Energy app project
For the energy app project I began by creating a paper prototype. To begin I used some requirements given to me for what this app needed to accomplish such as:
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Must be able to view:
• Energy consumption in kw/hr
• Stores vary in size and # of meters
Stores are located in the U.S. but in various states
• Considerations to energy consumption include type of
bulbs; electricity usage, humidity, weather
• Standard readings overall, by state, by store, by
meter or zone
• Kw/hr usage; Time to cool; time to heat; avg
temperature
• Comparison of stores
• Trends over time
• Alerts
•Reporting info for executive meetings
weekly/monthly on status and how to cut costs
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Next, I ran a classmate through the tasks and collected feedback.
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My changes were as follows:
• Deleted a page that wasn't useful
• Changed filter icon
• Added a drop down to sort by “Week, Month, Year, All time”
• Adjusted button sizes
• Added ways to customize the overview
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For the second user test which tested the Balsamiq prototype, I ran my participant through the same steps as the first participant.
Participant 2 had very few issues.
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If I were to continue on with this design, I would:
• Make the compare checkboxes clickable and the compare button only show up as an option once two or more stores have been selected.
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• I would also make the heat map look more like a map (had trouble finding an icon like this in Balsamiq) and would make it zoomable and clickable to allow the user to click on specific stores.
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• I would also include many more stores in my user test so that I could see how a user would filter stores if they had to.
(PDF of app below is interactive)
Human Factors Site Usability Test
For this project, my group and I began by creating test tasks for participants to do when they visited the Human Factors department website on Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's website
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Scenario:
You're an undergraduate student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University majoring in Human Factors who is curious about furthering your education.
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Find a Faculty member that specializes in driving and perception research.
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Find more details on a research lab you might be interested in.
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Apply for the Human Factors Ph.D program.
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Find more information about the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
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Learn more information about the combined B.S/M.S degree in Human Factors
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Find where to participate in a research study for extra credit.
7. Learn about the companies HF alumni currently work
We tested these tasks with a face-to-face pilot test
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Made changes to our tasks
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Did a usertesting.com pilot test
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Made changes again
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And sent the tasks out to participants in the US
and got our results.
Once we had our participant videos, we watched them, took notes, and created visuals from our data.
We then did a series of card sorts, first-click testing, and tree-testing to determine a more logical layout for our redesigned website.
Then, we created recommendations and presented them to stakeholders.
