A usability analysis of portable two-way radios : a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Applied Computing (Honours) at Lincoln University

In this dissertation, the usability of the Tait Orca Eclipse and 5020 (SlimTOP) portable radios was evaluated. User trials were conducted with six users, chosen from a range of different backgrounds. The trials were designed to find the major usability problems; statistical significance of the resul...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frizzell, Hamish
Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Lincoln University 2001
Subjects:
human-computer interactions
user interfaces
portable radio
usability
Tait Electronics
user interface design
human computer interaction (HCI)
ANZSRC::080602 Computer-Human Interaction
ANZSRC::100510 Wireless Communications
Tait
Orca
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10182/12191
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Summary:In this dissertation, the usability of the Tait Orca Eclipse and 5020 (SlimTOP) portable radios was evaluated. User trials were conducted with six users, chosen from a range of different backgrounds. The trials were designed to find the major usability problems; statistical significance of the results was not a priority. A set of usability criteria are suggested and used to analyse the trial results. The trials found several aspects of the interface which caused users some difficulty. For the majority of these aspects, the criteria can explain why these problems occurred. The results of the trials and the critical analysis were used to recommend some possible improvements to the user interfaces of the radios.

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