COMP3511/9511 Human Computer Interaction Assignment 1 Term 2, 2024

(refer  to  Appendix  B)  will  consist  of  an   Issue  Number,  whether  the  issue  is Positive/Negative, Severity rating, Description, Heuristic, Design Principle or Visual Design Principles that apply to each issue and the effects of each issue on the Usability Goals and the User Experience Goals. You will also include a screenshot of the issue found with an annotation that explains the issue visually. (You should annotate your screenshots to make it clear where the issue presents itself).

c.   As you go, link how the lack or existence of each principle (Design Principles, Heuristic Principles,  and  Visual  Design  Principles)  could  affect  the  Usability  goals  and, consequently, the user experience goals.

For example, if the text colour is completely different on different pages of the website, it is an example of lack of consistency which is related to the design principal category, lack of consistency can affect learnability which is related to usability goals, and it can make the website annoying or frustrating which is related to the user experience goals. You can find this example in Appendix B.

d.   Please consider that each issue can be related to more than one design or heuristic principle.

e.   You must consider both positive and negative issues.

f.   Make sure your screenshots point out specific features on the screenshots. Do this by annotating the screenshots. We strongly encourage you to take regular screenshots as the websites are live and can change without notice.

Pictures below show some examples of annotated screenshots:

If you prefer not to include the screenshots in the table, you can put them in an appendix and just add the image number in the issues table.

2.3. Analysis of the design and visual design principles in detail

a.   Choose 8 negative issues from your issues table and IN DETAIL provide a critique of the issues and potential solutions to solve the issue. For example, if you have 20 issues in your issue table, choose the 8 most important negative issues and explain them in detail.

b.   You should explain each issue based on the design principles, the heuristics principles, visual design principles or a combination of them, then mention why the lack of or existence of each issue could increase or decrease the usability goals and consequently the user experience goals.

c.   Your critical analysis  should have enough detail. For instance, it is not enough to just mention “the arrangement of buttons provides  a poor mapping.” You must be able to critically justify each of your points in detail.

d.   After doing the critical analysis for each of the 8 issues justify the reason you believe there is a usability or visual design issue and suggest a possible solution to resolve the issue. For example, if there is a consistency issue, propose a solution to address the consistency issue of the website.

2.4. Analysis of Accessibility

In this section, you will analyse the website in terms of accessibility for people with different needs including vision impairment, colour blindness, hearing impairment, etc. and provide possible solutions to solve 2 issues.

* You don't need to include the accessibility issues in the issue table.

2.5. Analysis of Mobile Design

Review the website on your phone and identify usability issues related to the small touch screen. Identify 3 usability issues and provide a solution for resolving each issue.

* You don't need to include the Mobile design issues in the issue table.

2.6. Sketch your design solutions

Referring to the issues identified related to the design principles, visual design, accessibility and mobile design, sketch 13 potential solutions (8 sketches related to the usability and visual design principles, 2 sketches related to accessibility, and 3 sketches for Mobile design issues) to these issues that you believe may improve the interface. Please annotate the sketch of your solution making it clear what you have changed and explain how it has improved the interface or removed the issue you had originally found.

3.   Formatting

Please read the  following  carefully,  as  there  are  marks allocated  for  your  formatting  and presentation.

● The report should be presented in an A4 document.

● The report, excluding the cover pages, must be a maximum of 20 pages

● 12-point font should be used for the main body of text.

● Consistent font sizes (e.g., Use the same font size for all headings)

● Use 1.5 line spacing

● Use a 2.5 cm margin on all sides (top, bottom, left, and right).

● Add page numbers

● Include your details including name, student number, tutorial time, and tutor on the title page.

The following can be used as an overall guide for structuring your report:

A.   Title Page, stating the title of your assignment, your name, student number and the name of your tutor and tutorial time - THIS IS NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR PAGE LIMIT

B.   Explaining the purpose of the selected website (One paragraph)

C.   Issues table (including Annotated Screenshots) (3-4 pages)

D.   Analysis of the 8 chosen design and visual design issues with theirrespective 8 solutions (4-6 pages)

E.   Analysis of the mobile design and solutions (2-3 pages) F.   Analysis of the accessibility and solutions (1-1.5 page)

G.   Sketch  of the  solutions (5-6 pages) - each sketch must be at least  1/3 a page for readability

Note to the above: The number of pages above are guidelines and suggested maximums for each section. You do not need to fill the suggested space. The maximum for the report is 20 pages in total, please note that the title page does not contribute to this page limit.

