Heuristic evaluation of a web site

The goal of this assignment is to use your knowledge of heuristic evaluation gained in the learning materials and practice your skills as a usability expert..

In preparation for your assignment, review
Jacob Nielsen, “How to conduct a heuristic evaluation,” available: http://www.useit.com/papers/heuristic/heuristic_evaluation.html (Links to an external site.)
and

Michael D. Levi and Frederick G. Conrad, U.S. Department of Labor, “A heuristic evaluation of World Wide Web prototype,” available at: https://www.bls.gov/osmr/research-papers/1996/pdf/st960160.pdf (Links to an external site.)

For the purpose of this assessment you will need to examine one website and write a report according to the guidelines of heuristic evaluation.

Choose one of the following web sites:

UWM Swimming (Links to an external site.)

Marquette Swimming (Links to an external site.)

Shorewood Swim Club (Links to an external site.)

Consider the intended audience and purpose of the site.

Prepare a list of three potential user’s tasks and examine whether the site supports those tasks.

Identify a set of heuristic principles such as those discussed in the learning materials. Describe those principles and check the site to determine if the site measures up to those principles.

Write your final report documenting your process.

What to submit

A brief description of the site you chose, the intended audience and purpose of the site.

Three user’s tasks and how well the site supports those tasks.

The entire set of heuristic principles you have chosen, definitions of the principles, and an examination of how well the site follows that set of heuristic principles.

Check any problems you find against the heuristic principles, rate the problems according to severity.

Suggestions for improvement