Friday 5 April 2013

Week 3


·        To your own personal view, which application system has the best user centered design and why do you say so?
First let us see what is meant by User-Centered Design.  It is the process of designing a tool, such as a website’s or application’s user interface, from the perspective of how it will be understood and used by a human user. Rather than requiring users to adapt their attitudes and behaviors in order to learn and use a system, a system can be designed to support its intended users’ existing beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors as they relate to the tasks that the system is being designed to support. The result of employing UCD to a system design is a product that offers a more efficient, satisfying, and user-friendly experience for the user, which is likely to increase sales and customer loyalty.
So according to my personal view, I think facebook application is one of the best examples for a good usage of user centered designed. This is because FB is so user friendly and full fills almost all human needs. It is a very easy application that illustrates every step very clearly which makes the user very easy to follow.. Uploading photos, videos and various files, the simple and fun ways of communicating with one another, the entertainment that it provides to the user with high security system are some of the reasons why I agree that facebook is one of the best applications that has been used with quality user centered designing.   
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     What is usability in software design?

Software usability of software system specified how much user feels comfort and attract towards specific system environment, on the other hand Software designing is also an important factor affecting software system success. Usability is not a function of time although researchers have come up with various models and matrices relating these two concepts. It is very important quality attribute of software system. The success and failure of system in economic manner depends on the software usability, which is directly related to software design.

·        Why there is a need for user centered design in software or web application?
User-centered design aims at creating a product that suits specific user needs and creates a pleasant user experience. User-centered design is becoming increasingly important in web development. Around the turn of the millennium, web products were often developed with little or no consideration of the user. Today, when the usability of a user interface determines its success, user-centered design is a common approach to web development.

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