User Interface Update 2005

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DAY 1

Unit 1 - General Issues

• Usability Tests (Before and After)
• Does User-Centered, Iterative Design Really Work?
• Design Improvements through User Testing
• User-Perceived Usability
• Rapid Prototyping with Microsoft PowerPoint
• The Future of User Interface Design Tools

Unit 2 - Displays

• Online Reading Habits of Internet Users
• Local Density Guides Visual Search
• Feature Congestion: A Measure of Display Clutter
• Comprehension of International Road Signs
• Misunderstanding Homeland Security Symbols
• Visualizations to Facilitate Tabular Presentation of Data
• The Science of Word Recognition
• Gaze Paths
• Aging, Visual Performance, and Eyestrain

Unit 3 - Interactions

• Eye Movement, Reaction Time and Dialog Box Usability
• Common Digrams
• A Comparison of ‘Three-Level' Web Menus
• A Comparison of Static, Adaptive and Adaptable Menus

Unit 4 - A Pictorial Overview of Usability Issues

DAY 2

Unit 5 - Research Review

Unit 6 - Users

• Gender HCI Issues in Problem-Solving Software
• Designing Search Engine User Interfaces for the Blind
• Age-Centered Research-Based Web Design Guidelines
• Guidelines for Designing Websites for Older Adults
• Effects of Computer Presentation Format on Learning in the Elderly
• Older Adults and Web Usability: Does Web Experience = Web Expertise?

Unit 7 - Web-Related Usability Issues

• Impact of Progress Feedback on Task Completion
• The Effects of Instruction on Users Search Performance
• Evaluating Automated Assistance for Web Searching
• Promoting Memorability and Security of Passwords
• Using Personal Photos as Pictorial Passwords
• Passwords You'll Never Forget, but Can't Recall

Unit 8 - Usability Testing

• Evaluating Paper Prototypes on the Street
• A Comparison of Usability Testing and Expert Reviews
• Strategies for Improving the Effectiveness of Heuristic Evaluation
• Applying User Testing Data to UEM Performance Metrics
• Comparing Generic vs. Specific Heuristics
• Expected Usability Magnitude Estimation
• Usability Testing of an Internet Form
• Remote Usability Testing that Works
• Faces of Emotion in Human-Computer Interaction
• Comparing Remote and Local Usability Studies
• Instant Data Analysis: Conducting Usability Evaluations in a Day

OBJECTIVES, INTENDED AUDIENCE AND CRITERIA FOR ARTICLES

COURSE OBJECTIVES: These advanced annual courses are designed to keep computer professionals up-to-date with the latest, most useful information concerning the design and development of high quality, professional user interfaces in computer systems. Each course is totally (100%) new each year!

At the end of this seminar, participants should:

• Be able to understand most of the recent advances in user interface, usability and user experience technology, particularly those that are of greatest interest to practitioners,
• Understand the contents of about 50 important research reports that were published in the past year or so, and
• Be able to state how the major research findings can be applied to improving the usability of computer systems, including Web-based systems and graphical user interfaces.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: The course is intended for computer professionals, including:

• User interface designers and developers
• Web designers and developers
• Developers and programmers
• Project managers
• Human factors and ergonomics specialists
• Systems analysts and systems engineers
• Documentation and training specialists
• Usability and user experience specialists
• Multimedia specialists

WHAT STUDENTS SAY …

"One of the best courses I've ever taken! Don't change a thing."

"You had a super mix of exercises that kept us fresh by using our brains differently."

"The course materials were excellent. Good balance between lecture and relevant exercises."

"This was a wonderful course. It was informative, up-to-date and entertaining."

"I found the course very useful, despite the fact that I am not a technical person."

"The course contained lots of good information for practical application."

"I really appreciate Dr. Bailey treating us as 'peers' regardless of our experience in the field."

"Again, thanks for a great three days. I don't know when I've enjoyed a class more."

"I came last year and was watching for it this year."

"This is a great collection of research that you compiled in a very readable way."

"Another set of great insights from Dr. Bailey - he pulls it all together and makes it meaningful."

"Great course! One of the few that is on my 'must attend every year' list."

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING ARTICLES

• Articles that have evidence for stating: "Do this" or "Don't do that,"
• Articles that contain useful design and/or evaluation examples,
• Articles that successfully critique the current user interface development process,
• Articles that suggest improvements to the user interface development process,
• Articles that contain useful usability metrics, and
• Articles that provide helpful insights into system-related user characteristics.

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