Imran Hussain

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Virtual University Human-Computer Interaction
Lecture 33Evaluation Part V

• Imran Hussain
• University of Management and Technology (UMT)

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In Todays Lecture

• Heuristic evaluation
• Home page design

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Evaluation

• The process of systematically collecting data
  that informs us about what it is like for a
  particular or group of users to use a product for
  a particular task in a certain type of environment

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Tabs
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Tabs
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Global Navigation

• Exceptions in consistency
• Home Page
• Forms
• e.g., e-commerce site
• Printable pages
• Exceptions can have minimal versions

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Trunk Test
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Trunk Test

• Imagine yourself
• Blindfolded
• Locked in trunk of car
• Driven around for a while
• And then .

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Trunk Test

• Acid test for good Web navigation
• True test isnt if you can figure out given
  enough time and close scrutiny
• Elements should pop off the page
• Whether looking closely or not
• Reliance should be on overall appearance rather
  than details

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Trunk Test

• What site is this? (Site ID)
• What page am I on? (Page Name)
• What are the major sections of this site?
  (Sections)
• What are my options at this level? (Local
  navigation)
• Where am I on the scheme of things? (You are
  here indicators)
• How can I search?

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Trunk Test

• Step 1
• Choose a page anywhere in the site (print)
• Step 2
• Position yourself so you can study the page
• Step 3
• Quickly find and circle each item

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Home Page

• Conveying the big picture
• What is this?
• What do they have here?
• What can I do here?
• Why should I be here and not somewhere else?

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Home Page

• Getting the message across
• Tagline
• Welcome blurb
• Mission statements
• we offer world-class blah blah blah

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some examples