Assignment

IT201

Assignment 1

Deadline: Saturday 16/02/2019 @ 23:59

[Total Mark for this Assignment is 6]

[Total Mark for this Assignment is 6]

College of Computing and Informatics

Question One

1.5 Mark

Learning Outcome(s):

LO1,LO3, LO4

Why is it important to understand tradeoffs between usability measures for various kinds of systems? Explain by describing usability motivations for Industrial systems and Life Critical systems.

Question Two

1.5 Mark

Learning Outcome(s):

LO1,LO3,LO6

What is an interaction style and what is its role in effective interface design? List and briefly describe any two advantages and disadvantages of each interaction style.

Question Three

2 Marks

Learning Outcome(s):

LO1,LO4

Let’s suppose that you have in charge the task of developing interfaces for an interactive system (web site, mobile application, etc.).

Sketch out the main steps that you would ultimately include in your design process.

Question Four

1 Mark

Learning Outcome(s):

LO1,LO5

Usability testing is a significant aspect for effective interface development. List and briefly describe any four methods of usability testing.

N.B. The question asks about methods of usability testing not tools used in usability testing (surveys are an example of tools).