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Design of Human-Computer Interfaces
Introduction
This task sets out by identifying users’ needs with respect to a navigation system for school buses. The report will present a description of the interface; design question and user population. In addition, the report provides a detailed discussion of the applicable methods for realizing not just the objectives but also why the navigation system is appropriate based on limited resources and time.
Description of Interface
During the pre-internet era, maps and the word of mouth were used as major modes of navigation. However, in our modern times, things have changed and technology is now at the center of navigation; this is because it is interactive and scalable. While this has been applied in outdoor activities, it has been lacking in school buses. As such, this has been the reason people interact less with strangers or respond in anticipated ways. To meet the growing as well as changing demands of individuals, it is of great important to design a cross-platform app, which is not only interactive but also show locations of devices and direction of rooms within buildings (Mendelson, 81) In addition, the navigation system must be able to show schedules of various locations. The navigation system will target schools essentially in bus navigation. After the adoption, parents will be in a position to see when their children take a bus to and from school, interact with school staff in case of suspicious activities. The system will be integrated with school timetable, pickup and drop schedules for students. Again, this will be a convenient system as it will be integrated through phones or tablets. This task analysis plan focuses on designing navigation system in school buses.
Design Questions
To effectively design the navigation system for school buses, there are a number of questions we will focus on. For instance,
What challenges do users face when traveling from home to school?
What requirements do users have about a system that could highlight location and direction of rooms within buildings accurately?
What factors are users ready to recognize based on the bus location, traffic flow, route progress; speed restrictions?
What are users’ previous experiences with a similar system such as bus restrictions to inform them regarding restricted routes for the bus; house numbers to help users find the actual location of the house?
Would users prefer 3D view formats because of the better orientation of buildings presented?
It is evident that the navigation system will be designed to meet users’ needs such as traffic information, route progress, speed restriction, the location of the bus; the direction of rooms and house numbers. Owing to the fact that the system will be used by parents to interact with the school support staff, to get firsthand information especially in the event of any suspicion resulting from the unwanted activity. Parents, on the other hand, will be able to determine whether their children have taken buses to and from school. As such, the system will be compatible with smartphones or tablet, an aspect that will make it handy.
User Population
The main stakeholders for the navigation system include students, teachers, and parents. This is essential to ensure equal representation of people based on age and skills. We will sample students who use school buses regularly from their homes to school. In addition, we will sample the school administration and staff members, especially those in charge of transportation. We will also contact a few parents especially representatives from parent association to give their views about the adoption of the new system for school buses. Therefore, it will be developed in a user-friendly way while providing real-time guidance. For the user population analysis, we will contact separate groups prior to the development of the process commences. This is necessary when it comes to incorporating all the necessary things within a short time frame.
Task analysis plan and justification:
The navigation system has never been used in school buses; therefore its benefits are immense. The users must understand the aspect of direction using maps as opposed to using the word of mouth (Eken, Suleyman & Sayar, 32). In this context, users are students, school administration and support staff in the transport department; and parents. The major purpose in our design is justifying the importance of the recommended navigation system in school buses; benefits it can present and allow optimum satisfaction in comparison to other systems users have previous employed.
In our design, we have adopted the surveys approach. In this case, we will distribute surveys to students who will be using the buses fixed with the navigation system. In addition, the surveys will involve questions that give views about the new system in school buses. The participants will be requested to give their opinion about the roles of the system and requirements to increase user fulfillment. To enhance satisfaction, we will include other related systems in the survey. This will provide efficient routing progress in accordance with bus profile data as well as route parameters. As such, it will be easier for parents to see when their children take a bus to and from school while avoiding useless traveling (Abraham, Kirubakaran & Shunmugham, 18). We will also try to present suitable techniques to provide information to users with less effect on learning needs by inquiring about common experiences, user-friendliness, and convenience with other interfaces such as smartphones or tablets. The distribution of surveys can be done online or paper (Starr, 2). Another technique we will use to gather information is interviewing school administration and staff members in the transport department. A few parents from the parent association will be interviewed to given their general views about the navigation system. In particular, interviews will be used to understand school timetables as well as pickup and drop schedules for students. Nonetheless, interviews will involve willing respondents. Moreover, we will use open as well as close-ended questions.
