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Some Related Disciplines

Usability and related professions borrow from many academic disciplines including:

Human Computer Interaction
Physiology/Anthropometry
Anthropology
Cognitive Psychology
Behavioral Psychology
Experimental Psychology
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Sociology
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science
Software Engineering
Requirements Engineering
Engineering
Library Science
Film
Design
Art
Communications
Technical Communication
Business

There are many ways of illustrating the relationship between usability and related fields, for example:

The usability vectors on the UPA web site illustrate that usability is one of a number of related disciplines with the common goal of a good user experience.
Which disciplines contribute to which usability activities (by Lisa Battle).

To be entered 6/6/2009 (from main related fields page).

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