Welcome to

USER Lab

The USability Engineering Research Lab

of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Saskatchewan

USERLab is dedicated to putting people first in all we do.

USERLab uses the Usability Centered Development Methodology, taught in CMPT 479 / 817,  to focus on providing usability to all users

USERLab led the development of the 11 Accessibility Goals in ISO/IEC Guide 71 Guide for addressing accessibility in standards. These 11 Accessibility Goals (aka Accessibility Principles) apply to all types of "systems with which humans interact as users, either directly or indirectly". These accessibility principles and an approach to applying them is taught in CMPT 480/840.

USERLab has developed 

• Methods and tools for Creating Text Alternatives for images (including Alt Text for Web pages) including the Text Alternatives Tool for Images (TATI) tool.
• USERLab ADEs (Accessibility Demonstration Experiences) are interactive exercises designed to be delivered via the web to introduce people to various aspects of computer accessibility.

U of S Computer Science Classes offered by USERLab members in Fall 2016

• CMPT 355 Theory and Application of Databases
  
• CMPT 480 / 840 Accessible Computing
• CMPT 479 / 817 Usability Engineering

Who we are:

•  Dr. Jim A Carter, Professor and Lab Director

Associate Members:

• Dr. Lisa Tang, Associate Member, Usability Engineering Specialist and Accessibility Engineering Specialist
• Mr. Darren Gilchrist, Associate Member and Accessibility Specialist (systems analyst with the Canadian Light Sourse)
  
• Dr. David Fourney, Associate Member and Accessibility Specialist 
  
• Mr. Alan Wolinski, Associate Member and Usability Engineering Specialist (V.P. of Usability Engineering with VendAsta)
• Mr. Jon Titus, Associate Member and Database Specialist (database administrator with University of Saskatchewan)
  
• Mr. James Ko, Associate Member and Valuation Specialist
• Ms. Fei Huang, Associate Member and Database Specialit
• Mr. Edgar Lelei, Associate Member and e-Commerce Specialist (Ph.D. student)
• Ms. Tanya Lung, Associate Member and Database Specialist and Accessibility Engineering Specialist (database administrator with Saskatchewan Lung Association)

What Usability Engineering is:

Usability Engineering (UE) results from the intersection of software engineering (SE) with human-computer interaction (HCI). It provides a structured approach to developing usable user interface designs.

What we do:

• Research Projects (activities, publications, and related classes)
  • Usability Engineering Methodologies
  • Universal Accessibility
  • Software Ergonomic Standards
  • e-Commerce
• Usability Evaluations
  • Identifying Challenges and Opportunities
  • Evaluating Compliance
  • Evaluating Throughout Development
• Usability Consulting
  • please contact us for further information

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