How Does It Work?
Students work in small teams to plan and conduct a moderated usability study of your product. The study will be primarily qualitative in nature and will involve 6-8 participants representing your target audience.
Project Duration: Half semester (7-8 weeks)
Availability: Fall and Spring
Ideal For: Organizations who already have a stable product, want to know how users interact with it, and are able to make small to moderate improvements.
What You Get: A formal usability evaluation report along with design recommendations.
Project Process
01
Stakeholder Interview
Interview client stakeholder(s) to understand organizational needs/goals and identify target audiences.
02
Recruitment & Study Design
Craft a strategy to recruit a representative participant sample and design the study procedure to meet client’s goals.
03
Data Collection & Analysis
Conduct 6-8 moderated user testing sessions (in-person or virtual) using ‘think aloud’ protocol.
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Case Studies: Usability Testing
Usability Testing
Streamlining Pratt Libraries A-Z Databases to Improve Function & Navigation
by Navya Thakkar
Usability Testing
Improving the usability of an E-Commerce Site to Boost Sales
by Emily Gu
Usability Testing
Enhancing Medscape’s User Experience: Streamlining Content Access to Boost Video Engagement
by Rui Tian
Usability Testing
Optimizing Pratt’s Career Center Website for Intuitive Information Retrieval
by Nidhi Gowda
Usability Testing
Out With The Old, In With The New: Revamping the Cooper Union Library Website
by Chu Yuan Chiu
