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Essential Understanding
Essential Understanding
A research plan helps designers look at different aspects of a design context and put the user at the center of the design inquiry
A research plan helps designers look at different aspects of a design context and put the user at the center of the design inquiry
We will use two tools to plan and organize our research:
We will use two tools to plan and organize our research:
1. Task-User-Environment analysis
1. Task-User-Environment analysis
to research the design context
to research the design context
2. NoodleTools
2. NoodleTools
to plan and organize your research.
to plan and organize your research.
1. User-Task-Environment Analysis
1. User-Task-Environment Analysis
The User-Task-Environment analysis is a tool used to understand the design context in user-centered design (UCD).
The User-Task-Environment analysis is a tool used to understand the design context in user-centered design (UCD).
Steps
Steps
Review the step for doing a Task-User-Environment Analysis. Pay close attention to the types of questions you might ask to learn more about your user.
In your NoodleTools project, create a list questions and research topics you need to explore. Organize your research topics under:
User: Who and why
Task: How and when:
Environment: Where
Next, identify where you might gather this data:
Primary Resources: Interviews, observation, Expert interview
Secondary Resources: Books, Design Library, databases, etc.
Follow the instructions in the slides below:
Follow the instructions in the slides below:
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