Email me (kandrews@iicm.edu) by Tue 23 Apr 2024 18:00 to reserve a kit or a room for a particular slot, stating your group number. Note that we only have limited availabilty. Also inform your tutor whether you will be organising your own video equipment and/or room or will be using ours.
All loans and returns from/to Prof. Andrews' office, Room DH03052, Data House, Sandgasse 36, 3rd floor. Four usability kits (Kits 1 to 4) are available to take away on loan. One usability kit (Kit 5) stays at the institute in the test room. Each kit contains (among other stuff):
Digital Camcorder Sanyo Xacti HD1010 (SD-Card).
Stick exactly to the time slots below:
I am not able to make extra appointments with individual groups at other times.
Do not be late to pick up or return your kit! Groups who are late make me or the tutors wait and cause knock-on effects for other groups. I reserve the right to deduct points from groups who are substantially late for appointments.
Do not attempt to return your kit early. Neither to me, nor to the institute secretariat, nor to a colleague in an office nearby. Just stick to the schedule below!!
One member of your group (it does not have to be the same person) will need to present their TU Graz student ID and sign for the equipment upon loan and upon return.
The loan period is from 10:30 on the day of loan to 10:30 on the day of return.
Remember that you should never run your real test on the same day as your pilot test!
Fri 03 May 2024 at 10:30 (Return on Mon 06 May 2024 at 10:30) [Slots S1] Kit 1 Kit 2 Kit 3 Kit 4 Mon 06 May 2024 at 10:30 (Return on Fri 10 May 2024 at 10:30) [Slots S2] Kit 1 Kit 2 Kit 3 Kit 4 Fri 10 May 2024 at 10:30 (Return on Mon 13 May 2024 at 10:30) [Slots S3] Kit 1 Kit 2 Kit 3 Kit 4 Mon 13 May 2024 at 10:30 Returns only
Note that it is more convenient for you, your test users, and us, if you can organise your own video equipment.
I have one extra tripod, which can be borrowed separately, at the same time slots as the kits (see above).
We expect almost all groups will be able to organise their own room with a computer connected to the Internet to conduct the thinking aloud tests.
If you really cannot organise anywhere to run your tests, a room at the institute with a mirror and a set of video equipment (Kit 5) will be available at the times listed below. Note that you need one of the pilot test slots in addition to one of the real test slots.
A computer will not be available. I am assuming you are bringing a laptop with you.
Note that it is much more convenient for you, your test users, and us, if you can organise your own test room.
Mon 06 May 2024 09:00 G1-03 12:00 15:00
The pilot tests will be in room DHEG126, Sandgasse 36, ground floor.
Fri 10 May 2024 09:00 14:00
Mon 13 May 2024 09:00 14:00 G1-03
The real tests will be in room DHEG126, Sandgasse 36, ground floor.