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Apr 18, 2024
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BA 3730 - Usability Design3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
In this course, students will learn the principles that impact the usability of interfaces and systems. Course topics include user analysis, cognitive principles and models, and human factors and ergonomics. Students will develop task scenarios that consider the user population, physical environment, and information processing needs to use when selecting, configuring, and maintaining business systems. Finally, the course will focus on consideration of usability concepts in critical business activities, such as vendor selection, negotiation, and contracting, and compliance with legal requirements.
(prereq: none)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify and define key concepts within usability and human factors.
- Compare and contrast cognitive models.
- Identify and describe the seven stages of action for a task scenario.
- Analyze the abilities and characteristics of different user populations and their impact on use of information systems.
- Evaluate an information system and identify features that could enhance its usability.
- Summarize key usability considerations in typical business scenarios such as selection, configuration, and maintenance of business systems; vendor selection, negotiation, and contracting; and legal compliance
Prerequisites by Topic
Coordinator
Katie McCarthy
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