During this week's class (April 22, 2003) you will be testing your web design on users. You are free to schedule most of your usability testing as you see fit, but during the evening, you will conduct one session in our classroom where the instructor will observe your test. The criteria for grading are posted at TeamPerformance. You will need to test your web site by using a paper protype described in the text, handouts, and class. The prototype should not be of the entire site. It can be either a horizontal or verticle prototype (task paths) depending on the usability measures you choose for homework 1.

Users
You will be responsible for recruiting five people who fit your user profile for your usability tests. One of the users will need to be available for the observed usability test. It is perfectly acceptable to recruit people from your fellow classmates, as long as they fit your user profile.

If you cannot find a person who fits your profile who can be available during the observed usability test and have to rely on a classmate, then, for your purposes, the observed test is a "practice test" and you should not include the results of the observed test in your report.

Schedule
This is the schedule for the observed usability tests. Each team will pick a time slot for their observation during the next (Jan 20) class. Once the time slots are chosen, this schedule will be filled in with team colors.

Timing for Observed Usability Test
Your test will have to be shortened for the observation as each time slot is only 20 minutes. Allow

	5 minutes to set up
	10 minutes for testing, including intro, informed consent, tasks and debriefing (omit the pre-test questionnaire for this observed test)
	5 minutes for instructor debriefing

Deliverables
When you arrive in the classroom to be observed, give the instructor a copy of the following materials:

	1. Your consent form
	2. Your pre-test questionnaire
	3. Your post-test questionnaire
	3. Your list of test scenarios (tasks), customized for each group you identified in homework 1
	4. Your orientation script

Grading
Your team will be graded on the following:

For more specifics on grading criteria, consult the TeamPerformance document.