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Think about the common
things that you use a toaster oven for for. List your most
common uses and other more rare uses. Does the interface
make doing those common things easier?
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Think about how
the user interacts with the toaster oven. What is the
sequence of actions to make toast or heat a frozen pizza?
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How
does the toaster oven help the user figure out how to make
it work?
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How
does the toaster oven show the state of the system to the
user?
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How
easy is it for a guest to use this toaster oven?
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What
are some common mistakes you can make with this design?
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Create
a public webpage including your photo(s) and your response
to the above questions (people.uic.edu may be a place to
start if you don't have a public website)
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Discuss
what is good and bad about the design, the mapping, the use
of language or symbols, how accessible it is, etc.
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Organize
your discussion into sections
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Think
about some possible improvements using current physical
controls (e.g. knobs, buttons), draw some sketches of your
improved interface, and discuss those improvements
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This
should be equivalent to at least four 8.5x11 typed pages of
text with a 10 point font
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Email
the location of this webpage to the TA before 9pm on 1/15
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Bring
a printout of your webpage (or a laptop or tablet where you
can show your design to others - your phone is probably too
small) to class on the 17th where we will have an in-class
activity related to the homework