Ouelessebougou-Utah Alliance Website Re-Design

Abigail GonzalesRui HuangYing Jin

Paul RobertsonJialin Yi

October 24, 2001

Goals, Usability, and Utility Features of the Website

User friendly, easy access to information Professional, cohesive, personal, cultural look and feel Clean, focused homepage where the humanitarian mission is

the main point Use of multimedia elements--images, sound, and video Functions as a site for general information about

Ouelessebougou and the Alliance for people who wish get involved in the organization or participate in the events

Provides a large scope of information ranging from how to register for a 5 k race to creating lesson plans on Ouelessebougou daily life

Preliminary User Analysis

All Utah second grade teachers, 5K race participants, volunteers, committee members, expedition members, potential donors, and people seeking general information about the organization.

User Characteristics:• Wide range of computer skills • Minimal content knowledge • Frequent or first time users• Required materials: internet access

Preliminary Task Analysis

Learn about fundraising events and dates Find out how to get involved as a volunteer Access information on Ouelessebougou Mali, Africa Learn about the Alliance/organization Find ways to donate to the Alliance Find educational resources for the social studies unit

on communities and change with a focus on Ouelessebougou Mali, Africa

Current Website

http://www.sistercommunity.org/

Prototype Re-Designed Sketches

Home

About the Alliance

ProgramsTeacher

ResourcesGet

InvolvedAbout

OuelesseSearch

ContactUs

•Mission Statement•History•Committee

•Activities in Ouelesse•Activities in Utah

Relative TeachingResources

•Ouelesse•Mali•Map

•Volunteer•Events•Donate•Information request

•Search Site•Site Map

Sketch of Homepage

Sketch of One Sub-page

Feedback From Potential Users

While the web page sketches still need to be flushed out and mocked up in a more professional manner,we showed our rough prototype sketches of the homepage and one sub-page to two potential users. This is their feedback:

•The information appears to be well organized.

• The navigation seems clear and easy to use.

• The interface shown is cohesive among pages.

Similar Websites

http://www.durham-sanramon.org/index.html

http://www.queencity.com/kharkiv/ http://www.boulder-tibet.org/ http://www.care.org

Constraints

Hardware Users verses Stakeholders Actual users in Utah Scope—not focusing on education links