Wrap-up
Due to inadequate resources and time, we cannot perform an intensive study. Therefore, we have categorized questions to address the objectives of analysis. As a result, our main technique of data collection surveys. We will also use interviews to get different views about the navigation system in school buses. Furthermore, interviews will help us understand other systems used for navigation purposes. While the study will be carried in 7 days, there will be no funding for the needed tools or time. This is because it is the requirement of the course.
Summary
The plan has presented a description of the problem that will be addressed by the navigation system, a cross-platform application that is not only interactive but also shows the direction of buses and rooms within a building; and schedules of various places. In particular, we identified main goals for the plan by developing questions, which the task analysis will address. Through the survey, we will collect information and analyze to help in identifying users’ needs and requirements. This will also act as the basis for designing the navigation system. The main users include students, teachers, and parents and we will ensure that the system is user-friendly and convenient. These aspects will also be incorporated in the usability criteria. During the evaluation phase, we will be able to assess if the system fulfills these criteria. Because of inadequate resources, we will adopt the survey technique to get solutions. Interviews will also be used to provide a detailed solution to the problem.
Works Cited
Abraham, Kirubakaran, and Shunmugham Pandian. "A low-cost mobile urban environmental monitoring system." Intelligent Systems Modelling & Simulation (ISMS), 2013 4th International Conference on. IEEE, 2013. 17-19
Eken, Suleyman, and Ahmet Sayar. "A smart bus tracking system based on location- aware services and QR codes." Innovations in Intelligent Systems and Applications (INISTA) Proceedings, 2014 IEEE International Symposium on. IEEE, 2014. 31-33
Mendelson, Ehud. "System and method for providing indoor navigation and special local base service application for malls stores shopping centers and buildings utilize RF beacons." U.S. Patent No. 8,866,673. 21 Oct. 2014. 81-89
Starr, Susan. “Survey research: we can do better.” J Med Libr Assoc. 100.1 (2012): 1-2.
Appendix1. Bus Navigation System Survey
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How old are you?
What is your gender?
Do you think navigation systems are effective in showing location and rooms within buildings Strongly Agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree
Do you use school bus regularly?Never Some of the time Most of the time All of the time
Do navigation systems present safe and reliable routing information?Strongly Agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree
Do you think navigation system on school buses is a tool whose reality has come?Strongly Agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree
What should be done to increase the satisfaction level of the system?Involve stakeholders Deal with vendors only Work with students Incorporate views from parents Ask teachers
What do you make of a navigation system that works across various platforms?
Effective integration effective routing Efficient data retrieval Optimum contentment
Is the issue of having to determine the distance or location of the bus a worrying trend? Never Some of the time Most of the time All of the time
A Navigation system which determines the location of the bus; the direction of rooms and house numbers would be proficient?Strongly Agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree
Have you had serious challenges when it comes to determining the location of the business or even routes that buses have been restricted from plying?
Yes No Unsure
If Yes Expound
Should the system be designed to integrate with as many platforms as possible?
Strongly Agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree
Should the navigation system be integrated with the call-to-action commands that could be used to notify the bus students that need a pick and at what time?
Strongly Agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree
Have you ever interacted with such a navigation system previously?
Yes No Unsure
If you answered yes, what was captivating about the system?
The system met its functional aspect The system was appealing The system was user-friendly All of the above.
Provide an explanation if you answered No.
Would a smartphone or tablet be an ideal platform for the navigation system?
Yes No Unsure
If yes:
Smartphones are swift User-friendly Enjoyable All of the above
If you answered no provide the rationale
