User-System Interaction [BACK TO TOP]

• Usability Engineering [tutorial.pdf] 
  Tutorial held at Technical Workshop on Usability Engineering in Software Development in Gdansk (1998).
  Tutorial held at German National Conference "Software-Ergonomie" in Dresden (1997).
  Tutorial held at International Conference "Occupational Ergonomics and Safety" in Zurich (1996). 
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• User-Centered Design: Introduction [tutorial.pdf]
• User-Centered Design at IBM
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• User-Centered Design: lecture-1
• User-Centered Design: lecture-2
• User-Centered Design: lecture-3
• User-Centered Design: lecture-4
• User-Centered Design: lecture-5
• User-Centered Design: lecture-6
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• User-System Interaction: introduction [report.pdf; tutorial.pdf]
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• User Interface Design: Introduction
• User Interface Design: Human Perception, Cognition, Action
• User Interface Design: Interaction Styles
• User Interface Design: Design Principles
• Interaction Design: specification methods
• Interaction Design: mid-fi prototyping
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• Interaction Design: buttons and controls
• Interaction Design: command language
• Interaction Design: menu
• Interaction Design: fill-in form
• Interaction Design: direct manipulation

Background Material [BACK TO TOP]

• INTERNAL WEBSITE: Open Wikipedia
• F. Ritter et al. (2012). How to Run Experiments: A Practical Guide to Research with Human Participants. TECHNICAL REPORT
• B. Curtis, B. Hefley, S. Miller (2009). People Capability Maturity Model (P-CMM) Version 2.0, Second Edition. TECHNICAL REPORT CMU/SEI-2009-TR-003 ESC-TR-2009-003, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University (US).
• K. van Overveld (2006). ASSIST-Assist Supports Systematic Innovation by means of Software Tooling. [tool]
• M. Ivashkov (2004). ACCEL-a Tool for Supporting Concept Generation in the Early Design Phase. PhD Thesis, Eindhoven University of Technology.
• B. Jönsson, L. Malmborg, A. Svensk (2004). Situated research and design for everyday life. [pdf]
• K. van Overveld (2003). WISDOM-a Weightless Incremental Selection, Decision and Ordering Method. [tool]
• M. Rauterberg (2003). Cost Justifying Usability – State of the Art Overview. [pdf, compiled from different sources]
• M. Bosch & K. Geerlings (2002). Quantifying Usability in Software Development. [pdf]
• NIST (2001): Common Industry Format [all documents, zipped]
• IFIP WG 13.1 Report (1999): Six golden rules to shake the student's mind [pdf]
• J. Earthy (1999): Usability Maturity Model-Processes [pdf]
• J. Kjaer-Hansen (1999): Human Factors Cost Justifying Model [pdf]
• FRISCO-Report (1998). A framework of information systems concepts. [pdf]
• M. Maguire (1998): User Centered Requirements Handbook [pdf]
• J. Hom (1998): The Usability Methods Toolbox Handbook [pdf]
• N. Bevan et al (1998): Usability Engineering Assurance Scheme [pdf]
• J. Earthy (1998): Usability Maturity Model-Human Centredness Scale [pdf]
• PHILIPS (1995): Quality Memory Jogger [pdf, 16MB]
• M.C. Paulk, B. Curtis, M.B. Chrissis, C.V. Weber (1993). Capability Maturity Model, version 1.1. IEEE Software, issue July, pp. 18-27. [pdf]

• Get much more background material at:
  E. Zalta (2012). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) [homepage]
  IFIP WG13.1 'Education in HCI and HCI Curriculum'
  Microsoft (2002). User interface design [homepage]
  SAP (2001). Design Guilde [homepage]
  IBM (2000). Easy of Use [homepage]
  Intel (2000). Ease of Use [homepage]
  Usability Professionals' Association (2000). Resources.
  BLINN.NET link list (2000). Resources.
  Mikael Ericsson (1999). Human computer interaction [resources]
  Apple (1998). Historical overview [homepage]

Usability Resources [BACK TO TOP]

• The Usability-Net Resource Homepage
• USERfit Methodology: Overview
• USERfit Methodology: User, Activity, Context, Product Analysis
• USERfit Tools: Interview
• USERfit Tools: Questionnaire
• USERfit Tools: Group discussion
• USERfit Tools: Field Trial
• USERfit Tools: Task Analysis
• USERfit Tools: Expert Opinion
• USERfit Tools: Empathic Modeling
• USERfit Tools: Direct Observation
• USERfit Tools: Appendices with Examples
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• I-S-O 92 41: part 11 (guidance on usability)
• I-S-O 92 41: part 14 (command language interface)
• I-S-O 92 41: part 15 (menu interface)
• I-S-O 92 41: part 16 (desktop interface)
• I-S-O definitions available in HCI glossary

