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OVERVIEW GUIDE

Each week you will do 2 reviews:

  1. A weekly review of a piece you haven't seen before, and
  2. A continuing, in-depth review of a single piece.

The reviews are questionnaires. Whenever you see a question followed by (0-4) use this simple rating system to answer the question:

  0 = strongly disagree
  1 = disagree
  2 = neutral
  3 = agree
  4 = strongly agree

You need not write out your explanations for your ratings. But you must be prepared to verbally explain your ratings in class to make suggestions for improving the piece.

Each review must begin with an overview as follows -

PIECE OVERVIEW:

Name of the piece:

 

 

Reviewed by: [your name] [your email address]
Media/URL:

Who's the audience?

 

Who do you think the audience for this piece is?
Why would they use it?

The piece is well-suited to its audience

(0-4)

 

Why is it well-suited? What's not? What would you do to make it better suited to the audience?

The piece's screens are pleasing to look at

(0-4)

 

Explain. What's good about them? What's not? What would you do to improve them?

The piece is easy to use

(0-4)

 

Explain. What's easy about it? What's not? What would you do to make it easier?