Dcs1103 User Experience (Ux) Design: Assignment 1
Dcs1103 User Experience (Ux) Design: Assignment 1
ASSIGNMENT 1
PROGRAMME : DCS
LECTURER : MELISA KAUR
SUBMISSION DATE : 13th OCTOBER 2021
Sketches 30
Completeness of Design 10
Total 50
Student’s declaration:
We declare that we understand what is meant by plagiarism. This project is all our own work and we have
acknowledged any use of the published or unpublished works of other people. We hold a copy of this
project report. We can produce if the original is lost or damaged
Marker's comment
Lecturer has, and may exercise, the right NOT TO MARK this assignment if the above declaration has
NOT BEEN SIGNED and if the above declaration is FOUND TO BE FALSE, appropriate action will be
taken which would lead to ZERO marks being awarded for this assignment.
Overview
Your assignment is to design a touchscreen interface for an Health App geared towards kids aged
10-15 years old. This Health App can be used on a wearable device or phone. It is to encourage
kids to be aware of their health and stay healthy.
Sketch two alternative interface designs for the Health App and explain which alternative you
prefer.
What to Do:
The goal of this assignment is to exercise your user interface design abilities. Creativity in
balancing usability with the constraints of the interface will be essential to successfully
completing this assignment.
You should design your interface for a square touchscreen that is 10 cm in width and height. The
resolution of the screen is not defined, but you can assume that the screen will have around 72
dpi. Remember that you are sketching your interface designs. We do not want to see designs that
are accurate to the pixel-level.
When making your designs, consider the unique needs of kids. Some examples of issues you
may want to consider are:
Access to the App through a PIN/ Password (or any other method you can devise that is
suitable for kids)
Calculation of Health status (step count, calories intake)
Changing of Exercise routines
Health medals
Sharing contents with parents/ friends
All of these functions must be included in the user interface, but they do not need to be included
on one screen. Make sure it is clear in your sketches how the user navigates between the various
screens.
You must scan or take digital pictures of each of your sketches and link them to BlackBoard.
Make sure that your images are scaled appropriately on BlackBoard so that the instructors can
easily view your assignment.
You should also write a brief description of your designs in MS Word so that we can understand
your motivation and design rationale. Be sure to describe some advantages and disadvantages of
each of your design alternatives. Upload your MS Word file to BlackBoard.
Grading:
This assignment is 20% of your overall grade, which has been broken down into 50 points for
grading. The breakdown of points is as follows: