User Experience Design
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Module
Coordinator
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Dr Bola
Omisade (omobolanle.omisade@port.ac.uk)
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Date Issued
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October 2020
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Code
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M30207
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Title
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USER
EXPERIENCE DEISGN
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Mode of Hand
in
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Moodle
Dropbox (Group and individual)
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Weighting
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This
assessment is worth 100% of the overall unit marks
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Words
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2000 +/- 10%
including the individual component
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Schedule and Deliverables
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Item
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Value
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Format
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Deadline
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Presentation,
content/slides
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20%
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A single
PowerPoint file
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7th Dec 2020
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Group
report
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70%
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A single Word
/ PDF file
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7th Dec 2020
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Individual
report
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10%
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Moodle
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7th Dec 2020
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Notes and Advice
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The Extenuating Circumstances procedure is there
to support you if you have had any circumstances (problems) that have been
serious or significant enough to prevent you from attending, completing or
submitting an assessment on time.
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ASDAC are available to any students who disclose
a disability or require additional support for their academic studies with a
good set of resources on the ASDAC moodle site • The University takes
plagiarism seriously. Please ensure you adhere to the plagiarism guidelines.
And watch the video on Plagiarism
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Any material included in your coursework should
be fully cited and referenced in APA 7 format Detailed advice on referencing is
available from the library
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Any material submitted that does not meet format
or submission guidelines, or falls outside of the submission deadline could be
subject to a cap on your overall result or disqualification entirely.
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If you need additional assistance, you can ask
your personal tutor, student engagement officer ana.baker@port.ac.uk , academic
tutor xia.han@port.ac.uk or your lecturers.
Learning outcomes
This assessment covers Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3 & 4
On successful completion of this coursework, students should
be able to
1.
Analyse the conflicting demands of usability and
ergonomics in the context of an interactive system.
2.
Assess target users and their goals for
specific tasks, and hence, evaluate users' needs and environments.
3.
Justify methods and techniques chosen to
implement an appropriate solution to an interactive design problem
4.
Critically evaluate, reflect on and report
on, theoretical research and practical investigations.
Scenario
In light of the fast-changing development as a result of the
COVID-19 outbreak, there is a need to keep the community safe and prevent the
spread of the virus in the United Kingdom. In March 2020, the UK government
introduced measures which include social distancing measures such as school
closures, cancelling of public events and urging employees to work from home
where possible. For schools to ensure that students can continue to receive
teaching, assessment and any support they might need to complete their studies.
The schools can continue to operate should the current situation change, online
learning and teaching options are encouraged. This means that there are no/minimal
face-to-face classes at all, and all teaching and learning is facilitated
through an online environment.
This coursework is for you to design and evaluate an
interactive learning mobile app for a Nursery and Primary School. Most schools
already have a website but, as a result of the COVID outbreak, they require a
system where students can gain access to the resources added by the teachers.
Teachers will also want to monitor student’s online behaviour such as the last
access and times that they have downloaded resources. They will also want to
notify and remind students about the online resources. The design of the mobile
app should appeal to all children within age range 3 -14 with access to a
mobile phone or tablet. Parents who intend to support their children should
also have access to the system.
Tasks:
In your groups of 3 or 4 to carry out the tasks
1. Identify users’ needs for this mobile tool. You could do
this in several ways. For example, you think about your own experience, look at
online learning websites /apps, interview friends and family about their
experiences and so on. 10
marks
2. Based on the needs, choose two different user profile and
produce one persona and one main scenario for each, capturing how the user is
expected to interact with the product. Describe two actors and an associated
use case and draw a use case diagram. 10
marks
3. Select and describe a suitable technique for carrying out
a requirement analysis for the system. Present your requirements using your
described technique. 10
marks
4. Describe the key tasks that users can perform with your
design using an appropriate analysis technique. Express the task analysis
textually and graphically. 10 marks
5. Describe the physical design of the application using an
experience map. Provide screenshots of key screens that illustrate the general
layout, information, navigation architecture, and look and feel of your system.
The prototype does not need to be exhaustively detailed but thoughtful in
describing how the design works to accomplish the design goals. 20
marks
6. Critically evaluate an appropriate set of heuristics and perform
a heuristic evaluation of the prototype you designed. Based on this evaluation,
redesign the prototype to overcome the problems you encountered. 10
marks
As Individuals
7. Reflect and discuss the differences you observed from the
evaluation and redesigning the prototype.
10
marks
Deliverables
As a group you will produce a critical report on the work
you have done. You should be specific and clear about this as much as possible.
If there are screenshots, etc., they can be added to the document and do not
count towards the word limit. The individual report should not be more than 250
words. It is essential that you strictly adhere to the word count. You will be
expected to present your work to other students/staff. Max 10 minutes.
Mark and Feedback
Moderated marks will be returned to you within 20 working
days, in accordance with University regulations. This does not include those
days that the University is closed.
Marking Scheme
● Presentation content/slides (20%)
● Group report (70%)
● Individual report (10%)
See rubrics on Moodle
See generic marking criteria for level 7 (link to pdf)
Referencing / Plagiarism / Poor scholarship
APA 7 referencing convention should be followed for the
citations and the reference list. Do not forget citations for diagrams and
tables, if you use them. The Moodle drop box is set up to allow you to submit
as many drafts as you need to, to check your references. The latest version you
submit is the one which will be marked. Please consult general advice (e.g.
from the Academic Skills Unit) about good scholarship. We use a range of
sanctions if plagiarism / poor scholarship is suspected.
Marking Criteria
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70-100
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Excellent
work that is well-argued, structured, intelligent and which shows evidence of
thorough analysis, organisation and expression. Research is extensive and
thorough. Often shows some originality or creativity of insight and approach,
is well-articulated and demonstrates a good understanding of the subject
matter. Discrimination will be shown regarding source material. Few, or no,
errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation. Accurate citation and use of
references. Work displays exceptional qualities in most of the above areas.
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50-70
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Very good
work which is clearly written, well-argued, well-researched and covers the
subject matter in a thorough, thoughtful and competent manner. Few errors or
gaps in: content, structure, analysis, organisation, grammar, spelling and
punctuation. Broad and appropriate use of references. Discrimination will be
shown regarding source material
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30-50
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Adequate
work, but which is unsatisfactory or barely satisfactory in most of the
following: content, analysis, expression and structure. Work in this range
tends to exhibit deficiencies in prose style, grammar and citation and use of
references, but contains evidence of enough work, thought and understanding
of the topic area to avoid failure.
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0-30
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Fail;
anything which is inadequate in most or all of the following: length,
content, structure, analysis, expression, argument and relevance. Work in
this range attempts to address the question/problem but is substantially
incomplete and deficient. Serious problems with a number of aspects of
language use are often found in work in this range and the work may be
severely under-length.
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