[OT] Heuristic & Cognitive Evaluations

[JamesF1]

I'm posting here on the off-chance that someone here has some experience with these evaluations.

Basically, I have an assignment to do Heuristic, GOMS and KLM evaluations on a piece of software I developed a while back. However, the heuristic must be done on only two functions, and the GOMS & KLM on only two main tasks.

I'm struggling to see, for example, how you can apply a heuristic evaluation to only two functions - I've spent the morning doing extra reading, and I just can't see how you can evaluate the system as anything but a whole. Same sort of things for the cognitive ones.

Any help would be greatly appreciated :thumb:

Please only post if you know what you're on about, as this needs to be accurately and completely performed.

[Dygear]

I'm struggling to see, for example, how you can apply a heuristic evaluation to only two functions.

Recursive functions?

I have no idea what your talking about, but if your limited by the environment that your in, then you have to work around the environment.

Functions declarations within the methods, or functions them selfs. You'll still have two root functions, but they will also declare there own functions. Cheating, sure, but it's also smart.

Sorry if I am wasting your time, but you don't seem to be getting much help, so I thought I might as well give it a stab.

[JamesF1]

Don't worry, I've largely solved it, but for your information (hehe), this (http://www.useit.com/papers/heuristic/heuristic_evaluation.html) is Nielsen's Heuristic Evaluation method :)