07 Prof. Garzotto HCI Final project Reporting & Delivery Specs

Project Reporting - Remember Imagine that your project report is for the general manager, the design manager, the ICT manager, and perhaps the marketing manager of the hypothetical “client” (who pays for this work) – They have to decide if it makes sense to invest on your project and transform the prototype into a real system – They all want to have a clear idea of which users/needs/context of use you are addressing, what are the challenges of your project, what are the critical features and innovation aspects of your work, what is the technology you have used

KEY information to be included – Cover + Abstract – Table of contents – Introduction: an executive summary (1.2 pages) describing the general context of your work, the problems your are solving (for which users, contexts, and needs), the great solution you are offering, the innovative technology you are adopting – Requirements – Design A visual+textual representation of relevant scenarios (if useful, at multiple levels of abstraction and detail) A discussion of design problems and/or most important design solutions – Prototype Implementation the general sw/hw architecture needed to implement the system what is the current state of the implementation why the solution you have adopted is feasible any further information (technical problems encountered, limitations of your work...) – Conclusions A short discussion of your work and what you learned from this project

Annex A set of ppt slides for a short (10 min) presentation of your work Screenshots, images of users using your prototype, videos... any further info you may find relevant

Important The Cover of ALL documents MUST contain: COURSE NAME, TEACHER NAME, ACADEMIC YEAR, DELIVERY DATE, PROJECT TITLE, STUDENT’S NAMES, + CELL PHONE NUM OF GROUP CONTACT PERSON

What/How to deliver- possibility 1 Post a zipped file title in Beep/homeworks (/attending students - or /not attending students The file must contain: – report – Annex: short (10 min) presentation of your work + Any further material – SOURCE CODE Notify the posting to

What/How to deliver-possibility 2 If files are too big and are not accepted by Beep: A closed package containing – A CD/DVD with the following files report Annex: short (10 min) presentation of your work + Any further file (images, videos,, …) SOURCE CODE – A printed version of the report and the presentation Deliver the package to didactic secretary DEI Notify the delivery to IMPORTANT!! CD/DVD cover and disk MUST mention: COURSE NAME, TEACHER NAME, ACADEMIC YEAR, DELIVERY DATE, PROJECT TITLE, STUDENT’S NAMES, + CELL PHONE NUM OF GROUP CONTACT PERSON

Potential follow-ups of final project Submission of your concept to Imagine Cup (check deadlines!) – Constraints: Imagine Cup deadlines (check!) + use of MS technology + Millenium Goals theme + interactive protyping (check rules) – Advantages: great visibility, challenging opportunity Completion of your concept (revision, extension, implementation, validation) during 2° semester “Project Course” (Problem Analysis Atelier: 5 CFU): subject to teachers‘ approval Completion of your concept (revision, extension, implementation, validation) in your master thesis: subject to teachers‘ approval