Collaboration-Based Usability Training for Developers

@article{citeulike:715683, abstract = {Applying user-centered design methodology, we developed a usability training workshop for beginning developers which has remarkable impact on participants’ attitudes towards the collaboration with nontechnical professions. Mainly through a simulation game we let course participants experience typical pitfalls of and opportunities for collaboration with non-technical professions in the development team, with the primary focus on User Interface Designers. Rather than teaching abstract high-level usability principles we induce learning by insight and social forms of learning.}, author = {Latzina, Markus and Rummel, Bernard }, citeulike-article-id = {715683}, comment = {uoc learning technology}, editor = {Herczeg}, journal = {Mensch \& Computer}, keywords = {activity, design, hci, method, ucd}, pages = {285--291}, posted-at = {2006-06-29 14:41:03}, priority = {3}, title = {Collaboration-Based Usability Training for Developers}, url = {http://mc.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/konferenzbaende/mc2002/konferenzband/mc2002\_05\_paper/mc2002-26-latzinarummel.pdf}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:715683 L3 - citeulike-article-id:715683 TI - Collaboration-Based Usability Training for Developers JF - Mensch & Computer SP - 285 EP - 291 N2 - Applying user-centered design methodology, we developed a usability training workshop for beginning developers which has remarkable impact on participants’ attitudes towards the collaboration with nontechnical professions. Mainly through a simulation game we let course participants experience typical pitfalls of and opportunities for collaboration with non-technical professions in the development team, with the primary focus on User Interface Designers. Rather than teaching abstract high-level usability principles we induce learning by insight and social forms of learning. KW - activity KW - design KW - hci KW - method KW - ucd N1 - uoc learning technology AU - Latzina, Markus AU - Rummel, Bernard A2 - Herczeg PY - 2002/// UR - http://mc.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/konferenzbaende/mc2002/konferenzband/mc2002_05_paper/mc2002-26-latzinarummel.pdf ER -