Applied HCI Principles and the 2nd Heuristic

For this, your Unit 2 assignment, choose one device, one app, and one Web site. For example,

you can choose a handheld HCI-related device, an app that you use regularly on a smartphone, or

a Web site that you frequent in everyday life.

Instructions:

1. Critique this week's choice of each of three interactive items and then judge them across

Nielsen's weekly heuristic. This week's focus is on Nielsen's heuristic related to the

"match between system and the real world" heuristic.

2. Focus on one of the three interactive items and detail how cognitive and affective design

aspects relate to its design.

3. Select one of the three interactive items and explain why you believe that this particular

interactive device or application is more user-centric than the other two. Use specific

examples from the textbook, usability sites, and e-books in order to support your

findings. References and citations are required to be in proper APA formatting.

The paper should be approximately 3–4 pages with a separate reference page. Incorporate the

following seven headers in the following order.

 Introductory paragraph.

 [Name of Device] and Nielsen's Heuristic of Match Between System and the Real World.

 [Name of Application] and Nielsen's Heuristic of Match Between System and the Real

World.

 [Name of Website] and Nielsen's Heuristic of Match Between System and the Real

World.

 [Name of Chosen Interactive Item] and its Cognitive and Affective Properties.

 [Name of Chosen Interactive Item] and its User-Centric Design Strengths.

 Summary and Conclusion.

Submit your completed assignment either as a Microsoft Word document or PDF