| Author | Sharma, Sangita |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ICT-08-09 |
| Subject(s) | User-centered system design
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Information and Communications Technologies, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. ICT-08-09 |
| Abstract | Requirements engineering in conventional approaches used to focus on realizing functional requirements rather than other supplementary nonfunctional requirements in order to verify whether the developed product complies the user requirements. In addition, there exist certain constraints and limitations in mobile devices compared to traditional desktop environment which hinder the implementation of only existing usability methods. Even if the value of usability and User Centered Design of products have been widely accepted in industry, realizing them in practice has still verified to be challenging. There is less published evidence that whether the design methods have been empirically tested for their suitability from the users' perspective. This thesis proposes a generic framework of UCD phases, steps and respective methods for usable mobile application design. Retrospective analysis of UCD in real application design Case - NewsTalk has been done to relate the exploration and study about each method. Theoretical and academic principles in designing mobile applications, role of UCD in Mobile-DTM and existing products agreeing those methods are presented. Empirical testing is conducted to validate the theoretical framework which reveals that iterative design should be employed progressively, keeping in mind the highly compressed design time scale, with the refinement of design through evaluation from the very early stages of development. Use of proper guidelines, principles and style guides will overcome the difficulties faced due to unique features and constraints of mobile device. Finally a checklist of usable mobile application design is proposed |
| Year | 2008 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. ICT-08-09 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Information and Communications Technologies (DICT) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Information and Communication Technology (ICT) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kovalainen, Mikko P.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Erke, Tapio;Silvennoinen, Jukka; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Finland;Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2008 |