CIS 577 Assignment 4
Winter 2001
This assignment will give you an opportunity to do some user interface reengineering work. You may work with a partner if you wish. Your redesign must feasible given today's technologies, but you will not to be required to implement your design.
You need to locate a program with a user interface that makes poor use of color, has poor system messages, and may have some accessibility problems for users with special needs. Your task will be to the catalog problems and build a paper prototype for a user interface that corrects these defects. You might find it worthwhile to visit the User Interface Hall of Shame and User Interface Hall of Fame at
http://www.iarchitect.com/ . The program chosen does not need to have more than one primary user dialog screen.The deliverables for this project include: GOMS model (or equivalent) of user interactions, critique of original design, paper prototype with key screen layouts, and discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of your improved interface design.
Assigned: 3/15/01
Date due: 3/29/01