5)of content. A cover page as well as references and citations is required. Diagrams, drawings and photos, where applicable, should not be so large as to take up the bulk of the total number of pages, and may be placed in an Annex section at the end of the report, if necessary.
Plagiarism and collusion are forms of cheating and are not acceptable in any form of a student’s work, including this assignment. You can avoid plagiarism by giving appropriate references when you use some other people’s ideas, words or pictures (including diagrams). Refer to the American Psychological Association (APA) Manual if you need reminding about quoting and referencing.
ASSIGNMENT QUESTION (Total 100 marks)
Hand-held remote controls are commonplace in all homes and workplaces for use withprojection systems, televisions, home-theatre systems,Cable-TV set-topboxes, CD and DVD players,etc. These remote controls are also able to control information appearing on a display (e.g. projection screen, television, etc.).
Select one such hand-held remote control to assess in terms of physical ergonomics, cognitive ergonomics and human-computer interaction perspective. In your assessment, you should use the remote control to carry out a task on the display/screen (minimum one task comprising at least three sub-tasks).Discuss how human factors have shaped the design of your hand-held remote control and identifyits good design features and shortcomings.
Propose design enhancements/changes for each area covered. In your proposal, you are to clearly explainthe basis of your recommendations. Showhow you have applied the relevant human factors methodology and principles to makeyour recommendations. Include photographs and drawings to illustrateyour points.