This research explores multiple geo-visualisations to enhance the comprehension of changing reality. It establishes a cognitive visualisation model as a framework and a multiple visualisation approach for implementation. Multiple visualisations of land cover changes including 2D and 3D, abstract and realistic simulations with static and dynamic components are created and tested through a formal user survey. It is concluded that although the real world cannot be perfectly represented, comprehension and interpretation can be improved and enhanced by providing effective multiple visualisations in accordance with users’ specific needs and tasks.

This research explores multiple geo-visualisations to enhance the comprehension of changing reality. It establishes a cognitive visualisation model as a framework and a multiple visualisation approach for implementation. Multiple visualisations of land cover changes including 2D and 3D, abstract and realistic simulations with static and dynamic components are created and tested through a formal user survey. It is concluded that although the real world cannot be perfectly represented, comprehension and interpretation can be improved and enhanced by providing effective multiple visualisations in accordance with users’ specific needs and tasks.

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This Masters's Thesis is devoted to first-user testing of web application of ALVAO, s.r.o. Theories of user experience or UX testing are summarized in theory. There are a theory of first-user testing, as well as the creation of global and "task" scenarios. In the practical part of the testing itself for the fictitious company is done. Most attention is paid to testing with test subjects. The resulting testing was evaluated and proposals for improving the application.

The goal of this thesis is to demonstrate how user testing can be used to identify and remediate learnability issues of a web application. Experimentation revolved around ASSISTments (www.assistments.org), an intelligent tutoring web application in which teachers create virtual classrooms where they can assign problem sets to their students and gain valuable data which can be used to make informed decisions. Recent log analysis uncovered very low task completion rates for new users on tasks that were intended to be trivial. Suspecting that this could be due to poor user interface design, user tests were conducted to help identify usability problems. Sessions were analyzed, and changes were made between each user test to address issues found. Feedback from user testing led to the implementation of an embedded support system. This support system consisted of a splash page which gave an overview of how the system should be used and a collection of context-sensitive tooltips which tried to give the user instructions on what to do as well as explain various parts of the interface. A randomized control trial was performed to measure the effectiveness of the embedded support. 69 participants were shown one of two interfaces: one with embedded support and one without. Task completion rates were analyzed for each of the groups. We found that the support system was able to influence which links a user clicked. However, although the support system was intended to address poor task completion rates, users in the conditions had similar task completion rates regardless of whether the support system was enabled.

This thesis deals with gamification in job searching electronic system. The main objective is to design e-recruitment system with implemented gamification. System is implemented to application prototype for mobile operating system iOS and afterwards it is user tested. The first chapter is about theory of gamification and Mechanics Dynamics Aesthetics framework, which is used in practical part. The second part is about analysis of current state of gamification in web and mobile appli-cations. There is also a proper e-recruitment analysis in this chapter and according to the established methodology it describes specific e-recruitment applications. The third part deals with practical design of e-recruitment system using gamification for career portal UNIjobs.cz. There is also description of application prototype develop-ment and its user testing.

The thesis focuses on developing e-shop with CMS WordPress and plugin eShop. Its aim is to write a methodology by which it would be possible to create e-shop step by step. The work outlines the advantages and possible disadvantages of this solution. Outcome of this work are also additional scripts that optimizes functionality of eShop plugin and extensions for linking e-shop with Czech e-commerce services. Czech localization for plugin eShop is also part of this thesis. Writing methodology precedes the preparation of the technical background documents WordPress and the selected extension called eShop. The first chapter defines the objective of the thesis and are defined substrates. The following is research that confirms the absence of similar methodologies or guidelines in both Czech and foreign language. The third chapter presents the used solution and reveals the technical basics of WordPress and plugins. The main part - the fourth chapter contains the very methodology of creating e shop. It takes the reader through the process from installation to launch the e-shop. Includes introduction of making templates, analysis appropriate plugins and show how to edit them. This part also presents how to manage products and orders, create Czech localization, links to e-commerce services and additional programming required functions in e-shop. Chapter contains recommendations for the operation and maintenance of the e shop and subchapter about user testing describes method by Steve Krug, use it as a practical demonstrations and evaluating conclusions. Contribution of this thesis is the know-how in terms of methodology, expanding the knowledge base of the community, the additional scripts for e-shop and written recommendations for the process of operation e-shop by WordPress.

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Yes / Printed participant information about randomised controlled trials is often long, technical and difficult to navigate. Improving information materials is possible through optimisation and user-testing, and may impact on participant understanding and rates of recruitment. Methods: A study within a trial (SWAT) was undertaken within the CASPER trial. Potential CASPER participants were randomised to receive either the standard trial information or revised information that had been optimised through information design and user testing. Results: A total of 11,531 patients were randomised in the SWAT. Rates of recruitment to the CASPER trial were 2.0% in the optimised information group and 1.9% in the standard information group (odds ratio 1.027; 95% CI 0.79 to 1.33; p=0.202). Conclusions: Participant information that had been optimised through information design and user testing did not result in any change to rate of recruitment to the host trial. Registration: ISRCTN ID ISRCTN02202951; registered on 3 June 2009. / UK National Institute of Health Research Health Technology Assessment Programme (project number 08/19/04) / This article is included in the Studies Within A Trial (SWAT) collection (https://f1000research.com/collections/swat)

Denna rapport redovisar arbetet med att uppdatera webbplatsen qnodd.se, en webbplats som är till för att presentera läromedlet Qnoddarnas värld, utgivet av Natur & Kultur. I rapporten redovisas för tidigare studentuppsatser samt teorier rörande användarvänlighet och designprinciper som har används för att utföra användartester och utvärderingar. Webbplatsen har under tiden för projektet genomgått två uppdateringar och arbetet med webbplatsen kommer med hjälp av användartesterna fortsätta även efter projektavslutet. / This report describes the process of updating the website qnodd.se, a website that is designed to introduce the teaching material Qnoddarnas värld, published by Natur & Kultur, Sweden. The report presents former student essays and theories of usafulness and design principles that have been applied when preforming user testing and evaluations. The site has during the project undergone two updates and further development of the site will through the user tests continue even after the project is finished.