Case studies for teaching usability engineering

Mary Beth Rosson; John Carroll; Con M. Rodi

Case studies for teaching usability engineering

Mary Beth Rosson, John Carroll, Con M. Rodi

College of Information Sciences and Technology

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Abstract

A challenge in teaching usability engineering is providing appropriate hands-on project experience. Students need projects that are realistic enough to address meaningful issues, but manageable within one semester. We describe our use of online case studies to motivate and model course projects in usability engineering. The cases illustrate scenario-based usability methods, and are accessed via a custom browser. We summarize the content and organization of the case studies, several case-based learning activities, and students' reactions to the activities. We conclude with a discussion of future directions for case studies in HCI education.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE 2004
Pages	36-40
Number of pages	5
State	Published - Jun 14 2004
Event	Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education - Norfolk, VA, United States Duration: Mar 3 2004 → Mar 7 2004

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Name	Proceedings of the SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

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Other	Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
Country/Territory	United States
City	Norfolk, VA
Period	3/3/04 → 3/7/04

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Engineering(all)

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Rosson, MB , Carroll, J & Rodi, CM 2004, Case studies for teaching usability engineering. in Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE 2004. Proceedings of the SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, pp. 36-40, Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Norfolk, VA, United States, 3/3/04.

Case studies for teaching usability engineering. / Rosson, Mary Beth ; Carroll, John; Rodi, Con M.
Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE 2004. 2004. p. 36-40 (Proceedings of the SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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