Students will be expected to post their first initial discussion board posting by Friday of each week. Discussion posts will be graded and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Students are expected to post their responses to peers by Tuesday. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

In user interface design, human–computer interaction considerations are just as important as the functionality that they provide. With the breadth of display technologies and increased interaction techniques available to user interfaces, human factors design principles play an even greater role in the overall design.

You have been selected, by a city of your choice, to design a tourist kiosk that can be utilized to provide tourists with city information and reservation capability for categories such as attractions, activities, lodging, restaurants, and so on. It is your mission to determine at least 6 functional categories that you will present in the tourist user interface.

When designing this user interface, it has been requested that you also design a smart phone format to increase visibility to tourists visiting this city.

You are trying to decide what the overarching design considerations are that will most likely impact your overall interface design. The following Discussion Board research will assist you in determining these.

Research at least 2 sources (which may include your textbook) to support your response.

• Select 2 of the Eight Golden Rules of interface design and give 3 examples of how you will apply these 2 principles to your overall design for the tourist interface.
• What diversity accommodations, for potential users visiting your selected city, will you design for in addition to skill levels and age demographic?
• What design modifications will need to be considered for this to be developed as a mobile application for use by city tourists?

Write 2 more paragraphs that are an introduction and conclusion to this topic. Be sure to include your references and format your submission in APA format.

Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with a reply of at least 100 words about their primary task response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:

• What did you learn from your classmate’s posting?
• What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?
• What clarification do you need regarding the posting?
• What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings?