Part A: Design Critiques -- 28 points

Design is all around us, whether it be good, bad, or merely mediocre. The purpose of this exercise is to critique the overall user experience of three different types of products that we use frequently. One is a physical space, one a website, and one a web-based application.

For each product, comment on the following attributes from a student user perspective only. List any deficiencies you notice in each of these areas.

• [3] Functionality - does it meet basic requirements?
• [3] Aesthetics - does it appeal to your senses?
• [15] Engagement - (comment on each element)
• familiarity & consistency
• responsiveness & feedback
• performance
• intuitiveness
• efficiency

Here are your products to evaluate:

• The bathrooms on the 2nd floor of Shaffer
• The intro programming course website: www.cs.jhu.edu/~joanne/cs107 (please rip into it - I promise not to be offended)
• SurveyMonkey (www.surveymonkey.com - make a small free survey)

[1] Submit your critique on Blackboard as a plain text (*.txt) or pdf document only. You are not required to submit a printout.

Part B: Partner Preferences -- 2 points

Send Joanne an email with the name of one person in the class that you would like on your project team, and one person (if any) that you would prefer not be on your team. We will likely be forming groups of 4 for the big projects, based on many factors.