Usability methods and mobile devices

Wright, Tim; Yoong, Pak; Noble, James; Cliffe, Roger; Hoda, Rashina; Gordon, Donald; Andreae, Chris

doi:10.1145/1149488.1149493

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“…There is a very active software engineering research group, and some of their activity extends into the domain of usability (Wright et al 2005;Barr et al 2007). …”

Section: Victoria University Of Wellingtonmentioning

confidence: 99%

Global Usability

Douglas¹,

Liu²

2011

Human-Computer Interaction Series

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For other titles published in this series, go to http://www.springer.com/series/6033 Human-Computer Interaction is a multidisciplinary field focused on human aspects of the development of computer technology. As computer-based technology becomes increasingly pervasive -not just in developed countries, but worldwide -the need to take a humancentered approach in the design and development of this technology becomes ever more important. For roughly 30 years now, researchers and practitioners in computational and behavioral sciences have worked to identify theory and practice that influences the direction of these technologies, and this diverse work makes up the field of human-computer interaction. Broadly speaking it includes the study of what technology might be able to do for people and how people might interact with the technology. In this series we present work which advances the science and technology of developing systems which are both effective and satisfying for people in a wide variety of contexts. The human-computer interaction series will focus on theoretical perspectives (such as formal approaches drawn from a variety of behavioral sciences), practical approaches (such as the techniques for effectively integrating user needs in system development), and social issues (such as the determinants of utility, usability and acceptability).

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“…There is a very active software engineering research group, and some of their activity extends into the domain of usability (Wright et al 2005;Barr et al 2007). …”

Section: Victoria University Of Wellingtonmentioning

confidence: 99%

Global Usability

Douglas¹,

Liu²

2011

Human-Computer Interaction Series

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“…An iterative prototype development approach of System Design Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology was adopted to design and develop the mobile solution ( Figure 2). A heuristic testing of the mobile solution was conducted at each iterative cycle of the prototype development (Wright et al, 2005). This was conducted internally by software developers and designers of the mobile solution.…”

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“…Hence, the development team suggested that a mobile facsimile system (called ClikiFax) would be an opportunity to improve productivity in the workflow processes at construction sites because, generally, it is not common to have conventional facsimile machines onsite due to physical and practical constraints (Wright et al, 2005). Apart from sending and receiving faxes using a mobile device, other useful features such as ability to draw some construction sketches, amending plans, and receive instant approvals at remote locations were considered as value-added features.…”

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“…Findings from the heuristic evaluation were useful in refining the ClikiFax interface without providing any extra functionality. The various areas of improvement considered were, menu rationalisation, dialogue structure/programme navigation, viewing and navigating faxes, undo/error correction and login/logout connections (Wright et al, 2005). These enhancements were successfully implemented into the ClikiFax system and Figure 4 shows the mobile device with the sample screenshot of the system.…”

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Role of mobile technology in the construction industry – a case study

Venkatraman

Yoong

2009

IJBIS

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The construction industry is facing a number of pressures to decrease costs, improve productivity and have a competitive edge in terms of quality of service and customer satisfaction. Recent advancements in mobile technology provide new avenues for addressing this situation. This paper presents the role of emerging mobile technologies and, in particular, the development of a mobile facsimile solution that assists collaborative communications between parties on or away from the construction site. This paper first identifies potential use cases for mobile technologies in the construction industry and highlights the issues that would hamper their adoption. It discusses the modelling of the problems related to the workflow of a construction process with the aid of a focus group formed with various construction industry representatives in New Zealand. The various problem-solving processes adopted by the industry practitioners at different functional levels are analysed and the findings summarised. Finally, this paper describes the development of one such mobile solution, called ClikiFax, which could address some of the issues and pressures prevailing in the context of the New Zealand construction industry.

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