Introduction to Web Authoring

Introduction to Web Authoring

Ellen Cushman [email protected]

www.msu.edu/~cushmane/wra210.htmwww.msu.edu/~cushmane/wa2.htm

Class mtg. #15

Web Tech UA Schedule

Dates of interest for the UA project:• 2/11 - Introduction to assignment #3 & Teams• 2/13 - UA Background & Principles• 2/18 - Semantic Principles of User Assistance• 2/21 - UA Storyboard• 2/25 - UA Walkthrough• 2/27 - Workshop Dreamweaver: CSS• 3/3-3/5 - Spring Break• 03/10 –Workshop:Dreamweaver CSS• 03/12– Workshop:User Feedback & Revision

Plans• 03/17 – Final Versions Posted

Today’s Agenda | Next Class Finalize site

architecture and content for team site

• Review another team’s site.

• Post your individual review findings in a ppt on your personal page.

• Devise team revision plan

• Turn in projects• Introduction to

next project• Select teams• Brainstorm

project ideas

SituationYou run a usability center and your

team has just been asked to consult with a web developer. As part of your consultation, you are assigned individual roles for your review. You go onsite to do the review, then come together to present a usability report to the web development team.

Usability Team Review Instructions

Please assign one of three roles to your team members.

1. User tester2. Content editor3. Design reviewer

Review another team’s Web tech UA site according to your role.

Present findings and post these on your site.

User TesterGo through the team’s site and try to

accomplish the task they’re asking:1. Test every link and point to ones that are

broken and note where & on what pages. 2. How well do wayfinding links (e.g. back

links, breadcrumbs, next and previous carrots,etc) and other indicators help you journey? Suggest revisions.

3. How well do menu items indicate where they will take you? Suggest revisions.

User Tester, 2Go through the team’s site and try to

accomplish the task they’re asking:3. How well did the steps anticipate the order

you expected. If your expectations were frustrated, note where, how, and suggest revisions.s

4. How well were you able to accomplish the tasks? Suggest revisions.

5. How well does the site work in terms of navigation overall? Suggest revisions and note strengths.

Content EditorGo through the team’s site and try to

accomplish the task they’re asking:1. How well did the writers provide you

with conceptual and procedural information? Suggest revisions to pages.

2. How fluid was the writing? Note those places where sentences confused you, editorial mistakes caught your attention, or wording was confusing. Suggest revisions.

Content Editor, 23. How well did their introduction provide you

with an audience, purpose, outcome, and situation for this task? Suggest revisions.

4. How well did their introduction provide you with an audience, purpose, outcome, and situation for this task? Suggest revisions..

5. How well did the site troubleshoot problems you may have had in completing the task? Suggest revisions.

6. What are the strengths of their work?

Design ReviewerGo through the team’s site and try

to accomplish the task they’re asking:

1. How well did the image(s) fit rhetorically with the theme or content of the site?

2. How well did the organization of the site work to facilitate your completion of the task?

Design Reviewer, 23. Check this site across platforms (Mac

& PC) and through three different browsers (e.g. IE, Safari, Firefox). How accessible and consistent was the site design?

4. How well did the CSS chosen facilitate your completion of the task? Were there ghost elements on the page (elements not used that should have been deleted)? Suggest revisions.

Homework• Download this power point,

complete the questions in the notes section according to your role, save it, upload it to your afs space, and link to it off your personal pages.

• Present your findings to the group you reviewed.