Week9
In this week, we learned that User Interface (UI) Design focuses on anticipating what users might need to do and ensuring that the interface has elements that are easy to access, understand, and use to facilitate those actions. UI brings together concepts from interaction design, visual design, and information architecture.
The other component of the User Interface (UI) is elements. Elements are the parts we use to build apps or websites. They add interactivity to a user interface, providing touchpoints for the user as they navigate their way around; think buttons, scrollbars, menu items, and checkboxes.
UI designers use UI elements to create a visual language and ensure consistency across your product—making it user-friendly and easy to navigate without too much thought on the user’s part.
Common UI elements include:
-Breadcrumbs
-Checkboxes
-Dropdowns
-Forms
-Icons
-Input fields
-Notifications
And many more.
We also get a brief introduction about Usability. Usability is a quality attribute that assesses how easy user interfaces are to use. The word "usability" also refers to methods for improving ease-of-use during the design process.
Usability is defined by 5 quality components:
Learnability: How easy is it for users to accomplish basic tasks the first time they encounter the design?
Efficiency: Once users have learned the design, how quickly can they perform tasks?
Memorability: When users return to the design after a period of not using it, how easily can they reestablish proficiency?
Errors: How many errors do users make, how severe are these errors, and how e
asily can they recover from the errors?
Satisfaction: How pleasant is it to use the design?
Week10
In this week, there ain't much going on because everyone in the class was absent due to the House Keeper Robot Project Presentation from CPE101. (Engineering Exploration) Every student were simultaneously building and testing the robot without even sleeping for a single hour before the presentation. It was pretty busy and our professor was intending that we were going to do the presentation in the class but since the number of students were so low, the presentation were cancelled for that week. In this class, we learned about project consultant.
It's important to understand what a project management consultant does. Project management consultants provide businesses with temporary help, offering advice and recommendations relating to project management and business development. This involves the project management consultant working closely with a particular business to understand the company structure and business model before making recommendations for changes that can drive growth and profits.
Project management consultants differ from project managers in that consultants usually work with various companies throughout their careers, usually working on temporary contracts to provide advice and expertise on specific problems and targets. Project managers work for a company usually on a permanent contract, managing various different projects during their time at a company. Since project management consultants are impartial third parties, they can often offer unique insights into a company's strengths and weaknesses that full-time employees miss.
A project management consultant usually focuses on a few specific areas when working with a business to improve operational efficiency and performance. For example, a project management consultant might focus on managing the aspects of a specific project or a new product launch. Some of the typical duties of a project management consultant include:
-reviewing current project management processes and operations
-assessing a company's strengths and weaknesses
-making recommendations for improvements to existing processes
-support employees in implementing new processes and tools
-managing change and transition
Pros and cons of project management consultancy
Some of the benefits of becoming a consultant are:
-You can choose which projects to take on
-You’re in charge of your time and typically have more schedule flexibility
-You get to set your rates and often make more money per hour
-You can work with many different companies and in various industries
Some of the drawbacks of becoming a consultant are:
-Less job security, as you work for yourself and consulting jobs may not be steady
-You will be running your own business, which means more complex accounting and taxes
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