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The usefulness of traditional usability evaluation methods

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This forum addresses conceptual, methodological, and professional issues that arise in the UX field's continuing effort to contribute robust information about users to product planning and design. ---David Siegel and Susan Dray, Editors

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The usefulness of traditional usability evaluation methods
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Designing software
      1. Software implementation planning
        Software design techniques
    2. Software development process management

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Interactions Volume 21, Issue 6

November-December 2014

80 pages

ISSN:1072-5520

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DOI:10.1145/2685354

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