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IIT Guwahati via NPTEL

Usability Engineering

Overview

Electrical Engineering course by Prof. Debayan Dhar.

Syllabus 12

  1. Week 1: Introduction to Usability Engineering
    • Lec 1: Introduction to Usability
    • Lec 2: Usability - Historical Foundations
    • Lec 3: Standard Terminologies
    • Lec 4: Elements of User Experience
  2. Week 2: Usability in software development
    • Lec 5: Usability in software development
    • Lec 6: Usability in software development- II
  3. Week 3: User-Centered Design Process
    • Lec 7: User Centered Design Process - I
    • Lec 8: User Centered Design Process - II
    • Lec 9: User Centered Design Process - III
  4. Week 4: Requirement Analysis
    • Lec 10: Requirement Analysis- I (A)
    • Lec 11: Requirement Analysis- I (B)
    • Lec 12: Requirement Analysis- I (C)
    • Lec 13: Requirement Analysis I (D)
    • Lec 14: Requirement Analysis I (E)
    • Lec 15: Requirement Analysis I (F)
  5. Week 5: Requirement Analysis II
    • Lec 16: Requirement Analysis II (A)
    • Lec 17: Requirement Analysis II (B)
    • Lec 18: Requirement Analysis II (C)
    • Lec 19: Requirement Analysis II (D)
  6. Week 6: Requirement Analysis III
    • Lec 20: Requirement Analysis III (A)
    • Lec 21: Eye Tracker
    • Lec 22: Demonstration of an Eye tracking device
    • Lec 23: Requirement Analysis III (B)
    • Lec 24: Mapping Experiences
  7. Week 7: Cognitive Issues
    • Lec 25: Cognitive Issues - I
    • Lec 26: Cognitive Issues - II
    • Lec 27: Cognitive Issues - III
    • Lec 28: Cognitive Issues - IV
  8. Week 8: Competitive analysis and preparing for design briefing
    • Lec 29: Competitive analysis and preparing for design briefing - I
    • Lec 30: Competitive analysis and preparing for design briefing - II
  9. Week 9: Conceptualization and Prototyping - I
    • Lec 31: Conceptualization and Prototyping I (A)
    • Lec 32: Conceptualization and Prototyping I (B)
    • Lec 33: Conceptualization and Prototyping I (C)
  10. Week 10: Conceptualization and Prototyping - II
    • Lec 34: Conceptualization and Prototyping II (A)
    • Lec 35: Conceptualization and Prototyping II (B)
  11. Week 11: Usability heuristics and Testing
    • Lec 36: Usability heuristics and testing - I
    • Lec 37: Usability heuristics and testing - II
    • Lec 38: Usability heuristics and testing - III
  12. Week 12: Usability Testing
    • Lec 39: Usability Testing (A)
    • Lec 40: Usability Testing (B)
    • Lec 41: Usability Testing (C)
    • Lec 42: UI/UX design based on Garret model: a case study
    • Lec 43: Effective contextual enquiry
    • Lec 44: Contextual enquiry: case study

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • Taught by IIT and IISc professors, and it follows the Indian university syllabus closely.
  • All videos and assignments are free on NPTEL and SWAYAM.
  • The certificate is recognised by many Indian universities for credit transfer and by GATE aspirants.
  • Great for GATE and semester exam preparation.
  • From Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, a well-regarded name.
  • Completely free.
  • Self-paced: start any time.
  • A clear syllabus (12 parts) you can see before you start.

Disadvantages

  • The certificate needs a proctored exam at a centre, which has a fee.
  • Recorded classroom lectures: thorough, but slower than made-for-online courses.
  • New runs start on fixed dates (January and July).
  • Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.

Some points apply to every course of this kind; see how we rank.

Free to learn

  • Free: Every video and assignment is free on NPTEL and SWAYAM. Enrol when the next run opens.
  • Certificate: Optional. It needs a proctored exam at a centre, which has a fee.

Taught by

  • Prof. Debayan DharIIT Guwahati

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is in Tier 2: excellent universities and the companies that build the technology of our institution ranking (90/100).

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