Assessment item 1 Project Scope Value: 10% Due date: 20-Mar-2016 Return date: 13-Apr-2016 Submission method options Alternative submission method Task You are to prepare the project scope and initial requirements and assumptions for a new Interface Design project for a SMART Home Heating control panel as outlined in the SMART Home Heating Problem case study. You are to prepare a Project Brief for this project. The project brief will set the basis for the rest of your assignment work in ITC504. You should approach this project as a "blue sky" project. That is, you are going to design and develop an interface that is different to those that you have previously worked on. This means that your planning will necessarily be somewhat more diffident as you will be doing research during the planning and design process to achieve your design aims. Your project brief should include the following sections: 1. Overview 2. Vision 3. Scope 4. Outcomes 5. Key assumptions 6. Objectives, Outputs and Targets 7. Success Criteria The project brief should concentrate on the Overview, Vision, Scope, Outcomes and Key Assumptions at this stage. These sections define your vision for the project and should be reasonably well developed. The Objectives and Success Criteria may not be well known at this stage, but some effort should be made to determine what they are. These will be added to later in the project. Your project brief is NOT to exceed 2 pages in length. Rationale This assignment covers the following objectives for this subject: • be able to explain the relevance of integrating aspects of the human, social and organisational context into the design process; • be able to list and explain the importance of the principles of design that are applicable to the design of an interface; • be able to design a user interface to meet a given set of requirements; Marking criteria Task HD DI CR PS FL Overview Comprehensive overview that clearly articulates the project vision, outcomes, scope & assumptions Thorough overview that articulates the project vision, outcomes, scope & assumptions Detailed overview that conveys the project vision, outcomes, scope & assumptions Adequate overview that gives a good idea of the project vision, outcomes, scope & assumptions Inadequate or incomplete that does not convey or does not have the project vision, outcomes, scope or assumptions Vision Comprehensive vision statement that clearly states a solution Thorough vision statement that openly describes a solution Detailed vision statement that defines a solution Adequate vision statement that describes a solution Inadequate or incomplete vision statement that does not state a solution Scope Comprehensive scope statement Thorough scope statement Detailed scope statement Adequate scope statement Inadequate or incomplete scope statement Outcomes Comprehensive statement of outcomes to be achieved Thorough statement of outcomes to be achieved Detailed statement of outcomes to be achieved Adequate statement of outcomes to be achieved Inadequate or incomplete statement of outcomes to be achieved Assumptions Comprehensive set of assumptions Thorough set of assumptions Detailed set of assumptions Adequate set of assumptions Inadequate, incomplete or no set of assumptions Presentation Up to 5 marks may be deducted for poor presentation, spelling and grammar Marking Guide Question Possible marks Score Overview 10 Vision 10 Scope 10 Outcomes 10 Assumptions 10 Presentation (-5) Total 50 Final Mark 10 Presentation You are to use the Project Brief template in Interact Resources for this assignment. Assessment item 2 Project Design Proposal Value: 25% Due date: 17-Apr-2016 Return date: 10-May-2016 Submission method options Alternative submission method Task Your project brief has been accepted by Senior Management and a design project has been formally commenced. You have been appointed as both Project Manager and Chief Designer for the project. Your tasks are to: 1. Update your project brief with full details of: 1. Objectives, Outputs and Targets, 2. Success Criteria. 2. Write a Project Design Proposal that covers the following: 1. Design aims; 2. Outline of the proposed design; 3. Outline of the main Use Cases; 4. Proposed evaluation methods. Your first task updates your initial project document. The update should now reflect the complete user requirements and your objectives, outputs and targets for the project. This update will probably not exceed two (2) pages. The Project Design Proposal should outline firstly your design aims for the project and how they will meet the user requirements. You should give a brief outline of your design. This should be mainly written, rather than be drawn, and you should describe HOW your design will enhance the user experience (UX) of the user while meeting their requirements. You will also need to refer to design principles to support your argument. Finally, you need to discuss how you will test your design for usability, UX, and the interface's fit to the requirements. Again you will want to support your argument with reference to principles. You do not need to produce a full test plan at this time. Your Project Design Proposal should NOT exceed three (3) pages, excluding references. You will need to reference all literature using the APA 6th edition referencing style. Rationale This assignment covers the following objectives of this subject: • be able to explain the relevance of integrating aspects of the human, social and organisational context into the design process; • be able to list and explain the importance of the principles of design that are applicable to the design of an interface; • be able to evaluate