This week I fixed up the usability recording so you should be able to view it now.
I also did the comparison and installed traffic monitoring software to look at the log file from my TAFE site. I got all the sample screen shots into my Report which is not quite finished yet. Still struggling with two requirements before I'm done with this assignment. Call me lol.
I found a good blog about web analytics but its all too much information for me. I'm going to invest in Avinash Kaushik's book because it has some really good reviews and I'm sure will help me understand this subject... actually, I just like books and wanna be able to look back on at least one for each module in this course.
Another site I'm finding helpful is Bruce Clay Inc.
This is meeee
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Monitoring Traffic and Compiling Website Traffic Reports
I've set up Google Analytics on Blayney Heritage Country. The reports are not showing anything yet but I have some stats from Yahoo for it.
I need to discuss some areas of this assignment before I can finish my Report. Its half done and you can have it next week after our chat today :)
Other than that all I've done this week is some research on different analysis software. I can feel another text book coming on....
I need to discuss some areas of this assignment before I can finish my Report. Its half done and you can have it next week after our chat today :)
Other than that all I've done this week is some research on different analysis software. I can feel another text book coming on....
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
3755R Ensure Site Usability
Thanks for recommending Dont Make Me Think by Steve Krug. I got it new from eBay for $30 - Angus & Robertson quoted me $70!
Ok - I did a desktop recording of a few questions and tasks using CamStudio - we both felt like idiots and it could have been a lot better and would be if I spent more time on it. I've never been good at role playing :P but I think it shows I have an idea of what to do for a usability test and hopefully, combined with my Report, will satisfy the learning outcomes for this Module. Let me know if you think I should re-do the recording or if I havent covered all the criteria in the Report.
This assignment certainly showed me some major flaws I didnt know existed in my portfolio website which I will be correcting as soon as I know how eg the css navigation menu overlaps the site content when the text size is enlarged in the browsers, the site map is difficult to find and I should have an option to 'search'.
That said I think my Usability Test was successful because the it made it clear there needs to be some changes to make the site more usable :)
Usability Test Recording
.avi format
Usability Report
.pdf format
Ok - I did a desktop recording of a few questions and tasks using CamStudio - we both felt like idiots and it could have been a lot better and would be if I spent more time on it. I've never been good at role playing :P but I think it shows I have an idea of what to do for a usability test and hopefully, combined with my Report, will satisfy the learning outcomes for this Module. Let me know if you think I should re-do the recording or if I havent covered all the criteria in the Report.
This assignment certainly showed me some major flaws I didnt know existed in my portfolio website which I will be correcting as soon as I know how eg the css navigation menu overlaps the site content when the text size is enlarged in the browsers, the site map is difficult to find and I should have an option to 'search'.
That said I think my Usability Test was successful because the it made it clear there needs to be some changes to make the site more usable :)
Usability Test Recording
.avi format
Usability Report
.pdf format
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