Prepare a presentation of ten minutes in length (plus or minus
one minute), accompanied by slides created using powerpoint,
keynote, or other presentation software.
The presentation should be your analysis of two websites or
software applications. One of them, which we will call "Hall of
Fame", is a website or application that is excellent. Its
excellence should be in following the principles of good design
that we have studied in this course. The other one, which we will
call "Hall of Shame", is a website or application that is very
poor. Its poorness is as a result of violating many of the
principles of good design.
You will be graded based on the extent to which you relate the
specific characteristics of the websites or applications
that you choose to the specific design principles that we
have studied in class. These design principles are related to
handling complexity, satisfying human needs, sensitivity to
cognitive limitations, and usability of interfaces. Your
presentation will primarily use graphical images, which will
likely include several screenshots, and should follow the
guidelines discussed earlier in the course for good presentations.
You are free to include a video or screencast as part of your
presentation.
As indicated in the schedule, there will be a short meeting at the end of one of the class sessions of all 552 students. The purpose is to discuss this assignment and to answer any questions. Nothing is due this class session, but all 552 students are required to attend in order to ensure that they understand the requirements and expectations for this assignment.
On the date indicated in the schedule, we will take an entire class session for all graduate students to deliver their presentation to one another and the instructor. We will use this opportunity to make recommendations to one another for improvement. This session will be for graduate students only.