Title :
How to conduct your own usability study
Author :
Ricks, Kristina ; Arnoldy, Beverly A.
Author_Institution :
Timberline Software Corp., Beaverton, OR, USA
Abstract :
Based upon audience response from our presentation "From Technical Writer to Usability Professional: Transitioning from the Known into the Unknown" at the Region 7 STC conference in Portland in October 2001, we found that our audience also wanted to know how to prepare, facilitate, and analyze the results of a usability study. We propose to do a hands-on session in which the session attendees will learn the basic techniques to run a usability study on their own. We provide sample usability study documents they can use.
Keywords :
human factors; system documentation; technical presentation; user interfaces; product development; technical communication; technical writer; test plan; testing; usability professional; usability study; Costs; Documentation; Engineering profession; Feedback; Oceans; Product development; Region 7; Seminars; Testing; Usability;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 2002. IPCC 2002. Proceedings. IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7591-2
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.2002.1049095
