Assignment
Topics:
• Design Specifications
• Design Consistency
• Personalization
Part 1 Design specifications
Consider the design of a registration system for a hotel.
Following the design specification items in the following table, briefly describe the relevant users, tasks, and displays involved in the registration system for a hotel.
Design Specification
1. Narrative Overview
a. Interface/Dialogue Name
b. User Characteristics
c. Task Characteristics
d. System Characteristics
e. Environmental Characteristics
2. Interface/Dialogue Designs
a. Form/Report Designs
b. Dialogue Sequence Diagram(s) and Narrative Description
3. Testing and Usability Assessment
a. Testing Objectives
b. Testing Procedures
c. Testing Results
i) Time to Learn
ii) Speed of Performance
iii) Rate of Errors
iv) Retention over Time
v) User Satisfaction and Other Perceptions
Part 2 Design Consistency
Design consistency within an Internet site is an important way to build customer loyalty and trustworthiness. Visit one of your favorite websites and analyze this site for design consistency. Your analysis should consider general layout, colors and fonts, labeling, links, and other such items.
Part 3 Personalized Content
Go to the Web and find a site that provides personalized content and a site that allows you to customize the site's content to your preferences. Prepare a report that compares and contrasts personalization and customization. Is one method better than the other? Why or why not?