Ecological Footprint Calculator

•ArminArmin

•Emo SunotoEmo Sunoto

Ecological Footprint Calculator

Team 04Team 04

Project infoProject info

• Web based ecological footprint calculator

• Designed for Nation Centre of Sustainability, Swinburne

• Aim is to compare footprints between university campuses and departments

Usability ElementUsability Element

• User participant

• Facility and Equipment

• Task Instruction

• Data Collection

User ParticipantUser Participant

• Test Subject 4 – 10

• Range age 18 – 65

• Computer literacy

• English Only

Facility & EquipmentFacility & Equipment

• Swinburne Usability Evaluation Labs– Queue , Participant Time, etc….

• By Individual the team members– Minimum Requirement

• Greetings – overview System• Administration – paper work• Testing – task, observation log

Facility & EquipmentFacility & Equipment

• By Individual the team members–Minimum Requirement

• Colour monitor resolution 1024*768 pixels

(1280*1024 preferred)

• Windows 98/2k/XP Operating System, although MacOS and Linux/Unix are also acceptable

• Web browser - Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox are two primary browsers to be tested

• Keyboard and Mouse (at least the generic brands)

• Internet Access

(dial-up acceptable but broadband preferred)

Task InstructionTask Instruction

• Overall There are 5 Tasks Scenario to be tested

Task 1Task 1Logging into the SystemLogging into the System

Task 2Task 2Importing dataImporting data

Task 3Task 3Viewing the Ecological FootprintViewing the Ecological Footprint

Task 4Task 4Comparing the Ecological Footprints Comparing the Ecological Footprints

between different campusesbetween different campuses

Task 5Task 5Simulating what would happen if the contributing Simulating what would happen if the contributing

factors of the footprint were changedfactors of the footprint were changed

Data CollectionData Collection

• Time for each Task – Less than 2 Mins Perfect– 2 to 4 Mins Consider– Over 4 Mins Bad Design– After 5 Mins Sorry Next Task Pls...

• Result Observation Log• Pre & Post Questionnaire• Visual & Verbal Feedback

ConclusionConclusion

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