ITD101 – 2018 S1 – Assignment 2 CRA

The first three sections (TEAMWORK, SLACK and TRELLO) marking is straight forward. They will be marked based on expected usage, creativity and participation as explained during the tutorial sessions and assignment sheet.

GRADED (REQUIRED) – SUMMARY REPORT (10%)

Each team will need to submit a summary (around 1200 words) of a PESTLE impact analysis of the Cambridge Analytica scandal on Facebook.

Suggested layout for your report:

•    Introduction

•    PESTLE analysis

•    Political

•    Economic

•    Social

•    Technological

•    Legal

•    Environmental

•    Conclusion

  Usage of graphs and other visual elements is highly encouraged.

  GRADED (REQUIRED) – VISUAL INTERFACE (15%)

  Your team will submit designs of this new interface as envisioned by your team, which will showcase the visual elements as well as the flow of steps users need to take to achieve the objective.

 Low-fidelity Prototype (5%)

What is low-fidelity prototype?

Low-fidelity prototypes are often paper-based and do not allow user interactions. They are normally hand drawn though they could also be printouts. They are quicker and easier to create, helpful in enabling early visualization of solutions, which can help in gathering feedback and input faster, which will help increase the chances of the final product being something users want as

opposed to what you think they need. When we use rough sketches, users we ask for feedback may feel more comfortable suggesting changes.

What is expected of you?

You will submit your low-fidelity prototype, paper drawings of what you envision the solution will look like, which you will then use to gain feedback, input and suggestions from potential users. You will do this for at least 5 screens of the solution you are designing.

 User Feedback (5%)

User input and feedback is extremely valuable and important when designing solutions and therefore, we expect you to interview at least three users (outside of your team) and record their feedback and input on your low-fidelity prototype. You will then use this feedback to help you create your high-fidelity prototype.

You will be required to submit the questions you asked and feedback/answers you got from these three users in no more than TWO A4 pages.

*Suggested* questions:

•    Is the interface easy to understand/easy to use?

•    What do you/don’t you like about the interface?

•    What improvements or suggestions do you have?

•    High-fidelity Interactive Prototype (5%)

  What is high-fidelity prototype?

  High-fidelity prototypes (sometimes referred as high-fi or hi-fi) prototype is usually a computer-based interactive representation of the product/solution that closely resembles the final design in terms of details and functionality. High-fidelity prototypes cover not only the user interface (UI) of the product in terms of visuals and aesthetics, but also the user experience (UX) aspects in terms of interactions, user flow and behavior.

  What is expected of you?

  Based on the input and feedback you received from the three users you interviewed after you created your low-fidelity prototype, we expect you to take those inputs into

consideration and create the high-fidelity prototype.
What is presented is much more polished than the low-fidelity prototypes and usually created in Illustrator or Photoshop (or similar software), which resembles what the final product/solution will look like.

Finally, you will import these images into Marvel App (https://marvelapp.com/ - an online prototype tool available for free) and create an interactive version which shows us how your solution would work if it was implemented.