Usability

Most software designers don't think much about usability. The site is about the magic code that makes it work. They have a beautiful vision that makes sense in the mind of the beholder. The user is often left far behind. Take Stellar for example, the MIT Course Management System. It is disorganized grouping of various features that should be included in a more unified way. Many of the components are great ideas that could be very useful to a student. However the lack of integration and user centric design makes the site painful to use. My group attempted to address some of these issues in our paper model.