Bachelor Practical Course in Winter Semester 2024/25:

Evaluation of User Interfaces (IN0012, IN4338)

(Dr. Wolfgang Wörndl)

News

[23.09.2024] Team formation done, no more available places. Additional information is shared on the associated Moodle course for participants.

[22.06.2024] Web page online. The goal of this Praktikum is to learn how to evaluate user interfaces with qualitative and quantitative methodology.

Information

  • This Praktikum (Bachelor Practical Course) is for students in Informatics or related Bachelor study programs (module IN0012)
    • The course will be conducted in English language
    • You should be able to create mockups and implement a basic user interface in a program environment of your choice. (This practical course is not a programming course.)
  • The content and purpose of the user interface can be chosen freely within the context of the UN sustainability goals: https://sdgs.un.org/goals
  • The course is conducted in groups of 2 students. The programming environment can be selected by the groups.
  • Prerequisites for credits:
    • Complete, present and document all parts of the course
    • Access all parts of the online material (Part I) and attend all in-person sessions (unless excused due to certified illness etc.)
  • Grading will be based on the quality of the solution as presented and documented
    • The eTests in the online material are mandatory but will not influence the grade

Registration

Content and (Preliminary) Schedule

Part I User-Centered Research (online)

  • Section 1: Introduction and Overview
  • Section 2: Usability Evaluation
  • Section 3: Controlled Experiments

Part II Qualitative Evaluation (group work and presentations)

  • Develop mockups and evaluate them with Usability Evaluation

Part III Quantitative Evaluation (group work and presentations)

  • Develop an interactive prototype and evaluate it with a controlled experiment

(Preliminary) Schedule
14.10.2024: Part I: Online study of Part I: User-Centered Research (should be completed before the first on-site session!)
06.11.2024, 16:00: Part II: Qualitative Evaluation (room 01.07.023)
11.12.2024, 16:00: Group presentations of Part II and Part III: Quantitative Evaluation (room 01.07.023)
22.01.2025, 16:00: Group presentations of Part III (room 01.07.023)
07.02.2025: Final deadline to submit documentation

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