scholarly journals The importance of User Centered Design methods applied to the design of a new workstation: a case study

Work ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 984-988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronaldo Duschenes ◽  
Andressa Mendes ◽  
Adriana Betiol ◽  
Suzana Barreto
Keyword(s):  
Design Methods ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
User Centered

scholarly journals Can HCI Help Increase People’s Engagement in Sustainable Development? A Case Study on Energy Literacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7543
Author(s):  
Carla Pestana ◽  
Luísa Barros ◽  
Sabrina Scuri ◽  
Mary Barreto
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Information Platform ◽  
Energy Education ◽  
Initial Results ◽  
User Centered ◽  
Education Initiatives

The adoption of energy efficiency practices and increased penetration of renewable energy sources in the power system are estimated to play a key role in the decarbonization of the energy sector, helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ultimately fight climate change. To foster energy transition, energy education initiatives should primarily target the citizens and be designed adopting a User-Centered Design (UCD) approach and HCI methodologies. This paper describes how UCD/HCI can inform the design of citizens’ energy education initiatives by presenting a case study—the development of an information platform targeting Madeiran citizens. The article describes the design process, from ideation to prototype and validation. Methods used in each phase (card sorting, semi-structured interviews, brainstorming sessions, think-aloud protocol and surveys) are described. Results of each phase and how they have informed the following steps are presented, together with a detailed description of the resulting information platform and initial results in terms of acceptance and interaction with the system. Our initial results support the hypothesis that adopting an HCI perspective can nurture the development of energy education initiatives targeting citizens, bringing a user-centered approach to the design of such initiatives.

Global Goes GUI: A Case Study of the Introduction of User-Centered Design

1995 ◽  
Vol 39 (12) ◽  
pp. 844-847
Author(s):  
Susan M. Dray
Keyword(s):  
Lessons Learned ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Client Server ◽  
Organizational Issues ◽  
Development Life Cycle ◽  
Server Systems ◽  
The Us ◽  
Early Phases ◽  
User Centered

Major changes in the design process are required for Information Systems departments to make the shift from a traditional development life cycle to the user-centered methods required for the development of Client/Server systems. This type of change can be very difficult to accomplish. “Global Enterprises,” a large commodities company, headquartered in the US, is in the early phases of this shift. Their strategy has been to form a cross-functional User Interface team. The efforts underway at Global are presented to illustrate many of the typical technical and organizational issues companies face early in the process of introducing new design methods. The paper concludes by summarizing on key lessons learned.

Design Methods and Critical Historiography: An Example from Swedish User-Centered Design

Design Issues ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Göransdotter ◽  
Johan Redström
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Domestic Work ◽  
Design Methods ◽  
Design History ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Historical Approach ◽  
Historical Accounts ◽  
Critical Historiography ◽  
User Centered

Design history tends to focus on designers and design outcomes, primarily objects. In contrast, historical accounts and analyses of designing are rare. This paper argues for the need of design histories that also address the origins of our design methods with respect to contexts, values and ideas in order to understand what these actually bring to the contemporary design situation. To illustrate what such a historical approach to design methods might bring, we present a study on the origins of Scandinavian user-centered design. In particular, we discuss the Home Research Institute's (HFI) development of methods for investigating and reforming everyday life and domestic work in mid-1940s Sweden.

scholarly journals INVESTIGATION ON METHODS AND CHARACTERISTICS IN MEDICAL DEVICE DEVELOPMENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1969-1978 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Kuhl ◽  
O. Sankowski ◽  
D. Krause
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Design Methods ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Design Validation ◽  
Medical Products ◽  
Device Development ◽  
Assessment Design ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
User Centered

AbstractA targeted development of safe medical products can be supported by design methods. This paper analyses which design methods are applied in the development of medical devices and whether they are adapted for considering medical devices’ special features (legal, human and technical issues). In particular, variety management, risk assessment and user-centered design for medical devices are examined. Typically, interdisciplinary risk assessment is methodically supported. Additionally, user-centered design methods for requirements assessment, design verification and design validation are applied.

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