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?