IS 213 Presentation Healthy Communities Florance Gee, Ran Li, Nettie Ng April 29, 2004

Problem Statement Most of the community-based websites fail to provide community health information or ratings Require navigation to external websites to obtain the information Not community specific

A community-specific Information Network System Tracks community health issues Promote awareness of community issues Support community involvement Focus on Community indicators Proposed System & Project Goal

Heuristic Evaluation Summary

First IP Homepage Color choosing problem Login problem Seperate Search box and link alignment problem

Current Design Homepage Group search UI Using clean & clear colors Align properly login

First IP Indicator Master List and/or logic increasing the simple search grouping by one level taxonomy

Current Design Indicator Master List Simplify free keywords search box Two level taxonomies Clean tabs

First IP Individual Indicator Page No feedback Indicator info was Hard coded, layout was not clear Left work place if login to post comment, Post comments was not work then

Current Design Individual Indicator Page Dynamic contents based on indicator DB, Neat layout Add login block, login and stay in work place Fix read/post comments module

Demo type2/index.php

Results of Pilot Study Results measured both quantatively & qualitatively Quantatively –Time to Complete, Number of Errors –Task1: Get information on air quality indicator

Results of Pilot Study Qualitatively –Post-testing Survey –Interview Questions Results –Ease of Use: Good -Overall Satisfaction: High -Information useful -Some data flow changes and cosmetic changes needed

Lessons Learned Diverse computer skill levels – difficult to meet all needs User friendly important – easy to navigate & understand Prevent errors at first place –Password criteria stated –Bring users back after login Help should be available

Last Iteration Improve indicator dials Filter function on indicator master list page Better registration flow Functions, titles more obvious More explanations and help

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