CS 5/7312 (Fall, 2023): Homework #1
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Part 1. Discussion/short answer questions:
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1a.
What is usability?
What is its relationship to other quality attributes,
such as reliability, security, maintainability, etc.?
(For graduate students,
you are expected to find at least one additional reference
and cite it in your answer.)
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1b.
What is universal usability (uu)?
Discuss at least three different situations
where uu needs to be supported.
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Part 2. UI design/evaluation
Select a software, an application,
a Web site, an online service, a smart device, a game,
or anything with computer/software embedded in it,
that you may interact with as a user,
and perform the following:
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2a.
Analyze its usability by consulting the 8 golden rules of interface design.
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2b.
How would you measure its usability?
Give some examples using at least two usability metrics.
(Make up some numbers, if it helps).
Due Date:
9/12/2023.
Prepared by Jeff Tian
(tian@smu.edu).
Posted: Aug. 30, 2023.
Last update: Sept. 5, 2023.