CS 6751 Spring 1999 Project Assignment

Project Objective: The goal of the project is to practice human factors in the design and evaluation of a software system. Deliverables include documentation and a presentation.

Topics: Your project will involve usability evaluation of a web site. You are to complete a comprehensive set of evaluations and submit the documentation and recommendations.

Teams: You may organize into teams with a maximum size of 4. You should notify me regarding teams and topics no later than July 7.

Documentation:

• Site Type and Description; High-level goals
• Site Hierarchy
• Heuristic Analysis/Walkthrough
• Audience Description
• Task Analysis
• Questionnaire: Pre and Post
• Usability Testing Plan
• Documented usability tests: submit recorded media, transcripts, highlights
• Summary and Recommendations
• Redesign

Schedule:

June 23, 28, 30	Classroom discussions of project
July 7	Team composition and topic to instructor
July 19	Checkpoint (10 points)
Aug 2	Projects due at beginning of class. Presentations (10-15 minutes each).
Aug 4	Presentations

Grading: The grade will be determined by the quality of the design as evidenced by the documentation and the presentation. Team members will be asked to assess the individual contributions of others on the team; if an individual team member is found to have contributed little to the effort, their score will be adjusted. An approximate breakdown of the scoring is as follows:

Checkpoint	10 points
Documentation	80 points
Presentation	10 points

Additional Resources:

• Example documents in MS Word format:
  • tester's bill of right
  • observation log
  • test results
  • test script
  You are expected to make changes to them to fit your needs. They are not definitive.

• The GVU Usability Lab: You can reserve a time to use it using the same procedure as scheduling the video lab. Please tell the TA the time you've scheduled and what equipment you would need (alternatively, if you don't have access to the main GVU lab and the Macs, the TA can make the schedules for you).

  Note: Lab access is by means of the combination lock. The combination code an be obtained from one of the GVU Lab Managers in CCB 210 or the TA. Always lock the lab when you leave. You are responsible for leaving the lab clean and in the same condition that you found it. The lab is not to be used for work other than experiments.