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- Go add 6.813 to your schedule. The assignments are: PS1 on the 11th, PS2 on the 16th, and GR1 on the 26th. Make it public so others can use your feed.
- Your 6.005 TA told you that he created a feed for all of the 6.005 assignments. Find and add his feed.
- You finished PS1 for 6.813---go and mark it as completed.
- You decide to add a personal assignment, "Reading: Learning Java," to 6.813. Go add it to your schedule for the 13th.
- Later, when away from your computer, you finish the Java reading. Go on your phone and mark it as completed.
Observations
The next sections present a summary of the observations collected from all users, for each iteration of the prototype. As a reference, the raw observations are also listed in Tables 1 and 2 below.
Summarized Observations - Iteration 1
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Raw Observations - Iteration 1
Table 1. Raw observations from the three participants in the first iteration.
| User 1 | User 2 | User3 |
Task 1 | -no confusion between find and search
-was slightly confused by lack of enter
-assumed that it was already searching for the feed (what we wanted)
-got that name was for the name of the assignment in creation
-tried to hit save while typing in the first date
-though the second calendar was for the end date, not for a second assignment
-confusing, needs some feedback
-hit save after every calendar
-didn't know what to hit when he was really done
-color to symbolize public? | -no confusion between find and search
-no problem clicking create new feed
-slight hesitation on calendar
-new cal is distracting in real life
-didn't create all the events (users aren't expecting it to be a multi-assignment creation screen)
-clicked on 6.813 to add the extra assignments
| -added right away
-got that he should type the name in
-paused before hitting create a new assignment
-got the multi-add model that we're using for create assignments
-always causes some pause when a new assignment comes up
-didn't mark it public private, should have some sort of warning |
Task 2 | -clicked add to do the search. search needed?
-clicked on the right class
-slightly confused by the second result | -clicked on the right feed quickly
-no confusion | -pause at find that class, then hit add new class
-clicked on the right class after slight pause |
Task 3 | -clicked on the task to complete it right away
-pop up posed no problem | -clicked on the wrong class (6.005 instead of 6.813)
-read the alert warning | -properly clicked on ps1 to mark it as completed
-read the alert message |
Task 4 | -slightly confused on how to add an assignment / task to a class
-tried clicking on class, can get generic assignment box
-wanted class pre-filled in
-personal vs private verbiage? | -clicked on the date that he wanted the assignment due
-marked it private properly
-saved, appeared on cal | -quickly clicked on 6813 to add an assignment
-got conversion from personal to private assignment
-useful to have name pre-populated |
Task 5 | -basically do the same thing as task 4
-same feedback | -clicked on the right thing
-paid attention to the name of the completed assignment | -clicked on assignment to mark it as complete
-even with the big phone, probably clicked on the wrong assignment |
Feedback | n/a | -wouldn't want the assignment to go away, wanted a checkmark / cross out
-similar to google task? | -pretty intuitive |
Raw Observations - Iteration 2
Table 2. Raw observations from the three participants in the first iteration.
| User 3 | User 4 | User 5 |
Task 1 | -found add button quickly
-search results will need to be quick
-got "create a new" quickly
-got cal metaphor on new page
-clicked plus button to add assignment
-much less confusion than the add as you type version | -got right button instantly
-removing or seems to work better
-pausing before entering any information
-got correct filed values
-pause on cal
-really needs dates on it
-hit plus button correctly, less confusion than the add as you go version | -searching for add button
-tried hitting the plus button when there were no classes yet
-isn't seeing the search / add new class on the right-hand side
-now sees the add new classes button
-maybe highlight the add new classes in this case
-types, hit enter
-pausing before hitting create new feed
-should get rid of that extra click
-added as public
-filled out 6.813 as the date of the assignment
-confusion at lack of dates
-trying to add all of the assignments on one calendar
-isn't seeing the plus button
-keeps typing in name of the class for name of the assignment
-now goes back and gets the name of the class vs name of the assignment
-happened when the second calendar appeared
-saved properly |
Task 2 | -hit search button instead of add button
-used it as normal
-slight hesitation before selecting 6.005 - maybe the title should be larger | -went to add a new class to find the new feed
-filled in
-pausing at the search results, takes a moment to select the right field | -isn't really sure how to find an existing feed
-leaning in on search
-clicks on search
-types name in properly
-pause before clicking on right cal
-got it after ~3 seconds |
Task 3 | -clicked on the assignment right away
-read, clicked on yes | -selected task appropriately
-hit yes, "awesome"
-little hesitation throughout this task | -clicks on the assignment
-pop up, hesitated longer than usual
-we should have an undo button on the completion popup |
Task 4 | -hesitated, then selected the plus button to add a new assignment
-tried to scroll through class selection widget
-marked private correctly | -clicked on the plus button next to the name of the class instead of the plus buttons on the date
-little hesitation in filling out the form
-cal with dates works much better | -pause on figuring out how to add the assignment
-clicks on the name of the assignment instead of the plus button next to it
-now gets what name signifies (i.e. name of the assignment not name of the class)
-cal interface also making sense now |
Task 5 | -selected the assignment
-got the alert box interaction again | -little slow, color would be useful
-alert box went quickly
-liked the quick confirm popup | -pausing before hitting anything
-clicks on assignment, clicks yes |
Feedback | -asked if old assignments will be removed or crossed out
-got the search / add new classes duality
-what happens with multiple people's feeds for the same class | -plus button on the date instead of the class
-likes the consistency
-asked about finding by course number instead of number
-self explanatory
-can add it to google cal?
-downloadable version | -confusion between search and add a class
-didn't really get that both would work
-didn't know what the plus sign next to days / classes would do |
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