Assessment item 2
Project Design Proposal
Value: 20%
Due date: 21-Dec-2014
Return date: 14-Jan-2015
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Task
Project Design Proposal
Your project brief has been accepted by Senior Management and a design project has been formally commenced. You have been appointed as both Project Manager and Chief Designer for the project.

Your tasks are to:
1. Update your project brief with full details of:
1. Objectives, Outputs and Targets,
2. Success Criteria.
2. Write a Project Design Proposal that covers the following:
1. Design aims;
2. Outline of the proposed design;
3. Proposed evaluation methods.
Your first task updates your initial project document. The update should now reflect the complete user requirements and your objectives, outputs and targets for the project. This update will probably not exceed two (2) pages.

The Project Design Proposal should outline firstly your design aims for the project and how they will meet the user requirements.

You should then give a brief outline of your design. This should be mainly written, rather than be drawn, and you should describe and discuss HOW your design will enhance the user experience (UX) of the user while meeting their requirements, You may also want to refer to design principles to support your argument.

Finally, you need to discuss how you will test your design for usability, UX, and its fit to the requirements. Again you will want to support your argument with reference to principles. You do not need to produce a full test plan at this time.

Your Project Design Proposal should NOT exceed three (3) pages, excluding references. You will need to reference all literature using the APA 6th edition referencing style.

Online submission via Turnitin is required for this assignment.

Rationale
The rationale of this assignment is to test students' ability to capture, develop and understand user requirements for an interface design project and develop those requirements into Objectives, Outputs and Targets. From the requirements, the student should also be able to develop the Success Criteria for the design. The assignment will also test the ability of students to plan and develop a design that meets the user requirements and enhances the user experience.