CEN3722 Usability Evaluation

Author / Site: Daytona State College - Instructional Resources

Summary: This video lecture covers usability evaluation as part of a Human-Computer Interaction course (CEN3722) at Daytona State College. It introduces concepts and methods related to assessing the usability of interactive systems. The lecture is designed to support students in understanding how usability is measured and evaluated in design contexts.

Relevance to Module: Usability evaluation is a core topic in Human-Computer Interaction and interface design, directly addressing how designers assess whether a system meets user needs. This video fits within the module's coverage of evaluation methods alongside related topics such as user testing, task analysis, and interaction design.

Pedagogical Purpose

This lecture provides an alternate or supplementary explanation of usability evaluation techniques, supporting students in achieving MO4 by helping them compare and contrast structured expert-driven evaluation methods (such as heuristic evaluation) with user testing approaches so they can select the most appropriate technique for a given design context. It may also reinforce MO3 by contextualizing how task decomposition informs what is evaluated during a usability study.

Added July 10, 2026