Preface |
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About the Authors |
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Acknowledgments |
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PART 1 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE CHOOSING AN ACTIVITY |
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1 Introduction To User Experience |
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2 | (20) |
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4 | (3) |
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Who Does User Experience? |
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5 | (2) |
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7 | (5) |
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Principles of User-Centered Design |
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Incorporating UCD Principles into the Product Development Life Cycle |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (1) |
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A Variety of Requirements |
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12 | (4) |
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The Product Team's Perspective |
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12 | (3) |
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15 | (1) |
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Getting Stakeholder Buy-In for Your Activity |
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16 | (4) |
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Arguments and Counterarguments |
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16 | (3) |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (2) |
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2 Before You Choose An Activity: Learning About Your Product Users |
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22 | (42) |
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24 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (10) |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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Customer Support Comments |
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27 | (1) |
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Social Sentiment Analysis |
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27 | (1) |
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Log Files and Web Analytics |
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28 | (3) |
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Your Marketing Department |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (3) |
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Early Adopter or Partner Feedback |
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35 | (1) |
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35 | (13) |
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37 | (3) |
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40 | (4) |
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Step 3 Guiding Principles/Antiprinciples |
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44 | (2) |
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46 | (2) |
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48 | (5) |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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Case Study: There Is "Cultural" Method in the Madness |
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54 | (10) |
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3 Ethical And Legal Considerations |
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64 | (16) |
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66 | (1) |
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Policies vs. Laws vs. Ethics |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (9) |
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70 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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Create a Comfortable Experience |
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72 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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Anonymity vs. Confidentiality |
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73 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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Acknowledge Your True Capabilities |
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75 | (1) |
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Data Retention, Documentation, and Security |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (2) |
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78 | (2) |
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4 Setting Up Research Facilities |
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80 | (16) |
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82 | (1) |
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Using Your Company's Existing Facilities |
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82 | (3) |
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Renting a Marketing or Hotel Facility |
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85 | (1) |
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Building a Permanent Facility |
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85 | (10) |
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Components of a Devoted User Research Facility |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (8) |
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95 | (1) |
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5 Choosing A User Experience Research Activity |
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96 | (17) |
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98 | (1) |
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What It Takes to Choose a Method |
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98 | (1) |
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Get the Right People Involved |
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98 | (1) |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (1) |
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99 | (3) |
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100 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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Differences Among the Methods |
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102 | (7) |
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Behavioral vs. Attitudinal |
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103 | (1) |
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Research and Participant Roles |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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Qualitative vs. Quantitative |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (5) |
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Choosing the Right Method |
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109 | (4) |
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PART 2 GET UP AND RUNNING |
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113 | (78) |
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6 Preparing For Your User Research Activity |
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114 | (44) |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (9) |
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117 | (1) |
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117 | (3) |
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120 | (4) |
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124 | (1) |
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Deciding the Duration and Timing of Your Session |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (24) |
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Determining Participant Incentives |
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127 | (2) |
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Developing a Recruiting Screener |
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129 | (3) |
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132 | (3) |
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Creating a Recruitment Advertisement |
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135 | (3) |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (7) |
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146 | (1) |
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Recruiting International Participants |
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147 | (1) |
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Recruiting Special Populations |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (3) |
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151 | (1) |
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The Professional Participant |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (2) |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (1) |
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Is the Audiovisual Equipment Working? |
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155 | (1) |
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Clarity of Instructions and Questions |
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155 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (2) |
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7 During Your User Research Activity |
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158 | (33) |
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160 | (1) |
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161 | (2) |
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162 | (1) |
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Welcoming Your Participants |
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163 | (2) |
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Welcoming Participants to a Lab Session |
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163 | (1) |
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Welcoming Participants in the Field |
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163 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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165 | (6) |
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167 | (2) |
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Using a Think-Aloud Protocol |
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169 | (2) |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (5) |
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171 | (3) |
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Use Video or Audio Recording |
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174 | (1) |
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Use Screen-Recording Software |
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175 | (1) |
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Combine Video/Audio/Screen Recording and Notetaking |
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176 | (1) |
