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This user test was for the ReFokus Web portal, where researchers keyed in program details which can be used as studies for the mobile application. They approached the application from the perspective of researchers.
 
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The main insight found was that researchers had trouble with the naming of buttons and dashboard links. They were not too sure where the "done" button will lead them to most of the time. As such, we have renamed buttons which have clearer instructions on the button's destination upon clicking.
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The main insight found was that researchers had trouble with the naming of buttons and dashboard links. They were not too sure where the "done" button will lead them to most of the time. As such, we have renamed buttons which have clearer instructions on the button's destination.
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Revision as of 12:32, 24 September 2015

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HOME ABOUT US PROJECT OVERVIEW PROJECT MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTATION


User Test 1


The first user test was targeted at our sponsors Professor William Tov and Professor Jochen Reb, where they were exposed to the meditation app for the first time. They approached the application from the perspective of a user meditating instead of the researcher's point of view.

The user test document and tasks assigned can be found here:
Vulcan User Test 1

Date: 13th August 2015
Professor William Tov's Results

Task Ranking of Usefulness from 1-5 Ranking of Usability from 1-5
Complete the demographics survey 1 3
Download the podcast 5 5
Complete the post session survey 3 2
Beeper Survey 2 2
Register for a new account 3 4
Login with your registered account 5 5


Professor Jochen Reb's Results

Task Ranking of Usefulness from 1-5 Ranking of Usability from 1-5
Complete the demographics survey 1 3
Download the podcast 4 5
Complete the post session survey 3 3
Beeper Survey 2 3
Register for a new account 5 3
Login with your registered account 5 3


Comments by Professors

Comment Priority level
Menu bar disappears after the phone wakes from sleep mode High
Age and gender of user is asked twice High
Survey sliders are not labeled High
Failed logged in through Facebook leads to summary page High
Registration should not ask for user's name High
User are not able to find the download podcast page High
Purpose of surveys should be explained to users Medium
"Remember me" login function Medium
White space during the playing of podcast should have instructions for the users on meditation Medium
Add short description of the podcast before user plays the podcast Medium
Welcome screen info shows redundant info Medium
Incorrect credentials warning for users appearing at the bottom of the screen Low
No need for the user's photo on the menu bar Low
Demographics survey questions not aligned Low

Based on the comments and scores from the professors, Team Vulcan has decided to focus on the high priority bugs to be fixed before acceptance.
The medium and low priority bugs will be resolved in the upcoming iterations after acceptance.


User Test 2 (Researcher)



This user test was for the ReFokus Web portal, where researchers keyed in program details which can be used as studies for the mobile application. They approached the application from the perspective of researchers. For this test, we took down the user's time taken for each task and the number of clicks. For the exact numbers of time taken and clicks for each task, please click on the results link below.

Users: Prof Will and Ms. Samantha Sim (PhD Student in SOSS)
Venue: SOSS Level 4 meeting room

Results
Vulcan User Test 2 (Researcher Portal)

Insights The main insight found was that researchers had trouble with the naming of buttons and dashboard links. They were not too sure where the "done" button will lead them to most of the time. As such, we have renamed buttons which have clearer instructions on the button's destination.

From the time taken on task