This was presented at mySociety's TICTeC Show & Tell event, which was held virtually on 23rd March 2021. More details on the event can be found here: https://tictec.mysociety.org/showandtells/2021
Keeping track of open data in times of political change - David Zamora (Open ...mysociety
This was presented at mySociety's TICTeC Show & Tell event, which was held virtually on 23rd March 2021. More details on the event can be found here: https://tictec.mysociety.org/showandtells/2021
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This is the Part 1 of a User Experience testing presentation from June 2014. Project Manager Whitney Baer and I traveled to Atlanta to test with adult learners currently enrolled at a literacy center.
Most developers know very little about privacy. However, there are and more and more requirements being imposed on apps and web sites, from platforms (e.g. Apple App Store and Google Play), operating systems (e.g. iOS and Android), and regulatory agencies and law (e.g. GDPR and CCPA). In this talk, I give a summary of our team's work in this space over the past decade. I will share some of our studies of developers, including how developers talk online about privacy and how well they can fill out recently required privacy nutrition labels. I will also share some systems we have built to help developers, including Peekaboo, a new software architecture for helping with privacy in smart homes, and Matcha, an IDE tool that makes use of privacy annotations in source code to help developers accurately fill out privacy nutrition labels.
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The purpose was to summarize the UX research that I've initiated over the past couple of months, to explain the methods used to collect data (especially qualitative findings), and to give a snapshot of some of the preliminary findings.
More than half of the organization is currently unfamiliar with UX, so it was also an opportunity to explain basic UX concepts and give a sense of how UX research fits into the product design and development process.
I framed the presentation by speaking to user insights desired by various teams within the company. I did this to show how UX research can surface valuable and actionable insights and drive innovation across teams.
This webinar offered insight into world of EH&S technology. Expert speaker, Mike Albert, provided analysis of digital compliance programs and the benefits that can be achieved by making the switch from a paper-only system. He gave an overview of some of the leading software platforms as well as a short demonstration of how Triumvirate's own compliance reporting tool works.
SYST15892 Interactive User Interface Design Phase IV Usa.pdfacsmadurai
SYST15892 - Interactive User Interface Design
Phase IV Usability Testing
Grade weight: 15%
Requirements
Based on your initial Storyboard / Wireframes develop an interactive
prototype with invisionapp to carry out a series of tasks to be tested with
live users. The tasks should include TWO common tasks and at least ONE
advanced task. Registering / logging in to the website / service are
considered common tasks.
You will need to conduct the usability testing on a minimum of FIVE
individuals and use the "Think Aloud" method to capture their thoughts,
actions and interaction with the prototype. During the test one group
member should be a note taker to record what the user is doing and saying
during the testing.
Note: DO NOT explain, prompt or help the user during the testing. This will
taint your results and not give you real feedback on the interface /
interaction.
Prepare a small survey with a 5-point Likert scale and open-ended
questions. Compile all the results into a report as part of your submission.
SYST15892 - Interactive User Interface Design
Phase IV Usability Testing
Deliverables (Each section will have the same grade)
1. PROTOTYPE: invisionapp prototype based on your wireframes.
2. PREPARATION:
a. A copy of your "script" including introduction to make the user
feel at home (biscuits...).
b. The goal or goals that you tell the user, and the tasks that you
expect the user to accomplish but keep secret.
3. RESULTS:
a. The results of the testing including Likert Scale results,
observations about user actions and expectations, verbal
feedback from the user, and answers to open-ended questions.
4. CONCLUSION:
a. Areas of the wireframes that need improvement or changes.
b. Feedback on the interface from the users (Positive and
Negative).
c. A statement on what the group thought went well and tasks/
actions from the user feedback that surprised the group, tasks
that took longer than expected, errors or confusion from the
user.
d. What you learned about your application and steps to improve.
e. What you learned about Usability Testing.
Submission
Submit the followings to the Dropbox on SLATE in the Final Project
Part 4 folder (e-mail submissions will NOT be accepted):
The zip file of the prototype downloaded from invisionapp.
A document containing deliverables 2 to 4 (see above).
Only one submission per group.
Please refer to the Late Submission Policy.
Only the last submission is accepted and marked, all other
submissions are ignored.
Any attempt at cheating on the assignment will result in a grade of zero
Introduction: The name of our application would be Bright Future. It is about guiding people to take
steps to achieve the dream job they want in the future. It would guide us from the basic level to the
higher levels. The aim of our app is to provide information to people about the eligibilities and
requirements of a specific job. Requirements: Concept: The concept of our program is to help
people know their career paths. The app prompts t.
Michele Vincent, Marketing Analytics ProfessionalMichele Vincent
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Week Four JournalObjectiveYou will identify key ethical proble.docxalanfhall8953
Week Four Journal
Objective
You will identify key ethical problems facing the company, create potential solutions to those problems, and explain why certain solutions are better than others.
