183.123 Usability Engineering
This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in at least 1 assigned curriculum part of the STEOP.

2019S, VU, 2.0h, 3.0EC

Properties

Introduction to usability engineering
Role of usability engineering in software development projects
Usability engineering methods
Practical application of usability engineering methods (execution and documentation)

Introduction to usability engineering
Introduction to usability engineering methods: contextual analysis, requirements analysis, design & prototyping, evaluation
Practical application of the presented usability engineering methods: heuristic evaluation and usability testing.

If you have any questions please contact us at usability@inso.tuwien.ac.at. Please visit the website for further organisational information.

Effort for the student (ECTS-Breakdown):

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Total: 150 hours (3 ECTS)

Day	Time	Date	Location	Description
Thu	15:00 - 17:00	14.03.2019 - 27.06.2019	EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT	183.123 VU Usability Engineering
Thu	14:00 - 16:00	02.05.2019	EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT	Usability Engineering
Thu	15:00 - 17:00	27.06.2019	HS 7 Schütte-Lihotzky - ARCH	Final Exam

Usability Engineering - Single appointments

Day	Date	Time	Location	Description
Thu	14.03.2019	15:00 - 17:00	EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT	183.123 VU Usability Engineering
Thu	21.03.2019	15:00 - 17:00	EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT	183.123 VU Usability Engineering
Thu	28.03.2019	15:00 - 17:00	EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT	183.123 VU Usability Engineering
Thu	04.04.2019	15:00 - 17:00	EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT	183.123 VU Usability Engineering
Thu	11.04.2019	15:00 - 17:00	EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT	183.123 VU Usability Engineering
Thu	02.05.2019	14:00 - 16:00	EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT	Usability Engineering
Thu	09.05.2019	15:00 - 17:00	EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT	183.123 VU Usability Engineering
Thu	16.05.2019	15:00 - 17:00	EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT	183.123 VU Usability Engineering
Thu	23.05.2019	15:00 - 17:00	EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT	183.123 VU Usability Engineering
Thu	06.06.2019	15:00 - 17:00	EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT	183.123 VU Usability Engineering
Thu	13.06.2019	15:00 - 17:00	EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT	183.123 VU Usability Engineering
Thu	27.06.2019	15:00 - 17:00	EI 2 Pichelmayer HS - ETIT	183.123 VU Usability Engineering
Thu	27.06.2019	15:00 - 17:00	HS 7 Schütte-Lihotzky - ARCH	Final Exam

Three practical assignments, written exam.

Begin	End	Deregistration end
15.02.2019 00:00	15.03.2019 23:59	15.03.2019 23:59

Study Code	Obligation	Precon.
033 526 Business Informatics	Mandatory elective	Course requires the completion of the introductory and orientation phase
033 532 Media Informatics and Visual Computing	Mandatory elective	Course requires the completion of the introductory and orientation phase
033 533 Medical Informatics	Mandatory elective	Course requires the completion of the introductory and orientation phase
033 534 Software & Information Engineering	Mandatory elective	Course requires the completion of the introductory and orientation phase

Nielsen, Jakob (1993). Usability Engineering. Boston, MA: Academic Press.
Holtzblatt, Karen, Wendell Jessamy, & Wood, Shelley (2004).Rapid Contextual Design: A How-To Guide to Key Techniques for User-Centered Design. Morgan Kaufman.
Rubin, Jeffrey & Hudson, Theresa (1994). Handbook of Usability Testing: How to Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY.
Cooper, Alan (1999). The Inmates Are Running the Asylum. Macmillan Computer Publishing, Indianapolis.
Buxton, Bill (2007): Sketching User Experiences. Morgan Kaufmann.

No prior knowledge is required. Prior knowledge of VU User Interface Design or VU Interface & Interaction Design are advantageous, but not required.

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