Introduction to Usable Design

This course will explore primary issues relating to usability studies, why they are necessary, their application, and their influence on design. Students will investigate various methods of conducting usability studies for original designs through testing scenarios and heuristic analysis. Students will then analyze their collected data and learn to apply that data to their own (and each other?s) designs. The final assignment will revolve around the presentation of a paper analyzing a design of their own, the testing process and the influence of testing on that design.