Assignment 1
Deadline 30.4.2002
During the first exercise class confirm with the instructor (Tommi Rintala)
that your topic is ok?
Compare the interface of three web based information systems on the
same application area. You can choose the systems freely but make sure
that they have enogh differences to make the task relevant.
You can choose for example
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estate agents (asunnonvälittäjä) This link is in finnish
http://www.teuvo.net/
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banks (www.osuuspankki.fi, www.nordea.fi, ...)
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bookshops (www.amazon.com, ....)
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record shops (www.cdnow.com, www.virgin.com, ...)'
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some other sites of your choice
Use the concepts at the course to compare the sites
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visibility
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affordance
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the need to remember
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need to use the knowledge in the head or knowledge of the world
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the work spaces - are they relevan for the jobs to be done - is navigation
between work spaces ok?'
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other relevant concepts
The report should contain
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On cover page
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Your name(s) and student number(s)
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Date
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"HCI Exercise 1 2002"
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Printouts of relevant pages
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Short description of the purpose of the systems
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Desription of what properties of the system you choose to compare
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The results of the comparison
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Recommendations - what should be improved?