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Dealing with Late and Absent Participants |
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176 | (3) |
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176 | (1) |
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You Cannot Wait Any Longer |
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177 | (1) |
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Including a Late Participant |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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Dealing with Awkward Situations |
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179 | (10) |
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181 | (6) |
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Product Team/Observer Issues |
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187 | (2) |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (2) |
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191 | (256) |
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192 | (26) |
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194 | (1) |
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Things to Be Aware of When Conducting Diary Studies |
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194 | (1) |
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Diary Study Formats to Choose from |
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195 | (5) |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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197 | (1) |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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Online Diary Study Services or Mobile Apps |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (2) |
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200 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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Random or Experiential Sampling |
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202 | (1) |
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Preparing to Conduct a Diary Study |
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202 | (2) |
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Identify the Type of Study to Conduct |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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205 | (1) |
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Data Analysis and Interpretation |
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205 | (3) |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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Qualitative Analysis Tools |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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Communicating the Findings |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (1) |
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Case Study: Exploring People's Daily Information Needs |
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210 | (8) |
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218 | (46) |
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220 | (1) |
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Preparing to Conduct an Interview |
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220 | (16) |
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Identify the Objectives of the Study |
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221 | (1) |
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Select the Type of Interview |
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222 | (3) |
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Decide Now How You Will Analyze the Data |
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225 | (1) |
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225 | (8) |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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236 | (16) |
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Things to Be Aware of When Conducting Interviews |
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237 | (1) |
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The Five Phases of an Interview |
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238 | (2) |
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Your Role as the Interviewer |
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240 | (9) |
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Monitoring the Relationship with the Interviewee |
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249 | (2) |
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251 | (1) |
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Data Analysis and Interpretation |
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252 | (4) |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (1) |
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253 | (1) |
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Categorizing and Counting |
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253 | (1) |
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253 | (1) |
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Qualitative Content/Thematic Analysis |
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253 | (3) |
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Communicating the Findings |
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256 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
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Case Study: Connecting Families: Importance of Including Children as Stakeholders |
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258 | (6) |
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264 | (38) |
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266 | (1) |
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When Should You Use a Survey? |
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266 | (1) |
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Things to Be Aware of When Using a Survey |
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267 | (2) |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (1) |
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268 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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Creating and Distributing Your Survey |
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269 | (21) |
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Identify the Objectives of Your Study |
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270 | (1) |
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270 | (1) |
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270 | (1) |
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Probability Versus Nonprobability Sampling |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (8) |
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Determine Now How You Will Analyze Your Data |
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280 | (1) |
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280 | (3) |
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Considerations When Choosing a Survey Distribution Method |
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283 | (6) |
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Pilot Test Your Survey and Iterate |
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289 | (1) |
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Data Analysis and Interpretation |
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290 | (5) |
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290 | (1) |
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291 | (4) |
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Communicating the Findings |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (1) |
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Case Study: Google Drive's Happiness Tracking Survey (HaTS) |
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296 | (6) |
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302 | (36) |
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304 | (1) |
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Things to Be Aware of When Conducting a Card Sort |
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304 | (3) |
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305 | (1) |
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Physical Cards or Computerized Sort? |
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305 | (1) |
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Remote (Online) or In-Person Sort? |
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305 | (1) |
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Individual or Simultaneous Card Sort? |
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306 | (1) |
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Preparing to Conduct a Card Sort |
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307 | (6) |
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Identify or Create Objects and Definitions for Sorting |
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307 | (2) |
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309 | (1) |
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Primary Data Collected in a Card Sort |
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310 | (1) |
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Additional Data That May Be Collected in an Open Card Sort |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (2) |
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313 | (1) |
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313 | (5) |
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313 | (1) |
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In-Person Card Sort Using Physical Cards |
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314 | (3) |
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317 | (1) |
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Data Analysis and Interpretation |
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318 | (9) |
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318 | (2) |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (3) |
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Analysis with a Statistics Package |
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324 | (1) |
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Analysis with a Spreadsheet Package |
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325 | (1) |
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Data That Computer Programs Cannot Handle |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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Communicating the Findings |
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327 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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Case Study: Card Sorting with Colleagues: How We Adapted Best Practices to Fit Our Needs |
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328 | (9) |
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337 | (1) |
