This format of the Usability Testing Module schedule assumes a series of 8 lectures. Each lecture includes a quiz, which students fill out in parallel with the on-going events in class. We list supplemental materials here as well as within the text of the relevant quiz or homework.
Day | Topic | Reading Assignment Chapter(s) | Lecture Notes | Quiz / Supplemental Materials | Homework | Sample Solution | Sample Grading Comments (for a non-sample solution) |
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1 | User-centered design | Rubin 1 or DumasRedish 1, 3-4 | l1-ut-user-centered-design | q1-ut-user-centered-design | NONE | NONE | NONE |
2 | Overview of usability testing, testing environment | Rubin 2-3 or DumasRedish 2, 6 | l2-ut-overview-usability-testing | q2-ut-overview-usability-testing | NONE | NONE | NONE |
3 | Usability testing roles | Rubin 4 or DumasRedish 5 | l3-ut-roles | q3-ut-roles
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NONE | NONE | NONE |
4 | Usability test plan | Rubin 5 or DumasRedish 7-8 | l4-ut-plans | q4-ut-plans | h1-ut-plans | h1-ut-plans-sample-solution | h1-ut-plans-grading-example |
5 | Selecting test participants | Rubin 6 or DumasRedish 9-10 | l5-ut-participants | q5-ut-participants | NONE | NONE | NONE |
6 | Preparing test materials | Rubin 7 or DumasRedish 11-17 | l6-ut-materials | q6-ut-materials | h2-materials | h2-ut-materials-solution | h2-ut-materials-grading-example |
7 | Conducting the test | Rubin 8 or DumasRedish 18-19 | (no lecture notes) | (no quiz) | h3-results | (none available) | h3-ut-results-grading-example |
8 | Debriefing, recommendations | Rubin 9-10 or DumasRedish 20-24 | l7-ut-post-test | q7-ut-post-test
Instructor follow-up / thank-you notes: |
h4-recommendations | h4-ut-recommendations-solution | h4-ut-recommendations-grading-example |