Human Computer Interaction.
HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION CIH 2310 INDIVIDUAL REPORT SAIMA HINA C0254023 SHELLEY WOLFSON I chose www.channel4.co.uk as the interface to evaluate and redesign for this assignment as this website intrested me the most. The method which I chose to evaluate this system was Shneiderman's Golden Rules. This method was very useful for evaluating the usability of the system. I understood the usability aspects first and then related them to the Channel4 website. The methods used for capturing user requirements were Observation, Questionnaire and Survey.. These methods were chosen because they were Easy, Cost Effective and Time Effective. The results which I obtained were very useful for redesigning the website. I found out what different users needs were and what users wanted to remain on the website, taken off, added to, and changed on the website. I chose to do a paper based prototypefor my system because it was simple, cheap and quick. If I had to do this assignment again, I would use Shneiderman's Eight Golden Rules to identify the usability of the system, as I found them very useful both to understand and apply to the website. I would also use the 'Ten Heuristics' to evaluate the website and get a broader picture of usability in evaluating the system. As well as using Observation, Questionnaire and Survey to capture the user requirements I would also like to Interview
online services
) First of all find out how the service works - describe the system, the target audience, usage figures, and non-internet alternatives. Give examples - compare the same service supplied by different providers. Explain all the aspects of the service that are offered e.g. online banking don't just cover current account information. Profits? 2) Then find people who have used the service - regularly, intermittently, once and never again, not at all. You might want to use e-mail interviews or discussion groups. 3) Find out from these users what the benefits and drawbacks are - and what improvements they would like to the service. Using five online services I am going to describe the system, find the target audience for the specific service, give usage figures and non-internet alternatives. I will compare the same service supplied by different providers. I will also explain all the aspects of the service that are offered. I will then find people who have used the service regularly, intermittently, once and never again or not at all. I will finally find out from these users what the benefits and drawbacks are of the service and also any improvements they would like to see take place. The five online services I will look at are; online shopping, online bidding/ auctioning, online banking, online rentals and online reservations. ) Online Shopping - I have decided to use Tesco
Online shopping.
Online shopping [image002.jpg] Author : Joscelin Ahmed Data : October 2002 Assignment Title : Investigative Report Unit Title : Language and communication Table of contents Introduction: - For this assignment I have decided to research online shopping and the way it has been introduced into every day living. Online shopping has recently been on the increase due to the advance in technology and the cheapness and availability of computers have become in the last few years. For whatever reason it is certainly a highly used service and will always increase, as the Internet is becoming a bigger part in everyday living. The aspects of Internet shopping I am going to research are: - * What are the best shops to buy from and why. * How easy it is to buy online. * Prices of products compared to high street prices. * How secure it is to shop online. I will get my research from producing and handing out 30 questionnaires, reading books about the Internet and from the Internet itself. Research: - A questionnaire was carried out as an initial step to gather information on the habits of people's usage to online shopping. Questionnaires were handed out to people that do or have at one point used the Internet to do online shopping. The information I have gathered with this questionnaire is: - · What age group uses online shopping the most ·
E commerce.
E commerce. E commerce is becoming a crucial part of everyday life. Online shopping took the new millennium by a huge blow and ever since has been a craze amongst anyone old enough to take full benefits of the facilities. The same comfort that you can receive whilst sitting in your own chair at home shopping for products that might be on the other side of the world cannot be possible on an everyday basis. Although e-commerce is mainly related to shopping e-commerce extends to e-commerce extends into areas of online stock and bond transactions, buying and downloading software, and conducting micro-transactions. E-commerce is a relatively new industry and is expanding rapidly. The first online store dates back to 1994. Since then we saw the arrival of Amazon the next biggest online shopping center which unveiled itself in 1995 and started selling of books but now sells many more items. E-commerce has had a very powerful effect on many companies. Amazon.com is one such example. The company started roughly five years ago and initially sold books online in the fastest possible Since then, they have expanded and now sell almost anything online, including free e-cards, books, CD's, videos, electronics, and so on. Amazon.com claims that 17 million people in more than 160 countries chose them as the leading internet shopping site. The main and obvious advantages of e-commerce
Fox hunting
Fox hunting Whenever fox hunting is mentioned in public it is one of the rare subjects that most people feel strongly about. With the majority of the public opposed to fox hunting with hounds, it often causes huge disputes and large protests. There have been many different views expressed on the issue over the years, but Parliament is still unable to reach a final decision about whether to abolish fox hunting with hounds, or to allow it to continue with some form of control. One organisation that is pro-fox hunting, called The Countryside Alliance has published a leaflet called, ' foxhunting - the fiction and the facts' which tries to persuade the British public that fox hunting with hounds is an acceptable activity. They begin by saying that most things the public hears about fox hunting are wrong and inaccurate. " Many of them inventions of a small but vociferous professional anti - hunting lobby". They are stating that this small, but vocal group of people are spreading false information to the public. In their next section they list, in bullet points, arguments presented by the anti - fox hunting lobby. They then repeat each point in big, bold writing, with a humorous cartoon pointing at the boxes. They exaggerate the features of this cartoon character trying to turn the serious issue of fox hunting with hounds into a humorous affair. By each point the cartoon character
Compare the 'Sorted' video and the Nicholas Saunders article 'Risk in Perspective'. Which is the most effective at informing its audience about the dangers of Ecstasy?
