1. Imran Hussain University of Management and Technology (UMT)
Virtual University Human-Computer Interaction
Lecture 33 Evaluation – Part V
Imran Hussain
University of Management and Technology (UMT) 1

2. In Today’s Lecture …
Heuristic evaluation
Home page design

3. Evaluation
The process of systematically collecting data that informs us about what it is like for a particular or group of users to use a product for a particular task in a certain type of environment

4. Tabs

5. Tabs

6. Global Navigation Exceptions in consistency
Home Page
Forms
e.g., e-commerce site
Printable pages
Exceptions can have minimal versions

7. Trunk Test

8. Trunk Test Imagine yourself: Blindfolded Locked in trunk of car
Driven around for a while
And then ….

9. Trunk Test Acid test for good Web navigation
True test isn’t if you can figure out given enough time and close scrutiny
Elements should pop off the page
Whether looking closely or not
Reliance should be on overall appearance rather than details

10. Trunk Test What site is this? (Site ID) What page am I on? (Page Name)
What are the major sections of this site? (Sections)
What are my options at this level? (Local navigation)
Where am I on the scheme of things? (“You are here” indicators)
How can I search?

11. Trunk Test Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
Choose a page anywhere in the site (print)
Step 2
Position yourself so you can study the page
Step 3
Quickly find and circle each item

12. Home Page Conveying the big picture What is this?
What do they have here?
What can I do here?
Why should I be here and not somewhere else?

13. Home Page Getting the message across Tagline Welcome blurb
Mission statements
“we offer world-class … … blah blah blah”

14. some examples …