ICT532 Assessment 1- Assignment v1.0 1




New Zealand Diploma in Software Development (Level 6)
Course Code & Title: ICT532 Interface Design and User Experience
Assignment Title 1 - Assignment Assessment Type Theory
Level 5 Credits 15
Term & Cohort:
NZDSD6220C-YR1
Due date: 12/March/2021
Overall Weighting: 20%
Total marks available 100
Tutor: Jimmy Connors

Course aim
The course will introduce you to various principles of user interface design and user experience.

Purpose
Provides students with the understanding of the Principles involved in designing interfaces that are
attractive, easy to use and meet the needs of different users.
Assessment Information
1. This is an individual open-book assessment which is worth 20% of your total assessment
weighting of the entire course.

2. Resources and/or equipment which may be used for this activity:
a. NZSE issued material; and
b. your own course notes.

3. There is 1 task on this assessment. You have 7 days to complete this assessment.
4. Up to 15% of the content may be quoted or paraphrased from other sources provided you
acknowledge and cite the original source of the material you use. Use APA 6th edition
referencing on all quoted or paraphrased material.
5. Late assessments will incur a penalty of 5% per day (unless an extension is granted before the
due date). Any assessment received later than 7 days after the due date will not be marked.
6. Unless otherwise specified, all documents are to be produced following NZSE standards. These
are: Normal font is Calibri, size 12 point for the body of all documents with the text fully
justified. Headings should not exceed 16 points in size except on a title page where larger
fonts are appropriate for the title of a report. Documents should use 1.15 spacing within a
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paragraph and have a space between paragraphs. Footers should be created on the report
that includes a page number.

Learning Outcomes
This assessment relates to the following learning outcomes:

LO 2 Describe the relationship between Human Computer Interface and User Experience.

GPO’s
1 Analyse requirements, design and document software solutions for a range of
problems in an organisational context.

Plagiarism
• Any submitted assessment or part of an assessment which has plagiarised content will not be
marked.
• All cases of plagiarism and/or cheating will be investigated and dealt with according to A08:
Misconduct in Assessment Policy.
Submission Instructions
You are required to ensure you have carried out the following before submitting your assessment:
• Signed assignment coversheet at the end of this document
• Place your Name, Student ID number, Assessment and Task Number on all loose documents
you are submitting with the assessment.
• All answers must be written in your own words.
• Proofread and spell check all written assessment work carefully.
• DO NOT email your document to your tutor
• Your answers are required to be submitted via the assessment link on the NZSE Learning
Management System (Canvas).


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Assessment
Scenario
You are currently working for an IT retail company based in Hamilton, New Zealand. The company
wants to upgrade the way they showcase their products by improving their user experience and
interface. You have been tasked by your manager to do a research and produce a report on user
experience and interface.

Task 1 (100 Marks)
You are required to write a report consisting of 1500 words (±150).
Include the following in the report:
• define and explain HCI and User Experience (UX)
• discuss 3 similarities and 3 differences between HCI and UX and
• explain how the underlying principles and guidelines of HCI, helps enhancing the HCI design
and user experience. Use the following as a guide:
o provide 4 principles with 2 examples each on how they enhance User Experience and
o provide 4 guidelines with 2 examples each on how they enhance User Experience.

Report Requirements
Use different sources such as scholarly journal articles (use Google scholar to locate these), IT news
sources such as Computerworld, and web pages from reliable sites.
1. The written report for presenting your research needs to have a formal structure. A
supplementary information is provided at the end of this assessment for your reference. The
following need to be included in the report:
• NZSE Assignment Cover Sheet
• Title Page
• Executive Summary
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Main Body (Headings and subheadings with contents)
• Conclusion
• References

3. Sections and pages will need to be numbered appropriately and contain well written
paragraphs that successfully communicate your ideas to the reader using succinct and
professional language. It is strongly recommended that automatic page numbering,
section headings and table of contents features in an appropriate word processor be used
when preparing the report. Remember you must provide in-text citations throughout
your report as well as including the references at the end of your report. Reports
submitted that do not contain the required sections and appropriate numbering of
sections and pages are unlikely to score highly when assessed.

