IA1 Technical Proposal
Developer Problem
User Problem
Client Problem
👤 Adrian Turgenev
Constraints
User Interface
👤 Elijah Williams
👤 Sophia Lillis
Technical Skills
Demographic
Professional Experience
User Motivation
Technical Skills
User Motivation
Demographic
Professional Experience
Technical Skills
User Motivation
Demographic
Professional Experience
16 years old
Year 11 student
Farsighted
41 years old
Marine biologist
English is a second language
36 years old
Biological science researcher
Has carpel tunnel syndrome
Allow translation of windows
Can utilise complex terminology
Maximise contrast and avoid fine print
Assuming research projects resulted in familiarity with data-driven sites, therefore rely on conventional features
Avoid over-categorising and opt for a minimalistic design with limited navigation required for information
Constant access to the internet at home and school
Avid researcher
Requires app to filter credible information for relevant data in school-assigned research tasks
Secondary education
Australian
Enjoys literature and technology
Only child to a single mother
Attends book and robotics club
Prefers breaking down issues
Creative thinker
Detailed analyser
Strictly a desktop user at school
Microsoft software and Dell computers are preferred
More comfortable with clean and professional designs
Incredibly book smart
Values logicality and functionality
Encourages relevancy of information
Father of two children
Plays hockey and soccer
Russian-Australian
Speaks Russian at home
Can operate an iMac and iPhone 8
Uses high-speed internet at home and school
Constant access to internet
Consistent user of technology
Prefers Apple devices
Values pattern recognition and repetition
Inquisitive mind
Rarely does extensive research
Finds focusing difficult
Secondary education
Bachelor of Environmental Science (Marine Biology) :
Prefers smartphones over computers
American
Reliant on technology within work contexts
Only has access to slow internet for recreational use
Self-restricts to small laptops (e.g. Surface Pro) for ease of access and portability
Prefers simpler website design and negligible navigation due to physical limitations
Secondary education
Environmental advocate
Requires ease of access and credibility in research
Free access to significant data
Looks for professional aesthetics correlating to trustworthy corporations (conventionality)
Bachelor of Science
Purpose
Features
Impacts
Economic
Legal
Environmental
Students studying geography, biology, chemistry, and environmental science benefit from easier access to relevant data, which relies upon a usable interface and accurate data
Reliable database search for researchers and students
Application required to be accessible using a computer through Python and SQL programming languages
Effects on those visually impaired and unfamiliar with technology dependent on accessibility of application
Colour scheme must remain recognisable as similar to the government site’s colour scheme for conventionality of design which will increase awareness of the projects and statistics
Notwithstanding user password protection, notable lack of security and authentication to access data
Websites are cheaper therefore budget concerns may be an issue for creating such an app
Free login with unlimited access allows for accessibility to those with appropriate technological access
Automation of data documentation and data search requires less human intervention and consequently less jobs
Increased biodiversity awareness in contrasting species threat levels throughout data to then discern appropriate points of observation
Information such as usernames and passwords will be stored, creating minimal concern over safety in the protection of personal data due to The Australian Privacy Act 1988 if passwords were to be leaked
Copyright for official GBRMPA website declaring the app intellectual property of the government and thus majority funding is a government responsibility
Expand educational resources
Ease of access to datasets
Increased range of relevancy
Succinctly represent big data in a highly functional fashion
Increasing awareness on biodiversity of The Great Barrier Reef
Environment
Self-determined Criteria
Limitations
Password input hidden by asterisks (*)
Error prevention - ability to navigate through pages, alerts in message boxes
Icons e.g.❓ for help
Filter options - Species, Threat Level, Abundance, Additions, and Reductions
Task deadline
Presentation time limit
Individual work
Programs used limited to Coggle.it, Microsoft Word, Diagrams.net, and Balsamiq Wireframes 4
Internet required
Computer operations necessary
Low-fidelity prototype generation required
Programmed in Python (with Tkinter) and SQL
Target audience: professional and aspiring academics
High contrast in colour choice for visual accessibility
Icons for conventionality to aid in learnability
Influenced page layouts by evaluating existing solutions
Proximity and whitespace utilised to draw the user’s attention
Font size and alignment to be used in establishing hierarchy
Consistent nav bar using icons to emphasise a feature’s purpose, giving a clear navigation system that aids in learnability
Error prevention (inc. forward and back navigation through site)
Copyright at the bottom of every window
Colour-coding to differentiate important information
Import Biodiversity.csv
Users must login using a password and username, where the password requires 8 characters or more
Login will be restricted to 3 attempts
Conventional colour scheme from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) website to maintain familiarity and a safe UI environment for those unused to technology
User Experience
Data & Information
Traditional Research
Proposed Solution
Relevant information unnecessarily over-categorised
Sort through convoluted and poorly proximitized information for important data
Limited accessibility options for those with disabilities or language barriers
Unrecognisable icons with features that require more learnability than available
Diverse arrangements and alignment of categories lead to need for common conventions for understandability
Hierarchy methodically laid out using colour and variations in placement, proximity, and size of data
Filters and tabs appropriately designed to group like with like
Simple login requiring little information
Common icons that are widely understood with simple one word explanations where needed
Accessible to a wide range of users, specifically those with visual disabilities or language barriers
Error prevention in forward and back options through tabs
Consistent placement of nav bar and its contents for ease of access and learnability
Persona limitations
Visual impairment
Language barriers
Physical disabilities
Input
Output
Username
Password
Search input
Window navigation
Biodiversity Database
Species
Threat Level
Abundance
Additions
Reductions
Birds
Mammals
Fish
Reptiles
Frogs
Invertebrate
Extinct
Endangered
Vulnerable
Near Threatened
Not Threatened
Not Listed
From lower threat categories
From higher threat categories
Discoveries of new species
Rediscoveries of extinct species
Reclassifications
Updated assessments
New additions to list
Total
To lower threat categories
To higher threat categories
Reclassifications
Local extinction
Updated assessments
Total
Windows
Design
Usability Principles
Accessibility
Repetition
Colour scheme
Layout of data
Alignment of data
Nav bar remains at the top of screen at all times
Login
Home & Search
Minimalistic colour scheme (due to conventional recreation of GRBMPA colour scheme)
Contrast
Text colour and background
Bordered images
Important/relevant features utilise unique colour
Alignment
Golden ratio-based hierarchy of information
Filter system aligned to the top of the screen whereas results are aligned at the bottom
Proximity
Relevant titles and following information grouped
Learnability of query system and categorisation of data
Effectiveness in the filter options descriptions to find relevant data
Safety in handling account information
Logically sequenced information
Utility for user freedom in logging in or out, and going back or forward a page
Internet & Devices
Can be used over Windows OS and macOS
Can be used over all internet browsers (inc. onion sites)
Can be used over smartphones
Hyperopia (farsighted, blurry vision)
Text colour contrast
Alternative text
Screen readers
Carpel tunnel syndrome (physical limitation
Simple navigation
Russian (English is a second language)
Ability to translate text
Images to portray meaning