Proposal

We carried out a usability test of the website foe the Theta Sigma Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta (STD) at Western Carolina University in April 2006. The test was carried out on the version of the website noted here: http://paws.wcu.edu/cp28013/STD/index.html.

Purpose

The primary purpose of the test was to assess the usability of the website for the Sigma Tau Delta members at Western Carolina University. Secondary purposes were to evaluate how easily and accurately current STD members could find information on the benefits of being a member.

Method

The test has been carried out with four members, who are all current members on STD. Tests participants were individually tested. All test participants were tested in the Western Carolina University Hunter Library.

Our usability test consisted several phases: pretest, questions and comments. The equipment used was the computer lab at WCU, as mentioned before, and Internet Explorer. The start page is the home page of the STD website listed above.

Participant Profiles

Participant	Gender	Class	Internet Experience	Familiar with STD website?	Current Member of STD?
1	F	Junior	Experienced	No	Yes
2	M	Senior	Experienced	No	Yes
3	F	Junior	Experienced	No	Yes
4	F	Soph	Experienced	No	Yes