PROTOTYPE Experiment KIT
SFnight project
1 About the Tester 2
1.
How old are you?
Over 45 years old
31-45 years old
21-30 years old
18-20 years old
2.
How long have you been using the Internet
2-5 years
1-2 years
Less than 1 year
3. Have you used one of the following web sites about entertainment?
Sfgate.com
Citysearch
4. Have you created any personal page [such as MyYahoo, etc] in a web site?
Yes, Please specify: …………………………..
No
Task 1 - PLANNING AN
EVENT
Background: It is Wednesday evening. A friend is visiting from out of town and wants you to help organize an outing with some local friends Saturday night. At SFnight, you find some events and venues where you think you’ll all have fun.
You send several options to your friends.
SFnight Questions
Please indicate the degree of which you DISAGREE (1) and AGREE (5) with the
following statements about this SFnight when you performed this task.
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Selection process is easy. |
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x |
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Selection process is
straightforward. |
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The site provided adequate information
to complete the task. |
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x |
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You are sure that you sent all
information you need from SFnight to your friends. |
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You would use this feature again
to email selections to your friends. |
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x |
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General Questions
1. Was any part of the steps confusing, hard to understand? Please describe.
The label of “Add to My Email List” confused me because I thought “email list” supposed to be a list of email addresses.
2. Any other thoughts and comments?
The linked strings are little too
light in color.
Task 2 – SIGN UP FOR
MYSFNIGHT
Background:You just heard from a friend that you can get personal information about San Francisco nightlife by becoming a SFnight member. You are curious and go to the website to signup.
SFnight Questions
Please indicate the degree of which you DISAGREE (1) and AGREE (5) with the
following statements about this SFnight when you performed this task.
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Selection process is easy. |
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Selection process is
straightforward. |
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The site provided adequate
information to complete the task. |
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x |
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In order to sign up, the site
required adequate amount of information. |
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Once you completed registration,
SFnight provided adequate indication that you are now a member.. |
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General Questions
1. Was any part of the steps confusing, hard to understand? Please describe.
The very beginning part, more the one choices and I have to read all three options before being sure which one to choose.
2. Any other thoughts and comments?
After the registration , the confirmation part could
have been more clear.
Task 3 –USING MYSFNIGHT
Background: Two friends are visiting from XX
to XX. Each has different taste in music. You go to SFnight to plan a calendar
that can accommodate the interests of both.
SFnight Questions
Please indicate the degree of which you DISAGREE (1) and AGREE (5) with the
following statements about this SFnight when you performed this task.
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Selection process is easy. |
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X |
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Selection process is
straightforward. |
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X |
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The site provided adequate
information to complete the task. |
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X |
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MySFnight made it easy to plan. |
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X |
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You would use this feature again
to plan future events. |
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General Questions
1. Was any part of the steps confusing, hard to understand? Please describe.
2. Any other thoughts and comments?
The
calendar has only 4 weeks, and the four weeks are relative to the current day
and the four weeks are “floating”. There is no global view of the calendar.
1. Which aspects
did you find particularly easy in this site?
Sign up for
MySFnight
2. Which aspects
did you find particularly difficult in this site?
Add events to email list.
3. Please give
additional comments about this site. We would especially appreciate your
feedback on the following topics:
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Which functions did you like most, which ones you think you
would not use
Emailing multiple
events.
Calendar for
planning
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Would you in reality create your personal page to have
nightlife information at this site?
80% yes
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Anything that you think that is missing in this site
Instructions
for conducting TASK 1 - PLANNING AN EVENT
Procedure: Give only the Task description related with the site.
Time & Help: We will not count time, since the user might want to see information related to venues or events. More important to observe. If tester cannot figure out how to do after one minute, the facilitator should help, and observer register.
Expected Procedure of the User:
1. Find 2-3 venues/events that would recommend to your friends.
2. Add each event to E-MAIL List
3. View the profile of the venues he/she selected.
4. Confirm the selection and send it to friends.
1. Did the subject understand the task?
2. Did the subject need help to find information after one minute?
3. Did the subject follow correct procedure? Did she get disoriented?
4. Did the subject come up with other needs during the process?
5. Did the subject use the E-mail list, or went to other places
6. Was it easy for the subject to add their choices to the list? And send to friends?
Measurement:
· Questionnaire satisfaction.
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Number of clicks in the wrong place.
Instructions
for conducting TASK 2 – SIGN UP FOR MYSFNIGHT
Procedure: Give only the
Task description. If user starts to
customize MySFnight, stop her.
Expected
Procedure of the User:
1. Find sign up MySFnight button, click and follow the instructions
2. Select favorite venues and music types would like to include in the personal area.
3. View welcome and confirmation page and go back to homepage
What to observe:
1. Did the subject understand the task?
2. Did the subject noticed the personal area in the homepage?
3. Did the subject need help to find information after 1 minutes?
4.
Which procedure did the
user follow in the beginning?
5. Did the subject come up with other needs during the process?
6. Does the user see the two kinds of newsletter/registration; How confusing is this?
7. What type of facial expressions does the user make during the process: bored, smiling, uncertain, frowning, etc
8. What type of body language does the user make: shuffling, scratching their heads, putting hand on chin…
Measurement:
· Time to perform the task
· Questionnaire satisfaction.
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Number of clicks in the wrong place.
Instructions
for conducting TASK 3 – USING MYSFNIGHT
Procedure:
Give only the Task description. Give the tester overall site evaluation
form after the task.
Expected Procedure of the User:
1. Discover that the task can be completed at MySFnight
2. Move Editor’s Picks to Your Picks
3. Add to MySFnight from venue/event profiles
4. Add to MySFnight from Search Results
5. Perhaps delete something from MySFnight
What to observe:
1. If the user uses the personal area, or would tend to go to the other areas
2. How easy is it for the user to add their own choices, and do other tasks such as sending to friends
3. Other needs that may come up when performing the task.
4. What type of facial expressions does the user make during the process: bored, smiling, uncertain, frowning, etc
5. What type of body language does the user make: shuffling, scratching their heads, putting hand on chin…
Measurement:
· Questionnaire satisfaction
· We will not measure time here, since users might take their time to explore and make decisions.
· Number of wrong clicks is the most important thing to track.