IMAT 5209 Resit Assignment: Human Factors and PEMT Evaluation Report

This report presents a usability evaluation of the Patient Education and Motivation Tool (PEMT), an interactive system designed for patient education. The evaluation employs a heuristic approach, assessing the system's user interface based on established usability principles. The report details the PEMT's components, including screening, learning, and evaluation sections, and describes the methodology used, involving expert reviewers. The findings highlight usability violations, such as lack of feedback and difficulties with program navigation. The study's results provide valuable insights for improving the PEMT tool's design, emphasizing the importance of human factors in creating effective and user-friendly educational systems. The report concludes with the identified weaknesses, the high acceptance of the program, and the significance of heuristic evaluation as a usability testing method for iterative system development.