Testing Day: First (Pilot) Test

Our first test was performed on Dr. Eaton, a faculty member at Texas Tech University who works closely with the Office of Research Services.  The test was performed on October 18.
I arrived at the Usability Lab at 4:45 pm; the test was scheduled to begin at 5:00 pm.  Also there was Kyle, Chris, Matthew, and [...]

Preparation in the Lab

At the beginning of October, the testing group spent time in the Usability Lab getting accustomed to the lab.
The first day Dr. Still, the manager of the Usability Lab, showed us the entire lab. He explained the recording equipment, the audio equipment, the monitoring equipment, the cameras, the microphones, and the camtasia software on [...]

Planning

During our early stages of developing the test plan, we did a lot of preliminary planning.  Here is a list of the documents:
method test design
Question and Concerns about Website
Email dialogue about sponsor questions
test objectives
Sponsor management email

Application for Testing Group

On the first days of class, Dr. Barker announced that there would be four groups: a testing group, a sponsor and participant management group, a writing and editing group, and a management group. Afterwards, the class decided what roles these groups should perform. Then, in order to find the best fit for [...]