Great job the other day on your sketches.
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ASSIGNMENTS:
A3 - Real World Field Deployment - This is the last of the "A" assignments. This is due next week - 11.29.11. This should be a lot of fun. Be ready to present. Ideally, if you could snap a picture or two of the product and/or the user interacting with it, that would be great.
Just to recap on this:
What to do?
Find a technological device around your home that you can live without for a few days. This could be an iPod, cell phone, Nintendo DS, Sony PSP, Wii console, Rock Band/Guitar Hero equipment, a pedometer, kitchen appliance, laptop, ebook reader, etc. Find 1 person who has never used this device, ever. This could be a friend, family member, roommate, etc. Design a very small study where you will give the device to one person for a couple of days and have them use it and give you feedback on its design, usefulness, and experience. You should plan on interviewing and/or surveying the person before and after the period to assess what they thought of the device. You could also have them keep a diary and answer questions every-time they use it (e.g., how long did you use it, what did you do with it, etc.).
After a few days of them using the device, write up a short report of the findings. Did the user's impression of the device change after using it (e.g., were they excited by it before and then bored by it afterwards, or vice versa?). What was the users' experience? How much did they use it? What did they use it for? Do they like it/ not like it? Would they buy one for themselves? Do you have suggestions for how it could be redesigned? etc.
What to turn in?
A single word document in .doc or .docx format containing your study design and findings, including interview and/or survey questions and diary if you chose to do it. This will probably be about 3-4 pages total. Upload to class folder.
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P7: Final Report & Presentation - Due Tuesday. 12.6.11
For this deliverable, you are to submit a final report that covers your entire project and prepare a presentation for the class. This report should be comprehensive, professional, and something you can include in your portfolios. The presentation will be given in class, and should cover the entire quarter's project. REFER TO THE PROJECT PDF FOR THE DETAILS. I'VE POSTED THE TEMPLATE AND TEMPLATE EXAMPLES BELOW FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.
Here's the Word template for the CHI Approved Abstract. The best way to use this template is to cut and paste your content into it OR just type directly into it. If you do the former, the text has to be unformatted. When I work with complicated templates, I'll do all my content creation in Word or even an email. Then, I'll copy all my content and paste into Text Editor (on every Mac) and strip the formatting using Shift + Command + T. Then, I'll copy that and paste into the template.
Here are 2 examples of abstracts I found online
Here's an abstract and ppt presentation from last semester
We'll review this at our next class and ensure everyone's aligned.
Have a good turkey day!
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