Theory of User Engineering

Author:   Masaaki Kurosu (The Open University of Japan, Chiba)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781032930619


Pages:   146
Publication Date:   14 October 2024
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Masaaki Kurosu (The Open University of Japan, Chiba)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.267kg
ISBN:  

9781032930619


ISBN 10:   1032930616
Pages:   146
Publication Date:   14 October 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface; What is the User Engineering?; Usability and UX in the Context of Quality Characteristics; User and Artifacts; Design Process of User Engineering; Understanding the User and the Context of Use; Specifying Requirements; Generating Ideas; Creating the Design Solution; Evaluating Usability; Evaluating UX; Advanced Technology and User Engineering; Toward the Future; Bibliography

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""Compared to other texts, the breadth of the approach to user experience is commendable. The consideration of both design and evaluation in a meaningful and integrated framework is laudable."" — Paul van Schaik, Teesside University, United Kingdom ""Professor Masaaki Kurosu has written a clear, authoritative, thoughtful, readable, and complete description and explanation of a complex topic. His book will be of use to professionals, academics, students, and researchers who wish to gain insight into theoretical/philosophical matters as well as practical discussions that are useful for current or next-generation success of product/service development."" — Aaron Marcus, Aaron Marcus and Associates, USA ""Compared to other texts, the breadth of the approach to user experience is commendable. The consideration of both design and evaluation in a meaningful and integrated framework is laudable."" — Paul van Schaik, Teesside University, United Kingdom ""Professor Masaaki Kurosu has written a clear, authoritative, thoughtful, readable, and complete description and explanation of a complex topic. His book will be of use to professionals, academics, students, and researchers who wish to gain insight into theoretical/philosophical matters as well as practical discussions that are useful for current or next-generation success of product/service development."" — Aaron Marcus, Aaron Marcus and Associates, USA


"""Compared to other texts, the breadth of the approach to user experience is commendable. The consideration of both design and evaluation in a meaningful and integrated framework is laudable."" — Paul van Schaik, Teesside University, United Kingdom ""Professor Masaaki Kurosu has written a clear, authoritative, thoughtful, readable, and complete description and explanation of a complex topic. His book will be of use to professionals, academics, students, and researchers who wish to gain insight into theoretical/philosophical matters as well as practical discussions that are useful for current or next-generation success of product/service development."" — Aaron Marcus, Aaron Marcus and Associates, USA"


Author Information

Masaaki Kurosu is a professor at the Open University of Japan. He is also an President Emeritus of HCD-Net (Human Centered Design Network) in Japan. Based on his career as a usability and UX professional in industry and academia, he proposed the concept of user engineering. He also proposed a new academic domain of artifact evolution theory and many methods related to usability and UX including sHEM, TFD, DTM, UX graph, ERM, etc. His work on the apparent usability is well-known. Before coming to NIME (National Institute of Multimedia Education) that was consolidated to the Open University of Japan in 2009, he was a professor at the faculty of informatics of Shizuoka University. He was formerly working for Hitachi Ltd. at the Design Center for 7 years and the Central Research Institute for 10 years. He graduated the Ph.D. course of psychology at Waseda University. He was born in Tokyo in 1948. He served as a conference chair of APCHI98, INTERACT2001, 1st and 2nd International Conference on Human-Centered Design, and Thematic Area of HCI in HCI International conferences in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. He is an author or a contributor of more than 50 books.

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