INFO20004 Usability Evaluation Methods The University of Melbourne Copyright The University of Melbourne Page 1 of 5 INFO20004 Exam (Individual) – 2022, semester 2 ACADEMIC HONESTY
This is an individual exam. Your submission must be entirely your own
work. You must NOT consult with or work with another student or any
other person to any extent. Your answers must be your OWN writing, so
take care not to copy or paraphrase text from a source. You may use
any reference materials to assist you in answering the questions.
However, all submitted work must comply with university policy on
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CONTRIBUTION OF THIS EXAM TO YOUR SUBJECT GRADE The exam requires approximately 30 hours of work and is worth 45% of the subject grade. The exam is a hurdle, meaning that you must pass this exam to pass the subject overall. HOW TO WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ANSWER ALL THREE QUESTIONS: Question 1 (10 marks); Question 2 (15 marks); Question 3 (20 marks)
Write your answers in a Word document. Write your name, Student Id,
Subject code and date at the top of the first page. Start your answer to
each question on a new page. Clearly indicate which question you are
answering at the start of the page. Answer each question in full
sentences. You may use diagrams or other images to help clarify your
points. If appropriate for your answer, you may use bullet point lists
to present elements of your answer; but be sure to frame any list with a
clear statement of what it contains. Referenced material must be
clearly cited in the body of the text. List references at the end of
any answer where they are cited. WORD COUNT Follow the word
limits carefully for each question. The following are NOT counted in
your word count: any list of references; the contents of figures,
diagrams and images; and the subheadings used in Question 3. INCLUDE the WORD COUNT for each question at the end of your answer. HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS Submit your answers in a single Word or PDF document. The submission must include a completed coversheet available on Canvas. Name your submitted file: SURNAME_StudentID (e.g., ” SMITH_123465.pdf”) Submit the file to Turnitin via Canvas by: Wednesday 2nd November at 11:59pm. (Melbourne time) INFO20004 Usability Evaluation Methods The University of Melbourne Copyright The University of Melbourne Page 2 of 5 Question 1: Usability Heuristics (10 marks) (600 words) 1.1
Evaluating the usability of a microwave oven (6 marks) You are asked
to apply your knowledge of Nielsen’s usability heuristics to a specific
device: the Breville One Touch Microwave Oven (See Figure 1).
Watch the following video that presents a 5-minute demonstration of the
Microwave in action. You will see that the demonstrator is very positive
about the microwave oven and describes it as ‘easy to use’.
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Your task is to systematically identify and explain in what ways
the oven is usable by reference to Nielsen’s usability heuritics.
Comment on whether and how the microwave oven follows the FIRST SEVEN of
Nielsen’s usability heuristics (shown below). In your answer, address
each heuristic in turn. For each heuristic, identify the aspects of the
interface that are relevant to the heuristic and explain your
interpretation. In your answer, refer ONLY to elements that are shown in
the video demonstration provided above. The first seven of
Nielsen’s Usability Heuristics #1: Visibility of system status #2: Match
between system and the real world #3: User control and freedom #4:
Consistency and standards #5: Error prevention #6: Recognition rather
than recall #7: Flexibility and efficiency of use Figure 1. Breville One Touch Microwave Oven INFO20004 Usability Evaluation Methods The University of Melbourne Copyright The University of Melbourne Page 3 of 5 1.2
Designing out errors (4 marks) Identify an example of a PHYSICAL
device that you have used or seen others using that violates Nielsen’s
5th usability heuristic, shown below. In your answer, give a brief
description of your chosen device, and give an explanation for how it
violates the heuristic. As part of your account, include between 1 to 3
images of the device (either photographs or screenshots) that illustrate
the device and your account of its usability. #5: Error
prevention Even better than good error messages is a careful design
which prevents a problem from occurring in the first place. Either
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minate error-prone conditions or check for them and present users
with a confirmation option before they commit to the action. ASSESSMENT
CRITERIA FOR Q1 Correct understanding of the concepts of heuristic
evaluation. Correct application of those concepts to real-world
phenomena. Breadth and variety of relevant phenomena identified.
Clarity of description and explanation. INFO20004 Usability Evaluation Methods The University of Melbourne Copyright The University of Melbourne Page 4 of 5 Question 2: Planning an Evaluation (15 marks) (800 words)
A company claims that it has developed an app called SafeMeal designed
to allow restaurants and home cooks to prepare meals for people with a
range of special dietary needs. SafeMeal provides information about
several special diets including: vegetarian, vegan, celiac, gluten-free,
nut-free, and keto. Users of SafeMeal enter a list of all the
ingredients of a particular meal, and the app provides feedback on which
diet(s) it complies with, if any, and signals which ingredients violate
which diets. If the meal involves pre-made products, like flavouring
and sauces, the user can enter a product code and the app presents a
breakdown of its ingredients based on an automated internet search; and
again the app will advise which of these constituent ingredients
violates which of the special diets. SafeMeal has another key function
that generates suggested meals (with recipes) for each special diet
based on an internet search that takes into account the ingredients
involved. The user can enter a combination of special diets, and
suitable meal options will be generated that comply with all the diets
specified. Overall, the company believes that the app will allow home
cooks and restaurants to cater more confidently and successfully for
their guests’ dietary needs. Imagine that an international health
regulator has contracted you to evaluate SafeMeal for use in homes and
restaurants. Write a plan for your evaluation of SafeMeal. Your plan
should aim to evaluate the various functions of SafeMeal and it
should follow the principles of an experimental design to test the
claims made by the company. Address the following: usability,
usefulness, and user experience. Describe all aspects of your
evaluation such that it could be carried out by another evaluator simply
by reading your plan. Include the following aspects: The overall aims of the evaluation, including what specific aspects of SafeMeal will be evaluated. The participants in the evaluation, and how you will select and recruit them. The full procedure that participants in the evaluation will be asked to follow. The collection of evaluation data.
Assume that your evaluation will be carried out in Melbourne. Provide
an account of what you MIGHT find out in your evaluation as follows: Present ONE data plot that shows how your quantitative data might look if they indicate that SafeMeal
would be useful for restaurants in serving customers with a range of
dietary needs. Be sure to reflect the relevant elements of your
evaluation plan in your choice of data plot and the data that you
present. Explain in one or two sentences how this chosen data plot provides support for the usefulness of SafeMeal. Assume that you have whatever financial and other resources are needed to carry out your evaluation. ASSESSMENT
CRITERIA FOR Q2 Correct interpretation of the evaluation scenario.
Valid application of evaluation techniques, including those of
experimental design. Completeness of addressing the evaluation
questions. Understanding of the relationship between evaluation aims
and evaluation data. Clarity of description and explanation. INFO20004 Usability Evaluation Methods The University of Melbourne Copyright The University of Melbourne Page 5 of 5 Question
3: Critical Review (20 marks) (1000 words) Your task is to write a
critical review (1000 words) of the following article: Zhou, G., Nagle,
A., Takahashi, G., Hornbeck, T., Loomis, A., Smith, B., … & Yu,
D. (2022, April). ‘Bringing Patient Mannequins to Life: 3D Projection
Enhances Nursing Simulation’. In CHI Conference on Human Factors in
Computing Systems (pp. 1-15). You can find this article by going to
Google Scholar and entering the title, or through the electronic
journals available at the University Library. A copy will be posted on
Canvas with this exam paper. A critical review is very different from a
book review. For more information about how to write a critical review,
see:
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