In this course you will learn and practice several techniques for user interface evaluation. First we start with techniques that can be applied alone or in a design team, including action analysis, walkthroughs, and heuristic evaluation. Then we move on to user testing, including learning from a series of usability tests carried out in a real usability lab, and techniques to carry out your own tests even without a lab. Finally, we wrap up the discussion of evaluation--and of UI Design in the specialization as a whole--by looking at the question of how to set and measure usability goals, and in turn, when a design is usable enough to release it.
This course is part of the User Interface Design Specialization
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About this Course
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Skills you will gain
User ResearchHeuristic EvaluationUser Interface Design (UI Design)User Interface
Learners taking this Course are
- User Experience Researchers
- Designers
- UI/UX Designers
- Graphic Designers
- Marketing Specialists
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
116 minutes to complete
Preface
We situate evaluation in the larger UI design process and provide an introduction to the course's content.
2 videos (Total 16 min)
2 videos
Evaluating User Interfaces: An Introduction11m
4 hours to complete
Evaluation without Users (Part 1)
We cover industry-standard techniques for evaluating interfaces without users, a lower-cost approach that precedes higher-cost "with user" strategies (Part 1 of 2).
5 videos (Total 81 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
5 videos
Action Analysis: GOMS and Informal Action Analysis24m
Case Example: Action Analysis14m
Assignment Video: Action Analysis Assignment16m
Cognitive Walkthroughs14m
1 reading
Informal Action Analysis Assignment10m
Week
26 hours to complete
Evaluation without Users (Part 2)
We continue our overview of evaluation techniques that do not involve users (Part 2 of 2).
7 videos (Total 104 min), 3 quizzes
7 videos
Introduction to Heuristic Evaluation18m
Nielsen's Heuristics (Part 1)27m
Nielsen's Heuristics (Part 2)19m
Nielsen's Heuristics (Part 3)15m
Assignment Video: Heuristic Evaluation6m
Wrap-up Lecture: Evaluation without Users7m
1 practice exercise
Evaluation without Users Quiz28m
Week
31 hour to complete
Evaluation with Users (Part 1)
We dive into the most important - and most costly - family of evaluation techniques: those that involve testing your user interface with real users (Part 1 of 3)
7 videos (Total 58 min)
7 videos
User Testing Goals: Formative and Summative Evaluation8m
Usability Lab Tour7m
Usability Lab Example 1 - User 111m
Usability Lab Example 1 - User 26m
Usability Lab Example 2 - User 114m
Usability Lab Example 2 - User 27m
Week
43 hours to complete
Evaluation with Users (Part 2)
We continue our discussion of with-user evaluation techniques (Part 2 of 3)
4 videos (Total 57 min), 1 quiz
4 videos
Drafting a User Test Plan17m
Field Study Case Example: ShareTable Deployment22m
Assignment Video: User Test Plan7m
1 hour to complete
Evaluation with Users (Part 3)
We continue our discussion of with-user evaluation techniques (Part 2 of 3)
8 videos (Total 71 min)
8 videos
Eye-Tracking: Second Demonstration2m
Eye-Tracking: Review11m
Eye-Tracking: Discussion and Conclusion9m
Field Studies, Alpha Releases, and A/B Tests4m
Controlled Field Experiments7m
Industry Practice: Massive A/B Testing (Interview with Ronny Kohavi)23m
Log Analysis in Evaluation3m
1 hour to complete
Wrap-Up
We revisit our overview of UI evaluation.
2 videos (Total 18 min), 1 quiz
1 practice exercise
Evaluation with Users Quiz22m
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Top reviews from Evaluating User Interfaces
Wonder courses for novice and advance users. The courses are not only theory based, at the end of every week there are assignment & quiz, which helps a lot.
Designing and Development team will realize the impact of usability and be able to fine tune in their products.
Instructors
Loren Terveen
ProfessorComputer Science and Engineering
Haiyi Zhu
Assistant ProfessorComputer Science and Engineering
Lana Yarosh
Assistant ProfessorComputer Science and Engineering
Dr. Brent Hecht
Assistant ProfessorComputer Science and Engineering
Joseph A Konstan
Distinguished McKnight Professor and Distinguished University Teaching ProfessorComputer Science and Engineering
About University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of one of the nation’s most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.
About the User Interface Design Specialization
In this Specialization, you will learn industry-standard theory and methods for developing successful user interfaces (UIs). Upon completing this Specialization, you will have fluency with the user research, prototyping and evaluation techniques necessary for creating intuitive interfaces that facilitate good user experiences. You will also have demonstrated this fluency through an in-depth Capstone Project that can be shown to prospective employers in the fast-growing field of UI design.
Concepts and techniques covered include structured approaches for helping you understand your user base and their needs (e.g. contextual inquiry and design psychology), widely-employed prototyping and design methods (e.g. low-fidelity and paper prototyping), and robust techniques for helping you evaluate your design choices (e.g. heuristic evaluation and user studies). By the end of the Specialization, you will be comfortable applying these concepts and techniques to design an interface for a wide variety of users from around the world.
Frequently Asked Questions
When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
Once you enroll for a Certificate, you’ll have access to all videos, quizzes, and programming assignments (if applicable). Peer review assignments can only be submitted and reviewed once your session has begun. If you choose to explore the course without purchasing, you may not be able to access certain assignments.
What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
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