Assessment item 4 - Design Evaluation
Value: 10%
Due date: 29-Jan-2015
Return date: 20-Feb-2015
Submission method options: Submit to Turnitin as a MS Word file
Task
Your design has been a success and you have been asked to write a paper that describes how you developed that design 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 ideas or elementsthat you have used in your design. 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.
Online submission via Turnitin is required for this assignment.
Rationale
The rationale of this assignment is to assess a student's ability to discuss the reasoning behind an interface in terms of principles of design, principles of usability and the user experience.
Marking criteria
Question HD DI 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 (-5 marks) Up to 5 marks may be deducted for poor presentation, spelling and grammar
Your paper should include:
Title – give a suitable title based on your gift store system design
Author(s) – give your full name
Author’s contact details (postal address and e-mail address) – your contact details, refer to the university address
Abstract(refer to writing an executive summary)
1. Introduction – introduce your work and any other similar work of others found in research papers. Include in text and end text references.
2. Evaluation of the Interface Designs
a. User interface design for a giftstore system –
Tell briefly, reasoning behind your design and why YOU think that this design is the best solution to this particular problem, how your design adheres to useability principles.
b. How my design meets the users requirements and enhances their experience
First mention what are the user requirements of this system and then justify how your design meets them.
c. What factors influenced my design, how they influenced it and why
You may discuss different factors – ex: user requirements, any restrictions, design principles, business/organisational requirements, competitors, etc.
d. Discussion on similar interfaces
that have given you ideas or elements that you have used in your design
3. Conclusion
4. References
MAIN THINGS TO FOLLOW IN ABSTRACT :
Main things in an Executive Summary/ Abstract
1. Purpose/Aim ­ Business side / interface design side /design goals
2. Procedure ­ What steps you followed: requirements analysis,
select user interface design guidelines/principles,do screen designs, interface evaluation.
3. Results ­ What screen designs and interface components you included. What evaluations you do.
4. Recommendations ­ what changes and improvements you would do/ have done
Write all these as a single paragraph
GOALS OF INTERFACE DESIGN
Time to learn
How long does it take for typical members of the community to learn relevant task?
Speed of performance
How long does it take to perform relevant benchmarks?
Rate of errors by users
How many and what kinds of errors are made during benchmark tasks?
Retention over time
Frequency of use and ease of learning help make for better user retention
Subjective satisfaction Allow for user feedback via interviews, free­form comments and satisfaction scales