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User interview

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

nounCore term

In software engineering, user interview means: A one-to-one conversation with a user or potential user, usually 30 to 60 minutes long, to learn about their goals, habits, problems and opinions.

In Turkish: kullanıcı görüşmesi, kullanıcı mülakatı

How it is used

Researchers conduct user interviews with a discussion guide of open questions ('Tell me about the last time you…'). Good interviewers avoid leading questions and ask about past behaviour rather than future wishes.

Example sentences

  1. I've scheduled six user interviews with restaurant owners next week.

  2. In the user interviews, nobody mentioned price; they all talked about delivery time.

Common collocations

  • conduct user interviews
  • interview guide
  • in-depth interview
  • interview notes
  • user researchThe study of people who use or might use a product, through interviews, observation, surveys and tests, to understand their needs, behaviour and problems.
  • qualitative researchResearch that collects words, observations and stories from a small number of people to understand why they think and behave the way they do.

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