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You Know How to Test Web Pages, But What About Web Applications? |
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Web pages, which are information-oriented, require that you concentrate
your usability tests on navigation, visibility of the headings, and clarity
of text. Web applications, which are often desktop applications ported to
the Web, require in-depth studies of the human-computer interface. However,
while some Web sites combine informational pages with data input and calculations,
others don't seem to fall into either camp. What do you do then?
Come find out where your website falls on the continuum between Web page
and Web application. (Feel free to bring screenshots of your Web sites to
discuss and share.) The speaker will also help you decide what kind of
usability testing is appropriate for your site, wherever it may fall. The
last part of the session will be an open forum during which you can share
your own best ideas (and war stories) about designing and testing Web applications.
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Speaker: |
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Susan Fowler
Susan Fowler is one of the owners of FAST Consulting and co-author
with Victor Stanwick of The GUI Style Guide
(Harcourt Brace, 1995),
(McGraw-Hill, 1997) and
The Web Application Design Handbook
(Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2004).
Susan has done technical writing, training, usability testing, and
application design for major Wall Street, pharmaceutical, reinsurance,
and telecommunications firms. She recently led a multicultural team
designing diagram and geographical mapping software for the
telecommunications software firm Telcordia Technologies in Piscataway, NJ.
She teaches technical communication to engineering students at
Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ, and runs corporate
training seminars on web application interface design. For more
information about FAST Consulting, visit http://www.fast-consulting.com.
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Date: |
November 16, 2004 |
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Time: |
Registration: 6:00pm to 6:30pm (refreshments served)
Presentation: 6:30pm to 8:00pm (includes Q&A)
Networking: 8:00pm to 8:30pm
Dinner: 8:30pm to whenever
Please note that dinner is an optional, post-event social activity and is not included in the event fee.
It will be the responsibility of each individual who chooses to attend the dinner to pay for their own food,
drink and any other expenses that may be associated with the dinner.
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Location: |
Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies,
Laura Parsons Pratt Conference Center, 281 Park Avenue South (at 22nd Street).
Ring the "Night Bell" which may have a sign saying NYC-UPA next to it.
Please note this is a new location.
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Cost: |
$10 for NYC-UPA members if pre-registered, $15 if not pre-registered
$20 for non-members if pre-registered, $25 if not pre-registered
$5 for full-time students if pre-registered, $10 if not pre-registered (please provide valid ID)
(payable, by cash or check only, at the door only)
Please note: there is a
$5 additional charge if you do NOT pre-register by 5:00pm the
day BEFORE the event; this applies to NYC-UPA members, non-members members and
students equally. See the next section for registration information. If you do not
get a registration confirmation e-mail (this usually takes no more than a day or
two) then you are not pre-registered.
Note: members of our parent organization, the Usability Professionals' Association,
are not automatically considered members of the NYC Chapter and will be required
to pay the full event fee. Please view our
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Please send your registration to rsvp@nycupa.org.
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within 2 days, please register again to insure your place at the event.
Seats are limited and reservations are first come, first served. We advise you
register early as previous events have sold out and we had to turn people away.
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Questions?: |
If you have any questions, e-mail the Web Site Director at
webdirector@nycupa.org. |
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Susan Fowler's presentation handout in Microsoft Word (.doc)
format (124KB).
Is This a Web Page or a Web Application?
Web pages, which are information-oriented, require that you concentrate your usability
tests on navigation, visibility of the headings, and clarity of text. Web applications,
which are often desktop applications ported to the web, require in-depth studies of the
human-computer interface. However, some web sites combine informational pages with data
input and calculations; some don't seem to fall into either camp. What do you do then?
This handout will help you decide where your website falls on the continuum between web
page and web application. Based on the results, you can select the right platform,
development guidelines, and look and feel for your site.
Note: this file can take 18 seconds on a slow dial-up line,
while taking 2 seconds on a fast connection.
This presentation requires Microsoft Word, if you do not have it, you may
click here
to download the Microsoft Word Viewer.
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