The document outlines the process for a case study analyzing the user experience of ATM machines. It details four steps: 1) identifying user needs and requirements, 2) developing alternative designs, 3) prototyping designs, and 4) evaluating designs and the user experience. For the case study, students are asked to apply the first two steps to three ATM banks: identifying requirements and establishing user needs, and developing alternative designs to address usability and experience goals. The document provides guidance on tasks for each step, including analyzing requirements, enumerating processes, developing designs, and comparing designs to originals.
The document outlines the process for a case study analyzing the user experience of ATM machines. It details four steps: 1) identifying user needs and requirements, 2) developing alternative designs, 3) prototyping designs, and 4) evaluating designs and the user experience. For the case study, students are asked to apply the first two steps to three ATM banks: identifying requirements and establishing user needs, and developing alternative designs to address usability and experience goals. The document provides guidance on tasks for each step, including analyzing requirements, enumerating processes, developing designs, and comparing designs to originals.
DETAILS The Process of Interaction Design 1. Identifying needs and establishing requirements for the user experience (Establishing Requirements) 2. Developing alternative designs that meet those requirements (Designing Alternatives) 3. Building interactive versions of the designs so that they can be communicated and assessed (Prototyping) 4. Evaluating what is being built throughout the process and the user experience it offers (Evaluating)
Create an introduction on the Process of Interaction Design in relation to the case study. One paragraph, 7-10 sentences will do for the introduction.
Using the Process of Interaction Design (Steps 1 and 2), the group shall apply the 2 steps for the three (3) ATM Banks:
1. Identifying needs and establishing requirements for the user experience (Establishing Requirements) - Kinds of Requirements o Discuss the kinds of requirements that is involved the existing ATM Machine. Focus on Environment or Context of Use and Users. Kinds of Requirements o Environment or Context of Use physical: dusty? noisy? vibration? light? heat? Humidity social: sharing of files, of displays, in paper, across great distances, work individually, privacy for clients o Users: Who are they? Characteristics: ability, background, attitude to computers System use: novice, expert, casual, frequent - Enumerate the processes a user needs to follow for the following functionalities: o Balance inquiry o Withdrawal o Other Services (choose only 2 or 3 services) - Use pictures to clearly explain the processes (This is similar to if you are creating a user manual) and use numbering for the steps. Make sure to reference each picture to the process you are discussing. - With the functionalities enumerated above, give feedback on the groups' user experience using both the positive and negative user experience goals (refer to page 23 of the book). o Identify at least 4 positive and 4 negative user experience goals o Formulate your own questions based from the user experience goals and a functionality and answer them as well. Italicize the question statement. o For example, when considering how engaging an interactive virtual agent is for an online store, one can ask: "How long do users interact with the virtual sales agent? Do they suspend their disbelief when typing in questions?" o You can choose the user experiences from the table on page 23 of the book, the pdf lecture file from eleap or make your own user experience o Be concise, exact and specific with your answers - Compile and use the set of usability goals that the group thinks will be most relevant in evaluating the interactivity of the ATM kiosk. Decide which are the most important ones and explain why. o List all the usability goals that your group thinks will be most relevant in evaluating the UI of the ATM machine and explain the reason why o List the important ones and explain why o You can opt to bullet your answers. Maximum of 3 sentences per usability goal. o Use the pictures you have taken to further explain your point. Make sure to reference each picture to the topic you are discussing. Usability Goals 1. Effective to use (effectiveness) 2. Efficient to use (efficiency) 3. Safe to use (safety) 4. Having good utility (utility) 5. Easy to learn (learnability) 6. Easy to remember how to use (memorability) - Translate each of the group's usability goals into two or three specific questions. Then use them to assess how well the ATM Machine fares. Create the questions (italicize the question) in relation to the ATM Machine and answer the questions as well. o Sample answer: Learnability Is it possible for the user to work out how to use the product by exploring the interface and trying out certain actions? - <your answer to your question> How hard will it be to learn the whole set of functions in this way? - <your answer to your question> Limit the answer to 3 sentences only Use the pictures you have taken to further explain your point. Make sure to reference each picture to the topic you are discussing. *Tip: Focus on both the positive and negative traits of the ATM Machine in terms of usability goals, user experience goals, its usefulness and usability so that the group can use the initial answers to move your analysis to the next steps. Otherwise, you will have difficulties establishing the right answers on the succeeding steps.
