Wrangling with how usable your website is for your patrons? Got a potential library or archive project our students might be able to sink about 200 hours into next semester (completable remotely or via a short commute)? We may be able to match your need with our Winter 2024 hands-on classes. More detailed information can be found below; please share this information broadly with your networks, especially with folks who work with interactive products or systems that are well suited for usability evaluation. Any questions can be directed to umsi.client.engagement@umich.edu. Thanks in advance! Kristin Web Version <https://view.crm.it.umich.edu/?qs=e5b27a067a8df676966656f0d0b8cc4d31c3c71987517c7badc24234d1aebf912c6e7436feaf9f833df9faa4893f1018446d433efe1ef504a1ee74801d7364441f2aa4805fcc9e30> Deadline Extended There's still time to submit a UMSI project idea! Receive recommendations for improving the user experience of an interactive product or system central to your work by hosting a project for *SI 622: Needs Assessment and Usability Evaluation <https://click.crm.it.umich.edu/?qs=511b63580de257b0a263dfaa62b5d6278d6d703ab8b39c81c9bf67f416ec0ab61c0b3a225d5a855ca3306f478f2b749db510fcc14e0dddc3>.* As a project host, you will receive capacity-building deliverables from a small team of graduate students at the University of Michigan School of Information <https://click.crm.it.umich.edu/?qs=511b63580de257b0c7591e9ccfe91329a87266336072f114e7f16dc4eab76645c9f1884979f652fe091f91c46e3d6195ceb126b885d2633e> (UMSI) based on project work that occurs from January-April 2024. Students will use specific methods such as *interaction mapping, user interviews, comparative analysis, surveying, heuristic evaluation, and user testing *to identify areas in which your product or system succeeds and illuminate areas where users encounter confusion or difficulty. Why Host a Project? *There is no cost to host a project.* In exchange for your time in working with a student team, you will receive free consultation, recommendations, analyses, and reports that you can you utilize to address organizational challenges. By hosting a project, you will also be providing students with impactful, real-world learning experiences, so it's a win-win! *Submit your project idea <https://click.crm.it.umich.edu/?qs=511b63580de257b038bb39cff9e66e3475dbe7f50f6c8121552caac1576e78b5d4d8b137aad35517cdec53dca1dc97facdcb7e77c88af0da> as soon as possible, but no later than Friday, October 27.* Submit Your Project Idea Here by October 27 <https://click.crm.it.umich.edu/?qs=511b63580de257b05ae4b0aa9f267cc8db4dc40a3e552f3ec8fdbc7f6f3da034a6c542f5c8d6c0ee5428ee1c6151cfea47dff11d06b4e4a8> Previous SI 622 Project Examples - Students evaluated the eCommerce experience of an organization's users, from account sign-up to item delivery, and identified areas for simplification and improvement. - Students provided a company with suggestions for a product's improvement after evaluating the user experience of a recommendation engine powered by machine learning, which were incorporated into the next iteration of the product's design. - Students assessed the usability of an online platform used by a government entity to facilitate transactions for services available to its citizens. Students made recommendations for optimizing and improving the way users interacted with the platform. Check out other previous project examples <https://click.crm.it.umich.edu/?qs=511b63580de257b0fc50a9d21f64036188ea59513f9f4cf78861d87fbd886af61979b7bbcaba59462b964a1debc763c0b3dfd56555a8109a> to learn more about what UMSI students can do! 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We invite you to submit your project ideas <https://click.crm.it.umich.edu/?qs=1a011651bc6d649d188d4e475f7ced689792be78dcf9b571649d346de9381403a82d3756b424634a475e13ac84bce682b4f689729fbdd9a2> related to these courses if they are well suited for your organizational needs. Please do not hesitate to contact the Engaged Learning Office at *umsi.client.engagement@umich.edu <umsi.client.engagement@umich.edu>* with any questions you have. We look forward to reviewing your project idea! 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