Monday, 9 December 2013

Pros & Cons Project 2

PROS AND CONS

My Northumbria (Pros)
• Access all student websites in one place
• Personalise the layout and colour of your own account
• Easy to read and understand
• You can find the things you are looking for easily
• Pay Fees/Accommodation Costs
(Cons)
• It doesn't work well with Google Chrome• Isn’t modern looking
• Isn’t very visually pleasing
• Unnecessary information

 Northumbria (Pros)
• Quite visually pleasing
• Looks quite modern and up to date
• Easy to locate the information that you need
• Looks professional
• Works well on most devices such as laptops/phone/tablet
• Links to Twitter/ Facebook/ Youtube
(Cons)
• A lot of different options and buttons to click on, can be quite confusing
• Not very exciting for prospective students as the webpage is quite boring
• Strange Layout

Northumbria Email (Pros)
• Email Folders
• You can access your tutors Email Addresses
• Calendar
(Cons)
• outdated
• not easy to get on phones therefore inconvenient

Blackboard (Pros)
• Modules are in categories which means they are easy to locate
• Available as an app for mobiles
• Easily accessible
• Announcements are clear
• Live noticeboard
(Cons)
• Folders are unclear
• Notifications are unclear
• Too much information in one place
• Not easy to understand
• Not visually pleasing

Nora (Pros)
• easy to find books
• easy to take out books
• gives clear info about when book has to be back
• can be formatted to fit phone
• gives useful info about resources
• can link it to Facebook/Twitter
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Student Union (Pros)
• gives up to date info on all the events happening around the uni
• has an app so is comparable on phone
• links all students together
(Cons)
• a lot is happening in the first page, so is a little difficult to navigate

Questionnaire Final

Laura Baldock
Matt Walsh
Hubert Ho

Questionnaire on MyNorthumbria & Blackboard

Please Circle the answers below


Q1: Which course are you doing at the moment?

Fashion
Fashion Communication
Fashion Marketing
3D Design
Interior Design
Design for Industry
Graphic Design
Interactive Media Design
Animation

Q2: What Year are you in?
First Year
Second Year
Third Year
Forth Year

Q3: Out of 1-10 How easy did you find using MyNorthumbria at first?
(1: Very Easy 10: Very Difficult)

_______

Q4: Out of 1-10 How easy did you find using MyNorthumbria Now?
(1:Very Easy 10: Very Difficult)

_______

Q5: What do you think about MyNorthumbria?
Outstanding
Very Good
Good
Bad
Poor












Q6: What do you usually use MyNorthumbria for?
To check my Finance
To Check My Records
Enroll Online
Pay Tuition Fee Online
Pay Accommodation Fee Online
Manage my library account
Check IT Service Availability
My HelpDesk
Open Access Computer Availability
My Marks
Northumbria News
BlackBoard
Pebble Pad
My Suggestions
My Reps.
My ExamPapers
Check My Print Credits
Buy More Print Credits
Useful Links
My Timetable
Item For Sale
Other

Q7:  How good is the log in system on MyNorthumbria?
(Poor:1 Perfect:10)

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Q8: If you could change anything from My Northumbria, What would it be?
Layout
Colours
Background
Typography





Q9: What do you like about MyNorthumbria?
Layout
Colours
Background
Typography

Q10: What do you think about MyNorthumbria?
Poor    Bad   Good   Very Good   Outstand

Q11: Does MyNorthumbria help on your education in anyways?
Yes       No
Q12: How important is MyNorthumbria for you as a student?
(Not important:1 Very important:10)

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Q13: When would you use Blackboard usually?
Morning
Afternoon
Evening 
All the time


Q14: Out of 1-10 How easy did you find using BlackBoard at first?
(1: Very Easy 10: Very Difficult)

_______

Q15: Out of 1-10 How easy did you find using BlackBoard Now?
(1:Very Easy 10: Very Difficult)

_______

Q16: What do you think about BlackBoard?
Outstanding
Very Good
Good
Bad
Poor






Q17: What do you usually use Blackboard for?
The Presentations
Announcements
Updates
Posts



Q18:  How good is the log in system on Blackboard?
(Poor:1 Perfect:10)

______



Q19: If you could change anything from Blackboard, What would it be?
Layout
Colours
Background
Typography


Q20: What do you like about Blackboard?
Layout
Colours
Background
Typography

Q21: What do you think about Blackboard?
Poor    Bad   Good   Very Good   Outstand

Q22: Does Blackboard help on your education in anyways?
Yes       No

Q23: How important is Blackboard for you as a student?
(Not important:1 Very important:10)

______

Q24: Why do you use it usually?
Missed a lecture
Revise the lectures
The Work Sheets
Asking for help on the Posts Page

Q25: Which link is the most useful for you in the top bar at the front page of Blackboard?
Home
Organization
More Help
Library
Career
Student Services
Content Collection

Q26: When would you use Blackboard usually?
Morning
Afternoon
Evening

All the time