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This chapter presents a general overview of the Philippines in terms of demography, its people and economy. It also outlines a profile of the extent to which usability as a special topic is taught in higher education institutions and the recent efforts by academia to develop knowledge in the field of human-computer interaction in general and in usability, in particular. Two sample industrial projects are described as illustrations of usability studies conducted by students in the instructional laboratories in two leading universities in the Philippines.
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Castillo-Matias, A., Seva, R.R. (2011). Usability in Philippines. In: Douglas, I., Liu, Z. (eds) Global Usability. Human-Computer Interaction Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-304-6_15
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