the effective usability of an interface and recommend changes to improve its usability; • be able to design a user interface to meet a given set of requirements; • be able to design a usability strategy to ensure that an interface meets its usability goals; • be able to interpret and evaluate usability testing results to plan interface improvements. Marking criteria Task HD DI CR PS FL Updated Project Brief Comprehensive project brief with excellent overview that clearly articulates the objectives & success criteria Very detailed project brief with very good overview that articulates the objectives & success criteria Thorough project brief with good overview that conveys the objectives & success criteria Adequate project brief with overview that gives a good idea of the objectives & success criteria Inadequate or incomplete project brief that does not convey or does not have the objectives & success criteria Design Aim Comprehensive and clear statement of design aim showing how it meets all user requirements, with references Very detailed statement of design aim showing how it meets most user requirements, with references Thorough statement of design aim showing how it meets many user requirements, generally with references Adequate statement of design aim showing how it meets some user requirements, with some references Inadequate or incomplete statement of design aim that does not show how it meets user requirements with few or no references Outline of proposed design Comprehensive and clear discussion of design, with clear examples, showing how the design meets all user requirements and design principles with references Detailed discussion of design, with examples, showing how the design meets most user requirements and design principles with references Thorough discussion of design, with examples, showing how the design meets most user requirements and design principles with some references Adequate discussion of design showing how the design meets many user requirements and design principles with some references Inadequate or incomplete discussion of design, with no examples, fails to show how the design meets user requirements and design principles with few or no references Outline of main Use Cases Comprehensive and clear statement of main Use Cases showing how they meet all user requirements Detailed statement of main Use Cases showing how they meet all user requirements Thorough statement of main Use Cases showing how they meet most user requirements Adequate statement of main Use Cases showing how they meet some user requirements Inadequate or incomplete statement of main Use Cases Proposed evaluation methods Comprehensive and clear statement of proposed evaluation method with excellent discussion of reasons for use, expected outcomes and analysis plans Detailed statement of proposed evaluation method with good discussion of reasons for use, expected outcomes and analysis plans Thorough statement of proposed evaluation method with reasonable discussion of reasons for use, expected outcomes and analysis plans Adequate statement of proposed evaluation method with some discussion of reasons for use, expected outcomes and analysis plans Inadequate or incomplete statement of proposed evaluation method with no discussion of reasons for use, expected outcomes and analysis plans Presentation Up to 5 marks may be deducted for poor presentation, spelling and grammar Referencing Up to 5 marks will be deducted for not providing / following the proper APA style of referencing. Note that the guide for APA referencing is provided in the Resource section of Interact site Marking Guide Task Possible mark Score Updated project brief 20 Project design Proposal: Design aim 20 Project design Proposal: Design outline 30 Project design Proposal: Main use cases 10 Project design Proposal: Proposed Evaluation 20 Presentation (-5) Referencing (-5) Total 100 Final Mark 25 Presentation All reports must use the Project Brief template contained in Interact Resources. Need Ass3 and Ass4 Assessment item 3 Detailed Design Value: 50% Due date: 22-May-2016 Return date: 15-Jun-2016 Submission method options Alternative submission method Task Prepare a detailed design document for the user interface for your project. Your design document should be based on your Project Requirements and Scope document and your Project Design proposal. Your design document should include the following sections, as a minimum: 1. Design overview; 2. Project scope; 3. Business and User requirements; 4. Key assumptions; 5. Use Cases; 6. Design process to be used; 7. Interface Design, including the following sections with justification for use: 1. All screen layouts; 2. All components identified, with justification for their use; 3. Workflow diagrams for major tasks (if required); 4. Use of colour, frames and sections (if required); 5. Help and user assistance functions; 6. Use of icons (if required); 7. User task navigation; 8. Usability testing and evaluation, including the following sections with justification for use: 1. Evaluation aims; 2. Evaluation methodology; 3. Test audience selection and ethical considerations; 4. Evaluation experiments; 5. Analysis methodology and procedures. This is the final design for your project so all the sections in the document should be complete in all detail. Your design document should not exceed ~25 pages in length, excluding references. You will need to reference all literature, applications and websites using the APA 6th edition referencing style. Rationale This assignment assesses a student's ability to: • Critically examine and interpret the principles of design that are applicable to the design