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Answer: The purpose of WQA is to help a user make sure that their website is correctly made based off the general website quality model described in Pressman and Maxim’s Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach. On doing that, you will use a Q&A format with different rankings to help you determine the quality of a given website on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 defined as Strongly Agree, 1 defined as Strongly Disagree, and a choice for Non-Applicable.
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| 2. What does the assessment do? |
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Answer: The assessment will help you assess your website based off 5 categories: Usability, Functionality, Reliability, Efficiency, and Maintainability. Within each category, you will have 10 statements presented to you where you can base each answer from your website. Once you have completed the assessment, it will send you to the Results page where it will display links that correlate to the different segments of the assessment. They will help direct you to websites that have supplement information on how to improve your website.
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| 3. How do I navigate between pages?
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Answer: To navigate between pages, simply click the navigation buttons in the navigation bar above. If you are currently taking the assessment, click the back or next buttons located on the bottom of the page. On the results page, there is a button to start over, also located on the bottom of the page.
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| 4. How are assessment scores calculated?
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Answer: We ask users to rate their website against our statements using ratings of 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 5 (Strongly Agree). We then perform calculations and provide feedback on what needs to be worked on.
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| 5. What do the assessment scores mean?
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Answer: The assessment scores will help you check if you need to make any adjustments to your website. It will have a different score for each category and supplement links if your website needs any changes.
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| 6. How do I view my results?
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Answer: You can view your results by going through the assessment and once you have confirmed all of your selections, it will send you to the Results page!
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| 7. How do I print my results?
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Answer: You can print your results on the Results page. Once you have reached the Results page, it will have a button called “Print”. Once clicked, the print options will come up and you may print your results.
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| 8. Can I test my website?
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Answer: Yes! To begin the assessment, click on the ASSESSMENT tab in the navigation bar. Enter your Full Name, E-mail, and website to be tested (optional). Then click 'Begin Assessment' to begin the assessment and answer questions pertaining to your site.
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| 9. What are the question marks on the bottom right of each page?
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Answer: Each page contains a question mark on the bottom right page that will give the user helpful information based on the page they are currently on.
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| 10. Can I edit my selections?
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Answer: Yes, during your assessment you have the option to click back to edit your selections. Another way to edit your selections is on the Confirmation page you will be given the option to “Edit” and that will send you back to the beginning of the assessment.
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| 11. What does 'Score' and 'Evaluation' mean on the Results page?
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Answer: For each category it is out of 50 points, each statement is 5 points and N/A is implacable, so it has no value. From your selections, the calculations will determine your score out of 100%. The evaluation correlates with the score, so if you score between 0 and 30 then you will get in red “Needs work!”. If you get between 31 and 69 then you will get in orange “On the right track!”. Lastly, if you get between 70 and 100 then you will get in green “Looking good!”
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| 12. Do I need to enter all of the information on the Pre-Assessment page?
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Answer: No, the only information needed to begin your assessment is your Full name and E-mail address. The Website URL is optional to include.
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| 13. Who are the webpage developers?
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Answer: Ahmed Saeed, Billal Asoufy, Annan Qayed, and Khansa Alhaidi.
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| 14. When was this website last updated?
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Answer: The Website Quality Assessor was last updated on December 18th, 2018.
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| 15. Where can I direct questions? Is there a way to contact the developers?
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Answer: Questions, comments, or concerns can be directed to
WEBSITE-QUALITY-ASSESSOR@UMICH.EDU 24/7.
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