Please join joint USE and PDTG Webinar by Jerry Burpee, USE TG Chair-Elect
When: 11/19/2024 at 12:00 PM (CST) | 60 minutesUsability Evaluations All products and systems that involve user interaction should [must] be evaluated by a Usability Specialist to ensure effectiveness and efficiency of the Human-Machine Interaction (HMI) and minimize risks and error rates. Effective Usability Evaluations should provide independent, unbiased evaluations of how end users interact with the product or system. The evaluation is to determine if the product/system meets the user needs, not whether the user can use the product/system or not. End-users are evaluated on several key performance indicators (KPIs) while they interact with the product/system or prototype of varied fidelity throughout the design/development cycle. This presentation introduces different usability evaluation methods and metrics. Usability Laboratories All product/systems that require any user interaction should understand the user’s needs and evaluate the product/system as to whether it meets those user needs. The purpose of a usability laboratory is to control the evaluation and minimize confounding or third variables, such as environment and distractions. This presentation introduces different types of usability evaluations, different types of usability laboratories and layouts, as well as some of the equipment used in the laboratory.