Rapid Usability Assessments

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US-RSE Education & Training Seminar Series

US-RSE periodically presents technical talks and tutorials related to Education & Training for RSEs.

Event

The next tutorial of the US-RSE Education & Training Seminar Series will feature Hannah Cohoon “Rapid Usability Assessments.” This event will take place Tuesday, June 24th at 2-4 PM ET, 1-3 PM CT, 12-2 PM MT, 11 AM - 1 PM PT

Abstract: This tutorial will teach participants the basics of rapid usability assessments—a good way to quickly identifyareas for improvement in any user experience. Whether your users interact with your software product via command line or GUI, usability assessments can be a useful tool. These tests can be completed quickly and provide quantitative data like users’ success rates, speed, or satisfaction when completing a task. In this hands-on tutorial, participants will learn to define a task for moderated assessment, recruit and prepare for their study, conduct a usability assessment, and analyze results.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify scenarios and tasks appropriate for rapid usability testing
  2. Recruit for a user study and track participants’ data
  3. Conduct and analyze results from a rapid usability assessment

Intended Audience: All US-RSE members.

Attendees are expected to follow the US-RSE Code of Conduct.

Biography

Bio: Hannah Cohoon is a UX Researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and is co-chair of the US-RSE UX Working Group. She studies scientific software development, seeking to create more rewarding and impactful careers for RSEs and more efficient and enjoyable experiences for users. She has focused on studying and facilitating open source development and open science practices. Hannah received her PhD from the University of Texas at Austin.

Note

More information about this event can be found on the flyer.

Registration

You can register on Zoom for this tutorial.

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