation is done:
Usability Lab
Notes
Usability lab: controlled environment with recording equipment; living lab: real everyday environment instrumented for study.
3.1 Usability testing & field studies can compliment
Notes
Usability testing: users do typical tasks; measure time, errors, satisfaction. Field studies: real use in context.
Participants’ rights and getting their consent
Notes
Participants’ rights: informed consent, privacy, the right to stop at any time.
Things to consider when interpreting data
Exam angle
A lab study’s results may not reflect real-world use. This concerns: