1. Team Betamax Adam College Doug Ellwanger Jeremy Freeman Jonathan Tse Nov 9, 2006

2. Motivation Frustration with Olin portals Scattered content High technical knowledge Dissimilar requirements

3. Project Goals Unified Olin information source Intuitive, friendly interface Customizable content

4. Main Scenarios Adding new content RSS feeds, bookmarks Weather, sports Customize layout Find contact information

5. Personas Cross-section of Olin students Assumptions technically confident adept at using the internet not always buzzword-savvy

6. Gordon Junior ECE Ypsilanti, MI 20 years old Mildly conservative

7. Haley First-year Undeclared (E:Bio) Redwood city, CA 18 years old Apathetic

8. Isabel Senior E:Systems Danbury, CT 22 years old Liberal

9. Low-fi Prototype

10. Low-fi Evaluation Primarily evaluating ease of use and feature visibility Results “Configure Me” non-optimal Classes not visible enough Search option includes Olin? Personal opinions on Calendar

11. Prototype Changes Search bar conformity Different label for configuration Configuration drop down E-mail/calendar highlighting

12. Prototype Demo

13. Lessons Importance of visualizing change Communicating buzzword/jargon-free ideas We’re members of our own user group

14. Questions ?