of an interface; • Critically examine and evaluate a user interface design to determine if it meets a given set of requirements; • Interpret, analyse and evaluate usability testing results to plan interface design improvements; Marking criteria Task HD DI CR PS FL Project Scope Clear and comprehensive statement of project scope Clear and detailed statement of project scope Good statement of project scope Adequate statement of project scope Inadequate or incomplete statement of project scope Requirements Clear and comprehensive statement of project requirements Clear and detailed statement of project requirements Good statement of project requirements Adequate statement of project requirements Inadequate or incomplete statement of project requirements Assumptions Clear and comprehensive explanation of assumptions Clear and detailed explanation of assumptions Good explanation of assumptions Adequate explanation of assumptions Inadequate or incomplete explanation of assumptions Use Cases Comprehensive and clear statement of main Use Cases showing how they meet all user requirements Detailed statement of main Use Cases showing how they meet all user requirements Good statement of main Use Cases showing how they meet most user requirements Adequate statement of main Use Cases showing how they meet some user requirements Inadequate or incomplete statement of main Use Cases Design Process Clear and comprehensive statement of design process Clear and detailed statement of design process Good statement of design process Adequate statement of design process Poor or incomplete statement of design process Interface Design Comprehensive and clear UI design & drawings, all components clearly identified with excellent justification for use Detailed UI design & drawings, all components clearly identified with clear justification for use Good UI design and drawings, all components clearly identified with some justification for use Adequate UI design & drawings, all components clearly identified with justification for use Poor or inadequate UI design and/or drawings, few components identified with little or no justification for use Usability testing Comprehensive and clear evaluation plan with comprehensive aims, methodology, procedures, audience & ethics plans, experiments & analysis Detailed evaluation plan with well detailed aims, methodology, procedures, audience & ethics plans, experiments & analysis Good evaluation plan with good aims, methodology, procedures, audience & ethics plans, experiments & analysis Adequate evaluation plan with adequate aims, methodology, procedures, audience & ethics plans, experiments & analysis Inadequate or incomplete evaluation plan with inadequate aims, methodology, procedures, audience & ethics plans, experiments & analysis Presentation Up to 5 marks may be deducted for poor presentation, spelling and grammar References Up to 5 marks may be deducted for not providing or following the proper APA style of referencing. Marking Guide Question Possible marks Score Project Scope 5 Requirements 5 Assumptions 5 Use Cases 10 Design Process 5 Interface Design 45 Usability Testing 25 Presentation (-5) Referencing (-5) Total 100 Final mark 50 Presentation The presentation requirements for this assignment are: • This assignment must be completed using the ITC504_Project_Design template that is located in the Interact 2 ITC504 Content Collection; • All design drawings must be: o Placed in the appropriate location in the Design document, o Include an appropriate caption; • The document is to be saved in Word format as a single file using the ITC504 Project Design template and must include all design drawings; • Assignments are not to be submitted as a series of separate design drawings files in a zip format collection; • All assignments are to be submitted electronically as a single file through EASTS. You should also indicate which theories, principles and guidelines you used in creating the concept of your application design. This assignment must be produced in Microsoft Word format. Diagrams and drawings may be made in any format, but must be inserted into the appropriate page of the assignment document. Diagrams that are supplied as separate files will NOT be marked. You must also include your references in APA format, as per Faculty of Business requirements, on the last page. Assessment item 4 Project Design Appraisal Value: 15% Due date: 30-May-2016 Return date: 28-Jun-2016 Submission method options Alternative submission method Task Your design has been a success and you have been asked to write an article for an Interface Design magazine that describes how you designed 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 the ideas or elements that you have used. 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. Rationale This assignment covers the following objectives for this subject: • be able to explain the relevance of integrating aspects of the human, social and organisational context into the design process; • be able to list and explain the importance of the principles of design that are applicable to the design of an interface Marking criteria Task 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 Good 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 Up to 5 marks may be deducted for poor presentation, spelling and grammar Referencing Up to 5 marks may be deducted for not providing or following the proper APA style of referencing. Note that the guide for APA referencing is provided in the Resource Section of the ITC504 Interact site. Marking Guide: Question Possible marks Score Design discussion 60 Presentation, spelling and grammar (-5) Total 60 Final Mark