The course provides knowledge of and practical skills to conduct Low-Fidelity (Lo-Fi) usability testing with wireframes. Candidates are provided an understanding of usability testing from planning to conducting and documenting the results. The course provides knowledge of methods and practical skills to analyse usability testing results and identify potential usability issues. Candidates gain insight into the ethical principles of usability testing with real participants. Candidates are also provided with the experience to consider the needs of the audience when carrying out usability testing. The course buildss on competence from Research and Insight, Ideation and Planning and Wireframing.

Course Relevance
The course aims to provide a fundamental competence in usability testing and standard techniques used to validate solutions from user experience designers, based on the results from user research and planning phases. In this course, candidates test usability with previously created wireframes. Testing with wireframes is an industry-wide accepted technique and an easy way of discovering usability issues in the early stages of the design process. Candidates are encouraged to conduct user testing in smaller groups utilising fellow students as usability testing participants.