User-Centered Design Stories: Real-World Ucd Case Studies Contributor(s): Righi, Carol (Author), James, Janice (Author) |
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ISBN: 0123706084 ISBN-13: 9780123706089 Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers OUR PRICE: $75.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2007 Annotation: Interaction design practitioners at all levels face new situations--some even a seasoned professional may not have encountered. This book addresses the need of gaining practical knowledge in a short time by its method of eliciting the kind of critical thinking required, and gives readers the kind of experience they can only otherwise get with lots of time on the job. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Computers | User Interfaces - Business & Economics | Management - General - Computers | Human-computer Interaction (hci) |
Dewey: 658.503 |
LCCN: 2007007430 |
Series: Interactive Technologies |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.64" W x 9.2" (2.40 lbs) 560 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: User-Centered Design Stories is the first user-centered design casebook with cases covering the key tasks and issues facing UCD practitioners today. Intended for both students and practitioners, this book follows the Harvard Case study method, where the reader is placed in the role of the decision-maker in a real-life professional situation. In this book, the reader is asked to analyze dozens of UCD work situations and propose solutions for the problem set. The problems posed in the cases cover a wide variety of key tasks and issues faced by practitioners, including those related to organizational/managerial topics, UCD methods and processes, and technical/ project issues. The benefit of the casebook and its organization is that it offers new practitioners (as well as experienced practitioners working in new settings) valuable practice in decision-making that cannot be obtained by simply reading a book or attending a seminar. |