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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.