Erproberkreis

English translation: test panel

12:17 Mar 28, 2016
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Media / Multimedia
German term or phrase: Erproberkreis
Hi all,

Would anyone be able to help me with the term "Erproberkreis"? It comes from a cover letter for a job where the applicant is describing his function in a previous job:

Einführung des „User Centered Design Process“, Definition der Schnittstellen, Aquirierung des Erproberkreises und die Qualifizierung einer Design Agentur.

Thanks,

Gavin
Gavin O'Leary
Ireland
Local time: 07:40
English translation:test panel
Explanation:
The asker has explained in the discussion box that the person designs user interfaces. I would say "set up/recruited test panel". These would be people, presumably users, who assess whether the interface works.
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philgoddard
United States
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Thanks guys!
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philgoddard
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test panel


Explanation:
The asker has explained in the discussion box that the person designs user interfaces. I would say "set up/recruited test panel". These would be people, presumably users, who assess whether the interface works.


    Reference: http://www.dict.cc/german-english/erproben.html
    Reference: http://www.dict.cc/?s=Kreis
philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
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Thanks guys!

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agree  Ramey Rieger (X): Seems to fill the bill, Phil
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user


Explanation:
I would simply say user becaus in "User Centered Design Process" or as SAP puts it UX User Experience the design process aims at the "user". It is ultimately the user that uses a system and it is the user for which the user is designed so it's all about user centricity and therefore it's either the plain user or test user.

If you would like some more good information on User Centered Design Process see the MOOC: Design for Non-Designers on mooc.house It explains the design process and will show that the "Erproberkreis" are actually the "users" or "end users".

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Note added at 3 hrs (2016-03-28 16:06:51 GMT)
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@philgoddard: or test users.

Don't forget, we are talking about User Centered Design Process! And who is usually at the center of this design process? The user/users!


    Reference: http://mooc.house
Mack Tillman
Germany
Local time: 08:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

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neutral  philgoddard: But erproben doesn't mean to use, and we're talking about a group, not an individual.
12 mins
  -> OK, then users. I forgot the "s". You are right, erproben doesn't mean use but the persons to test a system in a User Centered Design Process are the users themselves and not other candidates that might not have anything to do with the system.
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