This is an exercise in navigation and usability.
- Visit each the sites from the list as directed by your instructor and rate them accordingly.
- When navigating a site concentrate on the navigation NOT the graphics or look of the site unless they pertain to navigation.
- Spend a maximum of 3-5 minutes on each MAX!
- Sites are listed based on type of website.
- You will be instructed on which sites to visit for the exercise in class – sites not visited during class time, please do so during lab time.
- NOTE: certain navigation systems work for certain site topics than others : meaning navigation used for a gaming site might not work for an online book store.
Do this exercise on your own without discussion and when everyone has completed the exercise the sites will be discussed in class.
Visit each site, look at the HOME PAGE for a few seconds and pick a topic to click on.
Follow relative links in that topic to get a sense of the site and answer the following questions:
- Is the main navigation obvious / easy to find? YES / NO
- Is it easy to get back HOME? YES / NO
- Do you always know what section you are in? YES / NO
- Are you forced to sign up or do something that you don’t want to do – to get to information? YES / NO
- Is the navigation easy to learn? YES / NO
- Do you think you would remember how to use the navigation if it is a month between visits? YES / NO
- Is it easy to tell what the site is about? YES / NO
- Does the navigation make sense to you? YES / NO
- Would you say that the navigation works for the site and is effective? YES / NO
- Would you say that the navigation does not make sense and would actually deter users from visiting the site again? YES / NO
- Do you think if you came to the site looking for something specifically, it would be easy to find? YES / NO
- Do you think this is a good or at least good enough site for you to visit again? YES / NO
INFORMATION / RESOURCE
COMMERCIAL
- grocerygateway.com
- Can you find the price of products? Yes / No
- Can you find a list of products offered? Yes / No
- Can you demo the shopping process? Yes / No
- If so, is it easy to get to the demo? Yes / No
- escience.ca
NEWS
GALLERY / PORTFOLIO
PROMOTION / ENTERTAINMENT