IEEM Human-Computer Systems Dr. Vincent Duffy - IEEM Week 12 - Visual C++ Demo/ Semester project introduction April 27, ieem.ust.hk/dfaculty/duffy/552

Visual C++ installation n Please check the machine to make sure it is accessible, otherwise follow these instructions n Run: \\iems03\VCPP5\ u Install ‘typical’ u follow default installation until prompted for code u insert ‘key’ code:

Last papers for reading/presentation n Papers for wk 12 & wk13 - images reserve u Week 12 - Read paper Molnar, K.K. and Kletke, M.G., 1996 F ‘The impacts on user performance and stisfaction of a voice based front-end interface for a standard software tool’,. Int. J. of Human-Computer Studies, 45: u No papers presented in week 13 u Week 14 - delayed presentation by 1 week F Read paper by Chi, C.F. and Lin, F.T., 1998 F ‘A comparison of seven visual fatigue assessment techniques in three data acquisition VDT tasks’, Human Factors, Vol. 40, no.4,

In the coming weeks n wk12 27 apr - Visual C++ demo u introduce semester project, schedule thinking aloud test (#1) n wk13 4 may - present Visual C++ modifications u read ‘usability testing’ & ‘working in groups’ on reserves, u lecture on ‘working in groups’ & video u schedule participation as subject (#2), W5,F7,S8,M10, T11 n wk14 11 may - read final paper, project rept. due u discuss take home exam question 10 points F related to your participation as subject (#2) & ‘software evaluation’ F you will get to try some analyses related to that data n xxx no meeting wk 15,18 may - no presentations n wk16 25 may -final exam - rm2302 6:45-9:30 36

tonight n Visual C++ demo u handout, demo notes, helpful book chapter u all notes are on the webpage, 2 book chapter is on images reserve - 1 suited to each project n video on reserve (previously seen) u thinking aloud method u make sure you read the pages by Nielsen n try it out u trip to the I.S. Lab u QOTD tonight - print a screen dump of whatever you have before you leave tonight

tonight: n submit your project groups’ names tonight u groups of 3 - submit the names n Begin project F small software development project and ‘thinking aloud evaluation F includes software developmentsoftware development software improvementsoftware improvement presentationpresentation brief reportbrief report n After class/before testing subjects u read ‘Usability testing’ - thinking aloud method - Jakob Nielsen - 6 pages (library images reserve) 30

small software development project and ‘thinking aloud evaluation n As a group member you will participate in u software development (20pts) u ‘thinking aloud’ evaluation, analysis u using minimum of 2 subjects (15 minutes) u software modification/improvement (20pts) u presentation of before/after interface F 4-5 minutes (20pts)…during week 13. u report (25 points)…due during week 14 F 1 page summary, 1 page figures screen captures n As a subject u you will be expected to participate in one (15pts) software evaluation of another project group (not your own) - sign up and schedule during class today 31

report format n 2 page written u describe in bullet format F process, what helped? F what did you need to be careful of? F what were the main improvements made F who were the subjects in your study u presentation F during class in week l3, Apr. 5 u report F during class in week 14, May. 12 F please include your slides from the presentation in an appendix