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
WebMD Side Quests — Increasing User Engagement with Habit Formation Through Behavior Change Science & Gamification
by Anita Liao
Usability Testing
Assessing Artle: Increasing replay value of an art guessing game and new user engagement.
by Gerard Samson
Usability Testing
Evaluating Independent Curators International’s Website to Foster a Global Arts Community
by Chieh Lei
Usability Testing
Boosting Givepact’s Crypto Donation Rate by Unraveling User Behavior
by Richa Shah
Usability Testing
Analyzing the Uses and Effectiveness of Wikipedia’s Search Page Through Moderated Usability Testing
by Rishi Mudaliar
