TB1L7 How good is IT?

BA2 identify key criteria involved in evaluating a Digital Product by applying a suitable evaluation tool

The problem is that the perception of how ‘good’ or ‘bad’ a Digital Product may be is skewed by our personal background, who we think it is for etc.

 

What is needed is an objective tool for measurement and analysis that helps you provide fact-based recommendations.

METHOD:

• Remove your personal preferences 
• Provide a common understanding of a Digital Product 
• Ground rules for comparisons of Digital Products 
• Provide a fact-based, visual representation of the strengths and weaknesses of a Digital Product

TASK: Hot Potato!

1. Think back over what we have considered in the last few weeks and write down one thing you can think of that would be good to measure
2. Pass your paper on to somebody else, read what is on the paper, add your point. Points cannot be repeated
3. Repeat the exercise, each time reading the statements that are written and adding your own

On your own sheet, group all you points into the following four groups:

1. Usability
2. Functionality
3. Accessibility
4. Content

In your teams, develop at least 4 statements from the points generated on your papers that can be used to measure a Digital Product (one for each point above)

1. Choose a familiar Digital Product
2. Mark the Digital Product against the criteria on a scale of 1 - 25
• The total points score is 100
3. Create a Spider chart to visually represent the analysis 
• Consider using Spreadsheet software, lay the data out in a table and create a chart
4. Consider which areas would benefit from improvement and what would you recommend



Example Spider Diagram

EXT:

 

Repeat agin (within the same spreadsheet) for a different product

 

PLENARY:

 

Follow the 'How to print a Spreasheet acurately' guide and print your work

 

Save into your Unit 3 foler as Product Analysis

 

HWK:

 

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