Redesigning and evaluation of a Smart calendar
Author
Dimov, Lyubomir Stoyanov
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2014
Submitted on
2014-09-10
Pages
60
Abstract
This thesis redesigns and evaluates a Smart calendar by revisiting and refining design ideas from a prior project (Dimov, 2013). Ideas with weak performance were excluded, while three core areas—different event types, travel time estimations, and semi-automatic scheduling—were implemented in a functional Android prototype (Java/XML, Eclipse ADT). To examine the value of the improved ideas and whether users’ mental models align with the new features, a between-group study with eight students was conducted, using task-based evaluations and interviews guided by Benyon (2010) and Lazar & Feng (2010). The results are compared to the previous semester’s evaluation, and the thesis discusses design implications and suggests further improvements. Detailed findings and measurements are not included in the provided excerpt but are reported in the results chapter.
Dette speciale redesigner og evaluerer en Smart kalender ved at genbesøge og forfine designideer fra et tidligere projekt (Dimov, 2013). Ideer med svage resultater blev udelukket, mens tre centrale områder—forskellige typer begivenheder, rejsetidsestimationer og semi-automatisk planlægning—blev implementeret i en funktionel Android-prototype (Java/XML, Eclipse ADT). For at undersøge, hvilken værdi de forbedrede ideer giver, og om brugernes mentale modeller stemmer overens med de nye funktioner, blev der gennemført en mellem-gruppe-undersøgelse med otte studerende samt opgavebaserede tests og interviews, struktureret efter retningslinjer fra Benyon (2010) og Lazar & Feng (2010). Resultaterne sammenlignes med undersøgelsen fra foregående semester, og der diskuteres designmæssige konsekvenser og mulige forbedringer. De konkrete fund og målinger er ikke beskrevet i det udleverede uddrag, men præsenteres i rapportens resultatafsnit.
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