User Centered Research and Evaluation
Computer Engineering (Ph.D.)
Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences
Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User Centered Research and Evaluation | BLM607 | Elective | Doctorate degree | 1 | Fall | 8 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Pınar ONAY DURDU
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Explore core concepts in user-centered design.
2) Apply “contextual design” as a method to understand users’ work in context, in order to reveal underlying practices, motivations, and goals
3) Explore tools for evaluating potential designs
4) Walk through a prototype, product, or service, and apply an expert review
5) Perform web analytics to understand how people are using the web
6) Implement a technique called think aloud to evaluate how people are using a prototype, product, or service
7) Write reports on findings that speak to users’ needs
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Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Human-Computer Interaction
Course Contents
User centered design, contextual design, competitive analysis, usability, prototyping, tools for evaluating designs such as walkthroughs, reviews, think aloud, automated evaluation methods.
Weekly Schedule
1) HCI and user-centered design2) Evaluating usability throughout design and development
3) Establishing a usability program in your organization
4) Principles of contextual inquiry
5) Contextual inquiry methods
6) Planning and Preparing for a Usability Test
7) Evaluation methods: Interviewing
8) Midterm
9) Evaluation methods: Competitive analysis
10) Evaluation methods: Web Analytics & A/B testing
11) Evaluation methods: Think Aloud
12) Evaluation methods: Heuristic evaluation
13) Good/Bad evaluation analysis
14) Communicating the results
15) Review of the course
16) Final
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
60% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
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Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required