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Course: Usability of Software Products

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Course title Usability of Software Products
Course code KIN/PSP-D
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hub Miloslav, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content


Learning activities and teaching methods
Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Individual consultation
  • Class attendance - 280 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to make students familiar with the latest trends, theoretical and practical experience in the field of usability engineering

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of computer networks.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student's performance analysis

Recommended literature
  • BADRE, A. N. Shaping Web Usability: Interaction Design in Context. Boston: Addison-Wesley Professional, 2002. ISBN 0-201-72993-8.
  • BIAS, R. G., MAYHEW, D. J. Cost-justifying usability an update for an Internet age. 2nd ed.. Boston Elsevier, 2005. ISBN 0-12-095811-2.
  • COOKE, L. Assessing concurrent think-aloud protocol as a usability test method: A technical communication approach.IEEE Transactions on Professional Communications. 2010.
  • DUMAS, J. S., REDISH, J. C. A Practical Guide to Usability Testing.. Intellect Ltd. ISBN 1-841-50020-8.
  • KRUG, S. Don?t make me think: A common sense approach to web usability.. Berkeley, CA: New Riders Publishing, 2006.
  • NIELSEN, J. Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity.. Thousand Oaks : New Riders Publishing, 1999. ISBN 156205810X.
  • NIELSEN, J., MACK, R. L. Usability inspection methods.. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1994. ISBN 0-471-01877-5.
  • NIELSEN J. Usability Engineering.. San Francisco: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc.,, 1994. ISBN 0-12-518405-0.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics Study plan (Version): Managerial Informatics (2014) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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