IT3301 All Units Discussions Latest 2019 March Question # 00600363 Subject: Education Due on: 04/15/2019 Posted On: 04/15/2019 06:09 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.8/5

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Unit 1 Discussion

Perception Bias and Visual Human Factors

Select an online food ordering system about which you have a
strong opinion—either positive or negative. Make sure you choose a Web site
that someone else in the class has not already selected and posted. There are
hundreds of options. Here are a few examples:

o McDonald’s.

o Panera
Bread.

o Chili’s.

In your initial post:

o Include
the URL for the online food ordering Web page and provide your assessment of
what you do and do not like about it.

o Describe
how your opinion may be influenced by two or more of the factors and sources of
perceptual bias.

o Analyze
the Web site in terms of visual principals, structures, color factors, and
periphery as described in the unit readings, especially the chapter readings
from the course text.

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Unit 2 Discussion

Designing for a Persona

One of the roles you identified while constructing your
research plan was the restaurant customer or patron. When you identified this
role, did you think about whether the patron would be likely to order only for
themselves, or for a larger group? Might there be an event or occasion for some
of the patrons to place their orders? What sorts of dietary restrictions or
preferences would the ordering system need to address? Which customers may want
to place their order in a different way when using this the online food
ordering system, and would it make sense for the restaurant to provide this
option?

Start your initial post by making a list of at least five
demographic groups who might be regular patrons of the restaurant for which you
are building the online food ordering system. Examples of demographic groups
can be found in the unit readings.

When you have completed your list of five demographic groups
of patrons, choose just one of these groups to explore more deeply. Address all
of the following for this chosen demographic group:

o Develop a
persona for this group. Use the persona form you will be submitting as part of
the unit assignment to develop your answer for this question. You do not need
to upload the form itself in this discussion, but provide some of your key
insights about the group based on what you wrote there.

o Imagine
the persona you have just described as they order a meal through an online food
ordering system for your restaurant.

? What is
the process they prefer to take?

? What do
they want (or not want) to see?

? What
decisions will they make as they order the meal?

o Discuss
the kinds of design strategies you will need to employ in building an online
food ordering system that meets this persona’s needs and expectations. Be sure
to mention key considerations such as information display, attention, memory
and behavioral patterns, as described in the chapter readings in this unit.

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Unit 3 Discussion

Designing for Human Factors

In the unit readings, you explored different aspects of
human brain operations, including:

o Recognition
and recall.

o Learning
and performing actions.

o Actions
that are more difficult than others for humans to perform.

o Approaches
that make human learning faster and easier.

All of these factors have implications for the design of
user experience and interaction with systems.

In your initial post, describe the most important ways in
which at least two of these factors should be taken into consideration in the
design of your online food ordering system. How can this knowledge be applied
to improve or enhance the user experience with the ordering system?

Once again, you will be using the ideas you develop in this
discussion to get started on the unit assignment.

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Unit 4 Discussion

Cross-Cultural User Experience

Parts 1 and 2 of Idler’s blog post, “How to Design for a
Cross-Cultural User Experience,” review Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory,
and describe how these dimensions may impact the user experience. For each
dimension, the article depicts an image that shows where different countries
are located on Hofstede’s cultural dimension scale, which should influence how
the user experience might best be designed for users in that country. For each
of the cultural dimensions listed below, two countries are identified that are
on opposite ends of the scale for that dimension.

o Power
distance: Australia and Russia.

o Individualism
versus collectivism: Mexico and Norway.

o Masculinity
versus femininity: Philippines and Sweden.

o Uncertainty
avoidance: Poland and Greenland.

o Long-term
versus short-term orientation: Argentina and France.

In your initial post, select a cultural dimension and
describe the likely differences between users in the two countries listed above
based on the cultural dimension you selected. What design strategies would you
need to include in your food ordering system user interface if you were
planning to implement a version of the application in each country?

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Unit 5 Discussion

Beyond the Screen

Consider the range of new technology, from the Internet of
things to wearable technology to virtual reality or augmented reality devices
to self-driving cars. The definition of user experience is moving far beyond a
computer screen-human interface into new and exciting areas. What implications
do you see for designers in these new areas—particularly related to human
factors?

In your initial post:

o Select a
new or emerging technology and include the URL to a site that provides an
overview.

o Discuss
how the current ideas of UX design, as they have been presented in this course,
will challenge you to think outside the box as a user interaction designer for
this new technology.

You may choose one from the options given in the following
resources, or select your own cool futuristic tech toys:

o Oculus:
Rift + Touch.

o 11 Best
AR Smart Glasses (Augmented Reality Headsets)!

o Why
Hololens.

o The Best
Smartglasses 2017: Snap, Vuzix, ODG, Sony & More

o The Best
Smart Clothing: From Biometric Shirts to Contactless Payment Jackets.