Usability Evaluation Practice for Clinical Engineering Students
10.11307/mededjapan.55.5_399
- VernacularTitle:臨床工学技士養成校の学生に対するユーザビリティ評価演習 ―家電製品を評価対象とした実践教育―
- Author:
Yoshitaka MAEDA
1
;
Satoshi SUZUKI
2
Author Information
1. Medical Simulation Center, Jichi Medical University
2. Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Kanagawa Institute of Technology
- Keywords:
usability;
safety education;
undergraduate education;
ergonomics
- From:Medical Education
2024;55(5):399-402
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Introduction: We conducted usability evaluation practice among clinical engineering students, and we verified the effectiveness of the practice.Method: After lecturing on the four evaluation perspectives of usability (perception, cognition, behavior, and feedback) , students evaluated the home appliances and recorded the results in free-text form. To verify the effectiveness of our practice, the records of 59 students were sorted according to four evaluation perspectives.Results: Students made a mean of 5.6 usability remarks and used a mean of 3.2 evaluation perspectives. Of the evaluation perspectives, cognition (e.g., ease of understanding information) was the most frequently pointed out, with a mean of 2.2.Discussion: Students were able to evaluate appliances from various perspectives. This practice was effective because students were able to identify a number of cognitive usability problems that are considered difficult to detect with familiar devices.
