Usability Lab Partnership
The usability lab is the result of a partnership between the Office of Information Technology and the Digital Technology Center. The primary objective of the lab is to provide a state-of-the-art facility to serve the University's research, teaching, and administrative computing objectives in human-computer interaction and user-centered design.
The lab is used primarily by the Usability Services team in the Digital Media Center and by the following academic stakeholder departments:
- Digital Technology Center
Institute of Technology - Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Institute of Technology - Department of Design, Housing and Apparel
College of Design - School of Journalism and Mass Communication
College of Liberal Arts - School of Kinesiology
College of Education and Human Development - Department of Writing Studies
College of Liberal Arts
Through the usability lab partnership, Usability Services has been able to provide research facilities, research consultation and classroom opportunities to faculty whose research and teaching relates to human and computer interaction.
The partnership has also sponsored outreach events, such as World Usability Day, to promote usability and accessibility in Web design both within the University and throughout the Minnesota community.
For more information contact:
David Rosen
Usability Services Manager
Phone: (612) 624-9365
E-mail: rose0414@umn.edu
