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www.SciX.net. WP7 Usability Analysis Plan. Almudena Fernández Indra. IST- 200 1- 3 3 127. IST- 200 1- 3 3 127. Luxembourg, 17th Nov 200 3. Contents. Objective Methodology Plan Users sample Test activities Report findings Work Done Results of tests in Spain. Objective.
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www.SciX.net WP7 Usability AnalysisPlan Almudena Fernández Indra IST-2001-33127 IST-2001-33127 Luxembourg,17th Nov 2003
Contents • Objective • Methodology • Plan • Users sample • Test activities • Report findings • Work Done • Results of tests in Spain
Objective • Assurance of user interface usability • ITC Digital Library – http://itc.scix.net • Electronic Journal on Information Technology in Construction - http://www.itcon.org
Methodology • Usability testing guidelines in accordance with ISO 13407I (Human-centred design processes for interactive systems) • Establish need for user based evaluation as a milestone in the design process. • Quantitative and essentially qualitative metrics • Different types of test activities that have to be rated by users
User Sample • Conducted in more than one country to avoid national or cultural usability issues • Spain • Slovenia • Austria • Degree of familiarity with the interface will influence the overall performance measurement • Desired at least half of the sample registered users
Test activities • User immediate recognition of interface elements • Homepage • Functionality • Registration icon • My favorites • User performance and efficiency • Find a specific paper • Upload a paper • Register • …. • User personal and subjective perception • Ease of use • Message clarity • Design • …
Report Findings • Write a final report after the usability tests have been concluded • Findings (Metrics and observations) • Short and long term recommendations to solve the discovered problems
Work done In progress
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