Methodology
enquiry and process
Structure
- Intro
- brief overview of methods used
- justification
- Research approach
- Data collection approach
- Data analysis techniques
- ethical consideration
- limitations of the study
- summary
- Research
- scientific methods to answer questions
- inquiry directed at increasing knowledge establishing the truth
- Evaluation
- judging the merit or worth of something
- Evaluation research
Why evalusate
- Improve existing programs
- Measure
Evaluation tests
- Usuabilty
Goals of Evaluation
- Asses extent
- Measure the level of system functionality, usability
- Assess effect
- Identify problems
What to evaluate
- Usability specifications at all lifecycles stages
- Initial designs
- partial integrated
Evaluation approaches and methods
Types
- Qualitative – quantitive
- secondary – primary
- survey – experiment
- internal – external
- who
Expert evaluation
- cognitive walkthrough
- heuristic
- Nielsen and Molich
- usability criteria
- designs examined by experts
- 10 rules
Qualitative research
- gather in depth understanding of human behaviour and the reasons that govern such behaviour
- Why and how of decision making
Data analysis
- Open coding
- Nvivo
- Systematic coding
- categories from existing literature
- affinity diagramming
Empirical Evaluation
- quantitative
- numerical
- R SPSS
- methods
- observatory
- think aloud
- cooperative
- observatory
- Query techniques
Conclusion
realisation, communication and knowledge
Intro 5-10%
body 80-90%
conclusion 5-10
- Reiteration of question
- remind the reader of what you’re attempting
- summary of main points raised
- Identify all points highlight most important point, balance of evidence falls
- conclusion
- Make sure question is answered
- Highlight using the words from the question
- justify your answer with evidence
- closing statement
- what has been learned as a result of conduction research
- Indicate what still needs further research or unresolved questions
- identify most important point (beyond the scope of this thesis)