Assessment Overview
Perform an in-depth evaluation of the following websites:
1. jbhifi
2. amazon
Upon the completion of the task, you are to provide a formal report documenting your critical evaluation of the two websites. The report should draw particular attention to the interactive aspects and user interface design of the website. Support your critique with appropriate HCI design and evaluation principles as described in Chapter 1, 2, and 4 of your textbook (Shneiderman & Plaisant, 2010).
Assessment Tasks
The purpose of the report is to provide a critical evaluation of the nominated websites and to support your observations and recommendation convincingly. Your report should
1) Provide an overview and description of the nominated websites.
2) Identify and elaborate the main features of the websites, drawing on your first impression of the websites, accessibility, navigation, homepage pretest, etc. (Refer to Powell,T 2002. Web Design: The Complete Reference, 2nd Ed, Chapter 5, https://webdesignref.com/chapters/ch05.htm)
3) Compare and contrast the two websites against the HCI design principles and usability principles.
4) Based on your critique and analysis in items (1) to (3) above, provide a recommendation on how the websites should be improved. Conversely, if further improvement is not required, then provide the reasons why that this is the case.
PLEASE NOTE:
- Except for item (4) of the above, all assertions relating to user interface design principles (e.g. statements like ‘blue text on red background is a poor colour combination') must be supported by references or critical observation. You can cite additional scholarly references other than the textbook. (Note: Do not use Wikipedia as a source of reference).
- Figures Tables and or diagrams can be added as needed.
Recommended Structure
As a minimum, the report should contain the following:
1) Introduction - State the purpose and objectives of the report.
2) Discussion - Build your arguments into a cohesive thread, presenting your observations and findings that you have collated from section (1) to (3) from ‘What to Include' section.
3) Recommendation - This is the section where you present your recommendations -Item (4) from the ‘What to include' section.
4) Conclusion - Summarise your findings, consolidating and drawing attention to the main points of the report.
5) References. (a minimum of 4 references)
Assessment Guidelines
The following criteria will be used to assess the quality of your report:
Presentation
(Report structure, Layout, Grammar and spelling, Written style and expression)
Referencing:
Relevance to HCI principles
Quality of evaluation
Recommendations and justification: