GR1 - Task analysis

User analysis

There are two classes of users:

• Freshman/Pre-Frosh
  • 17-19 years old
  • Current and potential MIT students
  • Tme constrained by Rush
  • Generally computer knowledgeable
  • Interested in joining a fraternity
  • Interested in well kept house
• Current Brothers
  • 18-22 years old
  • Current MIT students
  • Extremely time constrained by classes and activities
  • Generally computer knowledgeable
  • Looking for simple way to take care of house responsibilities
  • Wants a consistent way to reserve common house rooms

Personas

Max Powers is a 18 year old freshman from Texas. Played soccer while in high school. Is interested in fraternities but not sure if he will join one, partly because of his parents concerns. Wants to make the most of Rush, but is limited by mandatory meetings and getting ready for school to start. When he does get out he hates using the handbook that is provided because it is unorganized. He is very attached to his android and is never seen without it.

Michael Minor is 20 year old junior who is a brother of Phi Kappa Sigma. His junior year has been his most difficult year, with very hard classes and multiple extracurricular activities. He is very devoted to the house but always forgets to do his house jobs. He loves watching college and professional football on Saturday and Sunday but does not have a personal television.

Interview Conclusions

Our interviews with current freshmen have revealed that one of the main problems that they had during Rush was that the Rush booklet which contained a schedule of events was very unorganized and a nuisance to carry around. One freshman remarked that he really wanted a mobile version of the schedule and was surprised that few fraternities at MIT had a good mobile-optimized version of their Rush schedule online. Interviews with current brothers have also revealed that the current system of getting and verifying completion of house jobs is inefficient and very easy to forget. Brothers remarked that it was a nuisance to keep the job email around and remember to send out an email. Previous and current house managers remarked that scheduling house jobs and verifying their completion was a hassle to do every single week. A universal remark was that they wished there was a much simpler way to do these tasks.

Task analysis

1. Freshman
   • Goal: Take Virtual House Tour
     • Precondition:
       • Have access to browser on computer or mobile device
     • Task:
       1. Navigate to SkullWeb
       2. Locate and click on "Virtual House Tour" tab
       3. Click on Floor Plan of interest
       4. Pick room from floor plan (displays pictures of specified rooms)
       5. Repeat as necessary
   • Goal: Explore Brother profiles
     • Precondition:
       • Have access to browser on computer or mobile device
     • Task:
       1. Navigate to SkullWeb
       2. Locate and click on the "Brothers" tab
       3. Locate the class year of interest
       4. Click on the picture of the Brother
       5. Read profile
2. Brothers
   • Goal: Check House Job and Mark as Completed
     • Preconditions:
       • Have access to browser on computer
       • Be a current brother of Phi Kappa Sigma
       • Have a MIT certificate
     • Task:
       1. Navigate to SkullWeb
       2. Locate and click on "Actives" tab
       3. Read disclaimer and click "Sign In" button
       4. Verify which certificate to use
       5. Click "House Job" tab
       6.  Select which house job was completed
       7. Verify completion (sends email to house manager)
   • Goal: Reserve Rooms for personal use
     • Preconditions:
       • Have access to browser on computer
       • Be a current brother of Phi Kappa Sigma
       • Have a MIT certificate
     • Task:
       1. Navigate to SkullWeb
       2. Locate and click on "Actives" tab
       3. Read disclaimer and click "Sign In" button
       4. Verify which certificate to use
       5. Click "Reserve Room" tab
       6. Fill out form
       7. Submit form (sends email to house mailing list)

Domain analysis