Implementation

QuickPick was created using HTML, CSS, and Javascript/JQuery.

While it would not directly affect the end result, the look and usability, of our design, we maintained many coding principles such as keeping clean and clear code that was as modular as possible.  Additionally, we made sure to separate our HTML, CSS, and Javascript which greatly simplified and relegated most of the bulk of the functionality to Javascript, and the look and appearance to the CSS.

Evaluation

User Testing

Users were selected from our network. Because QuickPick is currently focused for students in 6-3, we selected MIT students who were 6-3. Two of them knew they wanted to major in CS when they arrived to MIT. One of them was course 2 first, and then switched to course 6. This is representative of the user population of QuickPick in its current state. When we expand to other majors, our users testing population should be expanded and diversified to reflect this change.  There was no demo, but rather we gave them the tasks (included below) and access to the live site on one of our computers. 

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Cosmetic: Color blindness

• GIRs are readred, course requirements are green. While, fucntionally speaking, the colors make no difference, picking colors not linked for colorblindness in 5-7% of the male population might be better.