1. Teaching UXD What we did Richard Eskins and Jonathan Willson Manchester Metropolitan University

2. Teaching UXD Final Year unit Shared by three degree routes BSc (Hons) Web Development BSc (Hons) Digital Media and Communications BA (Hons) Digital Media / Marketing Not all students want to be UX pros 3. Timescale New for September 2013 Unit specification written 4 years earlier Amalgamation of two previous units Digital Libraries Designing Online Learning Challenge to predict curriculum / industry needs that far ahead We didn't know we were teaching it until September! 4. UXD in the curriculum UX taught as part of web design from year 1 Concepts and practice of web accessibility and usability introduced in year 1 User journeys, user tasks, card sorting, personas, prototyping, scripted usability testing session all introduced in year 2 5. Approach to UXD A new approach to teaching UX Very much 'hands on' Very much based on current industry practices What do you guys actually do? We asked people (including @lizziedyson) We gathered a list of key tasks We gathered a list of common methods and practices 6. Delivery We developed a programme We developed an assignment We drafted a schedule of guest speakers We took a step into the dark 7. The programme 12 weeks Expert review, heuristics, ethnographic techniques Successful surveys Planning and conducting usability testing Usability Lab testing Guerrilla Testing Eye Tracking in usability testing Remote testing Using Analytics for UXD Pitching and presenting your findings 8. Our guests Planning and conducting usability testing Chris Collingridge @ccollingridge, Sage Guerrilla Testing - Chris Bush @suthen, Sigma (last minute Barry Briggs @quiffboy, Amaze) Eye Tracking in usability testing - Guy Redwood @eyetracking, SimpleUsability Remote testing Userzoom - Lee Cooper @UserZoom and WhatUsersdo Lee Duddell @whatusersdo Using Analytics for UXD - Paul Carysforth @paulcarysforth, Amaze Pitching and presenting your findings - Jane Murison @mewroh, BBC 9. The assignment Three staged tasks A range of methods Individual and group work Individual submission Recorded presentation 10. Task 1 Expert Review Group selects a web site Site approved by tutors Individuals undertake Cognitive walkthrough Heuristic evaluation Report back to group, share findings and confirm that choice of web site is suitable Two groups changed to a different site 11. Task 2 Guerrilla Testing Working as a group Define issues to focus on Prepare tasks, user types, consent form Select tech (laptop, tablet, phone) Screen capture, film, notes Undertake sessions 'in the field' Review findings 12. Task 3 Final Testing Method Choice of: Eye tracking [Tobii eye tracker] Lab based user testing [Morae recorder] User survey [UserZoom] Analytics [access required] Remote User Testing [UserZoom, WhatUsersDo] 13. Matt's movie 14. Over to you What could we do over 24 weeks? 15. Like to get involved Guest speakers Involved in the assignment groups researching for you Advisor R.eskins@mmu.ac.uk - @eskins J.p.willson@mmu.ac.uk - @jp_willson