This is a group assignment. Groups should include 2-3 students. The report and presentation are worth 200 points together; this will be your midterm grade.
Choose 3 online multimedia products. These projects can be related to entertainment, marketing, or training/e-learning. Using the provided course rubric as a model, construct your own evaluation rubric based on the principles of multimedia development and use it to conduct a rigorous evaluation of three online multimedia products. Your evaluation should include, at a minimum, ratings and written descriptions of audience relevance, design elements, media use, quality and usability. The products chosen must be approved in advance by the instructor and be accessible by both the instructor and other students.
The following steps are suggested elements of your paper; you may certainly add or modify as best fits your topics.
Review site hierarchy and the use of templates or consistent design. Determine if there are metaphors and if so, how they impact interface quality and navigation elements. Determine if the site/product follows commonly accepted web design principles & standards.
Consider the distribution of content throughout the product -- is it loosely organized or does it represent a logical flow? Is it chunked appropriately so that users aren't overwhelmed, and are transitions present and effective? Does the product have an introduction and conclusion?
Check to see if:
This is self-explanatory.
Determine if:
End your evaluation report with a summary paragraph summarizing your reviews. Identify the one (or more if this is the case) products that you consider to be the best, and why.
You are not bound by maximum or minimum page requirements. Just remember that you will be graded on the quality and substance of the evaluations.
Given the page outline above, you should have ample guidance to compose this report. Just let me know if you have questions.
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