Journals / Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi / 2016 / Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 5

Understanding software developers’ awareness and knowledge about user experience and usability

Yazılım geliştiricilerin kullanıcı deneyimi ve kullanılabilirlik konusundaki farkındalıklarının ve bilgi seviyelerinin belirlenmesi

Pages
384–389
Publication Date
2016-10-20
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The results also revealed that software developers in the study have incomplete and misinformation about user experience and usability.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aimed to understand software developers’ awareness and level of knowledge about user experience and usability.
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Key Findings & Data:The study also examined software developers’ opinions regarding integrating usability activities into software development processes.
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Conclusion & Impact:The results also revealed that software developers in the study have incomplete and misinformation about user experience and usability.
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📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Bilgisayar mühendisliği · Yazılım geliştiricileri · Kullanıcı deneyimi

Abstract

This study aimed to understand software developers’ awareness and level of knowledge about user experience and usability. The study also examined software developers’ opinions regarding integrating usability activities into software development processes. Fifty-nine software developers participated to the study. In the first part of the study, data were collected through questionnaire. In the second part of the study, in-depth interviews were conducted with a group of volunteer participants and detailed information was obtained about the topic. Results of the study revealed that majority of the software developers did not have any training related to user experience, usability or human-computer interaction. The majority of the participants consider themselves as the least experienced and uninformed members of a software development project about user experience and usability. The results also revealed that software developers in the study have incomplete and misinformation about user experience and usability.

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Bu çalışma yazılım geliştiricilerinin kullanıcı deneyimi ve kullanılabilirlik konularındaki farkındalıklarının ve bilgi seviyelerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Bunun yanında katılımcıların kullanılabilirlik aktivitelerinin yazılım geliştirme süreçlerine hangi aşamada dâhil edilmesi gereği konusundaki düşünceleri analiz edilmiştir. Çalışmaya 59 yazılım geliştiricisi katılmıştır. Çalışmanın ilk bölümünde veriler anket aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Çalışmanın ikinci bölümünde ise, katılımcılar arasından gönüllülük esasına göre seçilen bir grup yazılım geliştirici ile ayrıntılı mülakat yapılmış ve konuyla ilgili detaylı bilgi alınmıştır. Çalışmada elde edilen bulgulara göre yazılım geliştiricilerinin önemli bir bölümünün bu konularda herhangi bir eğitim almadıkları belirlenmiştir. Geliştiricilerin çoğunun kendilerini yazılım projesi geliştirme ekibi içerisinde kullanıcı deneyimi ve kullanılabilirlik konularında en az farkındalığa ve bilgiye sahip grup olarak gördükleri belirlenmiştir. Bunun yanında katılımcıların kullanıcı deneyimi ve kullanılabilirlik gibi kavramlara yönelik eksik ya da yanlış bilgi sahibi oldukları görülmüştür.

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İnal, Y., Güner, H. (2016). Understanding software developers’ awareness and knowledge about user experience and usability. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 5, 384–389. https://ajindex.com/articles/42605

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