Lunch/Chapter business: 11:30 AM – 12:00 P.M.

Program: 12:00 ~ 1:00 P.M.

Place: Texins Activity Center

(Located inside TI North Campus)

Speaker: Dr. Janet M. Six, Lone Star Interaction Design

Program Summary: “Designing Easy-To-Use High-Tech Products”

High-Tech products are supposed to make everyday life easier and more productive. However, we need to assess if this is really the case. Does bloated software and unwieldy hardware improve our lives or increase our stress levels? Actually, they do both. In this practical view of usability, we first discuss poor software and hardware designs and how they affect the consumer and the businesses selling those products. We also discuss the widespread nature of bad product design. Then we explore how companies can realistically design easier-to-use products. It is not necessary to abandon your current process. With some minor modifications, you can drastically improve customer satisfaction with your products. In addition, improved design will reduce help desk calls while increasing customer loyalty. These modifications can be made within the technical and financial constraints of your company.

Resume Summary: Dr. Janet M. Six

Dr. Janet M. Six is the principal of Lone Star Interaction Design in Wylie, Texas. Her main interest is to help companies design high-tech products which will meet their customers' goals, while working within their technical and financial constraints. Janet was awarded The University of Texas at Dallas Jonsson School of Engineering Computer Science Dissertation Award for her research in information visualization. She was also recipient of the IEEE Dallas Section 2003 Outstanding Young Engineer Award. She is author of an upcoming book on why and how companies should design easier-to-use high-tech products.

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