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Web Site Usability:

Web Site Usability:. First, Ignore the Science. Kara Pharris Web Designer. To keep users happy, Web site revision is necessary. Internet technologies change Content increases Site designers, authors, and managers change The variety of users changes

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Web Site Usability:

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  1. Web Site Usability: First, Ignore the Science Kara PharrisWeb Designer

  2. To keep users happy,Web site revision is necessary. • Internet technologies change • Content increases • Site designers, authors, and managers change • The variety of users changes • This evolution can erode usable Web site designs. Web Site Usability: First, Ignore the Science

  3. First, address the basic principles of usability. • Usability testing has identified Web site elements that make a site easy to use - regardless of the site’s users or content. • You must successfully execute the basics before work completed to meet the specific needs of your scientific community will be effective. Web Site Usability: First, Ignore the Science

  4. Use a checklist to measure your site’s execution of usability principles. • A checklist of usability principles: • Explains terms for all to understand, removing subjectivity,enabling communication • Provides a measure of a site’s successes and failures • Enables you to define action and prioritize changes to a site Web Site Usability: First, Ignore the Science

  5. A checklist defines and explains the small facets of usability. • Subtle pieces of a site work together to make it easy to use. • Examples include: • Link labels • Color contrast • Jargon • A checklist defines or explains each element. Example of a checklist entry: Explanation: labels such as “click here” do not tell the user where they are going or what information they will find. Web Site Usability: First, Ignore the Science

  6. Scores provide a quantifiable measurement of successes and failures. • “Score” your site’s execution of checklist items. • Yes or no measurements • Likert scale measurements Example of a checklist entry: Explanation: labels such as “click here” do not tell the user where they are going or what information they will find. Web Site Usability: First, Ignore the Science

  7. Evaluation Results:Make small changes, plan for big ones. • Scores will reveal: • Easy-to-fix items • Combinations of elements that indicate large usability issues • This insight enables you to prioritize small changes and plan for larger ones. Web Site Usability: First, Ignore the Science

  8. Creating Checklists • Checklists on the Internet • MIT Information Services and Technologyhttp://web.mit.edu/ist/usability/usability-guidelines.html • College of New Jerseyhttp://www.tcnj.edu/~it/usability/checklist • Usability.govhttp://usability.gov/pdfs/guidlines.html • Net Mechanichttp://www.netmechanic.com/news/vol7/design_no4.htm • Automated Usability Tools • Lift ($)http://www.usablenet.com • WebTango (Berkeley):http://webtango.berkeley.edu Web Site Usability: First, Ignore the Science

  9. Checklist of choice:POINT • Divides principles into areas of: • Presentation • Organization • Interactivity • Navigation • Technology • Available at: • ftp://sidads.colorado.edu/usability • kpharris@nsidc.org Web Site Usability: First, Ignore the Science

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