Case studies for teaching usability engineering

Mary Beth Rosson; John M. Carroll; Con M. Rodi

doi:10.1145/1028174.971315

Case studies for teaching usability engineering

Mary Beth Rosson, John M. 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)
Pages (from-to)	36-40
Number of pages	5
Journal	SIGCSE Bulletin (Association for Computing Machinery, Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education)
Volume	36
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1028174.971315
State	Published - Mar 2004
Event	35th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education - Norfolk, VA, United States Duration: Mar 3 2004 → Mar 7 2004

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Software
Food Science
Hardware and Architecture

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