Historical and other interesting Documents [BACK TO TOP]

• Irandoust, K. (2013). Path of Life in Mixed Reality: The Death Stage. Master Thesis. Eindhoven Unniversity of Technology, The Netherlands [pdf] [fb] [video] [flickr]
• Valli, A. Notes on Natural Interaction [2004] [2007]. (source)
• Petkova, V.T. (2003). An analysis of field feedback in consumer electronics industry. PhD Thesis. Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands. [pdf]
• Shedroff, N. (2003). Experience Design. [link]
• Ivory, M. & Hearst, M. (2001). The state of the art in automatic usability evaluation of user interfaces. ACM Computing Surveys, 33(4), 470–516. [pdf]
• Docampo Rama, M. (2001). Technology generations handling complex user interfaces. PhD Thesis. Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands. [pdf]
• Fischer, A. (1999). Intuitive Interfaces. [pdf]
• Tognazzini, B. (1998). SUN Starfire-a vision of future computing [link]
• Apple (1996). Web Design Guide. [pdf]
• Boyd Davies, S. & Tessier, M. (1996). Authoring and design for the WWW. [pdf]
• MacKay, W., Velay, G., Carter, K., Ma, C. & Pagani, D. (1993). Augmenting Reality: Adding Computational Dimensions to Paper. Communications of the ACM, 36(7), 96-97. [pdf]
• Wellner, P. (1994). Interacting with Paper on the Digital Desk. PhD Thesis. Technical Report UCAM-CL-TR-330, University of Cambridge, UK. [pdf] [video]
• Sellen, A., Kurtenbach, G. & Buxton, W. (1992). The prevention of mode errors through sensory feedback. Human Computer Interaction, 7(2), 141-164. [pdf] [source]
• Wellner, P. (1991). The Digital Desk Calculator: Tangible Manipulation on a Desk Top Display. In Proceedings of UIST'91 (pp. 27-34), ACM. [pdf]
• Shackel, B. (1969). Man-Computer Interaction-The Contribution of the Human Sciences. Ergonomics 10(4), 149-163. [pdf]
• Licklider, J.C.R. & R. W. Taylor (1968). The Computer as a Communication Device. Science and Technology, pp. 21-31. [pdf]
• Sutherland IE (1963) A man-machine graphical communication system. In Proceedings of the Spring Joint Computer Conference, AFIPS, pp 329–346. [pdf]
• I Sutherland A (1963). Man Machine Graphical Communication System. PhD thesis. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, US.
• Licklider, J.C.R. (1960). Man-Computer Symbiosis. IRE Transactions on Human Factors in Electronics, vol. HFE-1, pp. 4–11. [pdf]
• Shackel, B. (1959). Ergonomics for a computer. Design, 120, 36-39. [pdf]
• Bush, V. (1945). As we may think. [pdf] [source]

Useful Links to External Sites [BACK TO TOP]

• Explore several tools: Interaction Analysis, Task Analysis, Formal Modelling, Petri-Nets, Groupware Task Analysis, other HCI tools
• Get familiar with several phenomena: Exploratorium, Hall of Illusions, Sound Illusions, Physics, Art, Software
• How to avoid plagiarism! Copyright Coach [HERE] [BLOG]
• How to do a literature search? Go here! Tips
• How to do empirical research? (please download several papers [ZIP]) (book)
• How to graduate without effort? (link) [125MB]
• How to do Science? Read this first PDF (for printing) or PPT (for the animations), and then go here!
• How to write a report? [DOC] , follow advice [PDF], format with APA style (source)
• Improve your knowledge of applied statistics: Research Methods and Statistics Statistics for Dummies
• Overview over analysis tools: M. Ivory & M. Hearst (2001)  The State of the Art in Automating Usability Evaluation of User Interfaces. 
• Practice your narrative capabilities: All about interactive Comics, Story-Design
• Relax: Play Online Games and Free Your Mind
  Test your IQ here! [high IQ test]
• The fastest way to learn: CliffsNotes, Khan Academy, MIT courseware, EffectiveStudy, LitCharts
• Watch video lectures at TU/e! Go here!
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