{"title":"Planning Your Research","authors":"Angela M. Cirucci, Urszula Pruchniewska","doi":"10.4324/9781003181750-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003181750-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":270748,"journal":{"name":"UX Research Methods for Media and Communication Studies","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116028510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What Is UX?","authors":"Angela M. Cirucci, Urszula Pruchniewska","doi":"10.4324/9781003181750-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003181750-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":270748,"journal":{"name":"UX Research Methods for Media and Communication Studies","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131092308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Heuristic Evaluations and Critical Analysis Walkthroughs","authors":"Angela M. Cirucci, Urszula Pruchniewska","doi":"10.4324/9781003181750-21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003181750-21","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":270748,"journal":{"name":"UX Research Methods for Media and Communication Studies","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114217412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Usability Testing","authors":"Angela M. Cirucci, Urszula Pruchniewska","doi":"10.4018/978-1-59140-124-7.ch009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-124-7.ch009","url":null,"abstract":"Usability testing is a means for measuring how well people can use some human-made object (such as a web page, a computer interface, a document, or a device) for its intended purpose, i.e. usabili ty testing measures the usability of the object. Usability testing focuses on a particular object or a small set of objects, whereas general human-computer interaction studies attempt to formulate universal principles.","PeriodicalId":270748,"journal":{"name":"UX Research Methods for Media and Communication Studies","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114708783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Traditional Research Methods Overview","authors":"Angela M. Cirucci, Urszula Pruchniewska","doi":"10.4324/9781003181750-11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003181750-11","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":270748,"journal":{"name":"UX Research Methods for Media and Communication Studies","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134601345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Breakup and Love Letters","authors":"Angela M. Cirucci, Urszula Pruchniewska","doi":"10.4324/9781003181750-14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003181750-14","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":270748,"journal":{"name":"UX Research Methods for Media and Communication Studies","volume":"29 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128812259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Brain Writing and Darkside Writing","authors":"Angela M. Cirucci, Urszula Pruchniewska","doi":"10.4324/9781003181750-19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003181750-19","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":270748,"journal":{"name":"UX Research Methods for Media and Communication Studies","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124308674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Biased Digital Structures and UX","authors":"Angela M. Cirucci, Urszula Pruchniewska","doi":"10.4324/9781003181750-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003181750-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":270748,"journal":{"name":"UX Research Methods for Media and Communication Studies","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132325802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Contextual Inquiry","authors":"Angela M. Cirucci, Urszula Pruchniewska","doi":"10.4324/9781003181750-15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003181750-15","url":null,"abstract":"Overview In this assignment you will use the contextual inquiry methodology to learn more about the work practices of your target customers. The interview data will help you to later perform a task analysis of your idea. Requirements 1. Interview at least three target customers (no CSE 440 classmates) using contextual inquiry. 2. Analyze new and existing tasks. Describe three tasks in moderate detail that participants will perform with your application. There should be one each of easy, moderate, and difficult tasks. Compare and contrast your tasks with any existing tasks. Remember tasks do not say how to carry out the activity. 3. Brainstorm and draw a few rough sketches of a few important screens your application will need. Deliverables You will submit two copies of a printed essay of no more than five pages of text in class (12 pt. Times font or equivalent – images are encouraged and free, thus not counting in the page limit). Your essay should follow the outline below and will be graded using the writing guidelines on the next page. 1. Title of project (come up with something short and catchy to capture the key idea) 2. Each team member's name and role. 3. Problem and solution overview (short, 1 paragraph) 4. Contextual inquiry customers (3/4 page) 5. Contextual inquiry results (1 and 1/4 pages) 6. Analysis of new and existing tasks (2 pages) Three tasks your application will support (one each of easy, moderate, difficult) 7. Additional sketches of important screens (not part of page limit)","PeriodicalId":270748,"journal":{"name":"UX Research Methods for Media and Communication Studies","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126294455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Design Thinking Mindset","authors":"Angela M. Cirucci, Urszula Pruchniewska","doi":"10.4324/9781003181750-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003181750-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":270748,"journal":{"name":"UX Research Methods for Media and Communication Studies","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131615616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}