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6) Using a search engine, search for “infographics college tuition.” Find one or two infographics that present information on similar topics, such as tuition costs for public and private colleges and universities, average tuition costs in each of the fifty states, or the relationship between tuition costs and future earnings potential. Write 1 PARAGRAPH in which you discuss any of the following: the audience and purpose of the infographic or infographics. Analyze one infographic or compare and contrast two, using such criteria as audience, purpose, clarity, visual appeal, use of different types of graphics, and citation of the data sources. Which infographic do you think is better? Why?
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3) Choose a local government website (such as that of a town or school district) that could use improvement. OR a university or industry website relevant to your field of study. Include the URL at the beginning of your response and then, in 1 paragraph, reply to one or two of the following parts with respect to your website:
a. Prepare a set of evaluation guidelines you would give to participants in a guided evaluation of the website.
b. Come up with three tasks you would want to test participants to perform on the website in a controlled-setting test.
c. Identify a workplace setting where you could conduct a worthwhile in-context test of the website.
d. Prepare a list of 5 post-test interview questions OR 10 post-test questionnaire questions for participants in either the controlled-setting test or the in-context test.
e. Propose a plan for using a remote monitoring tool to gather data about the website.
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