Creating Final Usability Reports
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The document provides guidance on the required elements for building final reports, including a cover, abstract, table of contents, purpose of test, research questions, results/findings, discussion, recommendations, and appendices. It emphasizes that the abstract should be a brief yet comprehensive summary that allows readers to quickly understand the contents of the report, and discusses best practices for writing abstracts and executive summaries, including keeping them concise, coherent, and non-evaluative.
![THIS [GENRE] ON [X TOPIC]
ADDRESSES THIS, THAT, AND
THE OTHER. ESSENTIAL
BACKGROUND IN 1
SENTENCE, IF NEEDED.
METHOD. RESULTS.
Tuesday, April 17, 12](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/usabilityfinalreports-120417094159-phpapp02/85/Creating-Final-Usability-Reports-18-320.jpg)
Creating Final Usability Reports
- 1. BUILDING FINAL REPORTS Tuesday, April 17, 12
- 2. REQUIRED ELEMENTS Tuesday, April 17, 12
- 3. • Cover • Abstract • Table of Contents • Purpose of Test • Research Questions • Results/Findings • Discussion • Recommendations • Appendices Tuesday, April 17, 12
- 4. COVER • Title of Project • Names of Team Members • Date of Submission Tuesday, April 17, 12
- 6. AN ABSTRACT IS LIKE VODKA. Tuesday, April 17, 12
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- 11. The abstract is the distillation of your text. Tuesday, April 17, 12
- 12. AN ABSTRACT IS A SPECIALIZED FORM OF SUMMARY Tuesday, April 17, 12
- 13. 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 Tuesday, April 17, 12
- 14. 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 Tuesday, April 17, 12
- 15. The abstract needs to be dense with information but also readable, well organized, brief, and self-contained. APA Style Guide Tuesday, April 17, 12
- 16. A GOOD ABSTRACT IS: • Accurate • Self-contained • Concise and specific • Non-evaluative • Coherent and readable Tuesday, April 17, 12
- 17. FORMULA, MORE OR LESS: Tuesday, April 17, 12
- 18. THIS [GENRE] ON [X TOPIC] ADDRESSES THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER. ESSENTIAL BACKGROUND IN 1 SENTENCE, IF NEEDED. METHOD. RESULTS. Tuesday, April 17, 12
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- 21. Don’t be afraid to give away the ending. Tuesday, April 17, 12
- 22. executive summaries Tuesday, April 17, 12
- 23. the same, only longer Tuesday, April 17, 12
- 24. 1 page Tuesday, April 17, 12
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- 26. key decision makers Tuesday, April 17, 12
- 27. busy busy busy Tuesday, April 17, 12
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- 29. PURPOSE OF TEST • Why undertake this? • Audience-based reasons • Audience 1 • Audience 2 • Heuristic Review Tuesday, April 17, 12
- 30. RESEARCH QUESTIONS • Primary Objectives • Primary Research Questions • *not protocol questions Tuesday, April 17, 12
- 31. PARTICIPANTS • Target participant characteristics • Actual participant characteristics Tuesday, April 17, 12
- 32. METHODS • Brief overview of all aspects of protocols • Interaction • Questions • Recording • Approvals/Consent Tuesday, April 17, 12
- 33. RESULTS/FINDINGS • Organize according to research questions • Support with visual restatements as needed Tuesday, April 17, 12
- 35. APPENDICES • Appendix A: Test plan • Appendix B: Test materials • Appendix C: Raw data • Other (as needed) Tuesday, April 17, 12