# Week 8 : Testing and evaluating

 Today, we learn about how important the testing and evaluating phase in developing a courseware.

Testing software for accessibility and usability will be needed at many stages in the lifecycle of a courseware.

However, the most effective time to test and evaluate a software product is during development, so that unnecessary barriers are not incorporated into a design. 

As for me, this phase is really important and it really reflects our work. Either it is really prepared or vice versa. Either we are conscious enough with the needs of our users or not.

At the first time, I feel a bit puzzle on what is the differentiation of both testing and evaluating. Then after the class session, I come out with:

TESTING : running the courseware, checking on all of the navigations either it work or not, the usability

while

EVALUATING : is, we give some questionnaire, and the user answer and rate it

Anyway, let's gear up!!!

# Week 7 : Multimedia Development

Our courseware development is in progress.

Oh Allah, please ease everything.

# Week 6 : Need Analysis

Since we are so near in developing our own courseware, the lecturer emphasize on the need analysis.
The information gleaned from a needs analysis can be used to help us define our goals.

So, here is one of the models that we can use.

Throughout the process, we have to come out with the flow chart, which it makes the process easier to be documented.

I never know that different shapes in flowchart represent something.

So, today I really learn something new. Hamdulillah. Alright peeps, let me share it with you.

# Week 5: Visual design

Visual design - how your website looks?

This week lecture really reflects me. I learned about visual design either in an application or website.

Since I have my very own website that has been with me since the past 6 years , I realize that how I really care about the visual design of it.

Sometimes it takes me near 8 hours just for designing the header - plus few of times of changing the header . I don't take myself as a passion designer, it is just how i really want it looks as how i feel.

So, here is some guide on DONT in the visual design. Where some of these can be applied when you develop your very own courseware too.


1. Bad Font Usage
2. No Images, Text Only
3. No Paragraph On Long Articles
4. Very Tiny Font Size
5. Heavy Flash Usage
6. Body Text Above Colorful Background
7. Too Many Advertisement
8. Unwanted Pop Ups
9. Too Long Articles
10. Links Color Aren’t Visible


Among all above, as my very own perception, I am really uneasy to read a website which has bad font and of course too many advertisment on it. Unless, yes it is a website for advertising products.

So, guys, lets redesign our website if it is included in any point above :)

And I would like to share one presentation about visual design. I found it really interesting.

Do click here!

# Week 4: Information Design -> Interaction Design

Today, the lecturer emphasize on how to design the information.

Information design is how to 'flow the information', and to make it flow well, we need to make it interactive.

Hence, our topic discussed today was : Information design to Interaction design

There are so many people in this world got knowledge BUT not all of them know the best way to share and spread the knowledge. That is why, in order to deliver the knowledge, someone should know the strategy to deliver it effectively.

Through this courseware, the way to deliver the knowledge best is the interaction. But,how can knowledge be converted to interaction?

Well, it is a good question, peeps. We need NAVIGATION. Do navigate them. Do you remember we learn about storyboard last week? Where, in a story board, we did set the content and the navigation.

There are three part of Interaction design:

1. Organization

2. Navigation

3. Interactivity