ECT/HCI 441
Usability Issues for E-Commerce

Craig R Barnes, Ph.D.
cbarnes@cs.depaul.edu

5:00-5:45pmT
9:00-9:45pm T
 
 
News

 

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New
Team Member Evaluations
Outline for Final

Current
Homework 4

Older
Card Sort Example

Homework 3
Teams
Resources

Description

 

Design, prototyping and evaluation of e-commerce web sites. Context of usability in the project development life cycle. User/task analysis with emphasis on the first time and the infrequent user. Content organization. User testing with low fidelity prototypes. Issues of perceived privacy and security.

 
Schedule  

Date

     

Topics

Reading

Slides

Due

April 1       Introduction, Benefits, User and Task Analysis, Usability Goals
Ch. 1,3 Slides
Examples
April 8       Evaluation, Usability Specifications, Mental Models Ch. 2,7 Slides hmwk 1, q 8
April 15      

Prototyping, Evaluation, User Testing, Informed Consent

hmwk 1
April 22       Usability Testing. Ch. 4  
April 29      

Usability Reports, Gathering data,
Content Organization

Ch. 5 Slides
 
May 6      

Card Sorting
Visual Organization,
Design Principles
Two Column Example

Ch. 6
Wireframes

Slides hmwk 2
May 13       Navigation (Examples),
Color (Examples)

Ch. 9, 10

Slides

 
May 20       Text and Type (Example), Performance
Multimedia (Audio, Video, Animation)
Ch. 11, 12 Slides hmwk 3
May 27       Accessibility,
Globalization,
Personalization and Trust
Ch. 13, 14

Slides

 
June 3       Future Trends, Review, Presentations  

Slides

hmwk 4
June 10       Final Examination   Team Eval
 
Grading

 
user testing       15%
final exam       35%
homeworks       40%
individual contribution       10%
 
Due dates

  Homeworks must be submitted in the form requested on the posted due date. No emailed homeworks under any circumstances. The Incomplete Policy is consistent with established CTI policy.

 
Attendance

  Required. Attendance will be taken and becomes part of the individual contribution portion of the grade.  Before coming to class each week, please consult this page for links to handouts and homework assignments. It is your responsibility to make a copy of web-based course material and bring it to class.