Are Human Factors Students Prepared for Careers in User Experience Research? A Survey of Predicted and Actual Skill Utilization

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 1101-1105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian A. Gonzalez ◽  
Melissa A. Smith ◽  
Robert J. Youmans
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Student Expectations ◽  
Skill Utilization ◽  
Attractive Option ◽  
Survey Results

User Experience Research (UXR) is a growing field and an attractive option for HF students post-graduation. However, previous research has shown that HF students do not feel prepared for careers in UXR. The goal of this work was to gather information about student expectations about what they imagine that they might actually spend time doing if they were to become a UXR professional, and then to compare those expectations to reality, i.e., how UXR professionals actually spend their time. Survey results revealed some differences between student estimates and professional reports of skill frequency, and an overestimate the frequency with which students would utilize UXR skills in general. As a result, students lack discrimination to identify which skills are actually most important, i.e. delivering research communications and interviewing. Implications for students and recommendations for future training programs are discussed.

Observations on the Field of UX Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 1571-1575
Author(s):  
Rochelle Edwards ◽  
Bridget Huber ◽  
Olga Kramarova
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics ◽  
Similarities And Differences

Five observations on human factors and ergonomics are compared to user experience (UX) research. This paper highlights similarities and differences to the original reflections made by Salas (2008) and goes deeper into where user experience research as a field has room to grow, particularly, by maintaining a closer connection to its roots in psychology and human factors. This is important as applied user experience researchers work to make an impact and grow their careers through credibility and rigor of work. User experience researchers of varying tenure and those considering entering the field may benefit from reflecting on where they find such patterns in their own roles and what solutions should be proposed (whether internalized, institutional, or systemic).

Pediatric Pathology Fellowship Recruitment—Report of a Survey Conducted by the Fellowship Committee of the Society for Pediatric Pathology

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-284
Author(s):  
Vivekanand Singh ◽  
Karen Eldin ◽  
Charles Timmons ◽  
Jonathan Bush ◽  
Raja Rabah
Keyword(s):  
Training Programs ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Subspecialty Training ◽  
Racially Diverse ◽  
Pediatric Pathology ◽  
Medical Graduates ◽  
Disease States ◽  
Fellowship Programs ◽  
Survey Results

Pediatric pathology (PP) is a subspecialty of pathology encompassing disease states during human development from the fetus to the young adult. Despite the existence of ACGME-accredited fellowship programs and opportunity for pediatric pathology subspecialty board certification, many pediatric pathology fellowship positions remain unfilled in North America. We sought to understand the difficulties in recruitment to the PP training programs by conducting a survey. A 3-pronged survey targeting pathology residents (PR), PP fellows and recent fellowship graduates (F&G), and PP training programs was conducted. Three separate questionnaires were prepared, one for each group; and administered online via SurveyMonkey. There were 175 responses to PR survey, 29 to F&G and 19 to programs survey. The results of the PR and F&G survey revealed that trainees select a subspecialty early in their residency training, primarily based on their interest, followed by prospects of employment. Nearly half of resident respondents had discounted pediatric pathology subspecialty training without prior exposure to the specialty. Senior residents and faculty members were reported as the main source for fellowship information for residents choosing subspecialty training and the choice of the training program was mostly dictated by geographic location. Most fellow recruits are racially diverse, female, and American medical graduates. Pathology residents decide on subspecialty training based on their interest; however, many are not exposed to pediatric pathology early on in training. The survey results suggest that existing PP fellowship positions likely will continue to exceed demand for subspecialty training. The results of the study could aid in developing strategies to boost recruitment to PP.

scholarly journals Design of Intelligent Walking Stick for the Elderly based on User Experience Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 179 ◽  
pp. 02079
Author(s):  
Xiaojing Yang ◽  
Xiangyang Li
Keyword(s):  
User Experience ◽  
Travel Behavior ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys ◽  
Selling Point ◽  
Design Ideas ◽  
Elderly Users ◽  
Walking Stick ◽  
Typical User

Purpose: Using the design ideas and research methods of user experience to probe into design art in the field of the elderly products, thus presenting an innovative intelligent walking stick with a better user experience. Methods: Questionnaire surveys, observation, interviews and other methods were employed to research the life style and travel behavior of the elderly people, gain the users’ characteristics, recognition mentality, perception features and other valuable information, identify the present home caring conditions and travel features of the elderly group, thereby obtaining insights into the elderly users’ real demand, as well as found out the key selling point of the elderly intelligent walking sticks. Conclusion: On the basis of cluster analysis on the characteristics of the typical user group and the survey results, the persona of users was created and scenario analysis was made in the form of story board to define the needs of the target personas and output the design prototype. After that, the design scheme was completed to offer a reference for design of relevant products.

scholarly journals Technical Information Requested by Hispanic Nursery Employees – Survey Results from Oregon and Ohio

2003 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 184-189
Author(s):  
H.M. Mathers
Keyword(s):  
Weed Control ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
The United States ◽  
Plant Identification ◽  
Predominantly Hispanic ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
On Farm

