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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Does your research or work involve research on or development of information technology with which people interact? Consider adding the user studies tutorial to your HICSS
registration (tutorials are free at HCISS). </font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">This is a half-day tutorial on Monday morning, January 7<sup>th</sup>.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Some good reasons to attend:</font></p>
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</span></span></span>Development and research of software, apps, information systems and interfaces benefit from user studies that can find weaknesses and highlight strengths.
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</span></span></span>Journal papers, conference papers, grant proposals and dissertations are often strengthened by a well-designed and executed user study.</font></font></p>
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</span></span></span>Many of us need to teach this topic without a good set of slides or handbook. The tutorial is based on the book “Designing User Studies in Informatics” (by Gondy Leroy, Springer) and slides from the tutorial are made available for lectures.</font></font></p>
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</span></span></span>The tutorial approach:</font></font></p>
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</span></span></span>The first portion of the tutorial will include a fast-paced overview in 4 steps of the essentials of user study design.</font></font></p>
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</span></span></span>The last hour of the tutorial will be available for one-on-one, practical help. Attendees can send their questions in advance.</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">The complete tutorial description is available on the HICSS website at
</font><a href="http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_46/swt46/46swt.htm"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Times New Roman">http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_46/swt46/46swt.htm</font></a><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> or directly at
</font><a href="http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_46/swt46/DesigningUser.pdf"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Times New Roman">http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_46/swt46/DesigningUser.pdf</font></a><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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<div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Gondy Leroy, Ph.D.</font></div>
<div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Associate Professor</font></div>
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<div><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Claremont Graduate University</font></div>
<div><a href="http://web.cgu.edu/Faculty/leroy/"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">http://web.cgu.edu/Faculty/leroy/</font></a></div>
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<div><em><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Need some help designing user studies?
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<div><em>Check it out: "<a href="http://www.springer.com/public+health/book/978-0-85729-621-4">Designing User Studies in Informatics</a>"</em></div>
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