Roles and Disciplines

Roles (Professional Titles)

Adapted from Hartson and Pyla (section 2.5, first edition)

  • User researcher
  • Users, user reps, customers, domain experts
  • User interaction designer
  • UX analyst or evaluator
  • Visual/graphic designer
  • Technical writer
  • Interactive prototype programmer
  • UX manager

HCI Disciplines (Traditional)

  • Psychology
  • Computer science
  • Graphic design
  • Human factors and egonomics
  • Anthropology
  • Marketing
  • Sociology

Discussion questions

  • What are alternate names for the listed professional titles?
  • How do the roles contribute to the UXD phases?
  • What disciplines do the roles draw upon?
  • Is anything missing?