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Human Computer Interaction (HCI)

HCI in-depth evaluation for websites

Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping) Students will be able to:

a. Understand basic concepts and theories relating to Human-Computer interaction (HCI) and user interfaces
b. Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of user interface design, evaluation and technologies
c. Demonstrate skills in designing and evaluating interactive systems and web-based applications

Assignment - Specification

The purpose of the report is to provide a critical evaluation of the nominated websites and to support your observations and recommendation convincingly. By performing an in-depth evaluation of the attached websites.

Upon the completion of the task, you are to provide a formal report documenting your critical evaluation of the two websites. The report should draw particular attention to the interactive aspects and user interface design of the website. Support your critique with appropriate HCI design and evaluation principles as described in Chapter 1, 2, and 4 of your textbook (Shneiderman & Plaisant, 2010).

In your report you should:

1. Provide an overview and description of the nominated websites.

2. Identify and elaborate the main features of the websites, drawing on your first impression of the websites, accessibility, navigation, homepage, etc. (Refer to Powell,T 2002. Web Design: The Complete Reference, 2nd Ed)

3. Compare and contrast the two websites against the HCI design principles and usability principles.

4. Based on your critique and analysis in items (1) to (3) above, provide a recommendation on how the websites should be improved. Conversely, if further improvement is not required, then provide the reasons why that this is the case.

REPORT STRUCTURE:

1. Introduction - State the purpose and objectives of the report.

2. Discussion - Build your arguments into a cohesive thread, presenting your observations and findings that you have collated from section (1) to (3) from ‘What to Include' section.

3. Recommendation - This is the section where you present your recommendations -Item (4) from the ‘What to include' section.

4. Conclusion - Summarise your findings, consolidating and drawing attention to the main points of the report.

5. References. (a minimum of 4 references)

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Marking criteria Weighting Presentation (Report structure, Layout, Grammar and spelling, Written style and expression) 10% Referencing 10% Relevance to HCI principles 30% Quality of evaluation 30% Recommendations and justification 20% TOTAL Weight for this assignment marking: 100 (Total of 100 marks to be scaled to 15% of actual marks for this unit) 100%

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Submission Guidelines All work must be submitted on Blackboard by the due date along with a completed Assignment Cover Page. The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Calibri (Body) font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings. Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using Harvard or IEEE referencing style.

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