Assessment item 4
Project Design Appraisal
Value: 15%
Due date: 05-Jun-2015
Return date: 26-Jun-2015
Length: 2000
Submission method options
EASTS (online)
Task
Your design has been a success and you have been asked to write an article for a professional design magazine that describes how you designed and why you chose that particular interface.
You will need to discuss how your design meets the user requirements and enhances their experience. You should mention what factors influenced your design, how they influenced it and why.
You should discuss similar interfaces that have given you the ideas or elements that you have used.
You will also need to discuss the reasoning behind your design and WHY YOU think that this design is the best solution to this particular problem.
Your discussion should not exceed three (3) pages in length, excluding references. You will need to reference all literature, applications or websites mentioned using the APA 6th edition referencing style.
Rationale
This assignment covers the following objectives for this subject:
• be able to explain the relevance of integrating aspects of the human, social and organisational context into the design process;
• be able to list and explain the importance of the principles of design that are applicable to the design of an interface;

Marking criteria
Marking Criteria
Question Mark
Design discussion 60
Presentation, spelling, Grammar (up to -5 marks
APA referencing (up to -5 marks)
Assessment Rubric
Question HD D CR PS FL
Design Discussion Comprehensive design discussion with excellent discussion of requirements, influences, reasoning, design & usability principles, with references Very detailed design discussion with very good discussion of requirements, influences, reasoning, design & usability principles, with references Thorough design discussion with suitable discussion of requirements, influences, reasoning, design & usability principles, with references Adequate design discussion with good discussion of requirements, influences, reasoning, design & usability principles, with references Inadequate or incomplete design discussion with little or no discussion of requirements, influences, reasoning, design & usability principles, with few or no references
Presentation, spelling and Grammar Up to 5 marks may be deducted for poor presentation, spelling and grammar
Referencing Up to 5 marks may be deducted for not providing or following the proper APA style of referencing.
Note that the guide for APA referencing is provided in the Resource Section of the ITC504 Interact site.