CS6751 * Extra Credit Assignments

Completing any one of the following by Tuesday Sept 1, 1998 will result in 5 points being added to your grade on the final exam.  The assignment must be completed to the satisfaction of the TAs & professor for credit.  No partial credit will be given -- it's all or nothing, so do put some thought into it.  You can only earn 5 points of extra credit maximum, so only plan on doing one of the following.  PLEASE feel free to contact me (Colleen) with questions.  I'd also be happy to review drafts if you'd like to make sure you're on the right track.

• Participate in Colleen's HCI Knowledge Experiment between August 24 and Sept 1.  (For complete information, see this writeup.) Connect to http://magritte.cc.gatech.edu:8115/cgi-bin/pathfinder/login.cgi from a .gatech.edu machine. Please use a stable version of your browser as crashes can cause results to be lost.  If it crashes on the last (Debriefing) page your results are still safe -- let me know and I'll email you your results.
  
  
• Evaluate your system using one of the evaluation methods (to be) described in class (i.e. cognitive walkthough, heurisitic evaulation, GOMS, etc.)  Describe in a 2-3 page report your method, what problems were found and how you might address them.  Give your opinion of the method you chose to use.
  
  
• Evaluate your system by showing your storyboards to 3-4 representative users.  Describe in a 2-3 page report their reactions, problems, and suggestions.  Discuss how you might address the issues they raised. Give your opinion of the usefulness of this kind of evaluation.
  
  
• In a 2-3 page report, describe how you went about doing the project for this class.  What problems did you encounter?  What was easier than expected and what was harder?  What did you learn about HCI that you didn't know before?  You might want to phrase your report as "advice" to a student who will be taking this course in the future.
  
  
• Propose some other small extra-credit project that you'd like to do.

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