Enhancing user-centered design by adopting the Taguchi philosophy

Wei Zhou; David Heesom; Panagiotis Georgakis

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-73105-4_39

Enhancing user-centered design by adopting the Taguchi philosophy

Wei Zhou
, David Heesom
, Panagiotis Georgakis

Development Centre
University of Wolverhampton

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper › peer-review

4 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Since the 1980s User-Centered Design (UCD) has been becoming popular in the ICT industry. It helps seek usable designs through a set of workflows, evaluation methods, and design approaches, which construct a comprehensive UCD framework. Along with its extensive utilizations, its pitfalls are also exposed in cost-benefit, robustness, and optimization respects. However, applying the Taguchi Method can remedy these pitfalls to gain robust optimal designs. This approach is feasible but less emphasized in the Human-Computer Interaction field. From a theoretical perspective, this paper depicts a practical approach to enhance UCD framework by adopting the Taguchi philosophy. Based on the analysis of the UCD framework and the Taguchi Method, it discusses key adaptation points for the Taguchi philosophy adoption in the UCD framework. As a result, the Taguchi-Compliant User-Centered Design (TC-UCD) framework is proposed in this paper.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Human-Computer Interaction
Subtitle of host publication	Interaction Design and Usability - 12th International Conference, HCI International 2007, Proceedings
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	350-359
Number of pages	10
Edition	PART 1
ISBN (Print)	3540731040, 9783540731047
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73105-4_39
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2007 - Beijing, China Duration: 22 Jul 2007 → 27 Jul 2007

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Number	PART 1
Volume	4550 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2007
Country/Territory	China
City	Beijing
Period	22/07/07 → 27/07/07

Keywords

Taguchi-compliant user-centered design
The Taguchi method
Usability
User-centered design

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Zhou, W., Heesom, D., & Georgakis, P. (2007). Enhancing user-centered design by adopting the Taguchi philosophy. In Human-Computer Interaction: Interaction Design and Usability - 12th International Conference, HCI International 2007, Proceedings (PART 1 ed., pp. 350-359). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 4550 LNCS, No. PART 1). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73105-4_39

Zhou, Wei ; Heesom, David ; Georgakis, Panagiotis. / Enhancing user-centered design by adopting the Taguchi philosophy. Human-Computer Interaction: Interaction Design and Usability - 12th International Conference, HCI International 2007, Proceedings. PART 1. ed. Springer Verlag, 2007. pp. 350-359 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); PART 1).

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Zhou, W, Heesom, D & Georgakis, P 2007, Enhancing user-centered design by adopting the Taguchi philosophy. in Human-Computer Interaction: Interaction Design and Usability - 12th International Conference, HCI International 2007, Proceedings. PART 1 edn, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), no. PART 1, vol. 4550 LNCS, Springer Verlag, pp. 350-359, 12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2007, Beijing, China, 22/07/07. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73105-4_39

Enhancing user-centered design by adopting the Taguchi philosophy. / Zhou, Wei; Heesom, David; Georgakis, Panagiotis.
Human-Computer Interaction: Interaction Design and Usability - 12th International Conference, HCI International 2007, Proceedings. PART 1. ed. Springer Verlag, 2007. p. 350-359 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 4550 LNCS, No. PART 1).

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Zhou W, Heesom D, Georgakis P. Enhancing user-centered design by adopting the Taguchi philosophy. In Human-Computer Interaction: Interaction Design and Usability - 12th International Conference, HCI International 2007, Proceedings. PART 1 ed. Springer Verlag. 2007. p. 350-359. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); PART 1). doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-73105-4_39

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