$1.$ Overview

In these assignments $($assignments $1$ & $2),$ you are asked to work in your group and go

through at least one iteration of the design process of interactive systems to identify one

of the main struggles or barriers students face as a University student and eventually

find a solution that can help with the daily lives of them in some shape or form.

At the conclusion of these components $($end of assignment $2),$ you will have an

interactive prototype of an interactive system alongside all the associated materials

$($personas$,$ user profiles, $...)$ that will help with the future design and development of an

interactive system. You are not expected to build a fully functional or a minimum viable

product.

$2.$ PART $1($Assignment $1-$ Problem

Statement$/$ Design Brief$)$

Read Chapters $2$ and $11$ of the textbook. In order to complete this part, you will need to

be familiar with the contents of these chapters.

In this part of the assignments, we focus on the first diamond in the double diamond

of design. $2\mathrm{.}1$ Discover and Define

In the Discover phase, we observe the people $($at least $5$ people from the target

population$),$ to find out about their problems, their goals, their concerns, their needs

and requirements for being in the campus...

Here is a list of the activities you need to do as part of this phase:

$2\mathrm{.}1\mathrm{.}1$ Method: make observations

$($i$)$ Use probes, contextual inquiry, or brainstorming to find out about the

problems students $($they can be your friends $($if applicable$),$ roommates $($if

applicable$),$ family members $($if applicable$)$ experience as University students.

This can be in the context of:

$$ Commuting

$$ Health and safety

$$ Wellness

$$ Time management

$$ Food and diet

$$ Other opportunities or problems...

Pay attention that the focus should be on the concerns thatUniversity students have.

$($ii$)$ Report the documentation of the outcome of your sessions. Through scripting

or taking note of the sessions, taking pictures of the boards of ideas, etc.

$($iii$)$ Try to find commonalities in the data you collect through answering these

questions: What are the problems or opportunities for design? What needs to be

fixed? What can be enhanced? What are the needs that cannot be addressed

using the current interactive systems.

Use the techniques and suggestions explained in the book for brainstorming or

contextual inquiry and document your steps and findings.

$2\mathrm{.}1\mathrm{.}2$ User profiles, Personas, Scenarios

Based on the patterns you find in the data, develop at least $($i$)$ two user profiles.

Develop $($ii$)$ a persona for each of these profiles with $($iii$)$ a scenario capturing how

the user is expected to interact with the product.