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School Management System
HCI Assignment 1
Done by: Abeer Waheed
MCUC: 2011146
TABLE OF CONTENTS S.NO | TOPIC | PAGE NO. | 1. | Introduction | 2 | 2. | Brief description | 2 | 3. | Criteria | 2-3 | 4. | Analysis of the Interface | 3-8 | 5. | Cognitive Walkthrough | 8-9 | 6. | Conclusion | 9 | 7. | References | 10 |
1. Introduction:
This report is based on the evaluation of School Management System. The evaluation is based on the three rules chosen from Shneiderman’s Eight Golden Rules of Interface Design and three rules chosen from Neilson Heuristics-Ten Usability Heuristics. The other method used for evaluation is the cognitive walkthrough in which the whole system is checked. Report shows the flaws and good quality of the interfaces based on the evaluation.
2. Brief Description:
Earlier, all the information regarding the School was kept in files. It was a very difficult task to manage them as the place the files were kept should be remembered. Even the papers could get misplaced due to which the information was completely lost.
The School Management System provides a place to store details of teachers, the student studying and the classes they belong to. The system provides to search the details of the teacher and student by entering their first name. Even the details of the classes can be searched by entering the class number. It also allows adding the information regarding a new teacher and a new student and their respective class details as well as the system allows deleting the current record of a teacher and also the student. The class information can also get deleted.
3. Criteria:
The criteria used for evaluation are given below: * Shneiderman’s Eight Golden Rules of Interface Design i. Strive for consistency ii. Enable frequent users to use shortcuts iii. Offer informative feedbacks iv. Design dialog to yield closure v. Offer
HCI Assignment 1
Done by: Abeer Waheed
MCUC: 2011146
TABLE OF CONTENTS S.NO | TOPIC | PAGE NO. | 1. | Introduction | 2 | 2. | Brief description | 2 | 3. | Criteria | 2-3 | 4. | Analysis of the Interface | 3-8 | 5. | Cognitive Walkthrough | 8-9 | 6. | Conclusion | 9 | 7. | References | 10 |
1. Introduction:
This report is based on the evaluation of School Management System. The evaluation is based on the three rules chosen from Shneiderman’s Eight Golden Rules of Interface Design and three rules chosen from Neilson Heuristics-Ten Usability Heuristics. The other method used for evaluation is the cognitive walkthrough in which the whole system is checked. Report shows the flaws and good quality of the interfaces based on the evaluation.
2. Brief Description:
Earlier, all the information regarding the School was kept in files. It was a very difficult task to manage them as the place the files were kept should be remembered. Even the papers could get misplaced due to which the information was completely lost.
The School Management System provides a place to store details of teachers, the student studying and the classes they belong to. The system provides to search the details of the teacher and student by entering their first name. Even the details of the classes can be searched by entering the class number. It also allows adding the information regarding a new teacher and a new student and their respective class details as well as the system allows deleting the current record of a teacher and also the student. The class information can also get deleted.
3. Criteria:
The criteria used for evaluation are given below: * Shneiderman’s Eight Golden Rules of Interface Design i. Strive for consistency ii. Enable frequent users to use shortcuts iii. Offer informative feedbacks iv. Design dialog to yield closure v. Offer
References: * http://move.majancollege.edu.om/mod/resource/view.php?id=4461 * http://www.simonwhatley.co.uk/jakob-nielsens-ten-usability-heuristics * http://people.clarkson.edu/~jsearlem/cs242/fa11/handouts/EightGoldenRules.pdf