Good Design and Bad Design (Software Engeneering)

The University of Faisalabad
Submitted by:
Daud Khalid (Bscs-fa18-015)
BSCS-6th
Subject:
Human Computer Interaction
Submitted to:
Miss Farwa
Assignment # 1
Department of Computational Science

Amin campus
Assignment 1
Human Computer Interaction –
spring 2021 University of
Faisalabad
Due date: Saturday March 27, 2021
Overview
For this assignment, you will be choosing and describing four products that require human
interaction. The goal is to practice describing and analyzing a product's interface as well as
develop an awareness to different kinds of users and to what constitutes good or poor
design.
Choosing your products
To complete this assignment, you will need to choose four products: two that you find
particularly easy to use and two that you find difficult to use. Find 2 examples of good user
interface design, and 2 examples of bad user interface design. Is there something that you
use regularly that works well? Or really annoys you? Maybe it is on your email client, your
phone texting interface, or on Facebook. Think about interfaces you use that you all the time
effortlessly. Why is that? Or ones that you knew exactly what they did from the first time
you used them. Why? On the other end, what interface drives you crazy? Why do you seem
to the same mistake with an interface regularly? Your examples and your reasoning should
be specific.
What to Submit
Your report should include 2 good examples and 2 bad examples. For each example:
• Describe the purpose of the overall interface
• Describe the particular aspect you find good or bad
• Explain the way in which this interface is easy for you to use
• If bad, speculate why it might have been designed that way, and suggest a better design if
possible
• Illustrate with screenshots or photographs
Notes
• Assignment should be your own work. PLAGIARISM will be awarded with 0 marks in this
assignment.
• Submit your report on Google Classroom only.
• This assignment is due before 11 PM, Saturday March 27, 2021.
The Good Design: Zoom Meetings
Zoom is a cloud-based video conferencing service you can use to virtually meet with others - either
by video or audio-only or both, all while conducting live chats - and it lets you record those sessions
to view later. Over half of Fortune 500 companies reportedly used Zoom in 2019 and during 2020 it
hit even greater heights, racking up 227 per cent growth over the year.
 Aspects I found Fascinating:

It is the best online application to conduct meetings. You can manage all of your personal
meetings, chats, with 100s member at once. Zoom meetings provide us private chat with
member of meeting. Host up to 500 participants (if you purchase the "large meeting" add-
on). The free plan, however, allows you to host video conferences of up to 40 minutes and
up to 100 participants. Meet one-on-one or with large groups and share your screen with
them so they can see what you see. Even you can record your meetings or events too.
 Why it’s Easy to use:

 Easy User interface
 Private chats
 File Sharing
 Faster
 Friendly
 Record meetings OR Events
 Screen Sharing
The Good Design: Telegram (Communication Application)
Telegram is a freeware, cross-platform, cloud-based instant messaging (IM) software and

application service. The service also provides end-to-end encrypted video calling, VoIP, file sharing
and several other features.
 Aspects I found Fascinating:

Telegram provides end-to-end encrypted voice and video calls and optional end-to-end encrypted
"secret" chats. Cloud chats and groups are encrypted between the app and the server, so that ISPs
and other third-parties on the network can’t access data, but the Telegram server is in possession of
the decryption key. Users can send text and voice messages, animated stickers, make voice and
video calls, and share an unlimited number of images, documents (2 GB per file), user locations,
contacts, and music.
 Why it’s Easy to use:

 Easy User interface
 Private chats
 Video Calls
 File Sharing (max 2GB)
 Faster
 Friendly
 End-to-End encrypted
 Security
The BAD Design: Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer (IE) is a World Wide Web browser that comes bundled with the Microsoft
Windows operating system (OS). The browser was deprecated in Windows 10 in favour of
Microsoft's new Edge Browser. It remains a part of the operating system even though it is no longer
the default browser.
Aspect I find Bad:

It has many problems starting from slow speed to high latency rate. It provides and catch less
internet speed as compared to other browsers. Moreover, it is the most hated platform to ever exist
as a browser.
Why it’s hard to use:

● Slow speed.
● High ping rate.
● No-add support.
● More bugs.
● Easily vulnerable.
● Messes up how the website should be displayed.
Solution:
Microsoft would have fixed it.

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Department of Computational Science

Due date: Saturday March 27, 2021

 Aspects I found Fascinating:

 Why it’s Easy to use:

Telegram is a freeware, cross-platform, cloud-based instant messaging (IM) software and

 Aspects I found Fascinating:

 Why it’s Easy to use:

Aspect I find Bad:

Why it’s hard to use:

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