4. All information is to be in your own words and not copied from the handouts, textbook,
or other web pages. If a student fails to provide appropriate references, then the work
will not be considered of an appropriate academic standard and may not be marked.
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Supplementary information
Recommended Report Content and Structure

Title Page

Executive Summary
• Write this after the report is complete and aim for no more than 300 words
• Summarises the aims, objectives and main findings of the report
• Remember, the purpose of the summary is to give a comprehensive overview of the report
aimed at those who want to get a quick idea of the main findings and recommendations without
having to read the whole report

Table of Content

Introduction
• Describes the subject and objective of the report.
• Outlines the issues discussed (the content of the report).
• Introduce all key points, issues and concepts to be covered in the body of the report Body
• Headings and sub-headings which reflect the contents of each section.
• The most prominent key concepts or issues are covered first.
• Includes information on method of data collection (if applicable)
• The findings of the report and discussion of findings in light of theory
• Cite whenever possible to avoid plagiarism.

Main Body
• Headings and subheadings with contents

Conclusion
• What was the body of the report about?
• What do you conclude from the information gathered?
• Outlines the significance and impact of each key point.
• Comments on the limitations of the report and recommend some future research


References

• In APA 6th Ed Format

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Task Assessment Criteria
1
Provided
definition of HCI
(5 Marks)
Learner provided
clear, correct and a
high-level definition
of the term
(4 - 5 Marks)
Learner provided
a definition that lacks some
required terms


(2-3 Marks)
Learner has not provided
any definition. Or
provided irrelevant /poor
definition.

(0-1 Mark)

2
Provided
definition of UX
(5 Marks)
Learner provided
correct and a high-
level definition of
the term
(4 - 5 Marks)
Learner provided
a definition that lacks some
required terms


(2-3 Marks)
Learner has not provided
any definition. Or
provided irrelevant /poor
definition.

(0-1 Mark)

3
Provided three
similarities
between HCI and
UX
(6 Marks)
Learner included 3
points of similarities
demonstrating
excellent
understanding of the
subject.
(5-6 Marks)
Learner included at least 2 points
of similarities demonstrating good
understanding of the subject.


(3-4 Marks)
Learner included at least
1 points of similarity
demonstrating fair
understanding of the
subject.
(1-2 Marks)
Learner did not provide
any answer or irrelevant
/incorrect answer
demonstrating poor
understanding of the
subject.
(0 Mark)




4
Provided three
differences
between HCI and
UX
(6 Marks)
Learner included all
3 points of
differences
demonstrating
excellent
understanding of the
subject.
(5-6 Marks)
Learner included 2 points of
differences demonstrating
excellent understanding of the
subject.



(3-4 Marks)
Learner included 1 point
of difference
demonstrating excellent
understanding of the
subject.


(1-2 Marks)
Learner did not provide
any answer or irrelevant
/incorrect answer





(0 Mark)





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5
HCI principles are
provided and
explained
(8 Marks)
4 HCI principles are
provided and
explained excellently
(7-8 marks)
3 HCI principles are provided and
explained excellently

(5-6 marks)
2 HCI principles are
provided and explained
excellently
(3-4 marks)
1 HCI principle is
provided and explained
excellently
(1-2 marks)
Learner did not
provide any answer
or irrelevant
/incorrect answer
(0 Mark)

6
Provided
explanation on
enhancing user
experience
implementing
each principle
(8 Marks)
Clear and detailed
explanation for
enhancing user
experience provided
for at least 4
principles
(7-8 marks)
Clear and detailed explanation for
enhancing user experience
provided for at least 3 principles



(5-6 marks)
Clear and detailed
explanation for
enhancing user
experience provided for
at least 2 principles

(3-4 marks)
Clear and detailed
explanation for
enhancing user
experience provided for
at least 1 principle

(1-2 marks)
No explanation
provided or is
irrelevant





(0 Mark)
7
Provided
examples for
each principle
and explained
how the principle
is followed in
designing the
interface (8
Marks)
Learner provided at
least 2 valid
examples for each of
the 4 principles to
support their
explanation
(1 mark per
example)
(7-8 marks)

Learner provided at least 1 or 2
valid examples for each of the 4
principles to support their
explanation

(1 mark per example)

(5-6 marks)
(Learner provided at
least 1 valid example for
each of the 4 principles
to support their
explanation
(1 mark per example)

(3-4 marks)

(Learner provided at least
1 valid example for any of
the 4 principles to
support their explanation
(1 mark per example)


(1-2 marks)
No explanation
provided or its
irrelevant





(0 Mark)

8
HCI guidelines
are provided and
explained
(8 Marks)
4 HCI guidelines are
provided and
explained
(7-8 marks)
3 HCI guidelines are provided and
explained

(5-6 marks)
2 HCI guidelines are
provided and explained

(3-4 marks)
1 HCI guidelines is
provided and explained

(1-2 marks)
Learner did not
provide any answer
or irrelevant
/incorrect answer
(0 Mark)

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9
Provided
explanation on
enhancing user
experience
implementing
each guideline
(8 Marks)

