Coordinating our presentation plans
Instead of evaluation analytics, we will use this session to plan the details of our presentation scheduled for 24 April 2015. You may still read the elements about design principles and evaluation, but we will spend our time doing planning.
Evaluation Analytics
Read these to prepare for class discussion
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Universal principles of design
The principle of most advanced yet acceptable, 162 -
Universal principles of design
The principle of not invented here, 168 -
a relevant article from the Nielsen Norman Group
Talking with Participants During a Usability Test
Optional readings which may come up in class discussions
Van den Haak, M. J., de Jong, M. D. T., & Schellen, P. J. (2004).
Employing think-aloud protocols
and constructive interaction to test the usability of online library catalogues:
a methodological comparison.
Interacting with Computers, 16(6), 1153-1170.
[PDF]
Makri, S., Blandford, A., & Cox, A.L. (2008).
Using information behaviors
to evaluate the functionality and usability of electronic resources:
From Ellis's model to evaluation.
Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, 59(14), 2244-2267.
[PDF]
Byrne, G. (2007).
A statistical primer:
Understanding descriptive and inferential statistics.
Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice, 2(1), 32-47.
[PDF]
Lewis, J.R. (2006).
Waits and measures - Sample sizes for usability tests:
Mostly math, not magic.
interactions, 13(6), 29-33.
[PDF]
Narayan, S. M., & Corcoran-Perry, S. (1997).
Line of reasoning
as a representation of nurses' clinical decision making.
Research in Nursing & Health, 20(4), 353-364.
[PDF]
Wang, P., Hawk, W. B., & Tenopir, C. (2000).
Users' interaction with
World Wide Web resources: An exploratory study using a holistic approach.
Information Processing & Management, 36(2), 229-252.
[PDF]
Markopoulos, P., & Bekker, M. (2003).
On the assessment of
usability testing methods for children.
Interacting with Computers, 15(2), 227-243.
[PDF]
Useful, but not available online
Rubin, J. (1994).
Handbook
of Usability Testing: How to Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests.
New York: John Wiley & Sons.
[QA76.9 .U83 R82 1994]
Barnum, C. (2002).
Usability Testing and Research.
New York: Longman.
[QA76.9 .U83 B362 2002]
Chapter 5, Planning for a usability test
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