Creating Final Usability Reports

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BUILDING FINAL REPORTS

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REQUIRED ELEMENTS

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• Cover

• Abstract

• Table of Contents

• Purpose of Test

• Research Questions

• Results/Findings

• Discussion

• Recommendations

• Appendices

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COVER

• Title of Project

• Names of Team Members

• Date of Submission

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ABSTRACT

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AN ABSTRACT IS LIKE VODKA.

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The abstract is the distillation of your text.

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AN ABSTRACT IS A SPECIALIZED FORM OF

SUMMARY

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An abstract is a brief, comprehensive summary of the contents of an article; it allows readers to survey the contents of an article quickly and like a title, it enables abstracting and information services to index and retrieve these articles.

APA Style Guide

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An abstract is a brief, comprehensive summary of the contents of an article; it allows readers to survey the contents of an article quickly and like a title, it enables abstracting and information services to index and retrieve these articles.

APA Style Guide

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The abstract needs to be dense with information but also readable, well organized, brief, and self-contained.

APA Style Guide

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A GOOD ABSTRACT IS:

• Accurate

• Self-contained

• Concise and specific

• Non-evaluative

• Coherent and readable

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FORMULA, MORE OR LESS:

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THIS [GENRE] ON [X TOPIC] ADDRESSES THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER. ESSENTIAL BACKGROUND IN 1 SENTENCE, IF NEEDED. METHOD. RESULTS.

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Don’t be afraid to give away the ending.

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executivesummaries

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the same, only longer

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1 page

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key decision makers

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busybusybusy

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PURPOSE OF TEST

•Why undertake this?

• Audience-based reasons

• Audience 1

• Audience 2

• Heuristic Review

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RESEARCH QUESTIONS

• Primary Objectives

• Primary Research Questions

• *not protocol questions

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PARTICIPANTS

• Target participant characteristics

• Actual participant characteristics

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METHODS

• Brief overview of all aspects of protocols

• Interaction

•Questions

• Recording

• Approvals/Consent

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RESULTS/FINDINGS

•Organize according to research questions

• Support with visual restatements as needed

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RECOMMENDATIONS

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APPENDICES

• Appendix A: Test plan

• Appendix B: Test materials

• Appendix C: Raw data

•Other (as needed)

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