HCAug 10, 2017Code
A Framework for Android Based Shopping Mall ApplicationsSajid Khan, Md Al Shayokh, Mahdi H. Miraz et al.
Android is Google's latest open source software platform for mobile devices which has already attained enormous popularity. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of mobile application for shopping mall using Android platform. A prototype was developed for the shoppers of Bashundhara Shopping Mall of Bangladesh. This prototype will serve as a framework for any such applications (apps). The paper presents a practical demonstration of how to integrate shops' information, such as names, categories, locations, descriptions, floor layout and so forth, with map module via an android application. A summary of survey results of the related literature and projects have also been included. Critical Evaluation of the prototype along with future research and development plan has been revealed. The paper will serve as a guideline for the researchers and developers to introduce and develop similar apps.
CYAug 10, 2017
Mobile Academy: A Ubiquitous Mobile Learning (mLearning) PlatformMahdi H. Miraz, Sajid Khan, Monir Bhuiyan et al.
The paper reports on an ongoing research project into the development of "Mobile Academy", an Android-based mobile learning (mLearning) application (app). The project comprises three major phases: requirement analysis, application development and testing and evaluation. To satisfy the user requirement analysis, a detailed ethnographic study was conducted to investigate how people from different background use mobile devices for learning purposes. The initial analysis and evaluation of the first version of the projected app demonstrates very promising results. Making use of the app seemed to have, in general, a positive dimension in facilitating educational use of mobile devices.
HCAug 10, 2017
Usability Evaluation of a Mobile Application in Extraordinary Environment for Extraordinary PeopleMonir Bhuiyan, Ambreen Zaman, Mahdi H. Miraz
In a contemporary world, people become dependent on electronic devices. Technologies help to clarification and structure life in many ways to meet the need of the children oriented requirements. The children suffering from disabilities (e.g. autism) has desperate needs for elucidation and structures their life. MumIES is a research based system facilitates to support and manage their living. This paper works on MumIES system to evaluate usability of the system in extraordinary environment for extraordinary people. The paper shows from the survey observation users need supporting tools to access the children's potential and challenges and to give the full support to overcome disabilities. Usability evaluation has been considered one of the key challenges to MumIES system. The paper represents analysis, design of usability studies for the extraordinary user in environment.