USABILITY TESTING IN TECHNICAL WRITING   [Archived Catalog]
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog
   

ENGCMP 1430 - USABILITY TESTING IN TECHNICAL WRITING


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course prepares students for the creative and technical demands of the professional and technical writing workplace, ensuring each student possess the hard skills of usability testing and the soft skills required to best communicate those results. It introduces students to design theories and principles alongside practical applications on measuring usability and user experiences for products and services. Ethical and practical questions of accessibility and disability necessarily inform our discussion and practice. This course also incorporates aspects of product consulting, providing students with an opportunity to apply their theoretical and practical understanding of usability testing to the benefit of stakeholders.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis


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