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B. Heuristic and guideline evaluation
Products are evaluated against heuristics and domain specific guidelines
- E.g., heuristic: Promote consistency and standards
- E.g., guideline: Place the site name and logo on every page and make the logo a link to the home page (except on the home page itself)
Notes:
- Heuristics are general rules of thumb (or principles that usually work) developed based on empirical evidence and according to human factors research.
- This is typically a checklist type of evaluation where usability experts evaluate products against a set of heuristics or domain specific guidelines.
- Promote Consistency and Standards: Users should not have to wonder whether different words, situations, or actions mean the same thing. Follow platform conventions.