HOLMES
INSTITUTE
FACULTY OF HIGHER
EDUCATION
FACULTY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Individual Assignment
HS2031 Human Computer Interaction
Trimester 1 2016
Date Due: Friday Week 8 by 5:00 PM Marks: Weighting 15%
Student Name (Block letters) Student Number:
___________________________ _____________ Main Task
Perform an in-depth evaluation of the following websites:
Website 1: http://www.binglee.com.au
Website 2: https://www.kogan.com/au/
Upon the completion of the task, you are to provide a formal report documenting your critical evaluation of the two websites. The report should draw particular attention to the interactive aspects and user interface design of the website. Support your critique with appropriate HCI design and evaluation principles as described in Chapter 1, 2, and 4 of your textbook (Shneiderman & Plaisant, 2010).
Assignment Tasks
The purpose of the report is to provide a critical evaluation of the nominated websites and to support your observations and recommendation convincingly. Your report should include:
1) Provide an overview and description of the nominated websites.
2) Identify and elaborate the main features of the websites, drawing on your first impression of the websites, accessibility, navigation, homepage pretest, etc.
(Refer to Powell,T 2002. Web Design: The Complete Reference, 2nd Ed, Chapter 5, http://webdesignref.com/chapters/ch05.htm)
3) Compare and contrast the two websites against the HCI design principles and usability principles.
4) Based on your critique and analysis in items (1) to (3) above, provide a recommendation on how the websites should be improved. Conversely, if further improvement is not required, then provide the reasons why that this is the case.
PLEASE NOTE:
1) Except for item (4) of the above, all assertions relating to user interface design principles (e.g. statements like ‘blue text on red background is a poor colour combination’) must be supported by references or critical observation. You can cite additional scholarly references other than the textbook. (Note: Do not use Wikipedia as a source of reference).
7) Figures Tables and or diagrams can be added as needed.
Format of Report
As a minimum, the report should contain the following:
1) Introduction – State the purpose and objectives of the report.
2) Discussion – Build your arguments into a cohesive thread, presenting your observations and findings that you have collated from section (1) to (3) from ‘What to Include’ section.
3) Recommendation – This is the section where you present your recommendations —Item (4) from the ‘What to include’ section.
4) Conclusion – Summarise your findings, consolidating and drawing attention to the main points of the report.
5) References. (a minimum of 6 references)
Word limit: Between 1,800 (min) and 2,200 (max) number of words. Your word count excludes figure captions and references.
Page formatting: A4 size paper, 2.5cm margins on all sides, single-sided page, single line spacing. Time Romans or New Time Romans font, 12pt font, saved as a single DOC or DOCX Microsoft Word document file. Name and submit the document file as YourLastName_YourStudentID.DOC or YourLastName_YourStudentID.DOCX. The document should be submitted online through Blackboard. Please refer to your course website for more detailed instructions.
Assessment Criteria
The following criteria will be used to assess the quality of your report:
Presentation (Report structure, Grammar and spelling, Written style and expression):10%
Referencing: 10%
Relevance to HCI principles: 30%
Quality of evaluation: 30%
Recommendations and justification: 20%
Total marks for this assignment : 100
(Total of 100 marks to be scaled to 15% of actual marks for this course) Assignment Submission:
Assignment Date Due: Friday Week 8, 2016 by 5:00 PM
Please submit your soft copy on Blackboard or hard copy of your assignment in the class to your lecturer or submit your hard copy of your assignment at Holmes Institute reception ground level, 185 Spring Street.