Abstract The demographics of the nursery industry in the United States have changed dramatically in the past 10–15 years. Today, the majority of the worker level of nursery staff is Spanish-speaking. Approximately 90% of the Oregon and 60% of the Ohio nursery industry work forces are composed of Hispanic employees. Many of these employees understand little English, and Spanish is their primary language. In Oregon and Ohio 375 and 250 surveys, respectively, were distributed to Spanish-speaking nursery employees. One-hundred-ninety-three surveys were completed in Oregon, as compared to 127 in Ohio. The purpose of these surveys was to determine the backgrounds, experience level and work activities of Hispanic nursery employees, their technical information interests, and what resources were available to these employees. The survey responses came from 3 sources: Interviews at training programs, on-farm visits and mailed surveys in a newsletter format. The three sources were pooled and analyzed. The survey targeted nursery workers filling primarily manual labor positions; however, we found this staff level was predominantly Hispanic. Also, the majority of those surveyed were Hispanic employees who had risen to supervisor or crew leader level, such as propagation area supervisors. Plant identification (95%) and weed control (90%) were the foremost technical topics of interest of Ohio surveyed employees. This was significantly different from the survey results in Oregon where 81% chose insect control, 77% weed control, and 66% disease control as leading topics of interest. In Oregon, plant identification rated only 45%. Ninety-three percent of Ohio and 97% of Oregon newsletter readers wanted to receive future issues of the Spanish language newsletter. This finding was consistent with responses from nursery visits and training programs in the two states where respondents indicated their positive reception to receiving technical information in Spanish.

scholarly journals MON-LB47 An International Simulated Use Study (PRESTO) to Evaluate Nurse Preferences Between the Lanreotide Autogel New Syringe and Octreotide Long-Acting Release Syringe

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daphne T Adelman ◽  
Xuan-Mai Truong-Thanh ◽  
Marion Feuilly ◽  
Aude Houchard ◽  
David Cella
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Neuroendocrine Tumors ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Primary Endpoint ◽  
Performance Ratings ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Long Acting ◽  
Lanreotide Autogel

Abstract Background: A new lanreotide autogel/depot (LAN) syringe was developed based on feedback from a human factors study to improve user experience. Methods: PRESTO was a multinational, simulated-use study in nurses with ≥2 years’ experience injecting LAN or octreotide long-acting release (OCT LAR) in patients with acromegaly and/or neuroendocrine tumors, which aimed to assess injector preference between the LAN new syringe and the current OCT LAR syringe. Participating nurses were invited to test both the LAN new syringe (120 mg) and the current OCT LAR syringe (20 mg or 30 mg), using injection pads. The sponsor was not involved in these sessions. In an anonymous web-based questionnaire, nurses reported overall preference (‘strong’ or ‘slight’; primary endpoint), and rated and ranked the importance of nine attributes for each syringe (1 [not at all] to 5 [very much]). Results: In total, 90 nurses attended injection sessions and completed valid questionnaires. Overall, 97.8% of nurses expressed a preference (85.6% ‘strong’, 12.2% ‘slight’) for LAN new syringe (p<0.0001 vs current OCT LAR). Attribute performance ratings were consistently higher for LAN new syringe vs current OCT LAR, with the greatest differences in ‘fast administration’ and ‘confidence the syringe will not be clogged’ (mean [standard deviation]: 2.6 [1.2] and 2.3 [1.5], respectively; p<0.0001). The attribute ranked most important was ‘confidence the syringe will not be clogged’ (24.4%) and least important was ‘convenience of syringe format, including packaging, from preparation to injection’ (34.4%). Conclusions: The PRESTO study showed that nurses preferred the user experience of the LAN new syringe over the current OCT LAR syringe across all attributes tested.

Development of a Cost Effective Training System for Roof Bolt Equipment Operators

1980 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 443-443
Author(s):  
L. Bruce McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Training System ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Roof Bolt ◽  
Effective Training ◽  
Reasonable Cost ◽  
And Training ◽  
Safe Working

The objective of this paper is to present two concepts which may assist fellow human factors personnel in selling safety and training programs to hard nosed managers in industry and government. Most often, proposed training and safety programs are presented to management as a means of making employees happy and safe. The justification for the program is that management owes its employees a happy and safe working environment. However, managers are judged by their superiors based on the extent to which they provide a product or service at a reasonable cost.

UX in Varied Domains: Similarities and Differences Presented Pecha Kucha Style

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 372-374
Author(s):  
Vickie Nguyen ◽  
Lara Cheng ◽  
Sinlee Loh
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Annual Meeting ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Presentation Format ◽  
Specific Topic ◽  
Grand Total ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Work Domain

Pecha Kucha is a presentation format where presenters are only able to use twenty images to describe their project or a specific topic for a grand total of six minutes and forty seconds. Specifically, the presentation consists of twenty images presented at twenty seconds each. This alternative format forces presenters to provide a focused presentation on their specific topic and creates a means to spark innovation by potentially helping presenters and audience members uncover unexpected ideas together. This session will help push conference participants to consider how UX is used similarly or differently in various Human Factors domains and how to adapt these methods into their own work domain. Our hope is that this session will help display a unique way of participating in an UX Day Challenge Session as well as spark innovation in the Human Factors field. This session continues the mission of using User Experience Day to introduce new session formats to the HFES Annual Meeting and attract User Experience Practitioners.

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