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A User-Centric Investigation into Self-Checkout Usability Improvements
Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Computing Science.
2024 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

This report examines usability shortcomings of a self-checkout (SCO) and subsequently explores improvement suggestions for these issues using the double diamond design process. Shortcomings are identified through a heuristic evaluation against Jakob Nielsen’s ten usability heuristics and through a user study conducted in a retail environment. After prioritizing the identified problems, two issues are addressed: members missing to input their membership information and the checkout process slowing down due to the bag selection and payment method screens. After studying how other SCOs operate and gathering user opinions on SCO experiences, improvement proposals are presented. A new step for inputting membership information is proposed and a redesign of the screens for bag selection and payment method is suggested. To verify if the new design contributes to increased usability, a test is conducted; however, the results are not significant enough to demonstrate an improvement.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. , p. 73
Series
UMNAD ; 1459
Keywords [en]
user centered design, human computer interaction, interaction design, self service technologies, self checkouts
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Other Engineering and Technologies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-225554OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-225554DiVA, id: diva2:1864568
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Extenda Retail
Subject / course
Examensarbete i Interaktionsteknik och design
Educational program
Master of Science Programme in Interaction Technology and Design - Engineering
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Available from: 2024-06-04 Created: 2024-06-03 Last updated: 2025-02-18Bibliographically approved

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