Chris Hanrath » Research http://portfolio.chrishanrath.com HCI Portfolio Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:21:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Social User Activitiy http://portfolio.chrishanrath.com/2010/10/social-activity/ http://portfolio.chrishanrath.com/2010/10/social-activity/#comments Sun, 24 Oct 2010 22:33:58 +0000 chr12 http://www.chrishanrath.com/tools/showcase/?p=103 Summary
Defined and applied guidelines to maximize user activity distribution and engagement in social news feeds off-network.

Responsibilities

  • Researched and analyzed the structure of news feeds and user activity streams to establish internal guidelines for the anatomy of how activity updates display on social networks outside of Yahoo!
  • Worked closely with product teams to maximize user reach, distribution, engagement and increase traffic by applying these guidelines for displaying Yahoo! content on Facebook.
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Evaluation of website that encourages and supports participants to quit smoking.

Details
Employer: UofM CHCR National Cancer Institute – Social & Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, Tobii Eye-Tracking Equipment + Software

Responsibilities

  • Study Setup, Software configuration
  • Behavioral research and statistical analysis of non-intrusive eye gaze tracking
  • Documentation of lessons learned and best practices for future projects
]]> http://portfolio.chrishanrath.com/2009/10/eye-tracking/feed/ 0 “AndOr” Concept & Strategy http://portfolio.chrishanrath.com/2008/10/andor-concept-strategy/ http://portfolio.chrishanrath.com/2008/10/andor-concept-strategy/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:10:37 +0000 chr12 http://www.chrishanrath.com/tools/showcase/?p=45 Summary
Information architecture concept and online marketing strategy for a new fashion product.

Details
Information Architecture Class, Fall 2008, 2 other team members

Methodology

  • User Research, Interviews
  • Personas and Scenarios
  • Storyboards, Moodboards
  • Wireframes and Lo-fi Prototyping
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A study to evaluate the design of a neighborhood-based social network.

Details
Computer Supported Collaborative Work Class, Fall 2008, Client: CampusRoost, 3 other team members

Methodology

  • Interviews and Survey
  • Personas and Scenarios
  • Comparative Evaluation
  • Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
  • Evaluation
  • Recommendations

Artifacts
Download Final Project Report

]]> http://portfolio.chrishanrath.com/2007/10/campusroost/feed/ 0 Wolverine Access http://portfolio.chrishanrath.com/2007/10/student-portal-evaluation/ http://portfolio.chrishanrath.com/2007/10/student-portal-evaluation/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:06:32 +0000 chr12 http://www.chrishanrath.com/tools/showcase/?p=53 Summary
Usability evaluation of the Oracle Wolverine Student Portal.

Details
Evaluation of System and Services Class, Winter 2008, Client: UofM Administrative Information Services, 2 other team members

Methodology

  • Generalized Transition Network
  • Personas and Scenarios
  • Competetive Evaluation
  • Usability Heuristics
  • Survey
  • Usability Testing
  • Vocabular and Visual analysis
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