Project 4 Schedule

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PROJECT 4 SCHEDULE Weeks 10-13
Usability Testing
The schedule lists the work you need to complete by the end of each week.
Submit work listed in red by 11:59 PM on the day and date indicated.
Week Complete the Following
Week 10
Monday 10/26
to
Sunday 11/1
1. Read Handout and Web Articles:
• Assignment Sheet
• How to Conduct a Cognitive Walkthrough by The Interactive
Design Foundation
• Usability 101: Introduction to Usability by Jakob Nielsen
WARNING: although the above web articles mention using test
participants, you will NOT be doing that. Instead, your cognitive
walkthrough will be done by you alone. The goal is for you to
"become the user" as you do the test tasks.
Study slidedocs 1, 2, and 3.
2. Since you created a screencast for project 3, you will not need to
do a test recording unless you choose a different screencasting
tool.
3. Optional: use the link on the project page to sign up for Evernote,
download the web clipper to a browser, and decide if you want to
use it to take screenshots.
Week 11
Monday 11/2
to
Sunday 11/8
1. Use the Word tutorials on the bblearn course menu as needed to
format various elements of the White Paper.
2. Peer Review First Part of White Paper Part 1 Due Tues. 11/3.
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to post a
draft of the first part of your white paper (title page, table of
contents, introduction, and methodology).
3. Peer Review First Part of White Paper Part 2 Due Thurs. 11/5.
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to respond
to a peer’s drafts.
4. Begin conducting the usability test and making analysis notes in
your data collection form or spreadsheet.

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Week Complete the Following
Week 12
Monday 11/9
to
Sunday 11/15
1. Finish conducting the usability test scoring and making analysis notes
in your data collection form or spreadsheet.
2. Draft remaining sections of the white paper.
3. Peer Review Complete Draft of White Paper Part 1 Due Tues. 11/10.
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to post a
complete draft of your White Paper.
4. Peer Review Complete Draft of White Paper Part 2 Due Thurs. 11/12.
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to respond to a
peer’s draft of the White Paper.
Week 13
Monday 11/16
to
Sunday 11/22
1. Study slidedoc 4.
2. Draft the script, practice it, and record the screencast.
3. Peer Review Screencast Usability Finding Part 1 Due Tues. 11/17.
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to post the
URL to your screencast.
4. Peer Review Screencast Usability Finding Part 2 Due Thurs. 11/19.
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to respond to a
peer’s screencast.
PROJECT 4 DELIVERABLES DUE SUNDAY 11/22. Submit your work to the submissions
drop box located at the bottom of the project page as follows:
• Self-Evaluation, submit a Word or PDF.
• Deliverable 1: White Paper, submit a Word or PDF file. If your file is over 1 MB, compress it.
• Deliverable 2: Screencast, submit the URL to your screencast at the top of your self-
evaluation.
To avoid a point penalty, verify your submission. Do not rely solely on bblearn’s confirmation that
your work submitted. You need to check that your work submitted correctly. This means you need
to go back to the drop box after submitting your work and 1) open your document files, and 2)
check that the URL will work by cutting and pasting what you submitted into a browser.