Learnability -
positive points | - Seeing two views at once lets users see the results of their changes. For example, they can add assignments while seeing the task list, and add classes while seeing their subscription list.
- Widgets clearly describe their resulting action
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Learnability -
negative points | - Sliding the panels is an unfamiliar action; users might not learn how to properly use the feature on their own
- Similar feeds will probably not be easily distinguishable while searching for classes
- New users who want to immediately made a new class feed might not be able to find the New Class button
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Efficiency -
positive points | - Assignments that are due the earliest will be shown at the top of the task list
- Repeating events are easy to create
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Efficiency -
negative points | - Users will have to scroll very far to see more than a couple of weeks into the future
- Entering the due dates for assignments can be slow
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Safety -
positive points | - Putting the New Class button under Find Class makes it less likely that users will make duplicate feeds
- Assignments are submitted as a group, giving the user additional chances to catch mistakes
- The assignment rating popup gives users a chance to make sure they want to mark an assignment complete
- Completed assignments can be "uncompleted"
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Safety -
negative points | - Deletes cannot be easily undone
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