UCD (Users Centred Design

Question 1

1. Name the phases of User-Centred Design process in order.

Answer 1

specify the context of the use: analysis
Identify the people who will use the product, what they will use it for,
and under what conditions they will use it.

specify requirements: analysis
Identify any business requirements or
user goals that must be met for the product to be successful.

produce a design solution:
This part of the process may be done in stages, building from a rough concept to a complete design

evaluate design:
Evaluation - ideally through usability testing with actual users - is as integral as quality testing is to good software development

Question 2

5. Name and describe 2 types of requirements.

Answer 2

you could have:
End Users
Hardware
Software
Media Content
Website Functionality and Content
Constraints
Other Requirements

Question 3

14. During which stage would you gather information on the end-users of a website.

Answer 3

Specify the context of use:

Question 4

4. What tasks could be performed during the Context of Use stage?

Answer 4

Specify the context of use:
Identify the people who will use the product,
what they will use it for,
and under what conditions they will use it.

Question 5

7. What is card sorting?

Answer 5

Card sorting is a method used to help design or evaluate the information architecture of a site. In a card sorting session, participants organize topics into categories that make sense to them and they may also help you label these groups.
Card sorting will help you understand your users’ expectations and understanding of your topics

Question 6

6. What would be a good method used in designing a solution and explain why.

Answer 6

prototype

nit sure about this answer

Question 7

8. what is iterative prosses

Answer 7

Iterative Process - This is an important area of User-Centred Design and describes the repeated cycle of stages until you eventually come to a closer resolution to the presented. Iteration is a method that can be applied to a variety of situations but is mainly used in UX development and software development

Question 8

9. What are the key principles of the usability Standard?

Answer 8

Availability and Accessibility
Clarity
Learnability
Credibility
Relevancy
Usability means test, test, and test again

Question 9

10. In what stages would a focus group be used?

Answer 9

specify the context of the use: planning
Identify the people who will use the product, what they will use it for,
and under what conditions they will use it.

evaluate design: evaluatoin
Evaluation - ideally through usability testing with actual users - is as integral as quality testing is to good software development

Question 10

11. Name methods that could be used during the evaluation?

Answer 10

focus groups
questionnaire
intervews

Question 11

12. Name 3 Lifecyle models.

Answer 11

agile
waterfall
protype

Question 12

13. Explain the Agile methodology?

Answer 12

A type ofIncremental model
Software is developed in incremental, rapid cycles.
Each release is thoroughlytestedto ensuresoftware qualityis maintained
It is used for time-critical applications

Question 13

During which stage would you gather information on the end-users of a website.

Answer 13

specify the context of the use: analysis

Question 14

List some indicators that show a website has a good user experience.

Answer 14

Availability and Accessibility
Clarity
Learnability
Credibility
Relevancy

Question 15

2. What are the 2 areas that makeup User-Centred Design.

Answer 15

user experience.

user interface