Guidelines for Writing a Master's Thesis

66 Pages·2016·5.22 MB·English

by  Keith Andrews

sortit: Web Card Sorting Backend
Haris Ljajic´

Haris Ljajic´
sortit: Web Card Sorting Backend
Master’s Thesis
toachievetheuniversitydegreeof
Diplom-Ingenieur
Master’sDegreeProgramme: ComputerScience
submittedto
Graz University of Technology
Supervisor
Ao.Univ.-Prof.Dr.KeithAndrews
InstituteforInformationSystemsandComputerMedia(IICM)
Graz,23Aug2016
© Copyright2016byHarisLjajic´

Haris Ljajic´
sortit: Card Sorting Web Anwendung Backend
Masterarbeit
fürdenakademischenGrad
Diplom-Ingenieur
Masterstudium:Informatik
ander
Technischen Universität Graz
Begutachter
Ao.Univ.-Prof.Dr.KeithAndrews
InstitutfürInformationssystemeundComputerMedien(IICM)
Graz,23.August2016
© Copyright2016byHarisLjajic´
DieseArbeitistinenglischerSpracheverfasst.

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Abstract
CardSortingisacollaborativemethodinuserexperiencedesignforunderstandinghowpeoplethink
about content and categories. It is a technique used to help design and develop an information archi-
tectures, such as website navigation paths, workflows, or menu structures. Traditionally, card sorting
is performed face-to-face with printed cards and a facilitator. More recently, web-based card sorting
applicationshavebecomeavailable,allowingcardsortingstudiestoberunonlinewithremotetestusers.
Sortitisanew,web-basedcardsortingapplication,whichtakesadvantageofoneofthemostrecent
advances in modern web development: full-stack web application frameworks. Full-stack frameworks
employ JavaScript at all application levels on both client and server. Sortit makes use of the Meteor
frameworktogetherwithotherpopulartechnologies,includingReactandRedux.