Team Betamax

Adam College

Doug Ellwanger

Jeremy Freeman

Jonathan Tse Nov 9, 2006

Motivation

Frustration with Olin portals

Scattered content

High technical knowledge

Dissimilar requirements

Project Goals

Unified Olin information source

Intuitive, friendly interface

Customizable content

Main Scenarios

Adding new contentRSS feeds, bookmarksWeather, sports

Customize layout

Find contact information

Personas

Cross-section of Olin students Assumptions

technically confidentadept at using the internetnot always buzzword-savvy

Gordon

• Junior

• ECE

• Ypsilanti, MI

• 20 years old

• Mildly conservative

Haley

• First-year

• Undeclared (E:Bio)

• Redwood city, CA

•18 years old

• Apathetic

Isabel

• Senior

• E:Systems

• Danbury, CT

• 22 years old

• Liberal

Low-fi Prototype

Low-fi Evaluation

Primarily evaluating ease of use and feature visibility

Results“Configure Me” non-optimal Classes not visible enough Search option includes Olin? Personal opinions on Calendar

Prototype Changes

Search bar conformity

Different label for configuration

Configuration drop down

E-mail/calendar highlighting

Prototype Demo

Lessons

Importance of visualizing change

Communicating buzzword/jargon-free ideas

We’re members of our own user group

Questions

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