Dangers of Ecstasy Task:- Compare the 'Sorted' video and the Nicholas Saunders article 'Risk in Perspective'. Which is the most effective at informing its audience about the dangers of Ecstasy? The film 'Sorted' was made following the death of an 18-year-old girl, who allegedly died after taking Ecstasy. I will be comparing this video with 'Risk in Perspective' an article about Ecstasy recently written by Nicholas Saunders. The reliability, and purpose of each piece will be considered. I will also evaluate their effectiveness in informing their audience about the dangers of Ecstasy. 'Sorted' shows how Leah Betts died after taking one Ecstasy and how it can kill you. The video creates an emotive environment. This disturbing reconstruction of Leah's death is the key part of the anti-Ecstasy campaign. Risk in perspective has got a lot of content to it. Nicholas also comments on the video sorted, highlighting "the media preferred to keep the message simple: Leah died from taking a single tab of Ecstasy, to say she died from drinking water in not a good story". His text is also furnished with information and facts, about other risks and dangers. The title 'Sorted, just one Ecstasy tablet killed Leah Betts' make's people think that ecstasy can kill even before they watch it, it is put in their mind that Ecstasy kills. Biased stories are misleading and bad, this is
The aim of the experiment is to identify the rate of reaction of hydrochloric acid with lime stone (CaCO3) and the effect of changing the concentration of hydrochloric acid on the reaction rate.
i. Using the Google Search Engine find two internet sites that provide internet resources for the study of Australian Literature. -http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/lit.html -http://home.vicnet.net.au/~ozlit/ ii. Write a detailed summary in no more than 600 words of what kind of information and services the sites provide. Give examples as necessary. The first of the two websites that I looked at was www.middlemiss.org/lit/lit.html, it is constructed by Perry Middlemiss who is a lover of books, and who wishes to pay credit to those 'forgotten' Australian writers on the Web. Middlemiss begins by naming 70 Australian authors, and also provides links to those authors, and those who do not have links to other sites a promise is made that they will be provided in the future. By simply clicking on one of the authors, for example Miles Franklin, you are led to a web page that gives a brief biography of the author, and also a list of her works, some of which also have links that give a brief insight. The site also provides listings of the winners of literary prizes, and in particular The Miles Franklin Award, and The Australian/Vogel Award. Again by clicking on these we are lead to a page that provides the winners of these awards, and also those that were shortlisted. A page that provides a short description on the authors and the books that are listed are available by clicking on
The Digital Native generation. The main themes of this report are how young people communicate and use digital media, how they approach issues of trust and security online and how they seek advice online.
The Digital Native generation Executive Summary The internet is a 'natural' space for young people. It is incorporated into their lives and they will use it to search for information as well as communicating and engaging with others. Young people can interact, keep their anonymity and can compare information sources. They are often referred to as Digital Natives where they have grown up with digital communications. They are said to living hybrid lives combining the physical and virtual world. Internet advice-seeking is seen to be more common. Introduction Young people are positioned between adolescence and adulthood. The younger people have adolescent support agencies while the older ones are part of the adult support process. The older ones reaching adulthood want to seek help and advice in a different way as they start to move into the workplace, are subject to social and environment changes and gaining new responsibilities. The Digital Native generation are referred to young people aged between 16 to 24. They are a group which has grown up with the internet and mobile phone and are different from previous generations. They have different expectations and needs in terms of how they engage, interact, seek information and entertain themselves. The internet is an important tool for young people's lives. It allows them to compare information sources as well as being able to
An Analysis of the 'chess board scene' in the Harry Potter video.
English Coursework An Analysis of the 'chess board scene' in the Harry Potter video. For my essay I have decided to analyse the 'chess board scene' in the Harry Potter video and compare it with the book, paying a special attention towards the social and media significance, the technical features and appeals to the audience, furthermore the pattern and details of language presentation. The social significance in the Harry Potter video is that it's go a universal appeal, it appeals to everyone both children and adults. The reason for that being is that there are a whole variety of accents in the video, which is what brought a wider audience in being fans of Harry Potter. The language is much more simplified in the video, which would make it easier for younger viewers to understand. Ron has a cockney Londoners accents, Harry with a standard well-spoken English. Hermione's viewers however would be the posh & snobby people as her accent and manner shows it. Hagrid the half-giant man that has delivered Harry to the Dursley family when he was a baby has an up-north accent. Dumbledore the head master has a Scottish accent. The other social significance is that the storyline contains a moral issue with a slight adversity between normality and magic, which would appeal to the older viewers as good overcomes evil. And also as the video is visual it's more successful than the book as
Website management - I'm making a website on Mobile phones the website will include mobiles from different manufactures.
WEBSITE MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT 1 I'm making a website on Mobile phones the website will include mobiles from different manufactures, these will be Nokia, Motorola, Erickson, Siemens and Samsung and through these u will be able to access the different models these will all be on separate pages and I will also include a separate page on mobile phone accessories, their will also be a separate page so the users of this website can e-mail me with any complaints, suggestions and compliments on the site. There are going to be many links to different websites on mobile phones so people can get a rough idea about how good the site is and how competitive we are in the mobile phone business. The reason im making a website on this topic is because mobile phones are very popular and there is a huge demand for them in the world. The background colour will be dark and the same on every page so users will not have to adjust the contrast of their monitor, the font colour will be quite bright so it stands out on the background otherwise the users of my website will have a difficulty reading the font. The font colour will not be the same on every page it will vary through the bright colours so every page will have its own unique look. The font size for normal writing will be about a size 12, this size will vary through different sizes so you can tell which piece of writing is a heading and