2. Developing alternative designs that meet those requirements (Designing Alternatives) Based from the established requirements and identified needs from step 1, the group needs to develop alternative designs to meet the usability and user experience - Choose one (1) ATM Bank that you think will need the most change in terms of usability, user experience goals and usability goals and explain why you think this particular bank needs the most analysis and design change. Limit your answer to at most 5 sentences. Relate your answer to the answer you stated on step 1. - Develop 3 alternative designs for the two (2) functionalities: Balance Inquiry Withdrawal - Compare and contrast the design you created from the original design and justify the need for change, once again relating the groups' answers on step 1. - Place the compare and contrast analysis in a table and bullet your justifications. Limit the answer to at most 5 bullets - Don't just focus on the design of the screen but more on the steps the user needs to follow to meet the goals of the two functionalities
Page 2 of 8 - Use landscape orientation of the document on this part (compare and contrast of the screen layout and steps) - Design Principles Visibility Feedback Constraints Consistency Affordance - Use the Design Principles stated above to aid the group in thinking when designing for the user experience - Make each Design Principle as guide and relate it to the alternative designs (screen design and process) the group has created
Reflection - Based from the two steps of the Process of Interaction Design, brainstorm and collaborate the groups' feedback in terms of creating the ATM case study. o What positive and negative traits, incidents and instances the group can share that happened during the pre-discussion, brainstorming, actual creation, developing, building and evaluating the case study. o What characteristics does the group have had that led to accomplishing and/or failing the case study? o Do not focus on the positive ONLY, state as well the negative results o Individually create your answers and collaborate to come up with the groups' answer o Limit the individual answers to at most 5 bullets and for the group divide the list (present in a table format) into three: What was accomplished? What can be improved? What is the next step to succeed (survive) the main case study
Page 3 of 8 SPECIFICATIONS 1. Font: Calibri Font size: 12 2. Margins: Left: 1.5 Right: 1 Top: 1 Bottom: 1 in inches 3. Paper size: Short Bond Paper 8.5" x 11" 4. Line Spacing: 1.5 5. Put page numbers on the lower right part of the document Font size: 8 Format of page number is same as in this document 6. For the cover page, the title of the case study is ATM Machine UI and Process: Analysis The Process of Interaction Design and Establishing Requirements 7. Use the format of the Table of Contents and body of the document included 8. No page number on the cover page and table of contents 9. Group Composition: The group for the Final Case Study 10. Submission: Tuesday, September 9, 2013 before 10am. 11. The President follows the defined procedure when submitting a deliverable. 12. Save the document in pdf format and upload it on eleap > Assignment section. 13. Filename: ATM Machine <Group Number in eleap> 14. Each group need to create a thread on the Discussion Board and place your questions, inquiries and clarifications about the case study. The class needs to be able to respond and interact with each other with the Professors supervision. . This means that anyone can answer the queries. Only inquiries on the discussion board shall be entertained. No emails! 15. DON'T WAIT FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS BEFORE SUBMISSION TO START DOING THE MINI-CASE STUDY. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FINISH THIS, IF YOU DON'T START EARLY.
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Page 5 of 8 Table of Contents A. Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 7 B. The Process of Interaction Design ......................................................................................................... .... 7 1. Identifying needs and establishing requirements for the user experience (Establishing Requirements) .......................................................................................................................................... ..7 A.
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E. Kinds of Requirements.................................................................................................................. 7
Current Process/Steps ....................................................................................................................7
User Experience ............................................................................................................................ 7
2. Developing alternative designs that meet those requirements (Designing Alternatives) ............... 7 A. Compare and Contrast .................................................................................................................. 7
B. Design Principles ........................................................................................................................... 7
C. Reflection .................................................................................................................................................. 8
Page 6 of 8 A. Introduction
B. The Process of Interaction Design
1. Identifying needs and establishing requirements for the user experience (Establishing Requirements)
A. Kinds of Requirements Discuss the kinds of requirements that is involved the existing ATM Machine. Focus on Environment or Context of Use and Users.
B. Current Process/Steps Enumerate the existing Steps a user needs to follow on the ATM functionalities.
C. User Experience Upon group brainstorming and discussion, give of the user experience resulting from following the steps of the ATM functionalities and interacting with the ATM Kiosk.
D. Usability Goals Compile and use the set of usability goals that the group thinks will be most relevant in evaluating the ATM Kiosk.
E. Usability Criteria Translate each of the group's usability goals into two or three specific questions. Then use them to assess how well the ATM Kiosk fares.
2. Developing alternative designs that meet those requirements (Designing Alternatives)
A. Compare and Contrast Compare and contrast the design you created from the original design and justify the need for change.
i. Screen Designs ii. Steps
B. Design Principles Make the Design Principles an aid for the group in thinking when designing for the user experience and relate it to the alternative designs
Page 7 of 8 C. Reflection Based from the two steps of the Process of Interaction Design, brainstorm and collaborate the groups' feedback in terms of creating the ATM case study.