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338 | (40) |
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340 | (1) |
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Preparing to Conduct a Focus Group |
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340 | (11) |
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Create a Topic/Discussion Guide |
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341 | (5) |
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346 | (4) |
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350 | (1) |
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350 | (1) |
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351 | (2) |
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351 | (1) |
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352 | (1) |
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Introduce the Activity and Discussion Rules |
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352 | (1) |
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The Focus Group Discussion |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (10) |
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Including Individual Activities |
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353 | (1) |
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354 | (1) |
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355 | (1) |
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355 | (1) |
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356 | (1) |
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Online or Phone-Based Focus Groups |
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356 | (1) |
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Brainstorming/Wants and Needs Analysis |
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357 | (1) |
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Introduce the Activity and Brainstorming Rules |
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358 | (1) |
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359 | (4) |
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Data Analysis and Interpretation |
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363 | (5) |
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363 | (1) |
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Types of Focus Group Data |
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363 | (1) |
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363 | (5) |
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Communicating the Findings |
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368 | (1) |
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368 | (3) |
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369 | (1) |
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Removing the Difficult Participant |
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370 | (1) |
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371 | (1) |
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Case Study: Design Concepts Focus Groups |
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371 | (7) |
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378 | (52) |
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380 | (1) |
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Things to Be Aware of When Conducting Field Research |
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381 | (1) |
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Gaining Stakeholder Support |
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381 | (1) |
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Other Things to Keep in Mind |
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381 | (1) |
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382 | (18) |
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387 | (5) |
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Interacting with the User |
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392 | (5) |
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397 | (3) |
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Preparing for a Field Study |
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400 | (11) |
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Identify the Type of Study to Conduct |
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400 | (1) |
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400 | (4) |
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404 | (1) |
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405 | (1) |
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405 | (2) |
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407 | (4) |
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411 | (1) |
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411 | (4) |
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412 | (1) |
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412 | (1) |
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413 | (1) |
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414 | (1) |
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414 | (1) |
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415 | (1) |
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Data Analysis and Interpretation |
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415 | (3) |
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Select Your Analysis Method |
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417 | (1) |
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417 | (1) |
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Analyzing Deep Hanging Out Data |
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417 | (1) |
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Analyzing Contextual Inquiry/Design Data |
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418 | (1) |
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418 | (1) |
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Qualitative Analysis Tools |
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418 | (1) |
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Communicating the Findings |
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418 | (2) |
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420 | (1) |
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420 | (1) |
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421 | (1) |
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421 | (1) |
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Case Study: Into the Wild: Uncovering Holistic Mobile Insights |
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422 | (8) |
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430 | (17) |
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432 | (1) |
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Things to Be Aware of When Conducting Evaluations |
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433 | (1) |
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Evaluation Methods to Choose from |
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433 | (9) |
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Usability Inspection Methods |
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433 | (3) |
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436 | (5) |
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441 | (1) |
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Data Analysis and Interpretation |
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442 | (1) |
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Communicating the Findings |
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443 | (1) |
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443 | (1) |
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Case Study: Applying Cognitive Walkthroughs in Medical Device User Interface Design |
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443 | (4) |
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447 | (26) |
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448 | (25) |
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450 | (1) |
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Prioritization of Findings |
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450 | (5) |
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First Prioritization: Usability Perspective |
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451 | (2) |
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Second Prioritization: Merging Usability and Product Development Priorities |
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453 | (2) |
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455 | (8) |
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Why the Verbal Presentation Is Essential |
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456 | (1) |
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457 | (1) |
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Creating a Successful Presentation |
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457 | (4) |
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Delivering a Successful Presentation |
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461 | (2) |
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463 | (6) |
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464 | (1) |
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464 | (4) |
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The Recommendations Report |
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468 | (1) |
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The Executive Summary Report |
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468 | (1) |
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469 | (1) |
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Ensuring the Incorporation of Your Findings |
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469 | (3) |
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469 | (1) |
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Be a Virtual Member of the Team |
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470 | (1) |
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Obtain a Status for Each Recommendation |
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470 | (1) |
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Ensure the Product Team Documents Your Findings |
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471 | (1) |
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471 | (1) |
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472 | (1) |
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473 | (48) |
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A Requirements for Creating a Participant Recruitment Database |
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474 | (8) |
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482 | (10) |
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492 | (18) |
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510 | (11) |
Index |
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