Assignment: Website Critique Project
After listening to this week's lecture, continue critiquing the B2C e-retail web store that you chose. In a paper, address the topics listed below.? Remember to save all of your work as builds on the previous work to establish a complete understanding on the web store critique process. Utilize the PowerPoint lecture to assist you with the topics.
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The paper should include:
• a review of how the web store addresses the topics outlined;
• your opinion of how well the web store handles the topic areas; and
• insight on how the web store could be improved in the topic areas.
1. Compare the visual presentation of the site on a computer to a smart phone. Is the layout the same? Draw a rough sketch of each and indicate the area of the page design that is visible without scrolling. (slide 2 & 3)
2. Is the site a rigid design or fluid design? (slide 3-6)
3. Sketch a product webpage, mark the areas of the page that are content which furthers the purpose of that webpage. How can the page design me simplified improve the percentage of content on the webpage. (slide 6 & 7)
4. Now we will focus on navigational design. Sketch the home page, a category page, and a product page. Indicate all navigational elements. Evaluate the design for simplicity, does the design detract from the focus on content purpose? Is the design consistent? Can the customer easily recognize were they are on the site? (slide 10-15)
5. Sketch each element of the shopping cart through billing. Does the customer have enough information on each page to make a decision? (for example: Do you feel you know complete costs before you are required to give personal information?) Are you able to navigate easily forward and backward through the cart? Is customer service readily available? (slide 16)
Feel free to include screen shots to illustrate your ideas where relevant, and be sure to include a link to your site. Your responses should be written in a narrative style rather than in a numbered list.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.