A very quick gallop thro’ approaches to data collection and evaluation that will

help you design and then justify your work

Mic Porter (Aged 3½)

Initial thoughts....• Define acceptable and unacceptable

performance/decide upon standards and agree expectations.

• Literature reviews/ “networking”/“nous” development

• Technical tests... not considered further...

• Ergonomics tests – User/“laboratory”/controlled trials– User feedback/field studies– Expert appraisal (critical friends/collaborators)– Performance tests

Direct observation

Rig building and lab. trials

Hall trials of appearance models

Collecting raw data

Investigating, asking questions - questionnaires, interviews, focus

groups, etc [1]

IDEO (2005) IDEO Method Cards. IDEO: Chicago. [745.4]Kelley, Tom (2005) The ten faces of innovation. Currency: New York. [658.406]Lueder, R & Berg-rice, VJ (editors) (2008) Ergonomics for Children: Designing products and places for toddlers to teens. Taylor & Francis: London [620.82083]

Laurel, Brenda (editor) (2003) Design research : methods and perspectives Cambridge, MIT: Mass. [745.4072]

Investigating, asking questions - questionnaires, interviews, focus

groups, etc [2]

Fulton-Suri, Jane & IDEO (2005) Thoughtless acts?: observations on intuitive design. IDEO. Chronicle: San Francisco. [745.44] Moggridge, Bill (2007) Designing Interactions. MIT Press: Cambridge, Massachusetts [004.019]Stanton, Neville (2005) Handbook of human factors and ergonomics methods. CRC: Boca Raton, [620.82]Wilson, John, R. and Corlett, E. Nigel (2006) Evaluation of human work: A practical ergonomics methodology. Taylor and Francis: London. [620.82]

Conclusion... and finally

• Consider the ethical and moral issues – issues for another session!

• Any questions

• Mic.Porter@northumbria.ac.uk

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