Website Evaluation QUT Australia: 1/8/2018 Overview & Description of QUT Australia

Website Evaluation
QUT Australia
1/8/2018

QUT Australia: Website Evaluation
Table of Contents
Overview & Description of QUT Australia...........................................................................................2
Main Features........................................................................................................................................2
Positive Aspects....................................................................................................................................3
Large Display....................................................................................................................................3
Medium Display................................................................................................................................3
Tiny Display......................................................................................................................................4
Negative Aspects...................................................................................................................................4
Large Display....................................................................................................................................4
Medium Display................................................................................................................................5
Tiny Display......................................................................................................................................6
Review from Other Users......................................................................................................................6
User 1................................................................................................................................................6
User 2................................................................................................................................................6
Recommendations for Website Improvement........................................................................................7
Tool Used..............................................................................................................................................7
List of Benefits..................................................................................................................................7
Cons of the Tool................................................................................................................................8
Description of Similar Tool: MobiReady..............................................................................................8
List of Benefits..................................................................................................................................8
Set of Cons........................................................................................................................................8
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................9
References...........................................................................................................................................10
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QUT Australia: Website Evaluation
Overview & Description of QUT Australia
The nominated website https://www.qut.edu.au/ has been designed for Queensland University of
Technology (QUT), Australia. QUT is an Australian University that offers high quality learning,
teaching and research capabilities to the students. The courses that are offered by the university are
high on demand and there are 50,000 students that are engaged with the university. The university
earned total revenue of $ 985 million in 2016 (Qut, 2018).
The website of the university offers the students to look for the courses offered, understand the
research processes, and get connected with the Alumni and many more. The report includes an
evaluation of the website.
Main Features
There are various features that are offered by the website and are as listed below.
 Login functionality is included in the website to allow the users to explore the functionality of
the site.
 The website provides the users with the ability to look out for a course from the list of courses
offered by the university. Undergraduate courses, postgraduate courses, open online learning
courses, PhDs and research degree courses, short courses, and executive education courses are
some of the course categories that can be explored.
 Research menu option enlists the progressive approach that is followed by the university to
allow the students to explore the options offered.
 Industry option lists out the mechanisms to partner with the university along with the
expertise for the industry.
 The details about the university, enrolments, achievements and recognition, and strategic
ambitions are covered in the About option in the menu.
 Alumni menu option provides the details about the university alumni and also offers a feature
to get connected with the alumni.
 International Students, News and Professional Development are the three other menu options
that are included.
 Contact us page provides the mechanisms through which the users may connect with the
university administrators.
 The users can also perform search on the site on the basis of the keyword that is entered.
 The privacy and copyright details are included in the footer section of the site.
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QUT Australia: Website Evaluation
Positive Aspects
Large Display
The first resolution that is used to evaluate the QUT website is the desktop resolution at 2500x1450.
The large display presents all the options clearly and allows the user to execute the offered features
and functionalities of the site. The use of color scheme and the layout of the website are as per the
theme of the site. The navigation between the elements of the site on a page along with the flow
between the pages is smooth. The color of the textual elements is consistent.
Home Page of the Site
The logo of the website is displayed at the top of the site on every page.
Medium Display
The website is then evaluated in the medium display and there are two orientations used for this
evaluation. The first is the portrait orientation with the resolution as 415x750.
The problem of whitespaces in the large display is avoided in this resolution and all the menu options
are visible on the right. Every menu option is easily accessible and the features of the site can be
executed in this display. The placement of the elements is even and the layout of the pages is also
adequate (Webdesignerdepot, 2016).
The landscape orientation is then used with the resolution as 750x415. The aspects are the same in
this orientation are the same as that of the portrait orientation in the medium display.
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