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CS-5714: Usability Engineering

Description: Design and evaluation of effective user interfaces, beginning with principles for designing the product. Development process for user interaction separate from interactive software development. Development process includes iterative life cycle management, systems analysis, design, usability specifications, design representation techniques, prototyping, formative user-based evaluation. Integrative and cross-disciplinary approach with main emphasis on usability methods and the user interaction development process.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: CS-6724, CS-6704

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: ISE-5714

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 11

Average GPA: 3.89 (rounds to A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 79.24%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.28%

Erika M Olimpiew202495.9%4.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.961
Donald S Mccrickard202487.0%11.4%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%3.835
Joe L Gabbard2023100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.964
Denis Gracanin202393.6%6.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.851

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