Usability Issues within Technical Data Management Systems
2019 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
The purpose of this thesis is to explore and study the usability issues within Technical Data Management Systems (TDMS). The research has been conducted as a single case study at the gardening and landscape maintenance company Husqvarna. The inductive research led to conducting 10 interviews, 2 expert focus groups and a observational study. An artefact was produced during the research to emulate a potential system. During the research, the researchers identified ten heuristic usability issues within TDMS. Fur- thermore the functional and non-functional needs of Husqvarna have been identified. The artefact was created, based on existing usability guidelines, addressing the usability issues and the needs of Husqvarna. The artefact was used to answer if the applied guidelines have solved the identified usability issues. The conclusion was set, that the applied guidelines had solved the identified issues.
With the research being conducted with a single case study, the result may lack generalisability. Future researchers are encouraged to conduct a multiple case study to further identify issues within the research area.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2019. , p. 86
Keywords [en]
usability, usability issues, usability guidelines, data management systems, technical data management systems, user interface design
National Category
Engineering and Technology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-44622ISRN: JU-JTH-IKA-2-20190118OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-44622DiVA, id: diva2:1326458
External cooperation
Husqvarna Group
Subject / course
JTH, Informatics
Presentation
2019-05-24, Gjuterigatan 5, Jönköping, 13:00 (English)
Supervisors
Examiners
2019-07-102019-06-182025-10-13Bibliographically approved