Your work is evaluated based on your depth of analysis and the accuracy of your answers. Therefore, if the number of pages is less than 20,it won’t affect your mark given you cover all the required parts of the assignment to high quality.

4.   Assessment

Please ensure you read the following carefully, as there is important information regarding how you are to submit the assignment.

●   The assignment constitutes 25% of your final assessment.

●   This assignment is to be completed individually.

● For late submissions:

•   A  late penalty  of 5% will be deducted (off the raw mark) per  day (or part thereof) late.

•   Assignments submitted after 23:59 on the due date will be marked as late.

•   E.g. If your assignment is marked at 80% and you are late by two days, your mark will be 70%

5.   Submission

The assignment is to be submitted electronically through Moodle as a PDF file.

The assignment is due and to be submitted online (using the provided link) in Week 5, Friday, June 28 at 23:59.

IMPORTANT NOTE: In the final hours or so before the submission deadline, Moodle often experiences a high load as students try to submit at once. A late submission because Moodle was overloaded is not a valid excuse. Upload earlier! Uploading your assignment earlier will also give you a chance to make any necessary changes to your work if plagiarism is detected by the plagiarism checker upon submission.

A Turnitin submission link will be made available on Moodle prior to the due date. As you submit, your assignment will be passed through a plagiarism check. If there are any issues, you can re- submit the assignment and a new plagiarism report will be generated.

Please note that for second and subsequent submissions, it can take up to 24 hours to generate the plagiarism report, so do not leave this to the last minute!

6.   Plagiarism

If plagiarism is detected a maximum penalty of zero marks will be awarded for this assignment. Note that all cases of plagiarism are reported to the School Plagiarism officer. All assignments are run through a plagiarism checker so it would be ill-advised to copy and paste either from the web or another student.

Assignments are checked against a database of past and present submissions,along with online websites and other resources.

What is Plagiarism?

Plagiarism is the presentation of the thoughts or work ofanother as one’sown. * Examples include:

•   direct duplication of the thoughts or work of another, including by copying material, ideas or concepts from a book, article, report, or other written document (whether published or unpublished),  composition,  artwork,  design,  drawing,  circuitry,  computer  program  or software, web site, Internet, other electronic resources, or another person’s assignment without appropriate acknowledgement.

•   paraphrasing another person’s work with very minor changes keeping the meaning, form and/or progression of ideas of the original.

•   piecing together sections of the work of others into a new whole.

•   presenting an assessment item as independent work when it has been produced in whole or part in collusion with other people, for example, another student or a tutor; and

•   claiming credit for a proportion of work contributed to a group assessment item that is greater than that actually contributed.

For the purposes of this policy, submitting an assessment item that has already been submitted for academic credit elsewhere maybe considered plagiarism.

Knowingly permitting your work to be copied by another student may also be considered to be plagiarism.

Note that an assessment item produced in oral, not written, form, or involving live presentation, may similarly contain plagiarised material.

The inclusion of the thoughts or work of another with attribution appropriate to the academic discipline does not amount to plagiarism.

The Learning Centre website is the main repository for resources for  staff and  students  on plagiarism and academic honesty. These resources can be located via:

https://student.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism

The Learning Centre also provides substantial educational written materials, workshops, and tutorials to aid students, for example, in:

•   correct referencing practices.

•   paraphrasing, summarising, essay writing, and time management.

•   appropriate  use  of,  and  attribution  for,  a  range  of materials  including  text,  images, formulae, and concepts.

•   Individual assistance is available on request from The Learning Centre.

Students are also reminded that careful time management is an important part of study and one of the identified causes of plagiarism is poor time management.

Students should allow sufficient time for research, drafting, and the proper referencing of sources in preparing all assessment items.

* Based on that proposed to the University of Newcastle by the St James Ethics Centre. Used with kind permission  from  the  University  of Newcastle  Adapted  with kind permission  from  the University of Melbourne.

7.   Learning Outcomes

•    Apply  your  understanding  of the  heuristics,  design  principles  and  visual  design to formally evaluate the usability and user experience goals of an interface.

•    Apply your knowledge of mobile design to evaluate the website and adapt it for smaller screens.

•    Apply  your  knowledge  of accessibility to evaluate the accessibility limitations of a website.

•    Identify both positive and negative aspects of design.

•    Understand how the design of a system is influenced by the intended audience.

•    To understand the practical issues of real-world interface design and evaluation.