1. Introduction to Web Authoring Ellen Cushman cushmane
@msu.edu
Class mtg. #22

2. Where we are Note the changes in content as per 3/26 discussion
M 3/17 assignment #4 intro, assign groups, brainstorm orgs.
W 3/19 selecting organizations, problem analysis procedure
M 3/24 proposal workshop
W 3/26 web standards (proposals due 1-2 pages)
M 3/31 designing test, planning
W 4/2 testing and compliance, executing
M 4/7 visual rhetoric, intro (readability (fonts & white space), rhetoric and psych of color schemes)
W 4/9 visual rhetoric, 2 (space: real estate, eye/hand movement, information layout)
M 4/14 Workshop usability testing (Progress report due 3-6 slides)
W 4/16 Presentation workshops.
M & W 4/21- /23 Presentations on websolutions Reports due. 4/23

3. Today in Class | Next Class
Make revisions of your data collections tools as needed
Schedule and conduct your usability tests ASAP!
Begin work on visual rhetoric and site design next class.
Test the test materials!
Execute the test!
Analyze the results!
Revise the test materials!

4. Recall: Steps in Executing a Usability Test
Gather our test materials
Ready our situations (prepare the computer, dump the cache, go to the site)
Have our Test Protocol set
Invite the user to begin
Use our data gathering tools
Plan analysis methods
List here definitions for words that might be new to you:

5. The Protocol, 1: Tasks & Preconditions
Preconditions: Sailing club main page showing; all visited links cleared
User may use bookmarks to “collect” pages, etc. Therefore, bookmarks file must be cleared for each new user.
Have materials ready to introduce to your user.

6. The Protocol, 2: Order of Events
Disclaimer & Confidentiality
User reads background info out loud; questions?
User reads scenario 1; does task 1; continue until all 3 tasks complete;
Complete post-task questionnaire and metric
Post-test Interview
Thanks!

7. The Protocol, 3: Me + 1
You’ll need to run through your test materials with two people: Me
One other classmate
I will analyze the form & content of the test materials
The user will walk through the content materials
Treat us both as users though!

8. After the test run-through
Come together with group
Decide which materials need revision
Plan revisions
Plan how real user test will run, how many times, when, with whom.

9. Homework Do your user testing!
We’ll have time next week to compile initial findings.
We’ll also start work on our last analytical category: site design.