Usability Goals

We formulate these usability goals based on our previous study, personas and task analysis as well as assumption.

Articulated usability goals can definitely streamline our following design and shorten our design lifecycle. Meanwhile, for we will provide several solutions in the end, it is really neccessary for us to set up some common task and goals in the very beginning.

Here are the Goals for our project:
•Simplicity
Rather than an entertainment site, the system is designed to provide a more effective and convenient way for users to propose suggestions about airport reconstruction. Thus the system should be as simple as possible.

•Effectiveness and utility
The idea torrent should provide an appreciate set of functions to enable users publish their ideas about the airport setting and upload their sketch.
The user comments should be orderly organized for other users’ review and staffs’ collection.

•Efficiency
The users can find out the information they required and hand in their solutions quickly.

•Easy to use
The system should be easy to manipulate without any confused for users.

•Memorability
The interface should help users to remember how interact with the system. After several times, users are supposed to use the system at ease without having consulted on-line help.

•Visibility and Consistency
For the idea torrent actually should become one part of the whole airport website in the end. We will not only focus on our system but also pay attention to keep consistency with the airport website.

•Follow establish web conventions
For respecting users' preference, the system should follow the conventions such as layouts and features from existing systems which users are accustomed to use.

•Error Recovery & Prevention
While using the system, a user can recover from an error by using only on-line help to resolve the problem.