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WRIT 4501 is also offered in Spring 2025
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Spring 2025 | WRIT 4501 Section 001: Usability and Human Factors in Technical Communication (53106)
- Instructor(s)
- No instructor assigned
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F only
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
Community Engaged Learning
- Enrollment Requirements:
- junior or senior
- Times and Locations:
- Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 24 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Usability is concerned with how people interact with design and technology; usability is commonly known as the "ease of use" of products and technologies by a range of users. This course emphasizes usability and user research and will explore the intersection of usability and technical communication. We will investigate definitions of usability and user-centered design principles, and we will explore a variety of usability research methods including heuristic evaluation, personas, and usability testing. The course will focus heavily on usability testing of web sites, a common technical communication task that involves observation and interviews of human participants interacting with a web site.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/53106/1253
Spring 2025 | WRIT 4501 Section 002: Usability and Human Factors in Technical Communication (64695)
- Instructor(s)
- No instructor assigned
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F only
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
Community Engaged Learning
Delivery Mode
- Enrollment Requirements:
- junior or senior
- Times and Locations:
- Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 24 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Usability is concerned with how people interact with design and technology; usability is commonly known as the "ease of use" of products and technologies by a range of users. This course emphasizes usability and user research and will explore the intersection of usability and technical communication. We will investigate definitions of usability and user-centered design principles, and we will explore a variety of usability research methods including heuristic evaluation, personas, and usability testing. The course will focus heavily on usability testing of web sites, a common technical communication task that involves observation and interviews of human participants interacting with a web site.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/64695/1253
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