Excellent explanation
for enhancing user
experience provided
for 4 guidelines

(7-8 marks)

Excellent explanation for
enhancing user experience
provided for 3 guidelines


(5-6 marks)

Excellent explanation for
enhancing user
experience provided for
2 guidelines

(3-4 marks)

Explanation for
enhancing user
experience provided for 1
guideline

(1-2 marks)

No explanation
provided




(0 Mark)

10
Provided
examples for
each guideline
and explained
how the principle
is followed in
designing the
interface
(8 Marks)
Learner provided at
least 2 valid
examples for each of
the 4 guidelines to
support their
explanation
(7-8 marks)


Learner provided at least 1 or 2
valid examples for each of the 4
guidelines to support their
explanation

(5-6 marks)
(Learner provided at
least 1 valid example for
3 or 4 guidelines to
support their explanation

(3-4 marks)

(Learner provided at least
1 valid example for up to
2 guidelines to support
their explanation
(1 mark per example)
(1-2 marks)

No explanation
provided or it is
irrelevant



(0 Mark)

11
Required report
contents
included
(Executive
Summary, Table
of Contents,
Introduction,
Conclusions)
(10 Marks)
Learner included all
sections in the
report
•Executive Summary
•Table of Contents
•Introduction
•Conclusion
(9-10 marks)
Learner included 3 sections in the
report
•Executive Summary
•Table of Contents
•Introduction
•Conclusion

7-8 marks)
Learner included 2
sections in the report
•Executive Summary
•Table of Contents
•Introduction
•Conclusion
(5-6 marks)
Learner included 1
section in the report
•Executive Summary
•Table of Contents
•Introduction
•Conclusion

(3-4 marks)
Learner included
upto 1 section in the
report
•Executive Summary
•Table of Contents
•Introduction
•Conclusion

(0-2 marks)
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12
Referencing

(15 marks)

Learner used and
included at least 10
resources/references
(9-10 marks)
Learner used at least 8 and
included resources/references

(7-8 marks)
Learner used at least 6
and included
resources/references
(5-6- marks)
Learner used at least 4
and included
resources/references
(3-4 marks)
Learner used less
than 2 and included
resources/references
(0-2 marks)
The report follows a
referencing style
that complies with
the APA 6th edition
style, and the in-text
citations are made
purposefully.

(5 marks)
The report follows a referencing
style that complies with the APA
6th edition style, and the in-text
citations are mostly purposeful.

.

(4 marks)
The report follows a
referencing style that
mostly complies with the
APA 6th edition style,
though the intext
citations are not made
purposefully.

(3 marks)
The report follows a
referencing style that
does not comply with the
APA 6th edition style, or
only includes either the
in-text citations or the
reference list.

(2 marks)
The report does not
comply with APA 6th
edition referencing
style and citations




(0-1 marks)
13
Language
Standards
(5 marks)
(5 Marks)
Fluent language and
writing style
appropriate to the
assignment with
accurate grammar
and spelling.
(5 marks)
Language and writing style are
mainly fluent. Grammar and
spelling mainly accurate.



(4 marks)
Meaning apparent but
language and writing not
always fluent. Grammar
and/or spelling contain
errors.

(3 marks)
Level of language and
writing has frequent
grammar and/or spelling
mistakes making the
meaning unclear.

(2 marks)
The meaning is not
apparent because of
the low level of
language.


(0-1marks)

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New Zealand Certificate in Information Technology Essentials (level 4)

Cover Sheet and Student Declaration

This sheet must be signed by the student and attached to the submitted assessment.

Course Title:
ICT532 Interface Design and
User Experience
Course code: ICT532
Student Name: Student ID:
Assessment No
& Type:
1 - Assignment Cohort: NZDSD6220C-YR1
Due Date: 12/March/2021
Date
Submitted:

Tutor’s Name: Jimmy Connors
Assessment
Weighting
20%
Total Marks 100

Student Declaration:

I declare that:
• I have read the New Zealand School of Education Ltd policies and regulations on assessments and
understand what plagiarism is.
• I am aware of the penalties for cheating and plagiarism as laid down by the New Zealand School of
Education Ltd.
• This is an original assessment and is entirely my own work.
• Where I have quoted or made use of the ideas of other writers, I have acknowledged the source.
• This assessment has been prepared exclusively for this course and has not been or will not be
submitted as assessed work in any other course.
• It has been explained to me that this assessment may be used by NZSE Ltd, for internal and/or
external moderation.
• If I am late in handing in this assessment without prior approval (see student regulations in
handbook), marks will be deducted, to a maximum of 50%.

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