brenda+decided

1. **Determine overall goals of the evaluation ** o I want to see if our website provides a functional system and if the information is easy to find. We also want to find out if there is irreverent information in the site we should eliminate. We also want to investigation to most important that will interest future student. We want to see if “ news and events” should be placed in the homepage. 2. **Explore the questions that need to be answered ** o Are there confusing headings? Should we rename the headings? o Is the website engaging and looks like it is going to attract some future students into applying to the program? o Are information easy to access? Are there information that are hidden? 3. **Choose the evaluation paradigm and techniques to answer questions ** o The methods I will use to the participants are quick and dirty’ and ‘usability testing’. Some specific task and to see if the information can be found. And some questions may involve asking board investigation and to navigate through the site freely. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; msolist: Ignore;">4. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Identify the practical issues that must be addressed **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;"> o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Most of the participants will be using a Mac computer. Not all users will be comfortable using a Mac computer. We will be recording some information on a video tape and some by pen and paper. The area will be in studios or private areas where not a lot of strangers will be around. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; msolist: Ignore;">5. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Decide how to deal with the ethical issues **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Names and other personal information will not be mentioned in the testing and results. They are asked to sign consent forms before entering the test and are free to leave the testing anytime they feel uncomfortable. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; msolist: Ignore;">6. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Evaluate, interpret and present the dat ****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">a **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;"> o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">We will look at constant patterns involved in the participants. The decision making during the phase of deciding what to click. The participant will be told to think out loud and whether why a certain decision is made.