Interactive Systems Design and Evaluation 2nd Assignment Additional notes and assessment criteria Aim of the assignment The aim of this assignment is to give you practical experience of evaluating the usability of an interactive device or system and to also give you the opportunity to develop presentational and communication skills that are vital skills in the workplace. It is also designed to give you experience of successfully completing a project in a tight timescale – another common experience in the workplace! Assignment Brief This is a short intensive assignment. Your first task is to select a particular interactive device or system and undertake a usability evaluation of the device or system. The second task is for you to present the results of your evaluation. You have total flexibility over what device you choose to evaluate. The type of device you might consider evaluating could include mobile phones, tablet computers, digital cameras, web enabled interactive Televisions, remote control units etc.. Alternatively you may identify an interactive system such as parking payment kiosks, self service systems such as those found at train stations, airports and in food retailers’ stores etc.. Once you have chosen your device/system you will need to form your evaluation strategy. As you should now be aware, there are a number of ways in which you can undertake usability evaluations. It is for you to determine and select an appropriate strategy for your chosen device/system. Typically this is likely to include the following • Selecting an appropriate usability evaluation strategy • Setting some usability goals and usability evaluation criteria • Identifying and selecting appropriate user task goals for the evaluation • Identifying and selecting users to conduct the evaluation • Selecting appropriate methods and designing forms etc to capture your results Once you have undertaken your evaluation you are then required to begin the process of analysing your results and then preparing them for dissemination to a wide audience of people who may be interested in your findings. (Users, retailers, developers etc.). This is a key part of the assignment and again you have complete freedom and flexibility over how you might wish to communicate your results. Examples that you might wish to consider include:- • Producing a short ‘You Tube’ type video highlighting issues with the device and summarising your results • Preparing a ‘TechRadar’ type web based report • Producing a ‘Powerpoint’ type presentation and presenting it As stated above, it is entirely your choice but the key point is that, whichever method you choose, you are able to clearly communicate the results of your findings in a way that those who would be interested in your study can readily understand. The results and presentation of your evaluation will need to be concise but highly relevant, useful, informative, meaningful and relevant. Deliverables Part 1 For this part of the assignment you need to provide the relevant supporting documentation that enabled you to undertake the evaluation. Typically this is likely to include the following:- • Details of the device/system you are evaluating • A short description of your chosen evaluation method • Details of your usability and task goals • Details of who and how many users were involved in the study • Your evaluation ‘capture’ collection method. (This may be interview questions, observation collection data sheets, video analysis log data sheets etc.). Part 2 For this part of the assignment you will need to provide the summary analysis of your evaluation and the results The format of this will clearly be dependent on whichever ‘presentation’ style you decide to use. Some sites to help you see how you might present your work are given below but you can research others to get more ideas www.techradar.com www.youtube.com www.nngroup.com Assessment Criteria Critique and justification of evaluation technique(s) ____/15 Fail Satisfactory Pass A very good pass Excellent work No or very limited justification and critique A satisfactory justification and critique A very good critique and Justification of techniques An excellent very detailed and extensive critique and justification Supporting documentation ___/40 Fail Satisfactory Pass A very good pass Excellent work No or very limited supporting documentation provided A satisfactory and appropriate set of supporting documentation provided A very good, extensive and appropriate set of documentation An excellent very detailed and extensive set of appropriate supporting documentation Part 2 Analysis& Evaluation ___/25 Fail Satisfactory Pass A very good pass Excellent work Very limited with little or no evidence of analysis and limited or no evaluation strategy Satisfactory analysis and appropriate evaluation strategy selected for the chosen device Very good level of analysis provided and also a very good evaluation strategy selected for the device An excellent level of analysis and excellent evaluation strategy selected. You are capable of charging a considerable fee! Part 2 Presentation Element ___/20 Fail Satisfactory Pass A very good pass Excellent work No summary presentation provided or a very poor and weak presentation A satisfactory attempt at conveying the results of your findings in a clear and concise format and for the most part being relevant interesting and informative A very good summary presentation with the results of your findings being very relevant interesting, informative and concise An excellent summary presentation. You clearly have the talent for producing reports that will attract a high viewing audience! Total Mark = ____/100