Tutorial+Articles+Page+2,+Week+7+to+11



First Half of Tutorial Articles

**Tutorial Articles for CCT333 Case Studies **

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 * Each week in CCT333, there will be article(s) for you to read and post comments on during each tutorial that will be added to this page.Instructions: As this is worth 20% of your term mark, you are required to respond to ten out of the eleven questions within a week of their post, and post them on your personal home page. Marks will not be granted for responses which are posted after the one week deadline. Weighted: 10 questions x 4 marks/2 = 20% of final mark for participation **
 * These articles are designed to act as case studies t o support the theory that you learn during the lectures and by reading your textbook.
 * Your participation in these weekly discussion groups will be included in your participation mark.
 * **P****lease add your responses to your __personal pages __ so that they can be marked**.

toc =__Week 6**:**__=
 * Three Phases for the Adoption of a Technology **

In the interview with David Liddle at http://www.designinginteractions.com/interviews/DavidLiddle, he defines three stages for the adoption of a new technology. **

What are his definitions for these three stages of adoption, and how did he apply them to his case study of a camera? Write one clear paragraph for each of his definitions, listing their attributes in relation to the development of the camera. Can you think of another consumer product which has undergone similar developments? Name it. **

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 * Interaction Architecture and Designing a Questionnaire **
 * Write a description of interaction architecture as defined by Mat Hunter at** http://www.designinginteractions.com/interviews/MatHunter and Rikako Sakai at http://www.designinginteractions.com/interviews/RikakoSakai **in relation to their work with Kodak in 1995.**

In addition, as you will be creating a questionnaire for your major assignment, read the article at http://www.cc.gatech.edu/classes/cs6751_97_winter/Topics/quest-design/ to help you formulate the question. **How does the author define 'leading questions' and 'hypothetical questions'? Write a paragraph each to define these terms.

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=__Week 8:__= Human-Centred Design Case Study of Cellphones in Developing Countries http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/magazine/13anthropology-t.html?_r=1&emc=eta1&pagewanted=all very carefully.
 * Read the online article 'Can the Cellphone end Global Poverty?**' at


 * In three paragraphs, describe the role of Jan Chipchase in defining the role of cellphones in the developing world for Nokia, and the benefits of analyzing cellphone use and design in different cultures as part of their market expansion.**

=__Week 9:__= Design as a Collaborative Process
 * View the video of Bill Moggridge**. The founder of IDEO, at PICNIC08: Design as a Collaborative Process at http://vimeo.com/2814939


 * Describe how he defines 'design as a collaborative process', and cite two examples of how creators involve the people they want to create for in their work, according to Bill Moggridge's lecture.**
 * Find an online example of a product which utilizes his principles of collaborative design, add its URL, and describe its design in three sentences.**

(Hint: Bruce Mau's Massive Change web site also presents examples of these principles of using 'a shared mind'.)

= = = __Week 10__:= CCT333 Week 10 Biomimicry: Janine Benyus and the Biomimicry Institute and Guild
 * Read the article 'Using Nature as a Design Guide' at http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/feb2008/id20080211_074559.htm?campaign_id=rss_innovate about Janine Benyus, creator of the burgeoning "biomimicry" movement.**

Janine Benyus heads both the research nonprofit Biomimicry Institute and the for-profit innovation consultancy, the Biomimicry Guild, and her mission is to show engineers and designers how to translate those ideas into a corporate, commercial context. She is the author of 'Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature', published in 1997, which discusses how to re-design our interaction with nature by showing deep respect for the natural world as a mentor for our design strategies.


 * Look over examples of her biomimetic principles applied to products in the slideshow located at http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/02/0209_green_biomimic/index_01.htm and write a short, one paragraph synopsis for each of your three favourite product designs.**

More Information: Janine Benyus' TED Talk 12 Sustainable Design Ideas from Nature http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/janine_benyus_shares_nature_s_designs.html

=__**Week 11:**__= Glen Farrelly: Questions on Usability and Accessibility

One of my future colleagues at University of Toronto's Faculty of Information is doing research on usability professionals' attention to issues of accessibility in web design. Given that Ontario is considering policy that government communications are accessible to various groups by 2011 and will try to mandate similar accessibility concerns in the private sector in 2013, understanding accessibility concerns will become a key concern for communication professionals in the very near future.


 * Glen's asking a series of questions to usability professionals in interviews - his abbreviated list is below. Answer the below questions briefly in consideration of the material on these two websites:**

[]- basic introduction to various forms of accessibility in web communications []- integrating accessibility in design


 * 1. How would you describe web accessibility?

2. Who do you think benefits from accessible websites and how?

3. Do you think your website/blog should be accessible? Should all Canadian websites?

4. What do you think is the biggest challenge of making a website accessible?**