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From Design Space to Task Analysis, by way of Telephone Usability: the Bath Tutorials
Source: UN, 28 August 2003
Submitted by
Ann Light
The HCI2003 tutorial programme has been put together to appeal to practitioners, researchers and educators. The British HCI Group describes them as an excellent opportunity for staying at the leading edge of HCI research and practice, by presenting extended interaction with expert instructors.
Tutorial Sessions on Monday the 8th September are:
[T1] Using design space analysis to facilitate more effective interaction design meetings (half day): Paul Englefield, Ease of Use group, IBM UK
[T2] Who needs this technology, and why? (full day): William Newman, University College London Interaction Centre
[T3] Phone usability testing (full day): Julie Ratner & Anne-Laure Negri, Iterative Design, Seattle WA,USA & Consultant, Sophia Antipolis, France
[T4] The art of seeing: practical observation methods for software development (full day): Susan M. Dray / David A. Siegel, Dray & Associates, Inc., Minneapolis MN, USA
Tutorial Sessions on Tuesday the 9th September are:
[T5] Systemic task analysis (full day): Dan Diaper, Bournemouth University
[T6] Creating highly satisfying user experiences using software engineering techniques to model users and design (full day): Dave Roberts &
Claire Paddison, Ease of Use group, IBM UK
[T7] Information visualization (full day): Robert Spence, Imperial College, London
[T8] Working with and analyzing qualitative data (full day): David A. Siegel/ Susan M. Dray, Dray & Associates, Inc., Minneapolis MN, USA
[T9] Setting usability performance requirements (full day): Nigel Bevan, Serco Usability Services
More information about each can be found on the website below. Do bear in mind that tutorials are provisional on numbers attending. Popular tutorials fill up quickly, so please apply early to reserve your place. If you have applied for a tutorial which is cancelled, you will be offered the option of taking up a place at an alternative tutorial.
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