Instructions
In this assignment, you will identify problems that face the two companies that you have chosen to study in this course. You will explain those problems, how they affect the company, and who or what is responsible for those problems. Then, you will attempt to provide solutions to those problems, also identifying the difficulties in implementing those solutions.
Please answer all questions in detail. Because this journal is worth 5% of your final grade, there is a high expectation for your participation. Grades for the journals are based on content, critical engagement, quality of reflection, and detail. Please submit the completed journal via the Assignment Basket found in the Week Four Journal tab on the left navigation toolbar by Day 7.
Problems Facing Not-for-Profit Company
1. Identify two to five problems that face your chosen not-for-profit company. Explain those problems.
a. Why do these problems exist? Present the background on these problems.
b. How do these problems impact the organization?
c. Who is responsible for these problems?
2. Identify potential solutions to those problems. Here, you can feel free to brainstorm and merely list various solutions to the problems that you identify.
3. Choose a best solution for each problem. Explain why that solution is the best solution. In addition, determine whether or not the solution is possible and what would need to be done to implement the solution.
Important note: Do your best to support your claims with evidence, facts, and information that you have learned about ethical theories and values throughout the course.
Problems Facing For-Profit Company
1. Identify two to five problems that face your chosen not-for-profit company. Explain those problems.
a. Why do these problems exist? Present the background on these problems.
b. How do these problems impact the organization?
c. Who is responsible for these problems?
2. Identify potential solutions to those problems. Here you can feel free to brainstorm and merely list various solutions to the problems that you identify.
3. Choose a best solution for each problem. Explain why that solution is the best solution. In addition, determine whether or not the solution is possible and what would need to be done to implement the solution.
Important note: Do your best to support your claims with evidence, facts, and information that you have learned about ethical theories and values throughout the course.
1
CLASS NAME: MIS600
PROFESSORS NAME: William Ying
STUDENTS NAME: Issah Musah, and Raj Patel
PROJECT NAME: NETWORK DESIGN
Content
Topic Page No.
Cover Page .
Regulating Access to Information - Alex Parsons, mySociety (UK)mysociety
This was presented at mySociety's TICTeC Show & Tell event, which was held virtually on 28 September 2021. More details on the event can be found here: https://tictec.mysociety.org/showandtells/2021
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2. PREPARATION:
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Please refer to the Late Submission Policy.
Only the last submission is accepted and marked, all other
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requirements of a specific job. Requirements: Concept: The concept of our program is to help
people know their career paths. The app prompts t.
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practice
:
Monitors use our App to report Progress & Problems
A promise is made to a community
Duty bearers are informed and take action
8. In
practice
: A promise is made to a community
Duty bearers are informed and take action
Problems are fixed
Monitors use our App to report Progress & Problems
9. In
practice
: A promise is made to a community
Duty bearers are informed and take action
Communities benefit
Problems are fixed
Monitors use our App to report Progress & Problems
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what we’ve learned
11. Version 1
Objective:
Provide end users the
ability to report
problems how they see
them in their own words
Give ownership of the
project to those
monitoring
Key Learnings
High Qualitative data
No required fields
resulted in non
comparable data
Difficult to make
conclusions and
resolve issues
12. Version 2: Update
Change:
• Everything was made
mandatory
• Free text & Open ended
questions kept
Key Learnings
Better ability to compare
answers
We were not being considerate
of monitors time
13. Version 3
Change:
• Effort conduct on
simplifying & streamlining
• Less required fields
• Large shift to yes/no
answers
Key Learnings
Better monitoring experience
More monitoring
More Data
Some feedback lacked depth
We had to go back to
monitors for
clarification
14. DevCheck V1-V3: Insights & Lessons
learned
The Bottom line:
• Restricted metrics make for simple analytics
Free Text:
• Can be accessibility barrier
• Multilingual & varying alphabets introduce considerable
complexity
15. Our Objective: Relevant & Actionable Data
Open Process:
• Working closely with partners to
define:
• Desired Metrics
• Data use cases
• Question Sets
Closed questions:
• With defined specific questions
can be asked
16. Version 4
Change:
• All questions are changed to selectable
answers / yes & no
• With the option to add
comments
• Option to include
additional Media
I’d like to tell you a Little bit about the application that we develop and the lessons we’ve learned about data gathering in the field.
Org
App
Iteration
Lessons learned -> Data we’ve gathered
Live data
Methodology
Technology
Project Progress
1) Authority & Ability to Deliver
Deviations to what has been promised
Being delivered
Brought to the attention
Real time
JWG -> Assist forming
Fix’s reported
It’s a collaborative process
Valuble insight into the monitoring experience
Different problems reported on different visits
Empower users
If you limit the data inputs you don’t need to clean your data
Free Text Requires a higher level of literacy