Reference no: EM132345512

Interface Useability Assignment -

Assessment item 1 - Initial Design concepts

Task Overview - You are to develop at least two different initial concept designs that would meet the requirements of the SMARTHome control panel. These designs will be wireframe only designs at this stage.

The SMARTHome control panel case study is located in Interact Resources. You need to read this case study before starting this assessment item.

You will prepare a presentation for the SMARTHome control panel to display your concepts as well as discuss both concepts and the recommended design.

Task:

1. Sketch two (2) alternative interface designs for the SMARTHome control panel problem. These designs should be for a web page as viewed on a standard 60cm (24 inch) PC monitor with a suitable screen resolution. It is recommended that you use the Balsamiq Mockups or other wireframe tool for these concept designs.

2. As part of your presentation, you should indicate why these designs are a good solution for the SMARTHome control panel. The presentation should recommend one of your designs for further development and state why this design is recommended.

3. The presentation should recommend one of your designs for further development and state why this design is recommended.

There are two goals in this assignment:

• The first is to exercise your user interface design abilities. Creativity in balancing usability with the constraints of the interface will be essential to successfully completing this assignment.
• The second is to start thinking about WHY you chose and used certain designs or design patterns. You need to be able to discuss why your design is a good solution to the problem.

The design sketches for this assignment can be hand drawn. But, if you do use hand drawn sketches, then you need to ensure that they can be easily read when they are scanned into your presentation. It is highly recommended that you use the Balsamiq Mockups tool for the final copies of your concept designs.

Remember that you are sketching a concept design for an interface. Your designs are concepts that you are presenting to your client. They should not be accurate to the pixel-level.

Rationale - This assessment task will assess the following learning outcome/s:

• be able to explain the relevance of integrating aspects of the human, social and organisational context into the design process.
• be able to demonstrate and articulate the importance of the principles of design that are applicable to the design of an interface.
• be able to design a user interface to meet a given set of requirements.

Assessment item 2 - Initial Design

Task Overview -

Your assignment is to develop the design for the SMARTHome control panel. This design is to be a wireframe only design, at this stage.

The SMARTHome control panel case study is located in Interact Resources. You need to read this case study before starting this assessment item.

Initial Design Tasks:

1. Create a set of wireframes for the SMARTHome control panel design. This set should show:

a. Wireframes for all pages in the SMARTHome control panel,

b. All screen components for each page,

c. Navigation between pages, such as buttons, breadcrumb trails, etc.,

d. General placement for all items on each page. This can be in the form of a template where, for example, a table could be used to show a picture or logo of a system, etc.,

e. Help functions for users,

2. Create a click-through prototype of your wireframes using Balsamiq Mockups Links in presentation mode. When the links in your presentation mode mockup are working correctly, then export your presentation to PDF. This PDF file is what you will submit for assessment.

3. Write a Word document (.doc or .docx) that

a. Discusses all the design decisions and your reasoning for these decisions in your design,

b. A description of the navigation path that a user would take through the SMARTHome control panel to access each sub-system.

Rationale - This assessment task will assess the following learning outcome/s:

• be able to explain the relevance of integrating aspects of the human, social and organisational context into the design process.
• be able to demonstrate and articulate the importance of the principles of design that are applicable to the design of an interface.
• be able to design a user interface to meet a given set of requirements.
• be able to design a usability strategy to ensure that an interface meets its usability goals.

Attachment:- Interface Useability Assignment File.rar