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IS30410

Academic Year 2024/2025

Web UX Evaluation (IS30410)

Subject:
Information Studies
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Information & Comms Studies
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Judith Wusteman
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module is an Experiential Learning module, designed to support Stage 3 BSc Soc Sci I&CS students in making connections between the university and the real world.

You will be working on a single project throughout the module. You will select a website of your choice and evaluate it for usability. You can choose any website you wish. However, you may like to use this assessment as an opportunity to contribute to  a voluntary / community-based / charitable / educational / sporting or other worthwhile organisation. You will be testing this website and producing a report.

Once you have registered for this module (in the trimester before the module runs), you will be emailed by the module coordinator and asked to propose a website to test. if you aren't sure whether your proposed website is suitable, you are welcome to discuss this with the module coordinator. Once your proposal has been approved, you will be given advice as to how to contact the client (the owner or maintainer of the website in question). You will then contact the client and report back to the module coordinator. If the client declines to allow the website to be tested, you will need to propose a new website to the module coordinator. The only input required of the client will be a single interview which will take about half an hour.

By the time the Spring trimester starts, you should know what website you will be testing and and your client should have confirmed that they are happy to take part.

You will interview the client to determine your research objectives. You will  then perform 9 usability tests. Usability testing involves testing of a website by potential users. During a test, participants attempt to complete typical tasks while observers watch, listen and take notes.

You will then use Optimal Workshop Reframer software to process and analyse the results of your tests.

You will submit a report detailing the process of usability testing, the results and recommendations. A summary of this report will be made available to the client.


 


About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Understand the Web UX evaluation technique of usability testing.
Be able to
* Apply the technique to websites and apps
* Interpret the results of this technique

Indicative Module Content:

* Usability testing
*Test questionnaires
*Client interviews
*Coding and theming
*Affinity diagramming
*Using Reframer software
*Mobile testing
* Remote testing
* Presenting usability issues
* Storyboarding









Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

226

Lectures

14

Practical

10

Total

250


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
For most weeks of the trimester, there will be a double lecture, some of which will include practical sessions in which students will explore the techniques introduced in the lecture using their own laptops. Students will be informed what weeks they need to bring a laptop to lectures.

The use of generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, is prohibited (ie constitutes Student Academic Misconduct) in the production of assessment submissions for this module.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Proposal of website Week 1 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
0
No
Assignment(Including Essay): Confirmed site Week 1 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
0
No
Assignment(Including Essay): Zipcar Research Observations Week 3 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
0
No
Report(s): Client interview report Week 4 Graded No
12
No
Assignment(Including Essay): Screenshots of Reframer class Week 8 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
0
No
Assignment(Including Essay): Questionnaires and scenarios+tasks Week 7 Graded No
15
No
Assignment(Including Essay): Coding & Theming Week 10 Graded No
60
No
Assignment(Including Essay): Practice run report Week 9 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
0
No
Assignment(Including Essay): Final report Week 12 Graded No
13
No
Report(s): Client report Week 14 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
0
No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Tues 10:00 - 11:50