M8 -- UI Evaluation

• Report 1: 70 points, due in class

1. (10 points) Clearly identify the team whose prototype you evaluated and provide a one-page description of your evaluation plan and the rationale behind the plan, i.e., why you chose to conduct that evaluation on this prototype.
2. (30 points) Results of execution of usability plan, providing clearly documented printed evidence that you conducted the evaluation plan correctly. For instance, this includes the actual raw data sheets and evaluator notes in addition to the synthesized data. I need to verify you did the evaluation you claimed to do.
3. (30 points) 3-page usability report highlighting the three top concerns arising from the usability evaluation. The report should identify clearly what each usability concern is and the evidence you have to support this problem being a real problem that should be corrected by the design team. One copy of this part of the report goes to Bob, and one copy should be given to the team you evaluated.

• Report 2: 30 points, due in class

1. 3-page response of the usability report submitted to your project team. Be careful not to get defensive in this report (resist refuting that the findings of the evaluation team are incorrect). Make a clear argument for how you would address each usability concern. Assess whether the object-oriented design you developed for your prototype made it any easier to address these usability concerns.

1. The two CM majors in the group got together and made sure they understood the Heuristic Evaluation and then gathered the rest of the group, taught them the steps and made them evaluate the other team's GUIs.
2. One person (one CM major) ended up being responsible for the whole write up. This made things easier for everyone. The other CM major ended up being responsible for the second part while the rest of the team gave suggestions.

• What Didn't

1. It was a write up, so other than the team submitting their write-up to us a day late, that's the only thing I can think of.

• What We Would've Done Differently

1. Worked on our write-ups early. Its an easy thing to put off but if you get it knocked out early, then its one less thing to worry about during hell/dead week.
2. More proofreading.

• The other team's GUI

• Our Report to them

• Our Response

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• Team TFC & The CMs last edited on 29 April 2009 at 9:53 pm by 128.61.87.51